Education /Academic Teaching Jobs at World Vision Uganda (WVU)

JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities:
Back ground
• World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
• Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.

Purpose of the position:
• Excellently implement Assessment and Design processes and Child Sponsorship Operations standards in ways the meet WVU and WVI standards as well as cluster strategic priorities through effective supervision and working with Community Engagements and Development Assistant (Causal Staff) and Community Starter Group Member (Volunteers).
Effectively conduct LEAP 3 assessment process including primary and secondary data collection, and analysis, meeting with key stakeholders to begin to learn about child well-being.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Assesement
• Leading and facilitating programme assessment and designing of new Area Programme (Vulnerability Assessment, Gender and Disability Assessment, Conduct Sponsorship Risk Feasibility Assessment and Child protection Assessment (ADAPT)
• Developing and administer Assessment and design Terms of Reference (ToR) and data collection tools
• Conducting collection of primary and secondary data, analyzed to inform assessment for potential interventions in the target communities
• Develop quality assessment report.
• Facilitate capacity building of partners on Design, operations research and documentation.
• Facilitate participation and engagement of the community, partners and government officials to learn about Child Wellbeing Situations.
• Exploring partnering options and determining partnering approaches
• Facilitating community to identify and shared vision, objectives and approaches contribute to child well-being
• Conducting analyzing of root causes, assets/Resources, and existing efforts that that contributes to child wellbeing
• Facilitating community to develop community level (COMMUNITY SUMMIT) programme M&E Indicators and align it with standardized National Office M&E indicators in preparation for Project monitoring as aligned to the National Office Strategy results framework
• Facilitating communities to develop shared community projects & Programme Plans
• Align community project Monitoring & Evaluation Framework with World vision M&E framework
• Align Community Project & Programme Plans with World Vision National Office Strategy
• Conducting baseline Survey of the Programme Impact Area to inform selection of community projects
• Compile Critical Path Step reports to inform evidence based decision making at programme levels and for use in preparation of programme design
• Responsible for the overall financial management of the project assessment & Design process and to ensure that expenditures are kept within the approved budgets
• Document best practices, lesson learned and success stories about WV Uganda project interventions
• Lead the review, learning and reflection meetings in the Area Programme on projects implementation, and evaluations.
• Assessment Plan reviewed/developed and shared with Programme Coordinator and DM&E
• Innovate better, context based and efficient ways of delivering child Sponsorship operations.

Guide AP programme planning and Development.
• Support the Design Processes of the Critical path steps and generated reports for each critical path steps
• Support and guide AP scheduled assessments, TDI measurements and designs.
• Facilitate development of the AP design document and AOP/ DIP.
• Gather and analyze community perspectives, and prepare annual work plans and cash flows.
• Monitoring of progress and achievements of Assessment processes and meeting timelines.
• Conduct partnership mapping

Partnership Engagement and Mapping.
• Mobilse grassroots organizations, Churches and other civil society organizations on poverty reduction.
• Mobilize government institutions and technical staff in the planning and implementation of AP programmes and plans.
• Mobilize community participation in programme/project planning, development, implementation and monitoring
• Mobilization of communities, local organizations and institutions for programme development and implementation and partnership.

Progress Reporting
• Assessment Reports (Vulnerability, Gender and Disability, ADAPT and Sponsorship risk management report)
• Critical path Steps Reports
• Community engagements meetings Reports.
• Parish and Sup-County Summit Reports.
• Annual Operation plans narratives, Area Plan Narratives, Complete Log-frames and budget for identified projects

Lead community engagement process for child sponsorship and Registration
Ensure quality and timely Communications between Cluster, NO and SOs.
• Support development of a communication plan with appropriate sponsorship messages tailored for local stakeholders and partners, including children
• Engage community on understanding of sponsorship management processes and selection criteria of Child Registration
• Support child registration planning and registration processes with partners which ensures transparency and participation in ways that are fun and meaningful for children.
• Facilitate formation of Community Volunteer Associations and other networks and collaborations on CWB among Sponsorship partners and stakeholders
• Support community household engagements and Accountability approach and formation of structures.

