Technical Director

• Provides technical leadership on FHI 360’s work in addressing education challenges related with teacher policies and professional development, consulting with other members of FHI 360’s education team, as well as the Regional Offices, and other teams, including Crisis Response, youth, civil society and peacebuilding, and workforce development.
• Serves as the lead specialist for designing and implementing strategies, tools, and
  approaches for teacher pre-service and in-service systems.
• On assigned projects, provides technical direction and serves as HQ partner for the COP and for the technical local teams on strategy, technical approach, budgeting and planning.
• As a technical representative of Global Education, communicates broadly in the
  education community with clients, partners, and other experts about projects and
  business development opportunities, particularly those focused teacher policies.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant
  government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs and consistently maintained and viewed as a knowledgeable resource in the education community.
• Collaborates with the Global Education Director to identify, track, and develop opportunities for education projects.
• Leads the development of major proposals, including project design and contributing substantially to writing as needed.
• Works with the Global Education leadership team to develop a robust portfolio in
  innovative education programs.
• Oversees the technical input of department staff, consultants and subcontractors on
  assigned projects.
• Reviews and prepares budgeting reviews with staff, including planning and providing coverage for projects, and reporting back to the Global Education Director.
• Collaborates with the Global Education Director and the Director of Research and
  Evaluation to identify and implement critical research to develop a solid evidence base for effective teacher policies and professional development strategies and solutions.

Accountabilities:

• Provide technical leadership in a specific technical component and/or program wide activities.
• With technical oversight, provide technical leadership in design, development, planning, implementation; and capacity
• building of specific technical components of programs.
• Participate in resource development activities.
• Responsible for accomplishing assigned job responsibilities, and following the standards and practices of the department and division.
• Responsible for planning and scheduling own work flow and timetables, within area and function guidelines.
• Identifies areas for improved efficiency or effectiveness within prescribed parameters, and institutes enhancements to procedures.
• Maintains a constructive dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff of implementing partners.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs.
• Develops tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components.
• Ensures that project implementation adheres to the appropriate global strategy and remains technically sound.
• May serve as a departmental resource on procedural, administrative and operational issues.
• Provides broad global technical leadership to multiple components for moderate to complex programs.
• Defines and develops solutions for major business or functional challenges.
• Contributes to planning and making recommendations for department/program/project concept, operations, and/or implementation.
• Influences design and scope of initiatives and programs.
• Reviews, analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of programs/projects and makes recommendations for enhancements.
• Develops strategies and tools for the design and implementation of specific technical components.
• Ensures the quality of implemented technical activities and systems at all levels.
• Represents the organization and/or Institute to external entities at professional meetings and conferences.
• Maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, bilateral and other NGOs and consistently maintained and viewed as a knowledgeable resource in their technical area.
• Continually maintains a dialogue and technical exchange with field counterparts and technical staff of implementing partners.
• Coordinates with employees and consultants, on-site and in the field for situations that is less routine and more unusual.
• Note: Advancement to TAIII is appointed by Senior Management.
• Strategic focus for all programs independent of degree of complexity.
• Leads a large complex division of the organization and is accountable for developing the division’s strategic and operational plans, goals, and policies.
• Contributes to and executes parts of the strategic and operational plans of the organization.
• Leads through subordinate directors and managers and other direct reports, all of whom are management.
• Responsible for financial matters within the division.
• Typically serves as a member of the senior management team.
• Considered a technical expert in their field by internal and external entities.
• Communicates organization-wide strategies and priorities to functional leaders who will develop strategic and operational plans and policies for their own areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Often advises and creates plans based on analysis of issues and trends, and how these link to the responsibilities, capabilities, and potential of the technical area.
• Scans an ever-changing, complex environment in anticipation of emerging crises and opportunities.
• Erroneous decisions will affect the financial, employee or public relations posture of the organization.
• Faulty decisions or recommendation will result in failure to achieve major goals and objectives of the organization.
• Problems encountered often involve multiple departments, projects, or programs.
• Problems are often complex, broad in scope and implications, and often unprecedented with no clear resolution.
• Resolution requires in-depth analysis, cross-functional assessment and understanding of the organization’s strategic direction, and must consider the complex interdependencies related to the problem.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Directs and controls the activities of one or more technical functional areas within multiple countries.
• Completed work is reviewed, from a relatively long-term perspective, for desired results.
• Contributes to development of organization’s strategic plan.
• Develops well-informed advice and strategies that are sensitive to the various needs of multiple stakeholders and partners, reflect the strategic direction of the department and position the company for success.
• Overall responsibility for the planning and implementation of budgets within those functional areas.