Organisation: War Child Canada
Duty Station: Adjumani, Uganda
Reports to: Program Team Leader
About War Child:
War Child Canada works in Uganda with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to education, opportunity and justice. War Child Canada takes an active role in raising public awareness around the impact of war on communities and the shared responsibility to act. When war itself ends, the consequences endure. A lack of employment opportunities, the absence of effective economic or social structures, an under-educated population and a culture of impunity around rights violations combine to create conditions that make a return to conflict all too possible. But by making a long-term investment to create an environment in which childhood can thrive, the cycle of violence can be broken. War Child Canada is a registered Canadian charity based in Toronto and currently works in Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
About Programs:
War Child Canada has been implementing Access to Justice and Protection Programs for Women and Child Survivors throughout Northern Uganda for the past nine years. This program is extending to the refugee settlements in the West Nile region and Western Uganda. WCC seeks to increase the legal protections of children, youth, women and men and address the prevalence of perpetrators’ impunity through legal intervention, awareness raising and capacity building. Our new programs will expand to include Education and Peace building/Youth Engagement interventions.
Job Summary: The Education Officer will coordinate all activities that increase access to primary education for refugee children and youth. The post will involve mobilizing communities to participate in teacher training, parent teacher associations and Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) committees, and delivery of ALP to students and teacher training among other duties.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Actively facilitate the participation of children and youth in project design, implementation and monitoring.
· Ensure implementation and monitoring of planned education activities including trainings, ALP delivery, school kits provision etc.
· Use appropriate participatory techniques with children, youth, parents and teachers to implement suitable community-based activities that provide safe, child-friendly learning environment for children and youth.
· Work in liaison with government officials, teachers, parents, children and youth to identify and help children with different vulnerabilities to join or re-join the school.
· Document and evaluate experiences and lessons learned for institutional learning and national/regional coordination/networking.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The Education Officer should possess a university degree in education
· At least two years previous experience working in education programs in a post-conflict setting
· Competence in applying participatory/interactive methods of teaching and of working with children and youth in difficult circumstances.
· Past exposure and experience in production of teaching and learning materials.
· Prior experience in training teachers.
· Excellent written and spoken English and local language
How to Apply:
The candidate should send an updated and Detailed C V, Cover Letter: Applicants should indicate clearly daytime telephone contact and email address, copies of certificates (both professional or vocational) and contact information of at least three professional referees
The complete applications can be sent via E-mail to: War Child Canada, Uganda at [email protected]
OR
Hand delivered to:
War Child Canada Gulu Office
P. O. Box 275, Gulu Plot No.9 Erinayo Oryema Road. Uganda
Note: Qualified female and other equity-seeking candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. War Child Canada recruits with a fair, transparent and competitive process in line with our organizational policy. Any lobbying will automatically terminate candidacy. Thank you for your interest in War Child Canada.
Deadline: 19th September, 2014
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