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• Support
  school leaders in identification of areas for professional development
  and/ or training needs and lead in training for staff
• Monitor
  or support school leaders to deliver a range of school-based teacher
  training based on identified training needs (including lesson
  observations, in-service training sessions, meetings, mentoring, coaching
  etc.)
• Designing
  and delivering training for school leaders and teachers at national and/or
  regional workshops and conferences
• Provide
  progress reports on school support at individual schools and within
  specified clusters or regions
• Follow
  up with schools/teachers to ensure implementation of new skills acquired
  through central and regional trainings
• Take
  lead on measuring teaching and learning effectiveness in the cluster
  schools through conducting periodical learning walks and documenting the
  practices
• Identify
  and document best practices in the teaching and learning and facilitate a
  process of sharing such practices among the cluster schools and the entire
  network
• Participate
  / attend CPD courses or other centrally coordinated trainings aiming at
  building staff capacity in the delivery of quality education

• Support
  each PEAS school to action the teaching and learning-related
  recommendations from School Inspection report, and other sources of data
  through the implementation of its annual School Improvement Plan
• Identify
  and take lead in planning and delivering specific CPD support towards
  improving weak schools in the region
• Liaise
  with relevant PEAS Uganda departments to support implementation of School
  Improvement Plans.
• With
  support from the Regional Program Manager, collaborate with school
  leadership to maintain sufficient number of teachers with right
  qualification and teaching subject combinations, and advise school leaders
  on existing gaps or excess capacity in schools

• Support
  and monitor the delivery of a range of school-based education programmes
  and initiatives including:
• Literacy
  and Life Skills programmes
• School
  based target setting
• School
  leadership development support school ICT and School Information
  Management System
• The
  PEAS Child Protection policy
• Annual
  mock examinations
• Follow
  up with school Head teachers to ensure consistent use of the curriculum
  maps
• Monitor
  and support the effective utilization of learning resources in schools
  such as text books, lab equipment, etc.
• Partnerships
  with other education NGOS/organisations

• Monitor
  the implementation and impact of various PEAS Uganda education initiatives
  at individual schools and at regional level, including by conducting
  termly learning walks in each school
• Create
  timely, accurate and evaluative reports for Regional Programme Managers and
  the Education Quality Manager to enable tracking of specific and general
  quality education initiatives including evaluations of impact at school
• Support
  the collection of specific school based M&E data and actioning
  recommendation from perception survey and other data sources such as the
  dashboard

• As
  may be assigned.
• To
  be considered for this role, we are looking for someone with the following
  attributes:

• The
  applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree (Education). A relevant
  postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
• At
  least three years of experience in capacity building, teacher training, or
  another relevant field.
• Track
  record of improving student learning outcomes through teacher training and
  school support.
• Up
  to date with recent development in Education sector.
• Trainer
  of trainer’s experience (desirable).
• Knowledgeable
  with effective strategies for turning around schools
• Broad
  knowledge and understanding of teacher training methodology and theory of
  change
• Knowledge
  of a range of methods of delivering teacher training beyond workshops and
  conferences
• Ability
  to model the delivery of excellent lessons
• Ability
  to analyze data to support improvement in educational outcomes at
  classroom and school level
• Knowledgeable
  in the integration of ICT to improve teaching and learning, and the use of
  data in improving schools
• Ability
  to train trainers.
• Excellent
  English language, oral and written communication skills
• Flexibility,
  initiative and self-driven
• Results-oriented
• 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
• Show
  commitment to the PEAS values

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