Winrock International is a
nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around
the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and
sustain natural resources.

Job
Summary: The
Education Specialist will provide leadership in developing the technical
aspects of formal and non-formal education interventions for youth withdrawn
from or at risk of participating in exploitative child labor in Uganda. The
Education Specialist will oversee the implementation of the program’s education
activities and coordinate reporting requirements

Key
Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct
evaluation of existing education system for gaps.
Managing
and leading student assessments.
In
collaboration with government officials, adaptation and development of
curriculum for formal education, non-formal basic education, and/or
vocational/pre-vocational education.
Developing
community-driven systems for identifying and enrolling into school youth
child laborers or those at risk of child labor.
Designing
and delivering teacher training on curricula as well as child labor
awareness and unique education needs of withdrawn and at-risk child
laborers.
Creating
and managing partnerships with academic institutions (technical colleges,
training institutions, etc.) that provide training opportunities for
youth.
Designing
and delivering a community child labor awareness and prevention campaign.
Designing
interventions for increasing government action to prevent child labor and
improve education alternatives and decent work for youth.
Managing
staff in the field and overseeing education activities such as scholarship
distribution and school improvement initiatives.
Collaborating
and maintaining working relationships with national and local government
agencies (Ministry of Education and others), networks of educators,
employers’ organizations, trade unions, and other relevant organizations.

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

The
applicant should possess a Bachelor’s level degree or higher in education
or other social science.
At
least three years of professional experience in a technical role in
implementation of child labor and/or complex basic education programs in
developing countries such as: educational assessment of disadvantaged
students; teacher training; educational materials development; educational
management; monitoring and evaluation of basic education projects;
education policy; educational quality and access improvement; and
development of community participation in the improvement of basic
education for disadvantaged children.
Experience
working with vulnerable children and their households in Uganda is
required.
Knowledge
of exploitative child labor issues and experience in the development of
formal, non-formal and vocational education programs for children removed
from or at risk of exploitative child labor.
Extensive
experience in working successfully with ministries of education, networks
of educators, employers’ organizations, and trade union representatives or
comparable entities.
Additional
experience with education policy and monitoring and evaluation is an
asset.
Programmatic
experience highly desired in gender, human trafficking, child labor, youth
civic engagement and empowerment, and occupational safety and health (OSH)
/decent work issues.
Experience
with donor-funded programs (preferably US government-funded) to reduce
child labor desirable.
Basic
knowledge of child labor issues in the agriculture, fishing, forestry, and
other relevant sectors in Uganda.
Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English required.
Language
Proficiency in Swahili and local languages an asset.

How
to Apply:

All suitably qualified
candidates should send their applications with an updated resume and cover
letter referencing Uganda Youth Education Specialist. All qualified
Ugandan nationals, and other nationalities, especially those residing in Uganda
are strongly encouraged to appy. All applications should be via our website

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Deadline:
5^th August, 2013

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