Programme Information

Programme: Zantchito – Skills for Jobs

Location: Lilongwe, Malawi

Contract Type: Consultant / Supplier (Full-time – average 16 days per month)

Duration: March 2026 – 31 December 2026 (possible extension to December 2027)

Reporting to: Senior Responsible Owner (SRO)

Role Purpose

The Team Leader & Key Expert 1 (TVET Governance) provides strategic, technical and managerial leadership for the Technical Assistance component of the programme. The role ensures high-quality delivery aligned to the Description of Action (DoA), strengthens governance of the TVET system, and builds sustainable capacity within national institutions.

Accountabilities (Aligned to British Council Competency Framework)

Seeing the Bigger Picture (Level 4–5)

• Provide strategic direction for the Technical Assistance component aligned to programme objectives and donor requirements.
• Ensure coherence across programme components and alignment with national development priorities.
• Identify systemic governance challenges and propose evidence-based, sustainable solutions.

Leading and Developing Others (Level 4–5)

• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary technical team to deliver high-quality results.
• Manage recruitment, deployment and performance of long- and short-term experts.
• Promote mentoring, coaching and structured knowledge transfer to local counterparts.

Working Collaboratively (Level 4–5)

• Build strong relationships with government ministries, TVET institutions, private sector partners and development agencies.
• Facilitate inclusive stakeholder engagement and cross-sector coordination.
• Represent the programme in high-level meetings and governance forums.

Delivering Value for Money (Level 4)

• Ensure efficient deployment of technical resources through a structured Technical Assistance Provision Plan.
• Monitor risks, performance and resource utilisation to ensure value and impact.

Managing Projects and Resources (Level 4–5)

• Lead planning, implementation, quality assurance and reporting of all technical activities.
• Ensure timely delivery of outputs in line with approved workplans and logical framework.
• Oversee reporting to donor and governance bodies (monthly, quarterly, annual and final).

Technical Expertise (TVET Governance)

• Provide advisory support on TVET governance, policy development and financing frameworks.
• Strengthen coordination mechanisms at national and sub-national levels.
• Develop and pilot Public–Private Partnership (PPP) models to enhance system relevance.
• Develop policy guidelines, tools, templates and communication materials.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience in TVET reform, governance and system strengthening.
• Significant leadership experience in donor-funded programmes (preferably EU-funded).
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management at ministerial and institutional levels.
• Proven ability to deliver results while building sustainable institutional capacity.

Key Deliverables

• Strategic frameworks, workplans and governance models.
• Technical analyses, advisory notes and policy documents.
• Monitoring and progress reports (monthly, quarterly, annual and final).
• Risk management updates and knowledge products.

• Provide strategic direction for the Technical Assistance component aligned to programme objectives and donor requirements.
• Ensure coherence across programme components and alignment with national development priorities.
• Identify systemic governance challenges and propose evidence-based, sustainable solutions.
• Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary technical team to deliver high-quality results.
• Manage recruitment, deployment and performance of long- and short-term experts.
• Promote mentoring, coaching and structured knowledge transfer to local counterparts.
• Build strong relationships with government ministries, TVET institutions, private sector partners and development agencies.
• Facilitate inclusive stakeholder engagement and cross-sector coordination.
• Represent the programme in high-level meetings and governance forums.
• Ensure efficient deployment of technical resources through a structured Technical Assistance Provision Plan.
• Monitor risks, performance and resource utilisation to ensure value and impact.
• Lead planning, implementation, quality assurance and reporting of all technical activities.
• Ensure timely delivery of outputs in line with approved workplans and logical framework.
• Oversee reporting to donor and governance bodies (monthly, quarterly, annual and final).
• Provide advisory support on TVET governance, policy development and financing frameworks.
• Strengthen coordination mechanisms at national and sub-national levels.
• Develop and pilot Public–Private Partnership (PPP) models to enhance system relevance.
• Develop policy guidelines, tools, templates and communication materials.

• Extensive experience in TVET reform, governance and system strengthening.
• Significant leadership experience in donor-funded programmes (preferably EU-funded).
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management at ministerial and institutional levels.
• Proven ability to deliver results while building sustainable institutional capacity.