K12 Manager at Genesis Analytics

Project acquisition

• Define, develop and deliver strategy, client account plans and opportunity pipelines for key clients and markets in education.
• Engage across the education portfolio to identify and prioritise projects where we can have substantial impact, in line with strategic priorities.
• Identify and build relationships with external partners for potential projects that share Genesis’ values and complement our skills.
• Build relationships across Genesis to ensure we apply learning from all relevant projects and processes.
• Manage the bid process for priority projects, from pre-positioning, identifying key issues, partnership development, bid writing and submission, ensuring not only commercial compliance but a distinctive offer describing and providing substantial impact on education outcomes for poor and marginalised people.

Project management

• Project management of key education projects, and responsibility for ensuring strong project management arrangements for all K-12 projects, so that they deliver to impact, timetable, and budget.
• Ensure that learning from K-12 projects is captured and shared within and across the education and youth service lines to maximise their impact.
• Ensure that learning from wider Genesis experience is applied to the strategy, management and delivery of K-12 projects
• Contribute to Genesis’ thought leadership by ensuring reflections on education projects are shared through relevant key intellectual platforms.

Service line management

• Line manage the team of consultants working in K-12
• Develop and deliver K-12 strategy including recruitment, growing the service line’s impact, and setting and hitting financial, project and impact targets
• Manage the interface between the K-12 service line and the wider education portfolio (ECE, K-12 and school-to-work)  
• Contribute to improvements in the efficiency of K-12 service line organisation

Requirements

Who you are

The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

• Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
• Value integrity and exhibit exemplary ethical behaviour
• Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record.

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Statistics or similar
• At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience in youth, education, social protection or other social sectors.
• Entrepreneurial skills, and an ability to grow and develop high quality consulting work with limited supervision;
• Knowledge of the global education policy and programmatic landscape, especially in Africa and the Middle East
• A demonstrated passion for development and commitment to achieving results and having a positive impact on the world, and an awareness of the technical and political challenges involved.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and clients, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong interpersonal skills, especially with colleagues and line reports
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.

Other desirable skills and competencies include:

• Experience managing teams delivering technical assistance in education in low- and middle-income countries;
• Experience winning proposals for technical assistance in education, ideally for bilateral, multilateral and other international development organisations.
• Ability to deliver an established business strategy while making any necessary course corrections
• Problem-solving through clear thinking, and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills in a flexible, consultative, adaptable manner which does not compromise on quality.
• Proficiency in other advanced software packages, such as STATA, R, Python, data visualisation, presentation or design software, and GIS
• Languages relevant to Genesis’ geographies, including French and Arabic

Additional information:

• All applications must be made online on the Genesis website
• Genesis is committed to a diverse and representative leadership team and as such strongly encourage under-represented groups to apply, including women, transgender, people of colour and other-abled individuals.
• Genesis is a family-friendly employer and provides flexible working arrangements, including remote working, as well as provisions for parental leave.
• Genesis’ pay equity committee is also committed to actively managing any gender pay gap
• Applicants must be eligible to work and willing to be based in any one of the following countries: South Africa, Kenya, United Kingdom, or the Middle East.
• Candidates should be willing to travel for short periods of time (1-4 weeks at a time) to countries to conduct fieldwork depending on project requirements
• Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis: we recommend interested candidates submit their applications now.