Job Description

Education Development Trust

Job Title: Principal Consultant

Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum

Job type: Full-time, Permanent

Location of role: Ideally located within Reading, UK or Freetown, Sierra Leone (with significant opportunity for remote working). We will accept applications from any country where Education Development Trust has an office.

Benefits: We offer a competitive benefits package, excellent training and development opportunities, and family friendly policies to support flexible working.

Principal Consultants bring a wealth of experience and expertise to their role in the Research & Consultancy team.

They often have deep expertise in 1 or 2 of EDT’s core areas. Principal consultants are pro-active in identifying and pursuing new business, and are skilled at leading and managing others to deliver high-quality outcomes for our clients.

They are outstanding communicators with experience of managing high-level client relationships and have excellent writing skills. In addition, they are committed to working to develop the skills, knowledge and experience of colleagues within the team.

You will have excellent consultancy skills, as comfortable in a project design role applying our research insights, as working in complex delivery teams internationally. Excellent writing skills are essential.

You will thrive in a rapidly growing team, taking charge of your professional development and applying your skills to new business opportunities internationally.

Closing date: Sunday 11th September 2022

Application process:

You can download the job description HERE and apply by following this LINK.

During your application you will be required to upload your CV and submit a supporting statement.

Interviews: Virtual interviews via Microsoft Teams will take place on a rolling basis throughout August and September.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early.

Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world.

All applicants are subject to thorough screening and for applicable roles, successful candidates are subject to relevant criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal record checks.

Education Development Trust also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and we may request information from relevant job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, including harassment, during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential.

We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

About the organisation

Education Development Trust is an education charity that exists to transform lives by improving education around the world. We work collaboratively with national and local governments, schools and other partners to design and deliver sustainable solutions to improve education.

Please click here to see our Annual Impact Review for 2020/21, which highlights the ways in which our work has impacted lives around the world – and the progress we have made since 2019/20.

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