Job Title: National District
Performance Lead
Performance Lead
Organisation:
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
About Mott MacDonald:
Mott MacDonald
is a leading, employee-owned global management, engineering and development
consultancy with £1 billion revenue and more than 14,000 staff working in 140
countries for both the public and private sectors. Our International
Development Services Unit, IDS, operates portfolios within the international
development sectors of Environment, Climate, Water, Roads, Rural & Urban
Development, Education, Health, Social and Economic Development in over 40
countries. Together we implement and manage projects in developing countries
and emerging economies around the world, supporting national governments and
municipalities in policy, planning, project design and delivery. We are
committed to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to
provide our expertise to improve the lives of people in need.
is a leading, employee-owned global management, engineering and development
consultancy with £1 billion revenue and more than 14,000 staff working in 140
countries for both the public and private sectors. Our International
Development Services Unit, IDS, operates portfolios within the international
development sectors of Environment, Climate, Water, Roads, Rural & Urban
Development, Education, Health, Social and Economic Development in over 40
countries. Together we implement and manage projects in developing countries
and emerging economies around the world, supporting national governments and
municipalities in policy, planning, project design and delivery. We are
committed to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and to
provide our expertise to improve the lives of people in need.
About SESIL Programme:
SESIL (Strengthening
Education Systems for Improved Learning), is a four-year education programme
designed to improve the quality and equity of measurable learning outcomes at
lower primary level in Uganda. SESIL will do this by strengthening
the systems needed to manage and raise the performance of four key drivers of
learning outcomes: teachers, schools, districts, and assessment and
examinations.
Education Systems for Improved Learning), is a four-year education programme
designed to improve the quality and equity of measurable learning outcomes at
lower primary level in Uganda. SESIL will do this by strengthening
the systems needed to manage and raise the performance of four key drivers of
learning outcomes: teachers, schools, districts, and assessment and
examinations.
Job Summary: The National District Performance Lead will
take overall leadership of SESIL’s District Performance work stream the purpose
of which is to strengthen district education management systems in order to
achieve better learning outcomes for boys and girls, particularly at the lower
primary level.
take overall leadership of SESIL’s District Performance work stream the purpose
of which is to strengthen district education management systems in order to
achieve better learning outcomes for boys and girls, particularly at the lower
primary level.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Provide
technical leadership within the SESIL team on all work that pertains to
improving the performance of district education management and administration,
in particular to advise on and design initiatives that support the
strengthening of systems in:
Provide
technical leadership within the SESIL team on all work that pertains to
improving the performance of district education management and administration,
in particular to advise on and design initiatives that support the
strengthening of systems in:
·
Prioritising:
focusing on a small number of core priorities that offer the greatest potential
for achieving better learning outcomes for all children.
Prioritising:
focusing on a small number of core priorities that offer the greatest potential
for achieving better learning outcomes for all children.
·
Using
evidence: getting and using education performance data and information to
monitor performance and drive improvement.
Using
evidence: getting and using education performance data and information to
monitor performance and drive improvement.
·
Problem-solving:
ability to adopt a problem-solving approach that identifies and analyses
bottle-necks in performance
Problem-solving:
ability to adopt a problem-solving approach that identifies and analyses
bottle-necks in performance
·
The
above will involve providing overall technical leadership through initiative
design, delivery and monitoring to improve, inter alia, the following key areas
of district education management and administration:
The
above will involve providing overall technical leadership through initiative
design, delivery and monitoring to improve, inter alia, the following key areas
of district education management and administration:
·
District
education planning, budget and resource allocation, including the distribution
and allocation of teachers (deployment and transfers)
District
education planning, budget and resource allocation, including the distribution
and allocation of teachers (deployment and transfers)
·
District
education office management routines of progress checks on priorities and
follow-up actions
District
education office management routines of progress checks on priorities and
follow-up actions
·
District
monitoring and supervision of primary schools, including school inspection
District
monitoring and supervision of primary schools, including school inspection
·
Establishing
literacy and numeracy benchmarks through which to measure learning outcomes
Establishing
literacy and numeracy benchmarks through which to measure learning outcomes
·
Identify
as required areas/initiatives where short-term expertise is required and
specify, through the drafting of appropriate Terms of Reference, the work to be
undertaken.
Identify
as required areas/initiatives where short-term expertise is required and
specify, through the drafting of appropriate Terms of Reference, the work to be
undertaken.
·
Support,
manage and monitor such short-term inputs ensuring all deliverables are
achieved.
