Overview
Lead Global Education Specialist Jobs in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Overview
Title:
Lead Global Education Specialist
Requisition
Business Unit:
Operations Complex
Directorate:
Global Practice and Partnerships
Department:
Economic and Social Infrastructure
Division:
Human Development Division
Country:
Saudi Arabia
Location:
Jeddah
Job Grade: E4
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Closing Date: 27-May-2026
Job Purpose
Advise management and staff on strategy and long range interventions on portfolio, policy, operations and strategic partnerships. Conceive, develop and promote innovations in Bank policy, operational procedures, project/program design, and the organization and management of operations in Education Management in IDB member countries. Provide advisory services and technical guidance related to Education Management. Build, collaborate, engage with and nurture a network of developers to ensure IDB follows best practices in project management and in development of sector strategy.
Key
Accountabilities Strategic & Operational Planning
- Lead annual work program and budget preparation activities of the unit.
- Participate and contribute to the preparation of key strategy papers, new programs and knowledge product development to ensure the unit is contributing to the overall goal of the bank.
- Lead the analytical/economic and sector work (ESW) as well as sector dialogue during Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS) and programming missions.
- Provide technical input and lead the development, review and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the Education Unit and Core Sector Indicators (CSI) in IDB financed projects in Member Countries to ensure the highest level of efficiency is achieved.
Sector Portfolio Management
- Undertake sector work in relation to Education to examine issues, identify and assess needs and required priority interventions, prepare related policy briefs/notes, and keep abreast of international developments in the Education sector.
- Develop quality checklists and tools for Regional Hubs’ Project Team Leaders.
- Review the Project Concept Document, Project Appraisal Document, Report and Recommendations to the President prepared by the Regional Hubs’ Project Team Leaders.
- Provide guidance, vision and direction to the Regional Hubs’ Project Team Leaders on Bank’s policy and strategy related to Education as well as new global Education themes.
- Capacity build Regional Hubs’ Project Team Leaders on new global Education issues and new strategies.
- Initiate new regional programs across different hub countries, which will have global impact on Education in Member Countries.
- Participate in missions in area of specialization to contribute to design of complex Education operations.
- Keep Education portfolio performance up to date and track results to ensure efficient work.
- Provide implementation support to Regional Hub teams on Education related projects.
- Support Project Completion Report and overviews of projects in the Education sector across the different regional hubs.
- Oversee consultants and technical specialists to ensure consistency and conformity to Bank standards and manage collaboration with sector agencies and donors.
Policies, Processes and Procedures
- Contribute to cutting edge knowledge in the Education sector on topics such as communicable and non communicable diseases, malnutrition, public Education, Education financing and Education systems development.
- Provide high level policy advice to the government in the area of Education systems reform; offer international comparative perspectives and recommend policy options and implementation strategies.
- Identify and assess policy issues and communicate findings verbally and through economic reports and papers. Play an active role in dialogue with the government and/or other stakeholders as part of Bank teams.
- Provide advisory and technical services to peers and colleagues, divisions and departments on Education related issues.
- Review and process operational documents and ESW, coordinating across disciplines and project components with other team members.
- Respond to ad hoc information requests from internal and external parties.
- Produce and publish regular country sector briefs on recent sector socioeconomic development trends,…
Title: Lead Global Education Specialist
Company: Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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