National Pedagogy Project Officer NGO Careers – Belgian Development Agency (BTC) Uganda

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Job Title:          National Pedagogy Project Officer
Organization: Belgian
Development Agency (BTC) Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About US:
The Belgian Development Agency, BTC, mobilises its resources and its
expertise to eliminate poverty in the world. BTC contributes to the efforts of
the international community and works towards a society that provides present
and future generations with sufficient resources to build a sustainable and
fair world. BTC currently supports more than 200 cooperation projects and programmes
in 18 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In the future, BTC’s efforts
will focus on 14 partner countries as a result of a decision made by the
Minister of Development Cooperation.
Job Summary: The National
Pedagogy Project Officer will be tasked with planning, implementing and
monitoring project activities related to pedagogy in order to contribute
bringing about a paradigm shift in the way teaching and learning is organized
in 5 National Teachers’ Colleges.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
  • Actively participate in the planning,
    implementation and monitoring of the Teacher Training Education Project in
    general, and in the pedagogy component in particular.
  • Participate in the Pedagogy Team meetings
    and related pedagogy working groups.
  • Plan, implement and monitor, together with
    all stakeholders and the appointed working groups, the activities related
    to school practice, support supervision, action research and pedagogical
    projects:
  • Tasked with the preparation of the
    administrative documents (justification, terms of reference, MoU,…)
    needed for the approval and organization of the activities o Preparation
    and delivery of quality documents such as attendance lists, reports,
    presentations, minutes, etc.
  • Proper physical and electronic archiving
    of correspondence, reports, pictures and other project related documents
  • Participate to the different education
    networks existing at the central level (monitoring and evaluation
    meetings,.) on relevant issues for the project.
  • Participate to any other relevant project
    activities (e.g.: coordination meetings, preparation of Steering
    Committees, etc.).
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the National Pedagogy
    Project Officer job opportunity must hold a Masters degree in Education, in areas of pedagogy and teacher
    training
  • A
    minimum of five years’ proven experience in teacher education and teacher
    training
  • Significant
    experience in working in and with NGOs or in bi- or multilateral
    aid is an asset
  • Proven
    expertise in student-centred Active Teaching & Learning approaches
  • Proven experience in project management
    (preparation, implementation and follow-up of project activities)
  • Extensive
    knowledge of the current secondary education reform in Uganda is an added
    advantage
  • Excellent
    English writing skills
  • Computer
    literacy skills i.e. proficiency in MS Office (excel, outlook, word and
    PowerPoint skills have to be on a proficient level) and internet
  • Excellent
    communication and facilitation skills (interest in participatory
    approaches and team work)
  • Willingness
    to work overtime and ability to bear stress
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should hand deliver an
application letter, an updated CV (Resume) with copies of academic and
professional certificates as well at least 3 (Three) recent referees with their
contacts addressed to;
Human Resource Officer;
Plot 1B Lower Kololo Terrace,
P.O. Box 40131, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 30th June 2017

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