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Education Specialist - EQUATE ECHO project Job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 22 August 2023
Hiring Organization: World Vision
Job Details:
Key Responsibilities:
Back ground
World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.
Position: Education Specialist - EQUATE ECHO project
Report to: Consortium Manager
Location: Arua District
Advert Start Date: 16th August 2023
Advert End Date: 22nd August 202
Purpose of the position:
Provide innovative professional support to enhance technical soundness and coherence of the EQUATE ECHO HIP funded Education project in Invepi, Rhino Camp and Parabek in West Nile Education programs and Projects with National Office strategy, World Vision education strategy, guidelines and standards as well as government of Uganda priorities.
Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
1. Strategy and Planning
Lead and provide information and analyses towards the development of strategies for implementation of EQUATE Education in Emergencies programme in consultation with relevant government agencies, consortium members and partners
Contribute substantial information and analyses to interdepartmental working groups on the education sector.
2. Project Management and Implementation
Support the design/development of activity guideline to ensure that project implementation is done in line with the design and donor expectation
Develop guidelines, tools and approaches for quality project implementation and monitor compliance and effective utilization
Ensure compliance and alignment with ECHO HIP policies and guidelines by consortium members in the implementation of EQUATE
3. Knowledge management
Lead in design and implementation of baseline, mid-term and final evaluations and ensure follow-up of recommendations to improve quality of education programming
Ensure documentation of the project impact and learning and provide guidance for to improve design and implementation
Lead in ensuring timely quality project reports to the donor
Support the consortium manager to organise learning and reflection forums in collaboration with partners and stakeholders
4. External Engagement and Networking
Lead and identify opportunities for EQUATE linkages and collaborations in the education in refugee response programme in general and the education in emergencies in particular and ensure effective representation in the relevant coordination meetings
Develop case papers/policy briefs to drive WVU advocacy efforts on education in the technical working group meetings andto regularly interface with other subject matter specialists in the WVU Ministry priorities to foster integration the project with other ministry areas
5. Capacity building
Identify technical capacity needs and organize capacity building activities for WVU staff and partners
Support the project implementation team to build school and community based capacity in collaboration
Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Masters Degree in Education, Social Sciences
Proven experience of at least 10 years of managing Education programs with reputable institution, national or international NGO
Good understanding of educationconcepts and issues in development context especially in Uganda Working knowledge of the logical framework approach to project design, monitoring and evaluation/ project cycle management
Working knowledge of data analysis software such as SPSS, Ms Excel, stata
Demonstrated experience and skill in research, analysis and report writing
Strong facilitation and presentation skills with a passion for sharing knowledge
Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team
Ability and willingness to travel regularly to field sites
Computer literate
Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
Attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
Perform other duties as required.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
Application procedure
Date Posted: 2023-08-17
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