About us

Catalpa is a global development organisation improving the lives of people. We design creative ways to tackle diverse problems, integrating technology and behavioural insights with locally-driven solutions.

We bring together people from unique backgrounds to work on meaningful projects—engineers, designers, education economists, public health researchers, and many others. Check us out at http://www.catalpa.io/ .

One of Catalpa’s key impacts has been making quality learning easy and accessible for low-resourced and hard-to-reach communities. Our work is innovative, one-of-a-kind, and pretty cool, honestly.

About the opportunities

We are picking up the pace with tendering for education and training projects this year, and as Catalpa continues to grow, so does our appetite for awesome talent.

We are bidding for upcoming education projects and are looking for people to join our talent pool. We seek experienced individuals for anticipated education projects in Solomon Islands.

We are specifically looking for people who have experience in primary, secondary, and second-chance education across areas such as:

• Pre-service and in-service teacher training
• School leadership and training
• Curriculum and resource development
• Learning design
• Gender equity, disability, and social inclusion
• ICTs in education
• Education policy & governance
• Economics of education
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Project management & coordination
• Communications

Requirements

We want to hear from you if you have any of the below experience, skills, or interests:

• Experience in delivering donor-funded education and training projects and working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams
• Passion for education and staying up-to-date with the latest learning theories and frameworks
• Skills in high-level stakeholder management in diverse contexts.
• The ability to gather information, drive changes, and improve program outcomes
• Interest in building high-quality learning experiences for learners in remote and hard-to-reach communities

These roles are based in Solomon Islands. We have full-time, part-time, short-term, and longer-term opportunities. We are open to expressions of interest from people from Solomon Islands and international applicants with Solomon Islands or Pacific experience.

So, if you want to be ahead of the rest, let's start the conversation now. Apply today to join our talent community for secondary teacher training and education professionals.

Eligibility

We love working with kind, smart people from diverse backgrounds willing to learn new things. This job will require many skills, but feel free to apply even if you’re not a ‘perfect fit’.

Work environment

We work in a creative, supportive environment with colleagues from diverse walks of life, and we value their perspectives. We pay attention to the details and work together to achieve the best outcomes for our communities. Importantly, we work here because we love what we do and the impact we have.

We know people’s lives include many obligations outside of work, so we aim to create a flexible work environment that provides remote work options, generous family leave, and return-to-work policies to support new parents. We know we do our best work when we take care of ourselves and our communities. We take two weeks off at the end of each year to recharge and refresh.

Fit

Catalpa staff believe in technology's potential to transform lives. Our team members are flexible and can handle working across a broad range of responsibilities. They don’t mind rolling up their sleeves to solve thorny challenges that take time, patience, and creativity. We are friendly and care about the people we work with, always seeking to build and nurture relationships for the long term.

Catalpa seeks to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all people, regardless of race, colour, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We especially welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds.

Safeguarding

Catalpa prioritises the safeguarding of all people, including the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and the safeguarding of children. Engagement of personnel with Catalpa is conditional upon the outcome of background checks, and there is a requirement for all candidates to disclose any current charges or previous convictions regarding assault, abuse or exploitation of children or adults, as well as regarding fraud and/or corruption. All Catalpa personnel are required to abide by Catalpa’s Child Safeguarding Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy and Code of Conduct.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, please apply now with your up-to-date resume, and we will contact you!

Please send a cover letter and explain why you’d be a good fit for one of these specific education and training roles. Applications are to be submitted through our jobs page catalpa.io/work-with-us/

For further inquiries or questions regarding this position, email jobs@catalpa.io with ‘education and training roles’ in the email's subject line. Please do not email CV's as we require them to go through our website, thanks.

Expression of interest closes at midnight on Sunday, 16th June 2024.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Benefits

Why Catalpa you ask? Well, we can offer you the following:

• The opportunity to work on a wide range of diverse Education projects within our client base
• The chance to work alongside fantastic education and development team members to bounce ideas off and learn new skills
• Utilise your education experience in new, innovative ways