Vacancy title:
2 Education Officers

Jobs at:
Relief International

Deadline of this Job:
Friday November, 16th 2018

Duty Station:
Moyo and Kyengegwa, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 30 October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

JOB DETAILS:
Reports to: District Field Coordinator.

Position Summary:
The Education Officer will be responsible for the smooth and efficient implementation of the project activities in the area of implementation with the support of the supervisor & technical line manager. The position is based in Moyo and Kyegegwa Districts, with frequent travel to project sites of Palorinya and Kyaka II Refugee settlement camps respectively.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Management: Responsible for managing closely the Program field staff and following up the progress of their work-plan and achievement against the master work plan to ensure timely completion of planned project activities.

b) Planning and Implementation:

• Coordinate with Project Coordinator for effective implementation of the project activities as per the work plan and project objectives.
  
• Assist the District Field Coordinator in preparing quarterly work plans and prepare monthly work plans based on quarterly work-plans.
  
• Under the guidance of the Education Program Manager work with schools and MoE’s Regional/District Education Officers on the selection of and verification of teachers for teacher training scholarships. Follow up with the selected teachers at school level to ensure they are teaching and applying the lessons they have learnt.
  
• Develop, maintain and improve mutual and beneficial relationships with key stakeholders and provide capacity building through advocacy (including government officials, school teachers and community leaders) to ensure successful implementation of the project)

c) Monitoring

• Ensure close coordination with M&E Officers for feedback to enhance the quality aspects of the project activities.
  
• Working with M&E department on facilitating FGDs and KIIs with girls at schools and uploading data online among others. Spend 50% of time in the field to follow up and monitor the implementation and adjust of school-based & community based interventions to produce field visit reports on regular basis and on ad-hoc basis.
  
• Maintain proper documentation of the project activities and timely upload Means of Verifications for each activity carried out (including signed distribution lists) to the Information Management System

d) Reporting:

• Prepare and share timely and accurate progressive reports periodically against the work plan to line manager.

e) Child Protection:

• Coordinate with Field Coordinators/Partners to ensure that child protection cases in targeted schools are reported, referred and followed up.

f) Compliance :

• Ensure implementation of project activities conforms with donor requirements and procedures;

g) Others:

• Ensure effective, streamlined communication between education programme and logistics and other support staff.
  
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

RI Values:
We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

• Inclusiveness
  
• Transparency and Accountability
  
• Agility and Innovation
  
• Collaboration
  
• Sustainability.