Zonal Education Officers

Education Development Trust (edt) are looking for Zonal Education Officers who will be responsible for coordinating, supporting, and monitoring the implementation of the Leaders in Teaching Ethiopia (LiTE) project at cluster and school level in their specific region, The programme will strengthen the relevance and quality of secondary education to ensure the successful transition of secondary students to tertiary education or the world of work by equipping them with relevant skills, knowledge and attitude through enhanced implementation of the competency-based curriculum.

The role is responsible to ensuring high-quality delivery of teacher professional development, school leadership support, inclusion, and transition interventions across their assigned schools. The Zonal Education Officers will work closely with School Facilitators, teachers, school leaders, and local education offices to ensure programme activities align to LiTE technical standards, competency-based curriculum (CBC), and national education priorities. The role will be an important link between project design and classroom-level practice. The full Job Description is available to download on our website. 

There are currently 12 vacancies and the role(s) are expected to cover the following regions; Borena, Guji, Illababor, Jimma, Shoa (North, East and West), Wellega East (HG), Wellega West (KW, NT), Hosana, Wolkitie and West Guji.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a closely related field (e.g. Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction, TVET, or Competency-Based Education).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience delivering donor-funded education programmes, with a strong focus on secondary education.
• Proven experience working with schools, teachers, and sub-national education offices (e.g. Woreda/Zonal) on teacher training and CPD initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in teacher professional development, school leadership support, or competency-based curriculum delivery.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and commitment to duty of care, child protection, equity and inclusion.

Benefits include

• Competitive salary
• Medical insurance for employee and family 
• Provident Fund contribution
• Transport Allowance 

Please apply by clicking on the link below and completing the application form. The programme will begin mobilisation in January.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion. We particularly encourage women and individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

Please note that we will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and may decide to close the vacancy before the deadline. 

At Education Development Trust, we improve school systems at scale; we partner with governments around the world to help turn ambitious, visionary education policy into reality. We invest annually in our programme of education research and this evidence underpins our work and informs policy and practice around the world. We have a long-established presence in Africa – running programmes since 1992 – and have worked with a range of governments, donor agencies and partners to improve education across the continent, providing short-term, expert consultancy and delivering long-term, national education programmes. 

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.

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