Fresher Education Assistant NGO Job Opportunities – InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)

Job Title:        Education
Assistant
Organization: InterAid
Uganda Limited (IAU)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Education
Officer
About US:
InterAid Uganda
Limited (IAU) is a non-governmental humanitarian national organization
established in 1988, and duly registered with the NGO Board and NGO Forum. IAU
is actively involved in programs geared towards the protection and improvement
of lives of disadvantaged people living in urban and rural areas in Uganda and
in the Great Lakes Region. InterAid Uganda is focused on its thematic areas of
Rights Protection, Education, Livelihood & Food Security, Health
(HIV&AIDS; Malaria; Maternal and Reproductive Health), Water, Sanitation
& Hygiene (WASH), Environment and Disaster Management and good Management
and Governance systems.
Job Summary:
The Education Assistant will provide support to the Education Officer in
planning, coordination and promotion of easy access of Education for Refugee
children in schools.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Stakeholder
Management:
Supporting the
Education Officer in strengthening partnerships with stakeholders; KCCA
education departments, refugee parents, teachers, learners, communities
Process Management
  • Supporting the Education Officer in mobilizing and sensitizing  refugee parents in  refugee community to support refugee
    children access primary education in UPE and USE schools
  • Supporting the Education Officer in raising awareness among refugee
    communities on the right to education for refugee children.
  • Organizing and conducting individual and group counseling sessions
    to children in UPE and USE schools within in Kampala.
  • Providing support in assessing and identifying support for UPE
    schools.
  • Identifying and assessing vulnerable children for support of UPE and
    USE school fees.
  • Identifying and assessing children with disability for support to
    enroll in special education schools.
  • Organizing and conducting holiday programmes for children in and out
    of school from communities.
  • Supporting the Education officer in monitoring and evaluating the
    NIE programme implementation with School Head Teachers.
  • Supporting the Education Officer in organizing training of teachers
    and PTA members on the good school programme.
  • Coordinating and support the language trainer and the community
    language services to refugees.
  • Compiling input for the weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual and
    specific activity reports and ensure timely submission to the Education
    Officer
  • Implementing the good school programme across all UPE schools.
  • Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the
    Education Officer
Support to
Sections:
Liaising with Legal,
Child protection and SGBV sectors to promote identification and support to
vulnerable children
Compliance: Complying with policies and procedures during
designing, execution of the program activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) Education
    Assistant job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree
    in Education or any other related discipline
  • At least two years relevant work experience in implementing
    Education programs in an NGO environment is preferred
  • Good understanding of the Ugandan Education system
  • Ability to understand and interpret the current education policy of
    Uganda and properly align it to the refugee communities
  • Computer literate like in MS word, power point and excel.
  • Good team player.
  • Good planning and organizational skills
  • Good communication skills both oral and written.
  • Ability to work under multicultural environment and setting.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their cover letters, updated
CVs and photo copies of their professional qualifications including three
referees via E-mail to both recruitment@interaiduganda.org and
iaurecruitment@interaiduganda.org addressed to:
The Executive
Director,
InterAid Uganda,
Plot 1102 Block 8,
Kabala Anjagala Road,
P.O. Box 737
Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 25th June 2018 by 5:00 PM
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