Education Assistant (Accelerated Learning Program)
| Location | Kyangwali, Uganda |
| Date Posted | March 25, 2020 |
| Category |
Education / Teaching
Management NGO |
| Job Type |
Contract
|
| Currency | UGX |
Description
About NRC:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Duties and responsibilities
- Monitor and report on the project activities and ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards
- Responsible for community mobilization/sensitization on AEP and other related activities.
- Provide on-site support supervision and feedback to AEP teachers, lead teachers and management committee
- Ensure community participation, contribution and ownership in the AEP program.
- Carry home visits to AEP learners and take part in discussing issues that affect the child as a mentoring process.
- Work with the community education committees in the planning and enrollment of the activities
- Distribute and monitor the use of school materials according to procedures
- Suggest new methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities
- Prepare and file relevant documents as required by line manager
- Liaise with community leaders to ensure that out of school children benefit from AEP
- Identify community concerns that hinder the enrolment of children in AEP, retention and completion and recommend measures to address them.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports on activities within each AEP school with relevant data
- Inspect and supervise regularly all the AEP centers/schools.
- Ensure a constructive co-operation with local authorities and host schools in implementing AEP activities.
- Assist in identification and registration of AEP learners (database)
- Assist in updating AEP learners and teachers’ database.
- Participate in relevant meetings e.g. child protection meetings.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in education, or degree in development studies, Social Science with a diploma in Education
- At least 3 years’ experience as a classroom teacher or working on education projects
- Experience from working with education projects in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Personal qualities
- Knowledge of the local context and education systems in Uganda
- Ability to speak refugee and local language commonly spoken by the beneficiaries of Kyangwali will be an added advantage
We can offer
Contract Duration: 9 months renewable subject to funding.
Duty station: Kyangwali.
Travel: 10%
Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis, candidates are advised to apply ASAP.
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.