JOB DESCRIPTION

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Job Purpose:

To lead strategic education initiatives that transform the lives of the most vulnerable children in Bangladesh by ensuring inclusive, equitable, and quality learning opportunities. The Education Lead drives evidence-based programming, strengthens systems, and fosters innovation and collaboration to empower children to reach their full potential and break the cycle of poverty.”

The Education Lead will provide strategic leadership and technical direction for World Vision Bangladesh’s education programme initiatives under the Integrated Programme Framework (IPF) and core education project interventions. This role manages education portfolios, supports program implementation, and ensures quality through capacity building, coaching, and alignment with global standards. It also includes oversight of education in emergency contexts and collaboration with internal teams and field staff.

The Lead strengthens partnerships with government bodies, NGOs, CSOs, and education networks, ensuring local program impact informs national advocacy. By connecting grassroots work to policy-level engagement, the role drives sustainable change for vulnerable children through inclusive, quality education.

Key Deliverables:

• Lead the development and delivery of the Education Strategy aligned with the Country Strategic Plan, ensuring cross-departmental coordination and managing associated risks.
• Develop key advocacy messages based on evidence, research, and program learning in collaboration with the PDQA team.
• Foster strategic partnerships with government, donors, NGOs, and education networks to promote inclusive, quality education and influence policy.
• Design and oversee high-quality, evidence-based education programs, integrating child protection and safeguarding standards.
• Build staff and partner capacity on child protection and ensure robust safeguarding mechanisms are in place.
• Support proposal development, donor engagement, and produce quality reports and documentation of best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Education Strategy Development:

•  Lead the development and implementation of the national Education Strategy aligned with the Country Strategic Plan.
• Ensure cross-departmental coordination and engagement to deliver on strategic objectives.
• Manage risks associated with strategy execution and ensure alignment with organizational priorities.
• Program Design, Implementation & Technical Oversight
• Design and oversee high-quality, evidence-based education programs and interventions.
• Provide technical support for program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Ensure adherence to global education standards, inclusive practices, and safeguarding policies.

Advocacy, Policy Engagement & External Relations:

• Promote collaboration with government, donors, NGOs, and education networks to influence policy and advance children’s rights to quality education.
• Develop key advocacy messages based on program evidence and learning.
• Represent World Vision in relevant education forums and coalitions.

Capacity Building & Staff Development:

• Facilitate training, coaching, and mentoring for field and cluster-level education staff.
• Strengthen capacity in child protection, safeguarding, and quality education delivery.
• Align capacity-building efforts with World Vision’s global Education Learning Architecture.

Child Protection & Safeguarding Integration:

• Ensure robust child safeguarding mechanisms are in place and functioning across all education programs.
• Support investigations and responses to child protection concerns or incidents.
• Promote integration of child protection and well-being in all educational initiatives.

Resource Mobilization & Proposal Development:

• Contribute to the development of high-quality proposals and concept notes for education programming.
• Engage with donors including private sectors to secure funding aligned with strategic priorities and evidence-based approaches.

Documentation, Reporting & Knowledge Sharing:

• Produce timely and high-quality reports, case studies, and documentation of best practices.
• Share learning internally and externally to inform programming, advocacy, and policy engagement.
• Facilitate learning reviews and reflection sessions to capture insights from program implementation and promote continuous improvement.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification:

A Master’s degree in Education, International Development, Social Sciences, or a related field is required. Specialized training in education policy, inclusive education, child protection, or program management is highly desirable. The candidate should have a strong understanding of national education systems, global education frameworks, and humanitarian response standards. Proven experience in designing and managing education programs, along with training in monitoring and evaluation, advocacy, and safeguarding, is essential.

Required Professional Experience:

Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in designing, managing, and leading education programs in development and/or humanitarian contexts, preferably within an INGO or UN agency. Proven expertise in strategic planning, technical leadership, and program quality assurance in the education sector is essential. Experience in engaging with government stakeholders, donors, and education networks is required. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage complex projects, and integrate child protection and safeguarding into education programming is highly desirable.

Required Language(s):

Fluency in English is essential, with strong written and verbal communication skills for technical writing, reporting, and stakeholder engagement. Proficiency in Bangla is highly desirable for effective collaboration with local partners, government counterparts, and community-level stakeholders.

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations:

This position is based at the National Office in Dhaka, with an expectation of up to 20% travel to project areas across the country.

Successful candidate is expected to demonstrate full compliance with World Vision’s Core Values, all relevant organizational policies, and the Child Protection Policy.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications:

Strong knowledge of inclusive education, early grade learning, education policy, and child protection integration is highly desirable. Familiarity with national education systems, global education frameworks (e.g., SDG 4, INEE Minimum Standards), and donor requirements is an asset. Proven ability to influence policy, engage in high-level advocacy, and manage multi-stakeholder partnerships will be advantageous. Experience with digital learning solutions and innovation in education programming is a plus.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits: Weekly 2 holidays, Provident fund, Gratuity as per Organizational policy.
Festival Bonus: 1

World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.

World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.

Women & Persons with Disability are highly encouraged to apply.

Applicant Types Accepted: