Education Specialist

Pak mission Society

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Posted date	23rd October, 2026	Last date to apply	3rd November, 2026
Country	Pakistan	Locations	Kohistan
Category	Development Sector
Type	Contractual	Position	1

About the Organization:

Pak Mission Society (PMS) is a national relief and development organization established in 2004 and registered on 13 February 2008 under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 at the Office of the Provincial Registrar Joint Stock Companies & Societies, Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Pak Mission Society was initiated by a group of Christian professionals whose collective vision was to bring hope and love by responding to human suffering and disasters through emergency relief efforts and delivering long-term rehabilitation and development programs.

Pak Mission Society was established to reach and serve unreached and underprivileged communities regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, class, religion, and social background.

The organization aims to catalyse holistic transformation and development through relationships based on dignity and respect and the transparent, fair, rights-based allocation of relief and development resources.

Since its inception, Pak Mission Society (PMS) has focused on working with communities in Pakistan’s most difficult-to-access and impoverished areas such as District Kohistan and District Shangla in the north of Pakistan, District Sanghar in Sindh, District Rajanpur in Punjab, District Peshawar in KP and District Lasbella in Balochistan.

About the Education Portfolio:

Education is a core and growing area of Pak Mission Society’s work, with community-based learning, school improvement, teacher development, girls’ education and climate education initiatives implemented in Kohistan, Shangla, Mansehra and other areas of Pakistan. The Education Specialist position is a Head Office technical position that serves the whole PMS education portfolio rather than a single project. It is currently supported by the Inclusive Education Recovery and Girls’ Empowerment Initiative in Kohistan, funded by Kindermissionswerk (KMW), a 36-month project (2026–2029) that establishes 20 Community Learning and Reintegration Centres for 2,000 out-of-school children (65% girls), improves 20 government schools, trains and mentors 150 teachers, establishes Girls’ STEAM Clubs and mobilizes mothers, School Management Committees, Jirga elders and religious leaders in support of girls’ education. This project provides the anchor for the position, while the Education Specialist is expected to grow and diversify the education portfolio through new funding, partnerships and technically strong programming.

Job Summary:

The Education Specialist will be the technical lead for education at PMS Head Office in Islamabad, responsible for ensuring that the education portfolio is technically strong, well positioned and expanded. The Education Specialist will lead resource mobilization and networking in the education sector, develop concept notes and proposals, carry out technical and context assessments, and provide technical direction and quality assurance to education projects, starting with the Inclusive Education Recovery and Girls’ Empowerment Initiative in Kohistan. The position will also support donor reporting, research, policy advocacy and capacity building of project teams, so that PMS education programming achieves quality learning outcomes for out-of-school and marginalized children, especially girls, and grows in scale and funding.

Job Responsibilities:

