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Job Title:     Project
Officer – Primary Education

Organisation: Finn
Church Aid (FCA)

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to:
Project Manager

About US:

Finn Church Aid is
Finland’s biggest development co-operation organisation and the second biggest
organisation in Finland working in humanitarian aid. Finn Church Aid is a
member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and
humanitarian aid organisations forming one of the world’s largest aid
organisations. Finn Church Aid is committed to continue working until people in
need of assistance can make their own living and fulfill their basic needs.
Finn Church Aid also campaigns for dignity and justice.

Job Summary:    The Project
Officer – Primary Education will carry out field assessments, monitoring the
progress of the projects activities and be the key focal point for the
teachers/facilitators, students, caregiver and community groups in one of the
districts mentioned above. Ensuring full inclusion of the most vulnerable
children and families is a key responsibility of this role. The role will be
based directly in the districts and will have direct interaction with teachers,
school management committees, head teachers of selected schools in the district
and community groups, and other stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Undertake timely, Education project
  activity duties as per work plan as delegated by the Project;
• Ensure timely delivery and
  implementation of project activities;
• Track project deliverables using
  appropriate tools & indicators;
• Constantly monitor and report on
  progress of the project to Project Manager;
• Present reports defining project
  progress, challenges and solutions;
• Implement and manage project changes and
  challenges to achieve project outputs;
• Schedule and coordinate meetings,
  appointments;
• Responsible for mobilization of project
  beneficiaries;
• Register beneficiary complaints and
  submit those to line manager;
• Undertake any other duties as
  appropriate and within the post holders capabilities;
• Conduct follow up on all project
  activities to ensure efficiency, timeliness and program quality;  Participate in information gathering and
  assessments;
• Carry out site mapping exercises to
  determine the class locations based on population size, education needs,
  and access to formal education;
• Carry out education service mapping of
  both formal and non-formal services for information sharing and referrals
  with the projects beneficiaries;
• Participate in additional information
  gathering and assessments as required;
• Participate in teacher trainings in the
  district;
• Work with the district education
  department to plan education activities in the district;
• Monitor field level implementation of
  primary education;
• Monitor the qualitative and quantitative
  delivery of primary education classes, such as student progress
  appraisals, teaching methods, attendance rates, assets management, etc;
• Ensure adherence by primary education
  teachers to the standard operating procedures and codes of conduct;
• Conduct regular coordination meetings
  with primary education teachers, caregivers and community representative
  groups to identify activity progress, successes and areas for improvement;
• Train teachers/facilitators and
  supervise their development Support continuous performance improvement
  support to the teachers in close collaboration with the district education
  officials;

Reporting and
information management;

• Prepare weekly reports on qualitative
  and quantitative data against project indicators;
• Responsible for field level
  documentation, such as attendance sheets, teacher feedback forms and
  community meeting minutes.
• Monitor the correct usage of documentation,
  and support to fill gaps as needed.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Finn Church Aid
  (FCA) Project Officer – Primary Education job must hold a Bachelor’s
  Degree in Primary or Teacher Education from a reputable university;
• At least three to five years of working
  experience in education, in administration and/or classroom teaching
• Ability to work efficiently and calmly
  under pressure;
• Strong empathy skills and genuine care
  and respect for needs of others, especially children refugees;
• The ability to work in a systematic and
  organized manner;
• The ability to prioritize competing
  demands;
• Commitment to humanitarian principles
  and values;
• Commitment to FCA equal opportunity and
  gender practices, FCA’s Programme Participant Protection Policy and FCA’s
  accountability commitments

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to hand deliver a completed
application letter and CV to the address below. Ensure to indicate the job
title applied for on the left hand corner of the envelope.

Applications can
also be delivered at FCA field offices in Adjumani, Moyo, Rwamwanja, Kyaka II,
Arua and Yumbe.

Finn Church Aid
(FCA) – Uganda Program

Plot 1495, Roche
close – Muyenga, off Tank hill Road

P.O. Box 21826,
Kampala- Uganda

Deadline: 16th August 2019

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