Education Technical Assistant (NGO Careers) at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Generic Responsibilities:

• Monitor and report on the project activities and ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards
• Work with the Community Education Committees in the planning and enrollment of learners.
• Distribute and monitor the use of school materials according to procedures
• Administer teachers’ and school children’s payments and entitlements
• Assist the teachers in their work
• Suggest new methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities
• Report all protection related concerns
• Carry out data collection as required
• Prepare field reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, etc).
• Prepare and file relevant documents as required by line manager

Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for community mobilization/sensitization on AEP and other related activities.
• Provide on-site support supervision and feedback to AEP teachers and Head teachers and Instructors.
• Ensure community participation, contribution and ownership in the AEP program.
• Carry home visits to AEP learners/students and take part in discussing issues that affect the child as a mentoring process.
• Liaise with community leaders to ensure that Out-of-School Children (OOSC) benefit from AEP activities.
• 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 including coordination meetings with other education partners at field level

Generic Responsibilities:

• Monitor and report on the project activities and ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards
• Work with the Community Education Committees in the planning and enrollment of learners.
• Distribute and monitor the use of school materials according to procedures
• Administer teachers’ and school children’s payments and entitlements
• Assist the teachers in their work
• Suggest new methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities
• Report all protection related concerns
• Carry out data collection as required
• Prepare field reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, etc).
• Prepare and file relevant documents as required by line manager

Specific Responsibilities:

• Responsible for community mobilization/sensitization on AEP and other related activities.
• Provide on-site support supervision and feedback to AEP teachers and Head teachers and Instructors.
• Ensure community participation, contribution and ownership in the AEP program.
• Carry home visits to AEP learners/students and take part in discussing issues that affect the child as a mentoring process.
• Liaise with community leaders to ensure that Out-of-School Children (OOSC) benefit from AEP activities.
• 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 including coordination meetings with other education partners at field level

Professional competencies:

• The incumbent should hold a university degree in one of the following fields is required: Education, Early Child Development, Public Health, Nutrition, Psychology, Sociology, Human Development or any other relevant technical field.
• Registered with Ministry of Education and Sports and in possession of registration certificate
• Demonstrated Teaching experience of five years and above.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience from working with education projects in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in social development planning and management in early childhood development related areas is required.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in both spoken and  written English
• Ability to speak any local language commonly spoken by the beneficiaries
• Knowledge of the local context and education systems in Uganda
• Ability to work harmoniously with the refugees and host communities.
• Excellent Computer skills (Ms. Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)

Click Here to Apply