Director of Education Programs

Background:
Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions, and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 15 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.
Project Summary:
This position is for the Technical Assistance Program (TAP), which aims to transform the organizational culture and capacity within the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to successfully implement education and youth reforms. This includes providing support to the GOJ policy reform and complementary technical assistance to relevant stakeholders on systems management, monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems, evidence-based planning and decision-making, HR management systems and financial resource management in support of enacting policy reforms in the areas of education and youth development.
Position Summary:
The Director of Education Programs leads the implementation of and provides oversight to the project’s Education-focused activities. In this capacity, s/he provides programmatic leadership in the implementation of TAP’s Education activities and works closely with the technical leads and advisors to provide guidance, quality control of technical outputs.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position reports to the COP. The position supervises a team of 8 staff members, including staff embedded at the ministry of Education.