Project Officer – Early Childhood Development Non-profit Jobs – Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)

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Job Title:   Project Officer – Early Childhood Development   

Organisation: Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Programme Director

 

About US:

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), was established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1967. AKF is a private, not-for-profit international development agency that seeks to provide long-term solutions to society’s problems. AKF brings together human, financial, and technical resources to address challenges faced by the poorest and most marginalised communities in the world. AKF has a special focus on investing in human potential, expanding opportunity, and improving the overall quality of life, especially for women and girls. AKF’s primary areas of focus are; Education; Early Childhood Development (ECD); Health and Nutrition; Civil Society; Agriculture and Food Security; and Economic Inclusion.

 

Job Summary:  AKF though the Madrasa Early Childhood Development Program, Uganda (MECPU) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Project Officer –ECD who will be responsible for supporting program implementation in Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono which will be running until end of 2022. The Project Officer will perform his/her duties under the close supervision of the Programme Director.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Conduct workshops for parents and teachers on remote learning approaches for children.
  • Site based mentoring and coaching activities for the key stakeholders including teachers, parents and Local Government Officials.
  • Providing technical support to the Teachers, VHTs and health workers on ECD.
  • Organise and Conduct training including both Centre based and site-based mentoring for teachers under the ECD programme in Wakiso, Mukono Kampala.
  • Training district and sub county officials to deliver on ECD programs, providing quality assurance and on their role of delivering integrated ECD program in the district
  • Participating in District level events that are geared towards supporting ECD
  • Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure that the programme is implemented as per plan.
  • Organise District review meetings to track the progress on the programme and receive feedback from the local government leadership.
  • Flags issues of concerns on the programme to the Programme Director for assistance, guidance or resolutions.
  • Identify capacity gaps and arrange for appropriate training of ECD caregivers to adequately equip them with necessary skills and knowledge required to accomplish their responsibilities at the day operational level.
  • Collects, documents and provides field data and information; lessons and best practices to inform reports for internal and external use; and support the M&E officer in data collection and analysis.
  • Work with other staff members to develop materials and plans for training ECD caregivers
  • Perform other relevant duties as and when assigned by the Programme Director.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree in ECD/ECCE or related field
  • Two to three years of experience of working as an ECD programme Officer. Working with communities on promotion of ECD will be an added advantage.
  • Demonstrable experience with adult learning facilitation
  • Experience managing stake holders at district level, e.g. schools, communities, local government etc and mobilization skills.
  • Fluent in Luganda
  • An excellent command of spoken and written English, including report writing and computer skills, especially MS Word and Excel.
  • Ability to ride a motorcycle will be an added advantage.
  • Adherence to AKF’s values and safeguarding policy.
  • Impeccable honesty and work ethics
  • Personal commitment to working as reliable, honest, & trustworthy member of AKFU team

 

How to Apply:

All candidates interested in this unique career opportunity with AKF should submit a two-page cover letter and a maximum three-page CV including the names and contact information of three professional referees at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 4th March 2022 by 4:30pm

 

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