Education Assistant (Vocational Skills Training)

at Norwegian Refugee Council
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
  • Participate in relevant meetings e.g. protection meetings.
  • Responsible for community mobilization/sensitization on VST and other related NRC activities.
  • Provide on-site support supervision and feedback to instructors and Lead instructor.
  • Ensure community participation, contribution and ownership in the VST program.
  • Carry out home visits to VST learners and take part in discussing issues that affect learners.
  • Identify community concerns that hinder the enrollment of youth in VST, retention and completion to start income generating activities
  • Assist in identification and registration of VST and keep update database of trainees
  • Monitor, report on the project activities and ensure compliance with plans and standards
  • Responsible for community mobilization/sensitization on Vocational Skills Training (VST) and other related project activities.
  • Provide on-site support supervision and feedback to VST Instructors and Lead Instructors.
  • Ensure community participation, contribution and ownership in the VST program.
  • Liaise with community leaders to ensure that out of school youths benefit from VST
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reports on activities within each VST Centre with relevant data
  • Inspect and supervise regularly all the VST Center/school
  • Ensure a constructive co-operation and collaboration of the local authorities in the implementation of VST programme activities.
Qualifications
  •  Minimum of a Diploma in Vocational studies, Teacher Technical education with advanced certificate in any technical training field.
  • Pocession of Bachelor’s degree in the field of technical teacher education, vocational studies in technological studies with education majoring in building, civil engineering, electrical, mechanics is an added advantage .
  • At least 3 years’ experience as a technical teacher/instructor of vocational studies or hands on experience in handling formal and non-formal skills training
  • 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
  • Computer knowledge, MS Word, Excel, internet.
Personal qualities
  • Knowledge of the local context and technical education systems in Uganda
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of local languages commonly spoken in beneficiaries/refugees and host community of kyangawli,and refugees is an asset.
We can offer
Job Grade:                 4, as per NRC Uganda approved scale
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.
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