Education Coordinator, ALP Job Placement – Save the Children International

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Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Field Humanitarian Operations Leader
About US:
Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and
has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been
implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda
in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and
participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive
to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through
partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children,
and by achieving results at scale.  In
Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child
Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food
Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.
Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North,
Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the
Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives.
We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2014, we
reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91
million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Education Coordinator, ALP works with the line
manager to support ALP field teams in coordinating and implementing of
Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) activities across the 3 South Sudanese
response sites in Arua, Adjumani and Kiryandongo. ALP is an initiative to meet
the education gaps and to complement the ongoing government UPE program for
school dropouts and out of school children in the response and host
communities. ALP provides the conflict and poverty affected children with real
opportunities to join and or/re-join and complete the formal education system
or to access relevant vocational skills training. The incumbent will be responsible
for monitoring programme implementation, initiating and participating in
education-focused studies, documentation and dissemination of innovations and
good practices. The Education Coordinator, ALP will also contribute to policy
research and advocacy on education through networking and collaboration with
relevant civil society organisations, implementing partners and other
institutions; playing a big role in establishing, maintaining and quality
programming in the respective thematic area. The jobholder will also be responsible
for monitoring project interventions and following up implementation of the
accountability framework. The job holder is also responsible for working with
the partner and providing technical support to the partner staff.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
    Education Coordinator, ALP job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree
    or higher in Education preferably in Teacher education. Additional
    qualifications in Teacher Education will be an added advantage.
  • A minimum of four years of post-qualification
    working experience in planning and implementing Education programmes with
    INGOs with at least two years of teaching experience in primary schools or
    as a Tutor in Primary Teachers’ College.
  • Excellent analytical skills and strategic
    planning abilities.
  • Ability to establish and maintain conducive
    collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
  • Computer literacy and excellent documentation
    skills are a must.
  • Availability and willingness to work extra
    hours during times of humanitarian responses.
  • Highly developed cultural awareness and
    ability to work well in an international environment with people from
    diverse backgrounds and cultures.
  • Ability to intervene with crisis management
    or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication
    skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
  • Excellent time management and planning
    capacity.
  • Availability and willingness to work extra
    hours during times of humanitarian responses.
  • Prior exposure and experience of working with
    the Local Government, and local partners with focus on improving the
    learning environments is an added advantage.
  • Proven ability to speak local the language
    and directly interact with target group will be an added advantage
  • Willingness to be based in the field and to
    travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous
    conditions.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send their application letters
with detailed CVs indicating three referees, two of whom should have been
direct supervisors submitted to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
addressed to:
The
Director of Human Resources & Administration,
Save
the Children,
Plot
68/70, Kira Road,
Kampala.
Uganda.
NB:
  • Testimonials/certificates should not be
    attached to applications.
  • Hand delivered applications will not be
    accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 24th March 2016 by 5:00PM

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