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Job Title:  District Project Officer (DPO) (4 Job Placements)

Organisation: Bantwana Initiative Uganda

Duty Station: Jinja and Lira, Uganda (indicate your preferred duty station)

Reports to: Regional Coordinator

About Organisation:

In 2005, Bantwana Initiative Uganda was founded to support the fourth wave of the HIV epidemic impact on communities that saw a massive increase in Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Since local registration, Bantwana  has strengthened its collaboration with  local leaders as well as focused community efforts which emphasizes holistic care for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Bantwana has addressed compounding vulnerabilities especially those affected by poverty, HIV, and gender-based violence, which are affecting adolescent girls and boys as well as younger children-through parenting programs.

Job Summary:   The District Project Officers (DPO) will be responsible for leading the direct implementation of day-to-day TLC ECE field activities in the targeted districts. S/he will provide technical and administrative support to the Community structures and ECE centers working with TLC to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services to the target beneficiaries, while stimulating learning, team environment and external relationships at the district, sub-county and community level. Working with the OVC partner, the DPO will address bottlenecks/challenges affecting the achievements of TLC ECE service delivery targets across the target districts leading to increased enrolment of 3-5year olds into primary school with pre literacy and numeracy skills. S/he will work closely with the Regional Coordinator, MEL Officer and Finance and Operations Assistant to ensure adherence to BIU and TLC standards and procedures. The DPO will report to the Regional Coordinator.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead BIU TLC project implementation, monitoring, reporting, developing and maintaining partnerships to meet TLC ECE objectives in the targeted districts.

Identify opportunities and implement agreed strategies to increase access to high-quality ECE programming for marginalized groups and build referral pathways for successful transition of children to primary school in the TLC target school communities.

Work closely with other TLC consortium partners, OVC/REAL Father partner staff, and District Local Governments to map targeted beneficiaries/ECE centers and build strong partnerships for comprehensive service delivery to the targeted beneficiaries.

Provide technical expertise to Community Resource Persons and ECE caregivers on efficient and effective delivery of the Community Based Early Childhood Education (CBECE) model, and handle administrative and supervisory responsibilities.

Strengthen the capacity of Community Resource Persons, ECE Centers and other key education stakeholders within the targeted districts to integrate gender equity, social and emotional learning and other social inclusion considerations into intervention design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.

Participate in the development of project annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly work plans and organizing of CBECE review and reflection meetings at district level

Work with the Regional Coordinator and OVC/REAL Father partner staff to ensure an integral approach during implementation of TLC ECE interventions.

Ensure relevant targets are met, as well as identifying new initiatives that strengthen and deepen programming to achieve learning outcomes among the 3-5year olds.

Support timely development and submission of project reports both quarterly and annual progress reports, including documenting all administrative and programmatic activities such as meeting minutes, case studies and day-to-day field level observations.

Provide mentorship, support supervision and coaching to Community structures and ECE caregivers to enable them deliver the CBECE model to beneficiary households and ECE centers including employing Learning through Play (LtP) age- and developmentally appropriate approaches.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

A bachelor’s degree in Leadership, Management, Education, Social Works and Social Sciences, Community Development, Gender Studies, or any other related degree in Humanities. Additional training in Project Planning and Management is an added advantage.

Minimum of 4 years progressive experience implementing USG funded or other key Education donor funded projects.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and abilities Required;

Experience in developing, managing and monitoring high-quality ECE programming for marginalized groups, particularly in community-based early childhood settings, and home-based (parenting) settings.

Proven experience in applying Learning through Play methodologies is an asset.

Good understanding of the ECE eco-system including knowledge of contextual barriers to pre-primary education within the targeted districts

Experience working on consortium projects and collaborating with the private sector to increase service provision marginalized children and communities.

Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build personal relationships with staff, TLC consortium partners, OVC/REAL Fathers partner staff and Local Government stakeholders within the targeted districts in a culturally sensitive manner

Effective oral and written communication skills to make formal and informal presentations as need arises.

Good understanding of MS Office programs (including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Google products (Drive, Gmail, Docs)

Ability to work in a challenging environment, under high pressure and able to cope with tight deadlines.

Ability to ride a motor cycle (active permit) and willing to travel frequently to project sites including beneficiary households. Knowledge of one of the key local languages in the targeted districts is desired.

How to Apply:

All interested applicants with the required Qualification, Knowledge, Skills, Attributes and Abilities should send their applications and CVs (detailing responsibilities carried out in previous positions) as one pdf to the HR and Admin Officer, Bantwana Initiative Uganda through the following email: info@bantwana.or.ug

Indicate clearly on the application subject line the position and region applied for easy reference.

Deadline: 27th September 2024

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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