Interim Head of EMEA – Partnerships, Maternity Cover

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Micro:bit Educational Foundation

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2016

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Social Impact

Micro:bit Educational Foundation is an organization dedicated to advancing digital literacy and coding skills among young people through the use of the micro:bit device. The foundation provides various resources, including guides, videos, and online courses, to help beginners become adept at coding using platforms like Microsoft MakeCode, Python, and Scratch. It offers classroom management tools for teachers and a variety of lesson plans for different age groups, aligning with educational curriculums. The foundation also promotes projects and challenges that encourage creative problem-solving and sustainability, in line with global goals for sustainable development.

📋 Description

• Shape, lead and grow the Foundation’s partnerships and impact across Europe excluding the UK, the Middle East and Africa • Build relationships, ecosystems and opportunities enabling more children and teachers to access high-quality digital education • Focus on partnerships in Spain and develop insight and relationships in Africa while acting as a point of contact for the Middle East • Report to the Chief Partnerships Officer as part of the Global Partnerships Team • Deliver country strategies, identify opportunities to expand reach and impact, secure investment and funding, cultivate strategic relationships, and oversee programmes • Ensure regional partnerships align with national priorities and strengthen the EMEA micro:bit ecosystem • Deliver the Foundation’s existing EMEA strategy, with priority focus on Spain and developing knowledge and contacts within Africa • Identify opportunities for pilot programmes and collaborations and oversee delivery as required • Maintain priority country plans and scope future priority country opportunities • Monitor the regional digital education landscape for emerging opportunities and risks • Build and maintain relationships with governments, Ministries of Education, NGOs and partners • Represent the Foundation in partnership discussions and support funding conversations • Drive relationships and existing commitments across the wider EMEA region • Lead growth of global programmes including do your :bit, micro:bit Champions and micro:bit Live • Work with Operations to meet local data privacy and compliance requirements • Share partner and educator insight with Product to inform localisation • Represent the Foundation at regional conferences and partner meetings • Act as the primary point of contact for EMEA matters during the cover period • Work cross-functionally with Education, Product, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Research & Impact

🎯 Requirements

• Belief in the Foundation’s mission to broaden participation in digital creativity and coding, reaching more girls and more under-represented groups • Experience of working globally, with an existing international network and an ability to grow this • Experience working with governments, NGOs or international education organisations • Ability to bring people with different skills and objectives together behind a common goal • Ability to demonstrate the micro:bit and talk about its place in education systems and curriculum • Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills • Willingness to travel internationally • Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to spot opportunities • Experience within the education sector (K12 not Higher Education) preferred • Knowledge of the African and/or European digital and computing landscape and ecosystem preferred • An additional language (French / Spanish / Arabic / other) preferred • Knowledge of the Edtech market, including hardware and software preferred • Experience in working with a fundraising manager to secure funding or generating income through partnerships desirable

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package • Flexible working • Collaborative working environment • Shared commitment to making a lasting difference