Description

The Project Officer Education will be in charge of planning carrying out keeping an eye on and reporting on educational activities as part of the Leave No One Behind program.

The job is to help kids learn better by using the Quality Learning Environment QLE Framework's four pillars which deal with emotional and psychological needs physical health active learning and community involvement.

The job also helps with Teachers Professional Development programs and might have to help with emergency humanitarian responses

Main Duties

Making plans and keeping everything in order
Make monthly or quarterly work plans that are in line with Detailed Implementation Plans DIPs
Lead planning at the community and settlement levels to make sure resources are used well
Coordinate education activities under the UNIQLO project in the areas where they are needed
Go to meetings of the settlement coordination and education working groups
Help staff and partners unpack and roll out new projects
Putting the program into action
Make sure that all education project activities are carried out as planned and in line with SC regulations
Give technical support to education partners volunteers and facilitators
Plan and submit activity ideas and budgets for approval
Check how much of the monthly budget is being used versus the work plans
Use project sustainability and exit strategies throughout the project cycle
Hold regular meetings with stakeholders and supervise technical support
Reporting Monitoring and Evaluation
Help put in place frameworks for accountability and learning
Keep track of activities every month and performance indicators every three months
Keep track of best practices case studies and success stories
Make sure to send out monthly quarterly and semi-annual progress reports on schedule
Make sure that project documents are filed correctly for audits and reports
Building skills and giving technical help
Teach teachers and community resource people about the QLE Framework
Give teachers headteachers and district education workers technical support
Do needs assessments to find gaps in the education sector
Take part in project reviews and the formulation of interventions
Working together and in partnership
Work with the District Education Department and other NGOs and agencies
Go to settlement partner coordination meetings for education and child protection
Get the community involved in planning and keeping an eye on education projects
Work with other SCI projects to make child support work better together

Academic Requirements

A bachelor's degree in education BA EDUC or something similar

Experience and Qualifications

Important Requirements
At least three years of direct experience running an education program with an international NGO
Fluency in either Acholi or Ngakarimojong language
Understanding of several ways to program schooling to improve reading and math skills
Experience with development programming that uses participatory tools and methods
Great abilities in communication monitoring and evaluation
Qualifications that are good to have
Ability to ride a motorcycle
Experience teaching at the primary level
Experience working with local partners and the District Local Government
Very good at analyzing and making plans for the future
Good at writing and using computers
Being willing to work in hard-to-reach places under tough situations