Deadline: 23 September, 2021
Location: Pader, Uganda
World Vision International is seeking to fill the role of Project Officer.
The mission of the organisation includes working with the poor and people who are oppressed as it promotes human transformation.
Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate all subcounty 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
- Organise 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 mobilisation
- Ensure cross-cutting themes are mainstreamed in education project
- 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
- 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
- Identify and build linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation
- Support development of school improvement plans and monitor implementation
- Organise periodic partner and stakeholder monitoring visits
- Organise teachers and literacy volunteer forums to promote learning
- Participate and represent the organisation in key technical working forums
- Conduct advocacy campaigns for education in general and girl child education in particular
- Maintain a data bank for schools
- Conduct school mapping and peer-group mapping and document for project activities
- Effectively document all information related to girl-child-enrolment trends in a targeted school
- Document good practices and project success stories and share them
- Conduct support supervision and mentoring sessions for teachers
- Facilitate formation of children network/peer networks at school and subcounty 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 programme activities and indicators
Requirements
- Degree in Education
- Two years, minimum, of experience in education and or community work
- Two years, minimum, of classroom teaching experience
- Experience in the education sector programming will be a plus
- Experience in school management and/or mentoring 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
- Effectiveness in writing and speaking in English
- Knowledge of a local language(s) in Uganda will be a plus
- Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid permit
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: World Vision International