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• 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.
• 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.)

• Delivering training for school leaders and teachers at national and/or regional workshops and conferences.
• Offering 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           

• Responsible for 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.
• Carry out consultations with school level stakeholders to feed into education Programme design and evaluation.    

• Support each PEAS school to action the recommendations from its School.
• Inspection report though the implementation of its annual School Improvement Plan
• Work closely with relevant PEAS Uganda departments to support implementation of School Improvement Plans.

• The candidate should preferably 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.
• Up to date with recent development in Education sector.
• Trainer of trainer’s experience (desirable).
• Excellent track record of improving student learning outcomes through teacher training
• Skills, knowledge and personal attributes  
• Good knowledge and understanding of teacher training methodology and theory of change
• Working knowledge of a range of methods of delivering teacher training beyond workshops and conferences
• Ability to model the delivery of excellent lessons
• Ability to analyse data to support improvement in educational outcomes at classroom and school level.
• Ability to train trainers.
• Excellent English language oral and written communication skills
• Flexibility, initiative and self-driven
• Results oriented
• Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Ability to develop positive professional relationships with a range of people
• Exhibit commitment to the PEAS values

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