Global Technical Lead

Overview:
Sightsavers is looking for a Global Technical Lead - Inclusive Education - to provide technical leadership in inclusive education within our programmes

**Salary**: £59,386 - £69,866

Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, West Sussex when required

Contract: Permanent

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and remote home working (UK)

**Responsibilities**:
About the role

We are looking for a Global Technical Lead - Inclusive Education to provide technical leadership and expertise in inclusive education to guide the development and delivery of specific initiatives and programmes. Principal accountabilities will include:

- Strengthening the global programme portfolio in inclusive education through leading strategic and technical inputs in proposal development
- Pioneering new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches in inclusive education to improve and enhance the quality of Sightsavers’ work
- Contributing to the research, innovation, policy, advocacy and communications agendas through close collaboration with interdepartmental teams and key external stakeholders
- Undertaking senior level representation of Sightsavers as an expert in inclusive education at national, regional and international professional and sector-specific networks, platforms, conferences and meetings.

Skills and Experience:
This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing expertise in leading and developing programmes in inclusive education in lower income countries. We are looking for a skilled educator with the ability to build strong working relationships across different departments and work collaboratively as a member of our cross-functional teams as well as working effectively with our external partners and other INGOs. To succeed in this role, you will need:

- A professional qualification in the field of education and (disability) inclusion,
- A postgraduate qualification (minimum Master’s or equivalent experience) in a relevant field, e.g. education, special needs education; disability, international development
- A proven track record of leading and developing programmes in inclusive education in lower income countries
- Experience of working with national governments and international institutions such as Global Partnership for Education, UN agencies, bilateral agencies as well as non-state actors to contribute to education system transformation.
- Knowledge of current developments, issues and best practice in inclusive education to effectively address the current learning crisis.

This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details.

**Benefits**:
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits and a supportive, inclusive work environment. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.

Next Steps:
We anticipate that first stage interviews will take place in late August and the second stage interview may involve a presentation/ written exercise.

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.