Vacancy title:
2 Parenting and ECD Coordinators
Jobs at:
World Education inc. /Bantwana ( WEI/B )
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 25th 2017 by 5:00pm.
Duty Station:
Jinja/Lira Uganda
Job details:
World Education inc. /Bantwana ( WEI/B ) is a Non-Government. Organization that helps children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/ AIDS to access the comprehensive support and care they need to grow into healthy adults. Learn more at bantwana.org World Education inc. IBantwana (WEIIB) is implementing a five-year USAID funded BETTER OUTCOMES Project for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda. The goat of the project is to improve the wellbeing of children and youth orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and other adversities in Eastern and Northern Uganda. BETTER OUTCOMES is implemented by a consortium of five partners, namely: WEI/B as the prime partner; Mercy Corps, Uganda Women's Efforts to Save Orphans (UWESO), Youth Alive and Friends of Christ Revival (FOC-REV); each responsible for specific technical aspects of the project. The project is being implemented in 20 districts.
As an equal opportunity employer, WEI/Bantwana is seeking to hire qualified persons to fill the following position;
Position: 2 Parenting and ECD Coordinators
Reports to: Sector Head Parenting and ECD
Duty Station: Jinja/Lira Uganda
Job Summary
The Parenting and ECD Coordinator (PEC) will provide leadership to the establishment of the Parenting and ECD mandate of the project at regional level aimed at mainstreaming effective Parenting and ECD practices and innovations using developed parenting models. S/he will work closely with the Regional Manager, Case Management, Youth Development, and Economic strengthening Team Leads, Civil Society organizations (CSOs), local agencies and enrolled households to oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of Parenting and ECD interventions. S/he will lead in the planning and actual delivery of trainings on effective Parenting and ECD and will ensure effective documentation and monitoring of the delivery of training models as well as the measurement of impact of skills training on effective parenting and child upbringing. Working with other stakeholders, the PEC will ensure parental capacity is strengthened with improved family relationships and increased parental engagement in their children’s education and general social wellbeing. S/he will provide technical guidance to the Parenting and ECD officers and will report to the Sector Head Parenting and ECD at the national level.
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Job application procedure
Interested applicants with the required Qualification, Knowledge. Skills, Attributes and Abilities should send their applications and CVs (detailing responsibilities carried out in previous positions) to the Human Resource Manager, World Education inc. Bantwana through the following Email: wei_recruitment@ug.worlded.org . indicate clearly on the application subject line the position applied for and the locationlDuty station for easy reference. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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