2 Plan International NGO Jobs – Project Facilitators – Equity and Quality in Education Project

  Education Jobs in Uganda, Law Jobs In Uganda, NGO - Non-Government Organisations Jobs in Uganda, Social Sciences Jobs in Uganda, Uncategorized

Organisation: Plan
International
Duty
Station:  Lira, Kamuli, Uganda
Project Name: Equity and
Quality in Education Project (EQE)
Funding Source: Educate a
Child (EAC)
Reports to: Project
Manager
About Plan: 
Founded
75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s
development organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries
across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions
of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children
realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and
dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental
affiliations.
About EQE Project:
Plan
Uganda received funding from Educate a Child (EAC) to implement a four-year
project in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) through
the District Education Offices in Lira and Kamuli. The Project aims to support
60,000 out of school children (OOSC) to enroll and stay in school over a
four-year duration with a special focus on girls, children with disabilities,
children affected by conflict, children living in extreme poverty and orphans.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
  • Responsible
    for implementing programme activities to achieve project outcomes in line
    with donor procedures and targets.
  • Proactively
    implement action plans that will improve enrollment and school retention
    of Out Of School Children.
  • Manage
    agreed project operation on a day-to-day basis including planning and
    problem solving tasks and escalation to the Project Manager of risks to
    achieving project goals or deadlines
  • Ensure
    that the project plan is adhered to against timelines under the guidance
    to the Project Manager.
  • Ensure
    Plan’s Child Protection Policy and guidelines are followed in line with
    project implementation.
  • Contribute
    to the preparation and presentation of progress reports on the learning
    arising from the project and organize regular district specific
    performance review meetings.
  • Perform
    any other tasks in accordance to the project expectations.
Qualifications, Skills
& Experience:
  • The
    candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in Education,
    Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Law or Human Rights or its equivalent
  • Prior
    experience in working with community organizations, schools and district
    local government structures
  • A minimum
    of five years’ experience in coordination school-based education projects and
    staff with technical expertise in Equity and Quality in Education Project
  • Excellent
    communication skills and proficiency in both written and spoken English
    and one of the working languages i.e. Lusoga for Kamuli and Luo for Lira.
  • Excellent
    interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
  • Knowledge
    of community and school score cards will be highly advantageous
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates should submit electronic copies (of not more than
2MB) of letters of application, together with a CV, Contact telephone numbers,
copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references
plus salary history should be included and sent to the undersigned.
The
Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda Email: uganda.recruitment@plan-intemational.org
NB: Qualified
female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-listed candidates will be
contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not
hear from us by 30th January, 2014.
As
a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure that children
are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a child
protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates
will be required to provide information confirming whether or not they have
ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.
Deadline: 20th
December, 2013

For More Ugandan Jobs, Please Visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com   or
find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline

Related Jobs