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• Contribute
  to the design of global strategic goals and lead on the programme design
  for driving Access, Quality & Sustainability across the PEAS Uganda
  schools network
• Steer
  the development of the PEAS Uganda Education Strategy, annual plans and
  budgets in line with the PEAS Education Approach, global strategic plan
  and values

• Oversee
  centralized programmes team which delivers high quality support and
  supervision across the network: Education Quality, Child Protection,
  Monitoring & Evaluation, and Education Inspections.
• Build
  a culture of commitment, high expectations and collaboration across the
  team where evidence and experience are core to a continuous improvement
  drive across the programme team

• Develop
  regional teams which can reliably implement PEAS’ mission on the ground,
  supporting school leaders to make great decisions which balance Access,
  Quality and Sustainability
• Deliver
  PEAS’ ambitious goals of student enrolment, completion rates, adding value
  to student exam results, cost management and fees collection

• Lead
  on implementation of activities defined by PEAS’ grants, including those
  by major institutions, and support Programmes Team in timely reporting and
  risk management
• Contribute
  to the design of new grant applications, ensuring that activity
  commitments are aligned with programmatic priorities to drive maximum
  impact for PEAS’ beneficiaries

• The
  applicant must hold a degree in education with a relevant post graduate
  qualification from a recognized University
• Six
  years of demonstrated experience in implementing development projects.
• Experience
  successfully running, managing, or supporting a number of schools in Uganda
  and elsewhere
• Strong
  track record of improving educational outcomes in low-resource settings
• Strong
  track record in budget management, reporting and financial management
• Experience
  managing complex stakeholder groups, in particular in rural, low income
  settings
• Experience
  of developing and implementing Child Protection plans and managing Child
  Protection risks
• Experience
  overseeing the implementation of programmes funded by institutional or
  bi-lateral Donors (e.g. DfID, USAID, EU, etc.)
• Passionate
  about improving the life chances of all children through educational
  opportunity
• In-depth
  understanding of internal education issues, in particular as they relate
  to children in Uganda
• Knowledge
  of key issues in development education, public private partnerships in
  education, educational leadership and Teaching & Learning
• Proven
  ability to motivate, manage and develop a mixed ability team
• High
  integrity that will model PEAS core values
• Abilityto
  spend 50% ofthetime in the feld
• Excellent
  oral and written communication skills in English language

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