Job Title: Education Assistant
Organisation: Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)
Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to:
Project Officer Education
Project Officer Education
About US:
The Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60
years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for
refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of
displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education,
emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene
sectors.
Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60
years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for
refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of
displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education,
emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene
sectors.
Job Summary: The Education Assistant will be responsible
for the day to day running of the centers. The incumbent will closely work with
the teachers, learners and the community members. He/ she will be required to work
in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation,
inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our
actions and relationships.
for the day to day running of the centers. The incumbent will closely work with
the teachers, learners and the community members. He/ she will be required to work
in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation,
inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our
actions and relationships.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Monitor and report on the project activities
and ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards - Work with the community education
committees in the planning and enrollment of the activities - Distribute and monitor the use of school
materials according to procedures - Administrate teachers’ and school
children’s payments and entitlements - Assist the teachers in their work
- Suggest new methods and approaches in
order to improve the quality of the activities - Report all protection related concerns
- Carry out data collection as required
- Prepare field reports
- Prepare and file relevant documents as
required by line manager - Responsible for community
mobilization/sensitization on ALP/VST and other related activities. - Provide on-site support supervision and
feedback to ALP/VST teachers and Head teachers and Instructors. - Ensure community participation,
contribution and ownership in the ALP/VST program. - Carry home visits to ALP/VST
learners/students and take part in discussing issues that affect the child
as a mentoring process. - Liaise with community leaders to ensure
that out of school children benefit from ALP activities. - Identify community concerns that hinder
the enrolment of children in ALP, retention and completion and recommend
measures to address them. - Prepare weekly and monthly reports on
activities within each ALP school with relevant data - Inspect and supervise regularly all the
ALP/VSTcenters/schools. - Ensure a constructive co-operation with
local authorities and host schools in implementing ALP activities. - Assist in identification and
registration of ALP/VST learners (database) - Assist in updating ALP/VST learners’ and
teachers’ data base. - Participate in relevant meetings
including coordination meetings with other education partners at field
level
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee
Council (NRC) Education Assistant job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s
degree in education - Registered with Ministry of Education
and Sports and in possession of registration certificate - Teaching experience of five years and
above. - Experience from working with education
projects in a humanitarian/recovery context - Previous experience from working in
complex and volatile contexts - Documented results related to the
position’s responsibilities - Fluency in both spoken and written
English - Ability to speak any local language
commonly spoken by the beneficiaries - Knowledge of the local context and
education systems in Uganda - Ability to work harmoniously with the
refugees and host communities.
How to Apply:
All interested and
qualified Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of the world’s leading relief
organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) should apply by visiting the web
link below.
qualified Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of the world’s leading relief
organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) should apply by visiting the web
link below.
Deadline: 14th January 2019
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