About the Role

The Programme Officer provides leadership for the effective delivery of TichaCraft, combining programme execution with technical leadership in teacher professional development, monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.

The postholder leads implementation, supports and supervises programme teams, and works with teachers to identify, strengthen, test and improve promising education practices.

The role requires strong leadership, creativity and a results-oriented approach to solving implementation challenges and improving teaching and learning. The Programme Officer also ensures that programme delivery, evidence, tools and reporting are high quality, timely and aligned with PTF's mission, safeguarding standards and partner commitments.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Delivery - 30%

• Develop detailed implementation plans, activity schedules and milestone trackers from approved programme workplans.
• Ensure programme activities are delivered on time, to a high standard and in line with approved design and budget parameters.
• Track progress against workplan milestones, identify risks or delays early, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Coordinate with internal team members, facilitators and consultants to ensure that programme design translates effectively into field implementation.

Teacher Development -30%

• Lead the design and delivery of teacher professional learning, including training sessions, facilitation guides, coaching approaches and teacher-support tools.
• Ensure training and support materials are practical, inclusive, classroom-based and responsive to teachers' realities.
• Support Professional Learning Communities to function effectively as spaces for reflection, peer learning, testing, adaptation and improvement of classroom practice.
• Provide technical guidance to teachers to strengthen promising classroom practices, test practical approaches, reflect on implementation, and continuously improve their teaching practice.
• Quality-assure teacher-facing tools, activity guides and learning products before wider use or dissemination.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning - 20% .

• Develop, adapt and maintain programme monitoring, reflection and learning tools aligned with approved results frameworks.
• Oversee data collection, data quality, analysis and secure management of programme evidence.
• Translate monitoring data, teacher reflections and implementation insights into practical recommendations for programme improvement.
• Contribute to narrative reports, learning briefs, case studies, evidence summaries and other learning outputs for internal and external audiences.
• Ensure that evidence is used continuously to strengthen programme design, delivery quality and decision-making.

Stakeholder Engagement - 10%

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with teachers, school leaders, education actors, partners and relevant stakeholders.
• Represent TichaCraft professionally in routine programme engagements, school-level meetings and partner discussions as delegated.
• Ensure teachers and schools are actively engaged, well informed and supported to take ownership of programme activities.
• Capture stakeholder feedback and use it to improve programme delivery and responsiveness.

Team Supervision, Communication and Reporting -10%

• Supervise and support programme team members, facilitators and consultants assigned to their oversight to ensure clear roles, timely delivery and accountability.
• Review routine communication and visibility materials to ensure accuracy, safeguarding, quality and alignment with PTF's messaging.
• Ensure that meeting minutes, action trackers, implementation records and follow-up decisions are accurately maintained and acted upon.
• Prepare clear, timely and high-quality reports for management, partners and donors as required.
• Contribute to a collaborative, ethical, inclusive and accountable team culture.

Person Specification

• The ideal candidate is an experienced, creative and results-oriented education professional with demonstrated leadership capability and a strong track record in teacher development, programme delivery and evidence-informed learning in Kenya.
• The candidate must hold a Bachelor's degree in Education or a closely related field.
• TSC registration and direct classroom teaching experience in Kenya will be highly desirable.
• They should have at least three years of relevant professional experience, with demonstrated experience delivering education or teacher-development programmes in the Kenyan context.
• The candidate should have a strong understanding of classroom practice and teacher professional learning, and proven experience designing and facilitating training for teachers.
• They must be able to translate theory and evidence into practical approaches that improve teaching and learning. Strong experience in monitoring, evaluation, research and learning is essential, including the ability to design tools, manage data, analyse findings and translate evidence into actionable programme improvements.
• The candidate should demonstrate strong planning, coordination, supervision and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and support a small team effectively.
• The role requires excellent communication and facilitation skills, as well as the ability to work effectively with teachers, school leaders, partners and diverse stakeholders.
• The candidate must be confident using digital tools to support programme delivery, learning, reporting and collaboration.
• Experience working with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), supporting the development of practical and locally relevant classroom practices, and engaging with the Kenyan education system is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Al-enabled tools and digital innovation in education will be an added advantage.

• Develop detailed implementation plans, activity schedules and milestone trackers from approved programme workplans.
• Ensure programme activities are delivered on time, to a high standard and in line with approved design and budget parameters.
• Track progress against workplan milestones, identify risks or delays early, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Coordinate with internal team members, facilitators and consultants to ensure that programme design translates effectively into field implementation.
• Lead the design and delivery of teacher professional learning, including training sessions, facilitation guides, coaching approaches and teacher-support tools.
• Ensure training and support materials are practical, inclusive, classroom-based and responsive to teachers' realities.
• Support Professional Learning Communities to function effectively as spaces for reflection, peer learning, testing, adaptation and improvement of classroom practice.
• Provide technical guidance to teachers to strengthen promising classroom practices, test practical approaches, reflect on implementation, and continuously improve their teaching practice.
• Quality-assure teacher-facing tools, activity guides and learning products before wider use or dissemination.
• Develop, adapt and maintain programme monitoring, reflection and learning tools aligned with approved results frameworks.
• Oversee data collection, data quality, analysis and secure management of programme evidence.
• Translate monitoring data, teacher reflections and implementation insights into practical recommendations for programme improvement.
• Contribute to narrative reports, learning briefs, case studies, evidence summaries and other learning outputs for internal and external audiences.
• Ensure that evidence is used continuously to strengthen programme design, delivery quality and decision-making.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with teachers, school leaders, education actors, partners and relevant stakeholders.
• Represent TichaCraft professionally in routine programme engagements, school-level meetings and partner discussions as delegated.
• Ensure teachers and schools are actively engaged, well informed and supported to take ownership of programme activities.
• Capture stakeholder feedback and use it to improve programme delivery and responsiveness.
• Supervise and support programme team members, facilitators and consultants assigned to their oversight to ensure clear roles, timely delivery and accountability.
• Review routine communication and visibility materials to ensure accuracy, safeguarding, quality and alignment with PTF's messaging.
• Ensure that meeting minutes, action trackers, implementation records and follow-up decisions are accurately maintained and acted upon.
• Prepare clear, timely and high-quality reports for management, partners and donors as required.
• Contribute to a collaborative, ethical, inclusive and accountable team culture.

• Leadership
• Creativity
• Results-oriented approach
• Problem-solving
• Planning
• Coordination
• Supervision
• Communication
• Facilitation
• Digital tools proficiency

• Bachelor's degree in Education or a closely related field.
• TSC registration (highly desirable).
• Direct classroom teaching experience in Kenya (highly desirable).
• Strong understanding of classroom practice and teacher professional learning.
• Proven experience designing and facilitating training for teachers.
• Ability to translate theory and evidence into practical approaches.
• Strong experience in monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.
• Ability to design tools, manage data, analyse findings and translate evidence into actionable programme improvements.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support a small team effectively.
• Ability to work effectively with teachers, school leaders, partners and diverse stakeholders.
• Experience working with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) (highly desirable).
• Experience supporting the development of practical and locally relevant classroom practices (highly desirable).
• Experience engaging with the Kenyan education system (highly desirable).
• Familiarity with AI-enabled tools and digital innovation in education (added advantage).