[Hiring] Associate Director of Programs @The Luminos Fund

Role Description

The Luminos Fund, a fast-growing international nonprofit bringing education opportunities to the world’s most vulnerable children, seeks an experienced and strategic leader to serve as Associate Director of Programs. This role will support the management and delivery of the Structured Accelerated Learning Program (SALP) and the Structured Pedagogy for Enhanced Learning for Life (SPELL) initiative in Ethiopia, supporting the progressive transfer of these evidence-based interventions into government systems at scale.

Partnering closely with the Director of Programs and the broader Ethiopia country team, the Associate Director of Programs will ensure programmatic excellence and operational effectiveness through impeccable external communications, strong project management, and rigorous scale planning.

Qualifications

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Amharic required.
• Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to communicate complex program information clearly and compellingly for diverse audiences, from donors to government partners.
• Strong quantitative fluency: the successful candidate will be able to build scenario-based budget models and cost-per-child calculations, and interpret and synthesize program dashboard data.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint for producing polished, professional presentations; experience with data visualization tools is a plus.
• Proven ability to design and manage project management systems, including workplans, RASCI matrices, and milestone tracking tools.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously, with minimal supervision.
• Experience working within or alongside government education systems in Ethiopia strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with structured pedagogy, accelerated education, or foundational literacy programs is an advantage.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Education, International Development, Public Policy, or a related discipline preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in program management in a related sector.
• Demonstrated experience supporting proposal development and donor reporting.
• Experience building cost models and scale planning frameworks.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Amharic.

Benefits

• Regular travel within Ethiopia to program regions (Sidama, Tigray, and Oromia) is expected.
• Occasional international travel to Luminos offices and donor engagements may be required.

Company Description

The Luminos Fund provides transformative education programs to thousands of vulnerable children each year, helping them catch up to grade level and prepare for lifelong learning. Working in partnership with community-based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, Luminos is scaling its accelerated learning program through the Luminos Method — an evidence-based approach that helps children catch up fast and discover the joy of learning.

Luminos is supported by a range of funding partners, including Cartier Philanthropy, the Gates Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation, and UNICEF. Luminos has been recognized for its achievements globally, receiving the Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prize, the Library of Congress International Literacy Award, the Lipman Family Prize, and the WISE Award, and is a member of the HundrED Hall of Fame.