Educational Partnerships Manager - EduSpots

This role will enable you to take the lead in overseeing our innovative and widely acclaimed school and university partnerships engagement in the UK, Ghana and more widely. We are looking for someone with experience in education (ideally as a teacher) with very strong interpersonal skills, able to build relationships with individuals and schools and tailor programmes and responses to meet their needs and context. A belief in the value of school partnerships, student engagement with development projects and wider intercultural learning is essential. 

We are looking for a dynamic individual with outstanding communication skills on-page and in person. You will need strong IT skills, with an ability to manage multiple priorities and relationships independently. You will also have an ability to adapt your communication style to different cultural contexts, understanding the challenges and time pressures that come with working within a school context.

We are looking for someone with the ability to inspire young people and teachers to engage with EduSpots’ work, empowering them with the opportunities and skills to create a meaningful difference. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

The key responsibilities of this role are as follows: 

School Partnerships (mainly focused on UK-based partnerships) 

Under the direction of the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships (working closely with the CEO and the Ghana Team Coordinator), your tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Overseeing the advertising, delivery and certification of our four online courses in leadership and action, postcolonial perspectives, social entrepreneurship and global development.
• Supporting the development and delivery of school partnership projects linked to EduSpots’ work. 
• Supporting fundraising events and developing new channels of income from UK and international schools. 
• Leading on the communication of all our school partnerships work (through social media, our website, newsletters and reports) 
• Supporting basic design work relating to school partnerships work. 
• Managing and developing a network of school-based volunteers. 
• Acting in accordance with our child protection policy.

University Partnerships 

Under the direction of the Ghana Team Coordinator, your tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Supporting the creation and management of a new network of university ambassadors across Ghanaian, UK and international universities. 
• Create a programme of support, and engage them in promoting and supporting EduSpots’ work. Increase engagement in our online courses at Ghanaian schools and universities.
• Exploring other paths for strategic relationships with universities in Ghana. 
• Wider Partnerships Development 
• Under the direction of the Ghana Team Coordinator, your tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following: 
• Building relationships with Ghanaian authors and publishers to engage them in our monthly author talks, and to enable low-cost or free book provision in line with our 2022 aim of ensuring all Spots have a significant local author section. 
• Exploring options for selling our own in-house Kwame’s Adventures and phonics books and resources. 
• Supporting wider partnerships development, where needs arise linked to our strategic development. 

Other 

• Being a dynamic presence in the EduSpots network, consistently encouraging all volunteers and staff members to progress their impact and participation in EduSpots’s core mission.
• Overseeing the creation of invoices and supporting monitoring and evaluation relating to all our school partnerships work. 
• Assisting with the provision of information for making or reporting on grant applications across our programmes. 
• To act at all times in line with the expectations of staff as set out in the Staff & Volunteers Handbook, and other relevant policies and procedures. 
• To carry out all other duties as reasonably required under the job role, to support the wider work of the organisation.