Job Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree
Work experience:
2 years
Language skills:
English
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Full time
Contribute to achieving equitable access and quality education planning, implementing and monitoring the Education Quality Improvement Program activities through approaches that improve enrolment, retention, completion, literacy, numeracy, and life skills. The position will support direct project activity implementation and roll-out of best practices and models in a manner that promotes ownership and sustainability
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• Must be a holder of a degree in education or any other degree but with a diploma in education.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in education and or community work.
• Must have classroom teaching experience of not less than 2 years
• Experience in the education sector programming in a reputable organization is an added advantage
• School management and /or mentorship of teachers
• Experience working with communities and teachers
• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team
• Writing and reporting skills
• Networking and influencing skills
• Facilitation skills
• Computer literacy
• Must be effective in written and verbal communication in English
• Knowledge of a local language(s) in Uganda is may be an added advantage
• Ability to ride a motorcycle is a must
Responsibilities
Project planning and implementation
• Plan and coordinate all sub-county and district-based project activities in consultation with the TPO, the CCT, and the DEO
• Plan and implement school-based project activities.
• Develop activity concepts in line with the detailed annual operation plan, the budget, and TP log frame
• Organize meetings and workshops for teachers and field facilitators to implement education project activities and models
• Track and manage activity budgets and ensure timely and cost-effective project implementation.
• Produce timely, accurate, compliant, and quality reports
• Participant in project management meetings and reflection forums
• Support and participate in district education Advocacy initiatives
• Conduct and facilitate community awareness-raising and community mobilization
• Ensure cross-cutting themes are mainstreamed in education projects.
Technical support and training
• In liaison with the CCT and the DEO, conduct a capacity needs assessment for teachers and literacy volunteer
• Develop a capacity building plan for teachers and volunteers
• Mobilization of and conducting training to build capacities on supporting enrolment, retention, and completion
• Provide mentoring and coaching to teachers through support supervision visits
• Build Local-level Peer mentoring mechanism for teachers, school management committees, and literacy volunteers
• Identify technical experts to train district and community groups
• Liaise with the TPO for technical support on capacity building
Partnership and networking
• Identify and build linkages, relations, collaborations, and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the Sub County and District level
• Support the development of school improvement plans and monitor their implementation
• Participation in sub-county coordination meetings to influence decisions on education
• Organize periodic partner and stakeholder monitoring visits
• Organize teachers and literacy volunteer’s fora to promote learning
• Participate and represent WVU in key technical working forums at the sub-county and the district
• Conduct advocacy campaigns for education in general and girl child education in particular
Documentation and Reporting
• Maintain a data bank for schools in the APS, headteachers, enrolment, drop out, teachers, teachers trained in different models
• Conduct school mapping and peer group mapping and document for project activities
• Effectively document all information related to girl child enrolment trends in targeted school
• Responsible for capturing individual children attendance, performance, and behavior indicators related to drop out of children
• Document good practices and project success stories and share them
Support supervision and Mentoring
• Conduct support supervision and mentoring sessions for teachers
• Facilitate formation of children network/peer networks at school and sub-county level
• Support schools to have classroom print-rich materials,
• Maintain a record of RCs in Schools and monitor their attendance and performance during school visits
• Hold reflection meetings on key education program activities and indicators