Curriculum Lead, Arts Ed Initiative NGO Job Pharo Foundation

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Pharo Foundation is seeking an experienced consultant to support the design and development of the Arts Education Initiative’s academic and learning framework. The consultant will lead and facilitate curriculum development workshops, guide the creation of the school’s academic structure and pedagogical model, and collaborate closely with the operations and leadership teams to translate ideas into a practical and scalable curriculum roadmap.

An early priority for the consultant will be to identify and design 2–3 short courses suitable for launch in the near term, providing immediate programming momentum while laying the groundwork for the school’s longer-term academic vision.

This role is ideal for a professional with deep expertise in curriculum design, creative education models, workshop facilitation, and interdisciplinary learning environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and facilitate curriculum development workshops with founders, advisors, faculty, and key stakeholders.
• Identify and develop 2-3 short courses ready for launch in the near term, designed to build early audience, test programme assumptions, and demonstrate momentum to partners and funders.
• Design a high-level curriculum framework and programme architecture for the school.
• Define learning pathways, programme sequencing, modules, and learning outcomes.
• Support the integration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and professional practice across programmes.
• Advise on pedagogical approaches, studio-based learning models, and student experience design.
• Translate workshop outcomes into clear curriculum documentation and implementation roadmaps.
• Collaborate closely with the operations and leadership teams on workshop planning, coordination, documentation, and delivery.
• Provide recommendations on academic structure, assessment approaches, and interdisciplinary learning integration.
• Benchmark relevant global and African creative education models to inform curriculum development.

Deliverables:

• Facilitated curriculum development workshops and summary reports.
• Document a complete and structured curriculum framework and programme structure, including content outline, content mapping and lesson structure.
• 2–3 short course outlines ready for immediate delivery, including programme description, target audience, duration, and learning outcomes.
• Learning pathways and module sequencing recommendations.
• Proposed pedagogical and assessment approach.
• Curriculum roadmap and implementation recommendations.
• Final consolidated curriculum development report.

Qualifications

• Strong academic and/or professional background in education, curriculum development, learning design, or creative education.
• Proven experience developing curricula, academic programmes, or learning frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops, co-creation sessions, or collaborative learning engagements.
• Familiarity with creative education, studio-based learning, interdisciplinary programmes, or alternative education models.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience working within arts, culture, fashion, design, or creative industries is highly desirable.
• An understanding of African creative ecosystems and cultural contexts is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

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