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Job Title:  Project Coordinator-Education

Organisation: Plan International

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to: Project Manager

About US:

Plan
International is an independent development and humanitarian not for profit
organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe
in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by
poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most
affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and
partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the
challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We have been building
powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active
in more than 70 countries.

Job Summary:   The Project
Coordinator-Education will play a key role in providing technical leadership,
management and oversight for the education related components in the implementation
of the NORAD End Child Marriage Project ~ implemented by Plan international
Uganda.

Dimensions of the Role

·       Support strengthening of
the local government structures, school governance structures and systems to
establish, and enhance the delivery of quality Primary Education services
through project target schools, communities, and other partners

·       Support establish and
strengthen operations of children led activities through school clubs.

·       Support targeted Primary
school structures and communities to provide quality education as per
government  policies and guidelines
including  enrolment of out of school
children particularly girls

·       Support timely and
efficient implementation of all the project activities in a bid to contribute
to increased enrollment and retention of out of school children, especially
girls and marginalized children in the target schools. The Education Project
Coordinator will ensure the quality, equity, and safety of all children in
delivery of project activities in their respective districts

·       Responsible for the
delivery of the Education component of NORAD project results in accordance with
Plan International’s values and behaviours, including gender transformative
outcomes and Safeguarding of all Children.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Working in Close
consultation and with supervision from the project manager, the Project
Coordinator Education performs the following roles to implement the Education
component of this project:

·       Provide specialised
professional technical support for implementation the education activities
under this project.

·       Support in developing
and implementing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project work plans and
budgets.

·       Prepare and submit to
project manager, high quality activity, weekly, quarterly and annual narrative
reports for all completed activities.

·       Support effective
coordination and management of partnerships as well as building relations with
all other actors involved in the implementation of  this project to achieve desired results

·       Coordinate effectively
with other thematic project coordinators and other staffs supporting the
implementation of this project and leverage efforts, , build synergy, team work
and deliver high quality project results

·       Support tracking,
monitoring, evaluation, documentation and reporting of project outputs,
outcomes, impact or results and changes in close collaboration with MER
Coordinator.

·       Facilitate use of data
and evidence from monitoring and evaluation system to inform decision making to
strengthen processes and implementation of the NORAD project

·       Support effective
project budget utilization, management and monitoring for activities directly
implemented by Plan staff and partners.

·       Support timely
accountability for funds used to implement project in line with Plan
international accounting policies and procedures and donor requirements.

·       Assist in effective
management of project resources including procurements in accordance with Plan
International Uganda policies and guidelines and in accordance with grant
conditions.

·       Support with
representation in meetings with partners, government line ministries and other
stakeholders at district and national level project related activities in close
consultation with the Project manager.

·       Assist with project risk
management in the implementation of the project to minimise their occurrence
and possible effects on the project in line with Plan International Risk
Management policy and project risk mitigation measures

·       Ensure compliance with
Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and
guidelines in all project activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal applicant must
hold a Bachelors or Post Graduate degree in Education, any relevant field with
wide demonstrated relevant experience in teaching and working with schools,
pupils, teachers, parents and other education stakeholders

·       Good knowable and
experience in use of pedagogy to promote violence free and child friendly
learning environment.

·       At least 5 years of
progressively professional work experience in design, implementation, and
evaluation of education programmes. Experience working in international non-
governmental organization an asset.

·       Excellent coordination
and organization skills. Able to work in a matrix environment and keep track of
multiple priorities and adhere to deadlines.

·       Demonstrated skills and
experience in report writing, donor compliance, and budget management.

·       Ability to identify and
synthesise best practices and lessons learned to promote knowledge management
and sustainability.

·       Understands educational
policies, developments, and trends

·       Exhibits technical
experience in education, educational structures, operations and management.

·       Ability to work in hard
to reach hard areas and to stay familiar with programming for vulnerable children
especially young girls and boys

·       Establishes effective
partnerships with external stakeholders

·       Excellent communication
(verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with ability to work with people
from diverse cultures

·       Strong computer skills
and knowledge of Microsoft software including MS Word processing, Power point
presentation, Excel spreadsheets, e-mail, and web-based research

·       Experience with gender
transformative programming (GTP) and mainstreaming gender equality and
inclusion in in the education context

·       Experience working with
Education or Child protection programmes in development & humanitarian
context.

How to Apply:

All
Qualified candidates please apply online at the link below

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Submit
letters of application together with their Curriculum Vitae and a copy of their
recent pay slip. This should not exceed (2MB).

Only
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Plan
International Uganda is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are therefore
encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity; however, only shortlisted
candidates will he contacted. As a child centered development organization,
Plan international Uganda is committed to prioritizing the safety, protection
and wellbeing of children and young people. Therefore all successful applicants
will be required to sign our safeguarding/CP policy, code of conduct &
complete a police check with Interpol. Plan international Uganda does not ask
for money at airy stages of recruitment process.

Deadline: 7^th
February 2020

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