Several Fresher Project Officer Education NGO Job Opportunities – World Vision International

Job Title:         Project Officer 1 – Education
Organisation: World
Vision International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Child
Sponsorship and Development Facilitator
About US:
World Vision Uganda
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World
Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary:  The Project Officer 1 – Education Gweri Area Programme will
actively contribute to achieving equitable access and quality education
planning, implementing, and monitoring the Education Quality Improvement
Program (EQUIP) activities through approaches that improve enrolment,
retention, completion, literacy, numeracy and life skills. The position will
also support the roll out of best practices and models in a manner that
promotes ownership and sustainability.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Project Planning and Implementation:
  • Plan and coordinate all sub county and
    district based project activities in consultation with the TPO, the CCT
    and the DEO
  • Plan and implement school based project
    activities.
  • Develop activity concepts in line with
    the detailed annual operation plan, the budget and TP log frame
  • Organize meetings and workshops for
    teachers and field facilitators to implement education project activities
    and models
  • Track and manage activity budgets and
    ensure timely and cost effective project implementation.
  • Produce timely, accurate, compliant and
    quality reports
  • Participant in project management
    meetings and reflection forums
  • Support and participate in district
    education Advocacy initiatives
  • Conduct and facilitate community
    awareness raising and community mobilization
  • Ensure cross cutting themes are
    mainstreamed in education project
Technical support and training
  • Work in close liaison with the CCT and
    the DEO, conduct a capacity needs assessment for teachers and literacy
    volunteer
  • Formulate a capacity building plan for
    teachers and volunteers
  • Mobilization of and conducting trainings
    to build capacities on supporting enrolment, retention and completion
  • Provide mentoring and coaching to
    teachers through support supervision visits
  • Build Local level Peer mentoring
    mechanism for teachers, School management committees and literacy
    volunteers
  • Identify technical experts to train
    district and community groups
  • Liaise with the TPO for technical
    support on capacity building
Partnership and Networking:
  • Identify and build linkages, relations,
    collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in
    implementation at the Sub County and District level
  • Support development of school
    improvement plans and monitor their implementation
  • Participation in sub county coordination
    meetings to influence decisions on education
  • Organize periodic partner and
    stakeholder monitoring visits
  • Organize teachers and literacy
    volunteers fora to promote learning
  • Participate and represent WVU in key
    technical working forums at the sub county and the district
  • Conduct advocacy campaigns for education
    in general and girl child education in particular
Documentation and Reporting
  • Maintain a data bank for schools in the
    APs, head teachers, enrolment, drop out, teachers, teachers trained in
    different models
  • Conduct school mapping and peer group
    mapping and document for project activities
  • Effectively document all information
    related to girl child enrolment trends in targeted school
  • Responsible for capturing individual
    children attendance, performance and behavior indicators related to drop
    out of children
  • Document good practices and project
    success stories and share them
Support Supervision and Mentoring
  • Conduct support supervision and
    mentoring sessions for teachers
  • Facilitate formation of children
    network/peer networks at school and sub county level
  • Support schools to have classroom print
    rich materials,
  • Maintain a record of RCs in Schools and
    monitor their attendance and performance during school visits
  • Hold reflection meetings on key
    education program activities and indicators

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the World Vision
    Uganda Project Officer 1 – Education job opportunity must hold a degree in
    education or any other degree but with a diploma in education.
  • At least two years’ experience in
    education and or community work.
  • Experience in the education sector
    programming in a reputable organization is an added advantage
  • Computer literacy skills
  • Good writing and reporting skills
  • Networking and influencing skills
  • Ability to communicate in applicable
    local language(s)
  • Passion for children.
  • Track record demonstrating high integrity,
    reliability and dependable
  • Ability to work with minimal
    supervision.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please follow
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal.  Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 30th October 2018
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