US Embassy Program Specialist, Education Jobs in Uganda
Minimum Requirements:
At a minimum, the successful candidate’s CV must demonstrate the following:
Education:
A bachelor’s degree in arts or science in Education.
Experience:
Experience as an Educator in Uganda with minimum three (3) years teaching, or related, experience.
Excellent command of spoken and written English language.
Ability to work regularly from Monday through Friday schedule with occasional evening and weekend hours when necessary.
Must be legally able to work in Uganda.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience as an Educator in Uganda with minimum Five (5) years teaching, or related, experience.
National level certification as a teacher (Uganda, USA or other).
One year or more of teacher training experience.
One year experience working with relevant government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, or private businesses.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision, good organization and time management skills.
Willingness to take the initiative; excellent teamwork skills, strong service attitude; personal integrity; strong cross-cultural skills; strong interpersonal skills, strong interest in Uganda’s development; and ability to travel extensively.
Background
The U.S. Peace Corps is an agency of the United States Government, which sends American volunteer development workers to assist in capacity building and technical assistance activities in over 70 countries worldwide. It operates in Uganda by the invitation of the Government of Uganda and has a memorandum of understanding with government ministries that outline broad areas of agreement of cooperation regarding the work of Peace Corps Volunteers in Uganda.
Volunteers are assigned to government and non-governmental agencies and organizations, community-based organizations, colleges and schools who in partnership enable Volunteers to provide capacity building in Education, Health; Agribusiness and Community Economic Development.
Peace Corps also aims to build cultural understanding between Americans and Ugandans. Peace Corps Uganda is located at 48 Malcolm X Avenue, Kololo, Kampala. Our Post office box numbers are 29348 or 7007 Kampala, Uganda. Please see https://www.peacecorps.gov/uganda for more details about Peace Corps Uganda.
The work of a Peace Corps Personal Services Contractor (PSC) does not limit itself to the role: active support of the Peace Corps mission is paramount to the job because contractors are representatives of Peace Corps in the country.
Objective of the Position
This position supports the Peace Corps Uganda’s Early Childhood Literacy Project, implemented by the Education Sector, and works as part of a team with all members of the Programming and Training and Administrative Units.
The Early Childhood Literacy Project aims to increase the capacity of teachers in literacy and general teaching skills, increase the capacity of teachers to use gender-equitable practices in the classroom, increase pupils’ literacy skills, increase family and caregiver participation in pupils’ schools and increase pupils’ and teachers’ access to teaching/learning materials and resources to support literacy development.
Responsibilities include coordination and serving as a liaison between Peace Corps Uganda Staff, Volunteers and Literacy implementing partners, including collaboration with MOES and other stakeholders. Also provides technical leadership, and monitoring Volunteer projects for quality assurance and alignment to the project plan, data collection, reporting and evaluation.
Tasks & Deliverables
Assist the Education Program Manager with Project Development and Management:
Assist in planning, developing, maintaining, managing and implementing Peace Corps Early Childhood Literacy project activities that reflect and serve the needs of Uganda as ascribed by the Ministry of Education, such as the National DEAR Day (Drop Everything and Read), Literacy Workshops, Spelling Bees, Inclusive Classroom Workshops etc.
Assist in developing assignments for Volunteers through site identification and management, maintaining contacts with potential sponsoring agencies to ensure that prospective sites meet the minimum Peace Corps standards for safety and security, workable job assignment, and viable housing situations for Volunteers.
Assist in document management for the Peace Corps Uganda Early Childhood Literacy Project that conforms to the mission, goals and standards of Peace Corps. Those include:
An annual work plan for PCU approval with activities and budget in line with promoting Early Childhood Literacy development.
Semi-annual and annual activity reports to Peace Corps Washington and partners.
Other interim or special reports and data as determined for projects reflecting the collaboration between Peace Corps and MOES.
Assists with Project Status Reports (PSRs)
Submit reports on large scale literacy initiatives.
Ensures relevant Volunteer Information and site documents are uploaded to the Volunteer Information Data Application (VIDA) in a consistent and timely manner.
Assist in planning, implementing and monitoring funded activities in conformance with relevant Peace Corps Washington policies and rules.
Coordination of Partnership:
Liaise between PC-Uganda and key literacy partners in Uganda on literacy goals and approaches.
Assist the Program Manager on advising and coordinating overall strategic directions between PC-Uganda, PCVs, and literacy partners.
Facilitate the collaboration and continuous dialogue among Peace Corps, MOES, key literacy partners in Uganda; the Program Specialist – Education will stay informed and assess the potential for creative and appropriate ways to partner with literacy partners and communicate those to relevant parties for agreement.
Assist Program Manger to launch, call and chair meetings of partnership stakeholders including MOES, Peace Corps, and other international and local NGO implementers.
Assist with Pre-Service and In-Service Training
Participate as team member to prepare Trainees/Volunteers to be a valuable member of their Ugandan communities. S/he will: o Serve as a contributing designer and trainer for Trainees/Volunteers on teaching Literacy and making literacy instructional materials for pre-service and in-service trainings.
Provide on-going literacy technical support to Trainees/Volunteers. o Assist in evaluating pre-service and in-service training events.
Assist with Project Monitoring and Evaluation
Implement effective project monitoring and evaluation activities, specifically the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) for reporting towards standard indicators in the Project Framework.
Coordinate preparation of annual monitoring documents.
Prepare site monitoring visit reports, and review those of other team members as appropriate, and literacy project evaluation reports.
Assist with Volunteer Support
Assist with and travel throughout the country to provide advice and support to Volunteers who are working on literacy and document activities and results in regular site visit reports that are submitted to the Program Manager.
Keep the Safety & Security Manager informed of any safety and security concerns at a volunteer’s site.
Review Volunteer activities and reports as well as rendering constructive feedback in a timely manner using the Volunteer Reporting and Grants (VRG) portal.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; US Embassy Program Specialist, Education Jobs in Uganda
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