Head, Education, Skills and Learning, Centre for The New Economy and Society

Overview

This role will head the thematic portfolio of Education, Skills and Learning in the Centre for the New Economy and Society and serve as a member of the Centre’s leadership team to shape the wider socio-economic agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Iteratively design and implement the team’s strategy to drive ambitious systems change, anticipating future needs and shaping the activities to implement this strategy.
• Ensure alignment of the team’s work with the wider Centre portfolio, support the development of the Centre’s work as a member of its Leadership Team and collaborate across the wider Centre and the Forum.
• Engage the world’s leading business, government, academic and civil society stakeholders in the education, skills and learning portfolio as co-creators and partners.
• Supervise the development of the teams’ communities and their interaction and integrate Forum members and partners across the work.
• Keep a consistent focus on impact and engagement outcomes, tracking and reporting internal and external metrics and KPIs.
• Communicate impact externally and support our stakeholders in doing so too through the Forum platform.
• Draw from the full range of Forum impact methods to create and implement mission workplans, in close collaboration with functional practice Heads.
• Manage financial and human resources of the team in an efficient, transparent and collaborative manner, including the grants and partnerships related to the team’s thematic portfolio of work.
• Support team members with the quality and delivery of their work and understand and role model an ambitious and collaborative team culture.
• Represent the Centre for the New Economy and Society internally across the organization and externally, including to senior-level stakeholders.

Required Experience

15+ years of relevant professional experience, ideally covering business, government, and non-profit, international organization or think tanks. Experience in management consulting and international organizations, working in matrix organizations, managing networks of geographically and/or sectorally distributed initiatives and familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research are an advantage. Strong knowledge on the education, skills and learning agenda, experience with public-private collaboration, and ability to lead and coordinate the team’s portfolio of work by leveraging synergies across the Centre’s work, aligning thought leadership and action frameworks to team, centre and institutional impact priorities. Proven track record and interest in driving impact and systems change in the areas of Education, Skills and Learning and dedication to interdisciplinary approaches. A proven track record in the drafting of thought leadership, familiarity with using data to build strong narratives and experience in creating global partnerships would be an added advantage. Developing, managing and coordinating strategic partnerships with external partners, including major efforts by leading businesses, governments and international organizations. Ability to pitch to senior stakeholders and assess partnership potential in different contexts. Supporting grant development and partnerships related communication.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree in public policy, economics, business, social sciences, or other relevant fields

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