Curriculum Lead, Arts Education Initiative (Consultant) at The Pharo Foundation at The Pharo Foundation

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.

Ideal Candidate:

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.

Duration:

The consultancy is expected to run for approximately 12–16 weeks. It will be structured in two phases, with a review checkpoint between phases to assess progress, alignment, and continuation of the engagement.

Reporting Line:

The consultant will work closely with the Arts Education Initiative team and report to the designated Operations Lead at Pharo Foundation.

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.

Ideal Candidate:

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.

Duration:

The consultancy is expected to run for approximately 12–16 weeks. It will be structured in two phases, with a review checkpoint between phases to assess progress, alignment, and continuation of the engagement.

Reporting Line:

The consultant will work closely with the Arts Education Initiative team and report to the designated Operations Lead at Pharo Foundation.

Curriculum Lead, Arts Education Initiative (Consultant) at The Pharo Foundation