Project Officer-Education NGO Job Careers – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Title:        Project Officer-Education
Organisation: Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station:  Uganda
About NRC:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for
the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter,
education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and
hygiene sectors.
Job Summary: The Project
Officer-Education will be responsible for the development and monitoring of all
projects (or core competence) in West Nile. The current projects include
education, livelihoods/food security and WASH.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent will facilitate Education
    project activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
  • Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor
    requirements
  • Involve and inform communities and
    community leaders about the activities
  • Break down the annual operational plans
    into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
  • The jobholder will also coordinate with
    relevant partners
  • Ensure that procurement, development and
    distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to
    procedures
  • Supervise, train and develop team
  • Prepare and submit periodic progress
    reports and other documents as required
  • Investigate and facilitate introduction of
    new technology, methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of
    the activities
  • Supervise and inspect the ALP teachers and
    Head teachers regularly with specific focus on quality and professionalism
  • Identify training needs of ALP teachers
    and suggest for relevant trainings to meet the needs.
  • Organize and conduct regular meetings with
    ALP school/center management committees in view of improving the ALP
    activities
  • Organize and conduct refresher trainings
    for ALP school/ Centre Management Committees if necessary.
  • Compile and submit monthly ALP activity
    reports.
  • Work closely with and coordinate with
    relevant authorities and communities at field level.
  • Identify and register learners for the ALP
    programme.
  • Update the learners’ and teachers’ data
    base.
  • Identify and coordinate ALP school/centre
    logistical needs.
  • Liaise with the School Management
    Committee (SMC) during follow up of learners and in mobilizing local
    resources to facilitate teaching.
  • Conduct community sensitization meetings
    on ALP programme.
  • Guide, supervise and appraise project
    Assistants under ALP
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee
    Council (NRC) Project Officer-Education job placement should hold a Bachelors
    Degree in Education, Development Studies or related qualification
  • At least three years’ experience from
    working as a Education Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Previous experience from working in
    complex and volatile contexts
  • Documented results related to the
    position’s responsibilities
  • Managing resources and achieving results
  • Handling insecure environments
  • Working with people
  • Ability to cope with change
  • Fluency in English, both written and
    verbal
  • All employees of the Norwegian Refugee
    Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four
    organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of
the world’s leading relief organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
should apply by visiting the web link below.
Deadline: 22nd January
2017
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