Organization: Promoting
Equality in African Schools (PEAS)
Equality in African Schools (PEAS)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Education
Manager
Manager
About PEAS:
PEAS is a fast growing UK-based
charity (www.peas.org.uk) with a mission to ‘unlock the potential of Africa by
delivering equal access to affordable, quality secondary education’. We
currently have a network of 22 schools across Uganda and Zambia, educating
around 8,000 students. The role will be based in our Ugandan office and work
closely within across the all Programme and Operations Departments.
charity (www.peas.org.uk) with a mission to ‘unlock the potential of Africa by
delivering equal access to affordable, quality secondary education’. We
currently have a network of 22 schools across Uganda and Zambia, educating
around 8,000 students. The role will be based in our Ugandan office and work
closely within across the all Programme and Operations Departments.
At PEAS we are passionate about
providing quality education and we are building our network of schools to be
one of the best in Uganda. You can be part of our journey in improving the life
chances of the next generation of children from low-income families by obtaining
access to a good education through the PEAS network.
providing quality education and we are building our network of schools to be
one of the best in Uganda. You can be part of our journey in improving the life
chances of the next generation of children from low-income families by obtaining
access to a good education through the PEAS network.
Job Summary: The Education Specialist will support PEAS
schools to deliver high quality education through on-going school-based
training, support and monitoring. The
job holder will primarily focus on helping schools to improve Teaching and
Learning and students’ educational outcomes. The Education
Specialist–continuous professional development will support schools
holistically in areas including curriculum, co-curricular activities, community
engagement and child welfare
schools to deliver high quality education through on-going school-based
training, support and monitoring. The
job holder will primarily focus on helping schools to improve Teaching and
Learning and students’ educational outcomes. The Education
Specialist–continuous professional development will support schools
holistically in areas including curriculum, co-curricular activities, community
engagement and child welfare
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Support schools to enhance
education quality
education quality
- Conduct
training and supporting schools leaders in how to identify areas for
development and training needs for staff - Monitoring
or supporting school leaders to deliver a range of school-based teacher
training (including lesson observations, workshops, mentoring, coaching
etc.) - Training and supporting school leaders to
analyse performance data and create strategies to improve performance at school
and subject level - Developing
networks between schools to facilitate sharing of best practice and
scaling micro-innovations in education - Technically
supporting schools to identify and access local and regional training
opportunities for staff (e.g., district government training opportunities
and training provided by grassroots and local NGOs etc.)
1. Provide training for schools on PEAS network
wide Education initiatives and priorities
wide Education initiatives and priorities
- Delivering
training for school leaders and teachers at national and/or regional
workshops and conferences - Providing on-going school-based support
(e.g. lesson observations, meetings, training sessions, coaching) for
teachers and school leaders to ensure that learning from training sessions
is implemented - Monitoring, collate, analyse and report
the impact of specific PEAS-wide education programmes or initiatives
(curriculum, pedagogy, child protection, co-curricular, educational
leadership, administration and community engagement etc.) at individual
schools and within specified clusters or regions
2.
Monitoring and reporting
Monitoring and reporting
- Monitoring
the implementation and impact of various PEAS Uganda education initiatives
at individual schools and at cluster level - Create
timely, accurate and evaluative reports for Regional Advisers and the
Education Manager to enable tracking of specific and general quality
education initiatives including evaluations of impact at school - Conduct
consultations with school level stakeholders to feed into education
programme design and evaluation
3.
Supporting
schools to implement School Improvement Plans
Supporting
schools to implement School Improvement Plans
- Support
each PEAS school to action the recommendations from its School Inspection
report though the implementation of its annual School Improvement Plan - Liaise with relevant PEAS Uganda
departments to support implementation of School Improvement Plans.
4.
Perform
Other Duties
Perform
Other Duties
- As
may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
Specialist should hold a bachelor degree (Education). A relevant postgraduate
qualification will be an added advantage.
The
Specialist should hold a bachelor degree (Education). A relevant postgraduate
qualification will be an added advantage.
·
At least
three years’ experience in capacity building and teacher training.
At least
three years’ experience in capacity building and teacher training.
·
Stay
abreast with recent development in Education sector.
Stay
abreast with recent development in Education sector.
·
Trainer of trainer’s experience (desirable).
Trainer of trainer’s experience (desirable).
·
Excellent
track record of improving student learning outcomes through teacher training.
Excellent
track record of improving student learning outcomes through teacher training.
·
Good
understanding of teacher training methodology and theory of change
Good
understanding of teacher training methodology and theory of change
·
Prior
knowledge of a range of methods of delivering teacher training beyond workshops
and conferences
Prior
knowledge of a range of methods of delivering teacher training beyond workshops
and conferences
·
Ability
to model the delivery of excellent lessons
Ability
to model the delivery of excellent lessons
·
Ability
to analyze data to support improvement in educational outcomes at classroom and
school level
Ability
to analyze data to support improvement in educational outcomes at classroom and
school level
·
Ability
to train trainers.
Ability
to train trainers.
·
Excellent
English language oral and written communication skills
Excellent
English language oral and written communication skills
·
Flexibility,
initiative and self-driven
Flexibility,
initiative and self-driven
·
Results
oriented
Results
oriented
·
Strategic thinking and strong analytical
skills
Strategic thinking and strong analytical
skills
·
Ability to work under pressure and manage
multiple deadlines
Ability to work under pressure and manage
multiple deadlines
·
Ability to work under minimum supervision
Ability to work under minimum supervision
·
Ability to develop positive professional
relationships with a range of people
Ability to develop positive professional
relationships with a range of people
·
A commitment to the PEAS values
A commitment to the PEAS values
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates should send their applications with a cover letter (paying
particular attention to the Person Specification), curriculum vitae, a brief
writing sample (unedited by others), and contact information for two
professional references to:
candidates should send their applications with a cover letter (paying
particular attention to the Person Specification), curriculum vitae, a brief
writing sample (unedited by others), and contact information for two
professional references to:
The Human Resource Manager.
PEAS Uganda
P.O. Box 23308, Kampala
Plot 2881, Block 216, Ntinda
Kisaasi,
Kisaasi,
Mumbejja Road. Opposite Ndere
Centre.
Centre.
Kampala. Uganda
Or send your application
via Email: [email protected],
via Email: [email protected],
For further details on
vacancies at PEAS visit our website: www.peas.org.uk
vacancies at PEAS visit our website: www.peas.org.uk
NB:
Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only qualified candidates will
be shortlisted and contacted by email.
Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only qualified candidates will
be shortlisted and contacted by email.
PEAS is an equal opportunity
employer that does not discriminate in its recruitment practices and, in order
to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant
pool. ‘PEAS has a strict child protection policy. All staff are expected to
abide by this.’
employer that does not discriminate in its recruitment practices and, in order
to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant
pool. ‘PEAS has a strict child protection policy. All staff are expected to
abide by this.’
Deadline: 2nd October 2013 at 17.00 (5pm GMT)
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