Role Overview:

The Education Officer will support the delivery of IFFEd’s education impact strategy and develop a high-quality project pipeline with multilateral development banks (MDBs) and effective monitoring and evaluation. This role will ensure IFFEd stays at the cutting edge - innovative, data-driven, and relentlessly focused on results for children and youth worldwide.

IFFEd is seeking a passionate and dynamic individual who can work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be a founding member of IFFEd’s education team, play a key role in building IFFEd’s approach to education and impact, and collaborate with a diverse team of professionals and partners globally.

This is a rare opportunity to help build a next-generation global institution from the ground up and to make a lasting difference to the lives of millions of children and youth worldwide.

Key Responsibilities:

Education strategy

• Support the development, implementation and review of IFFEd’s education impact strategy, and/or additional research, data collection and analysis
• Lead special projects related to IFFEd’s education impact strategy e.g. scoping of a new support offering to IFFEd’s partner MDBs

Pipeline leadership & quality assurance

• Coordinate IFFEd’s pipeline processwith MDBs
• Lead the development of portfolio analyses, dashboards, and briefs for management
• Support the review and quality assurance of MDB investment cases, consolidating feedback and documenting decisions
• Develop and refine tools and internal processes, including to strengthen pipeline management and partner co-ordination, and  evidence curation

Results, reporting & learning

• Collaborate with external M&E experts/advisory firms to manage IFFEd’s monitoring and impact reporting for education, aligned with IFFEd’s results framework and indicators
• Review results reporting from MDBs to ensure data quality, consistency, and timely submissions
• Working with the Education Analyst, prepare results narratives, contributor/Board updates, and management insights
• Help define and run a practical learning agenda and strengthen IFFEd as a learning organization

Knowledge, policy & communications

• Lead research on education and impact, as relevant and required for IFFEd’s education strategy
• Draft sections of knowledge products and policy briefs highlighting IFFEd’s contributions and lessons learned
• Develop compelling impact stories and case studies for the IFFEd annual report, website, and presentations
• Prepare slide decks, talking points, and briefing notes for senior leadership and external engagements

Partnerships & events

• Support the design and delivery of IFFEd’s support offering to MDBs and countries, including partnerships that strengthen  evidence, data, and implementation capacity
• Design and organize high quality events (e.g. regional MDB roundtables), including agendas, speaker coordination, and logistics
• Stay abreast of and coordinate with other key initiatives across the global education architecture to avoid duplication and amplify impact

Governance & 
committee support

• Provide secretariat support to the Board Committee on Education Results, Innovation and Partnerships: workplan tracking, materials, minutes, and action follow‑up
• Serve as a responsive point of contact for committee related information requests

Cross-functional collaboration

• Work closely with IFFEd colleagues in Finance, Operations, and Resource Mobilization on any cross-IFFEd strategic priorities and/or event

Qualifications & Experience

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Education, Public Policy, International Development, Economics, Econometrics, or a related field
• At least 6 years of experience working on strategy, policy, project management, and/or monitoring and evaluation in an education/global development setting
• Prior experience spanning both private sector and public/not-for-profit wouldbe a plus
• Experience of working in developing countries is a plus

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrated passion for IFFEd’s goal to achieve a quality education for all
• Excellent research and analytical skills, including data analysis
• Strong communication skills, including ability to synthesize information and create compelling documents and presentations for a wide-ranging audience
• Can-do attitude, ability to learn quickly and willingness to adapt to the needs of a rapidly moving, start-up environment
• Understanding of the global development and education ecosystem (multilateral and bilateral agencies, philanthropies, think tanks/research institutions, NGOs)
• Experience with monitoring, evaluation and learning methodologies and best practice
• Proficiency in English(required) and French (preferred)
• Excellent Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel skills. Familiarity with AI tools

How to Apply:

Please first satisfy yourself that you closely match the following key criteria:

1. A strong understanding of the global development and education ecosystem
2. Excellent research and analytical skills, including data analysis
3. Experience with monitoring, evaluation practices and impact measurement and reporting
4. Swiss or EU Right to Work required

Once you are confident of your fit to the role, please reach out to iffed@iniciopartners.com with a copy of your CV to request a screening call, with the subject line ‘IFFEd Education Officer’.

IFFEd is an equal opportunities employer. We actively seek to build a diverse team and inclusive culture and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, or religious belief. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who bring lived experience of the communities
we aim to support.