Support,
manage and monitor such short-term inputs ensuring all deliverables are
achieved.
·
Technical
in relation to central programmes and agencies
Technical
in relation to central programmes and agencies
·
At the
central/national level participate in and advise on all issues that pertain to
improved district performance, in particular relevant initiatives within the
Directorate of Education Standards (DES), the Ministry of Education and Sports
(MOES) and the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG).
At the
central/national level participate in and advise on all issues that pertain to
improved district performance, in particular relevant initiatives within the
Directorate of Education Standards (DES), the Ministry of Education and Sports
(MOES) and the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG).
·
Develop
effective working relationships with other relevant development partners (e.g.
bi- and multi-lateral programmes, NGOs) working in the area of district
performance.
Develop
effective working relationships with other relevant development partners (e.g.
bi- and multi-lateral programmes, NGOs) working in the area of district
performance.
·
Contribute
as a team member to SESIL’s overall planning, monitoring and reporting routines
under the direction of the Team Leader and/or Deputy Team Leader
Contribute
as a team member to SESIL’s overall planning, monitoring and reporting routines
under the direction of the Team Leader and/or Deputy Team Leader
·
To
liaise with other team members to ensure there is coherence and consistency
across the several work streams, in particular the M4R, school and teacher
performance advisers.
To
liaise with other team members to ensure there is coherence and consistency
across the several work streams, in particular the M4R, school and teacher
performance advisers.
·
To embed
issues of gender and inclusion within all work.
To embed
issues of gender and inclusion within all work.
·
In close
collaboration with other Performance Leads, oversee the work of the Regional
Coordinators and Regional Education Quality Specialist, as well as the work of
the District Coordinators, to ensure that they develop and implement effective
strategies that raise and district performance.
In close
collaboration with other Performance Leads, oversee the work of the Regional
Coordinators and Regional Education Quality Specialist, as well as the work of
the District Coordinators, to ensure that they develop and implement effective
strategies that raise and district performance.
·
This
will include:
This
will include:
·
Leading
on the planning and sequencing of regional and district level work as it
pertains to district performance
Leading
on the planning and sequencing of regional and district level work as it
pertains to district performance
·
Supporting
the Regional Coordinators and Regional Education Quality Specialist, and
through them the District Coordinators,
Supporting
the Regional Coordinators and Regional Education Quality Specialist, and
through them the District Coordinators,
·
Establishing
and implementing regular review and reporting routines
Establishing
and implementing regular review and reporting routines
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
ideal candidate must hold a relevant graduate (or postgraduate preferred)
qualification in (education preferred)
The
ideal candidate must hold a relevant graduate (or postgraduate preferred)
qualification in (education preferred)
·
Varied
and recent experience of working in service delivery with, or in, local
government, preferably in a performance improvement capacity.
Varied
and recent experience of working in service delivery with, or in, local
government, preferably in a performance improvement capacity.
·
Strong
communication skills – ability to express ideas and information clearly and
simply, both verbally and in writing. A high level of written and spoken English
is essential.
Strong
communication skills – ability to express ideas and information clearly and
simply, both verbally and in writing. A high level of written and spoken English
is essential.
·
Strong
analytical skills – ability to investigate and understand constraints and
bottle-necks
Strong
analytical skills – ability to investigate and understand constraints and
bottle-necks
·
High
levels of creativity and innovation –
High
levels of creativity and innovation –
·
ability
to develop and test new approaches to old problems
ability
to develop and test new approaches to old problems
·
Leadership
and team work – ability to support others through mentoring and coaching
Leadership
and team work – ability to support others through mentoring and coaching
·
Facilitation
skills – ability to design, prepare and deliver training and consultation
workshops
Facilitation
skills – ability to design, prepare and deliver training and consultation
workshops
·
Sound
understanding of Uganda’s education system, decentralisation and local
government processes and practices.
Sound
understanding of Uganda’s education system, decentralisation and local
government processes and practices.
·
Understanding
of the concepts and principles of Managing for Results (or similar, e.g.
Performance Management, Results Oriented Management, Deliverology), District
Improvement Planning.
Understanding
of the concepts and principles of Managing for Results (or similar, e.g.
Performance Management, Results Oriented Management, Deliverology), District
Improvement Planning.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are invited to apply direct via the careers
website of Mott MacDonald at the web lick below. Please create an account and
submit a curriculum vitae and application letter.
qualified and interested candidates are invited to apply direct via the careers
website of Mott MacDonald at the web lick below. Please create an account and
submit a curriculum vitae and application letter.
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