Who are we?
VVOB – education for development is an international non-profit organisation with over 40 years’ experience in strengthening the quality of education systems in Africa, Asia and South America in close partnership with ministries of education and their institutions. Our head office is based in Brussels, Belgium.
We implement our programmes and projects with one shared passion: to ensure the improvement of quality education. In striving for that ambition, we place our values ‘commitment’, ‘integrity’, ‘respect’, ‘quality’ and ‘innovation’ central.
Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced as well that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?
We are looking for 2 District Support Coordinators who will operate from our Uganda Country Office and will be stationed in the Districts of Amolatar and Kwania. Do you want to take on this challenge? Then continue reading!
Position in the organisation:
You collaborate closely with the Primary Teachers’ College (PTC) and District Education Office (DEO) to support institutionalising UCatchUp by building the capacity of PTC and district stakeholders on UCatchUp delivery, coordination and management.
You support district stakeholders in monitoring UCatchUp implementation and learner progress, among others, through regular coordination meetings. You ensure appropriate planning at PTC and district level and share these plans to inform the national planning processes.
The District Support Coordinator reports to the Education Manager. You are part of and work closely with your direct colleagues of the Programme Team and with the Project Coordinators when relevant. Furthermore, you work closely with all other departments in your country
Result areas of this position:
· Offer technical advice, guidance and support to partners and align and collaborate with internal VVOB colleagues to achieve project results and realise the educational change processes supported by the project.
· Contribute to the identification, formulation, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project in order to realise educational change processes supported by the project.
· Take up a variety of roles in the capacity development process of the partners according to the needs of the partner and particular situations and phases of the programme.
· Keep abreast with policy trends, new developments and latest research and thinking in education and international development by external and internal networking and share new insights with partners and VVOB colleagues.
· Provide detailed reports for all activities implemented at the District and School level.
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