Child Protection
• Identify the wellbeing CONCERNS and C.P Needs/child abuse cases and report in line with child protection policy and guidelines.
• Work with local leaders to protect children from child violations and abuses on child protection.
• Sensitization of children including all RC on child protection.
• Sensitize children, guardians/parents and other stakeholders about children’s rights and responsibilities with a view to identify child violations.
• Report cases of child abuse in the programme area.
• Report cases of child incidents for follow up.
• Communicate to Guardian/parents on the intent of the Sponsor visit and attain consent/confirmation or rejection of the visit
• Attend to follow up on Child protection issues and report.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• Must have a Degree in Social Sciences, Humanities, Economics, and Statistics and/or Master’s degree qualification is preferred
• Must have at least 3 years’ experience in project design, management, planning and budgeting preferably within World Vision. Knowledge of World Vision LEAP 3 Design processes standards is an advantage
• At least two years’ work experience in community engagement, project planning and proposal development is key. Good understanding of logical framework and triangulating clear understanding of theory of change derived from problem tree analysis.
• RIDDING EXPERIENCE WITH A PERMIT IS A MUST.
• Monitoring and Evaluation knowledge, Conducting Assessment, Data analysis and community and partners engagements is an added advantages.
• Skills in Project management and implementation.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of development work and ability to integrate it with sponsorship
• Competences in managing business process in large organizations
• Experiences in conducting of assessment process and using assessment results to design a project and/or programme is an added advantage
• Member of Uganda Evaluation Association, Post graduate training in Monitoring and Evaluation is an added advantage
• Knowledge in qualitative research and probing skills and data analysis is key
• Knowledge in quantitative data analysis and use of analytical skills in quantitative data is an added advantage.
• Context cultural indicators performance analytical skills is an added advantage

JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities:
Back ground
• World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
• Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.

Purpose of the position:
• To lead the delivery of a proactive and customer focused staff Learning and Development (L&D) and Organizational Development (OD) Service in World Vision Uganda developing the service to meet current and future organizational needs through working in partnership with managers and leaders to develop progressive OD and L&D projects, systems and initiatives.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Organisation Development
• Assist the Director- People and Culture (P&C) in implementation of the People and culture business plan and continue to enhance the quality of delivery of organizational development and learning service.
• Provide technical support and where required lead the development of and facilitate implementation of Organizational Development projects, programmes and initiatives for the development of the World Vision’s culture, values and Our Promise mindset and behaviors, management of change, employee engagement and wellbeing, talent management, leadership capability and all employee development related initiatives.
• Provide technical support and direction in the development and implementation of change management processes across the organization, in partnership with P&C colleagues and managers
• Participate in and provide technical support in the review of systems, structures, policies and procedures . Provide technical support and guidance in organizational reviews, organizational designs, learning and reflection events and meetings etc.
• Develop and implement an internal communication strategy so that People and Culture issues are communicated effectively on a regular basis throughout the organization.

Learning And Development/Capacity Building
• Conduct organizational needs analysis and lead the development of appropriate plans and Programmes to ensure all employees have the skills, knowledge and experience to perform their roles to the highest standard and meet the near and long term needs of World Vision Uganda.
• Together with line management, develop and deliver comprehensive training programs and learning events to meet the professional development and continuing learning needs for all employee and volunteer categories in line with their role requirements, while developing and communicating clear training/learning goals and measures of success against these objectives; continually develop and facilitates new and innovative formal and informal learning opportunities
• Foster and maintain productive working relationships with external service providers, training facilitators, academic institutions, consultants and internal subject matter experts.
• Develop and Support staff and managers in implementing a Career Development Program that meets both the employees and the organization objectives
• In collaboration with other functions, facilitate a comprehensive onboarding process for new staff focused on the retention, engagement and success of new employees.
• Develop relevant metrics to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of programs and services offered through L&OD, ensuring their relevancy to the overall mission of the organization as well as short and long term strategic objectives;

Talent And Leadership Development
• Implement the World Vision Uganda talent development and management strategy to ensure the organization has the leadership and technical capability to meet current and future needs.
• Work with the People and Culture Director in planning and delivering the WV Uganda leadership development programme.

Staff Management
• Provide vision and leadership to OD and learning team by managing the staff, performance, development, health and wellbeing issues and resources effectively and in line with relevant policies and procedures.
• Prepare and contribute to the development of reports and internal communications to the Board, Senior Leadership Team, Senior Management Team and wider audiences

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or Education, Social sciences/ humanities with a post graduate qualification in Human Resource Management or Organizational Development or Learning and Development.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in managing employee learning, development and training function. Leadership and organizational development.
• Knowledge and experience in instructional and curriculum design and adult learning.
• Knowledge and experience on Training of Trainers.
• Strong internal consulting skills, facilitation skills and communication skills with employees at all levels.
• Project management experience
• Knowledge and experience in e-learning.
• Working knowledge of Organizational Development principles and methods
• Independently motivated, able to meet deadlines and proven ability to follow through on initiatives