Key Objective	Task Descriptions
Objective #1: *Education Portfolio Development & Resource Mobilization*	Develop and regularly update PMS’s education strategy and portfolio growth plan, identifying priority thematic areas (e.g., accelerated and non-formal education, girls’ education, teacher development, inclusive education, STEAM, climate education), geographies and target groups. Map education donors, funding windows and calls for proposals (institutional, bilateral, foundation, faith-based and corporate), and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities in coordination with the Chief of Partnership & Strategy and Business Development. Lead donor engagement and relationship building in the education sector, including meetings, presentations and follow-up with current and prospective donors. Identify opportunities to scale up, replicate and follow on from existing education projects (including Kohistan, Shangla and Mansehra), using evidence from project results. Identify and develop consortium and partnership opportunities with national and international organizations for education funding. Track resource mobilization targets for the education portfolio and report progress to senior management.
Objective #2: *Proposal Development & Technical Assessments*	Lead the development of concept notes, full proposals, logframes, theories of change, technical approaches and budgets for education projects, ensuring alignment with donor requirements, PMS standards and government policies. Coordinate inputs from Programme, Finance, MEAL, Operations, Communications and field teams during proposal development, and manage proposal timelines and quality review. Lead or oversee technical assessments to inform project design, including education needs and context assessments, out-of-school children mapping, school and community feasibility assessments, barrier analyses and stakeholder analyses. Design assessment methodologies and tools, supervise data collection and analysis, and produce assessment reports with clear recommendations for programming. Ensure that proposals and assessments integrate child safeguarding, gender, inclusion, do-no-harm and conflict sensitivity. Support responses to donor feedback, clarifications, negotiations and revisions during proposal review and approval.
Objective #3: *Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance*	Provide technical leadership for education projects across the PMS portfolio, ensuring quality, relevance and alignment with approved proposals, donor requirements, provincial education policies and PMS standards. For the Kohistan project, provide technical oversight of the Community Learning and Reintegration Centres (government ALP Package “A”, Teaching at the Right Level, assessments and transition into government schools), teacher professional development (including DCTE certification), Girls’ STEAM Clubs and inclusive education approaches. Design and quality-assure training curricula, modules, learning materials, assessment tools and mentoring tools for facilitators, teachers and community groups. Develop technical standards, guidelines, SOPs and tools for education programming, including school improvement packages, accessibility and gender-responsive facilities. Ensure that child safeguarding, PSEA, positive discipline and do-no-harm principles are integrated into all education programming. Conduct regular field visits to education projects to observe classrooms and activities, review quality and provide coaching and feedback to field teams. Monitor technical risks such as teacher transfers, learner retention, girls’ participation and uptake of new teaching practices, and advise on mitigation measures.
Objective #4: *Networking, Coordination & Partnership*	Represent PMS in provincial and national education forums, working groups and networks, and build and maintain relationships with E&SED Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, DCTE, District Education Offices, ITA/ASER Pakistan, SRSP, other NGOs and academic institutions. Position PMS as a credible education actor through presentations, policy dialogue, learning events and participation in sector coordination mechanisms. Support Project Managers in engaging District Education Offices and other government counterparts, and in policy dialogue with education officials. Lead preparation and follow-up for policy briefs and advocacy events, including the Kohistan Girls’ Education Summit. Liaise with KMW and other donors’ technical staff on programme content and quality, and support donor visits and technical discussions. Track provincial and national education policies, enrolment campaigns and sector developments, and align PMS programming with government priorities.
Objective #5: *Programme Support, Reporting, Monitoring & Learning*	Support Project Managers in developing and updating technical work plans, terms of reference for consultants and trainers, and recruitment of technical staff. Lead preparation and consolidation of narrative reports to KMW and other education donors, working with the Manager Donor Reporting & Compliance and field teams, ensuring results-based reporting against logframes. Review and quality-assure field reports, case studies, human-interest stories and project documentation for accuracy, evidence and donor standards. Provide technical input to the design of baseline and endline studies, ASER-aligned learning assessments, KAP surveys and retention tracking, in collaboration with HoD MEAL and project MEAL staff. Lead and supervise action research and the development of evidence-based policy briefs, and support external evaluations. Document lessons learned, best practices and Most Significant Change stories, and use evidence to improve programming and to support new proposals and advocacy. Provide technical inputs to budget revisions, realignment and change requests, in coordination with Finance and Project Managers.
Objective #6: *Capacity Building & Knowledge Management*	Develop and implement a technical capacity-building plan for education project teams (Project Managers, Education Promoters, MEAL staff and facilitators) on ALP, Teaching at the Right Level, inclusive education, positive discipline, child safeguarding and STEAM approaches. Conduct training of trainers and on-the-job coaching during field visits, and promote peer learning across education projects. Develop and maintain a technical resource library of tools, training manuals, assessment tools, proposal templates and guidelines in English and Urdu. Contribute to building PMS’s organizational technical capacity in education, including induction of new education staff and cross-learning with other PMS programmes. Promote a collaborative working relationship between Head Office and field teams, encouraging knowledge sharing and technical excellence.

Job Specifications:

Education:

Master’s degree in education (curriculum and instruction, primary or early-grade education, educational leadership), Development Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field.
Additional training or certifications in non-formal/accelerated learning, foundational literacy and numeracy, inclusive education, proposal writing/resource mobilization, or child protection are advantageous.

Work Experience:

7+ years of experience in technical education programming in Pakistan, with demonstrated expertise in non-formal or accelerated education, teacher professional development and girls’ education.
Proven track record in resource mobilization, including developing concept notes and proposals that have been funded by institutional donors, and building donor relationships.
Experience in conducting education needs, context and feasibility assessments, action research and policy brief development.
Experience in networking and coordination with government education departments (E&SED, DCTE, District Education Offices), donors, NGOs and education networks in Pakistan, preferably in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Experience in donor report writing, M&E and training design and facilitation.

Skills and Competencies:

Strong technical knowledge of child-centred, inclusive, gender-responsive and multi-grade pedagogy, the Accelerated Learning Programme and foundational literacy and numeracy.
Excellent proposal development skills, including logframe, theory of change, results-based planning and budgeting inputs.
Strong networking, representation and negotiation skills, with the ability to build and sustain donor and government relationships.
Knowledge of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa education system, curriculum and teacher education policies.
Strong analytical skills for assessments, research and evidence-based advocacy.
Excellent writing, presentation and communication skills in English and Urdu; knowledge of Pashto or Shina is an advantage.
Willingness to travel to remote project areas, with understanding of the cultural and security context.

Safeguarding:

Pak Mission Society is committed to Safeguarding Children and Adults and in no way tolerates any harm to our beneficiaries.

Child Safeguarding: Ensuring the safety and well-being of children, protecting them from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Adult Safeguarding: Protecting vulnerable adults, including the elderly or individuals with disabilities, from harm, abuse, or neglect.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, origin, gender, age, marital status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Zero Tolerance to PSEA:

Pak Mission Society has a zero-tolerance policy regarding Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Pak Mission Society's personnel against the people they serve. All forms of sexual exploitation and abuse are incompatible with the universally accepted norms, values, principles and standards that underpin Pak Mission Society.

Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is the responsibility of everyone and all selected candidates will be required to always comply with the Pak Mission Society’s PSEA Policy. Selected candidates will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks against their past behavior related to sexual exploitation and abuse and may be required to provide additional information further in the selection process.

Note: Recruitment for this position will be conducted on the rolling basis until the position is filled.

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