Vacancy title:
Head of Programmes

Jobs at:
STIR Education

Deadline of this Job:
before 15th May 2017, 5:00pm

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
STIR Education is looking for people who approach their roles with flexibility and self-initiative with strong emphasis on learning, growth, performance accountability and organisational growth; to fill the roles of Associate Head of Finance and Head of Programmes. If you are this type of person, then this is a great opportunity for you!

About STIR Education
Founded in 2012, STIR Education is a fast-growing international education NGO, headquartered in London and currently operating in India and Uganda. We are supported by 18 of the world's leading foundations and development agencies, including DFID, USAID, Mastercard, MacArthur, Ikea Foundation, Dubai Cares and UB5 Optimum. STIR‘s core mission is to partner with governments to ignite and sustain teacher intrinsic motivation (TIM). We do this in order to improve classroom practicals and student learning, and in the process boost financial efficiency for education systems. In its fifth year of operations STIR is working with 27,000 teachers and 1.1 million children. it has been recently challenged by the Indian government to grow to 60 million children over the coming years and this marks a new chapter in our organisation development and growth.

2. Head of Programmes
Job Location: Based in Kampala with frequent travel to -titan on implementation

Job Purpose: To provide strategic direction for programmes development and implementation, financial management, partner management and quality assurance.

Main requirements: Masters in Education/Management/ Public Administration or relevant qualification. Possession of graduate qualification in PPM or M&E is added advantage Experience in donor management, initiating new project Planning and budgeting.
Application and selection Process I in a cover letter (no longer than one page) please share With us why you are interested in and how your experience makes you suitable candidate for the position

Job application procedure
Send a copy of your CV and details for three professional referees to stwongyeirwe@stireducation.org  to reach before 15th May 2017, 5:00pm. For more information about STIR and our mission please visit www.stireducation.org

Mention your current notice period, current and expected salary in the text in your mail.

Assessment will be carried out by a panel which will cover the technical skills as well.

For further information, the advert is available http://stireducation.org/#jobs