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• Develops minimum standards and technical
  frameworks on education that can guide Plan International Uganda into
  project design.
• Designs high quality concept notes and
  proposals for resource mobilisation calls in education programme issues
  and ensures that education interventions are informed by and integrated
  with other strategic technical areas of health, child protection, youth
  empowerment and WASH.
• Supervises Project Manager/Coordinators
  implementing education projects and monitors programme quality by
  technically guiding field implementation, overseeing budget expenditure,
  reviewing quarterly reports and coordinate education interventions country
  wide. The supervision of Project Managers/Project Coordinators is
  coordinated with Programme Unit Managers.
• Implements the Programme Quality Policy
  and Procedures at all times.
• Manages donor compliance during project
  implementation by education programme staff and partners, including
  producing high quality and timely reports.
• Leads the development of the Monitoring,
  Evaluation and Research Framework for the thematic area; develops quality
  TORs for evaluations, baselines and research.
• Work in close collaboration with MER team,
  keeps track on the outcomes, indicators, milestones and targets of
  Education in the Country Strategic and consolidates the progress for the
  Quarterly and Annual Report.
• Identifies learning and training
  opportunities for staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model.
• Manages and oversees national advocacy
  efforts in the area of education in collaboration with other National
  Programme Managers. Support with technical documentation of evidences from
  the projects, develop position papers and write stories of change when
  required. Makes sure that all projects on education have advocacy tasks
  that are aligned to the Advocacy Strategy and the SDG influencing plan.
• Coordinates Plan International Uganda’s
  work with efforts of other agencies and government and represents Plan
  International Uganda at national, regional and international level on
  matters relating to education programming and networks within and outside
  of Plan International.
• Builds and manages strategic partnerships
  with local organisations and government institutions. Works with the
  Partnership Manager to develop capacity building plans to partners and
  monitors and review partnership performance.
• Prepares the budget at national level,
  advise Programme Units on budget allocation for education programmes and
  monitors timely implementation of budgets.
• Produces high quality documentation on
  education interventions aiming at programme modelling, replication and
  scaling up. Facilitates organisational learning in the country by
  developing, collecting and disseminating relevant internal and external
  programme information on education.
• Influences and guides Plan International
  Uganda Country Leadership Team to ensure full education safety of staff.
• Liaises with other offices in Plan
  National Organisations, International Headquarter and other countries on
  education programmes.

• The ideal candidate for the Plan
  International National Programme Manager – Education job placement should
  hold a Master’s degree (preferred) in Education, Social Work or its
  equivalent, and Post Graduate Diploma in Management is an added advantage.
• A minimum of five years of managerial or
  technical advisory experience in the design, implementation and evaluation
  of education programmes, including donor compliance.
• Extensive knowledge of the development
  sector and demonstrable knowledge of education programming, especially on
  Primary Education, Early Childhood Care, Early Grade Learning
  interventions, Community Based Rehabilitation to promote inclusion of
  children with disabilities, teacher’s training and participatory school
  governance.
• Broad knowledge of using ICT4D methodologies
  into education programming
• Strengthening systems approach.
• Knowledge of environment and current
  effective practices of education in Uganda, including existing networks, Civil
  Society Organisations and government stakeholders.
• Knowledge of programming education
  integrated interventions, including with health, child protection, Youth
  Economic Empowerment and Water and Sanitation.
• Demonstrable leadership within a networked
  environment.
• Proven experience in programme design,
  developing strategy and being responsible for technical implementation of
  the programme, including budget management, monitoring and evaluating
  education programmes in development contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to identify the main
  gaps in education in the given context to inform a holistic response for
  children.
• Experience working with and or managing
  variety of donor funded programmes as well as compliance with donor
  regulations.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  gender in education and tackling exclusion.
• Ability to assess the risk.
• Excellent proposal development and report
  writing skills. Knowledge of institutional donors.
• Strong verbal communication skills,
  including networking, negotiating ability and influencing others.
• A good understanding of effective
  monitoring and evaluation systems
• Project management and supervision,
  including budget management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the
  ability to work with people from diverse cultures, ability to lead and
  motivate people to work in teams
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
  within education programmes.
• Partnership building and management,
  working through partners.
• Experience in capacity building and in
  strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to
  education programmes. Good facilitations skills.
• Programming on Children’s Rights.
• Skilled in the use of computer software.
• Good understanding and ability to use
  participatory approaches for involvement of stakeholders and creating
  program ownership.
• Excellent skills of working with children
  and facilitating child participation.
• Shows commitment and understanding to
  always act in the best interest of the child and respect to human rights.
• Holds self-accountable for making
  decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling
  Plan International values, striving for lasting impact.
• Honest, encourages openness and
  transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity, capacity to
  include and empower others.
• Comfortable working with others, as part
  of a team or as a team leader. Builds and maintains effective
  relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
  and supporters; approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of
  competitive strength.
• Develops and encourages new and innovative
  solutions.
• Thinks strategically, reflects about
  achievements and recognises people’s contribution.
• Promotes a culture of learning and
  sharing.

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