Education Academic Teaching Jobs at Umoja Ni Nguvu School and World Vision Uganda


Deadline of this Job: 
23 December 2022

JOB DETAILS:

ABOUT US
SCHOOL: UMOJA NI NGUVU SCHOOL
ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 277
LOCATION: KAKOMA-KAKIKA, MBARARA

SCHOOL MOTO:

A gift that keeps on giving

SCHOOL MISSION:
To provide equal and quality education that will bring out self-reliant, responsible, morally upright, diligent and environment conscious citizens

SCHOOL VISION:
Our vision is for each child to develop a curiosty of learning, discover their interests and grow in their interests and grow in their love of learning. We also desire to have strong families through parent support and skills training.

JOB DESCRIPTION

An experienced, flexible, self-driven and motivated teacher needed in our
• Lower Primary Section .
• Upper Primary Section teaching English, Mathematics.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Academic documents, CV and a hand-written Application letter
• National ID
• Covid Certificate/ Card
• The applicant should possess a Minimum of a Grade III Teachers’ Certificate from a recognized institution/University.
• Possession of a Diploma in Primary Education is an added advantage.
• Must be duly registered with the Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology.
• Letter of recommendation detailing good conduct (no criminal activity including protection violations) from former employer or LC authority or RWC
• At least 1 year of relevant professional experience added advantage

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Intuitively prepare schemes of work and lesson plans in line with approved curriculum on termly, weekly and daily basis.
• Conduct lessons and remedial work according to the set timetable.
• Actively conduct continuous assessment and evaluation of learners.
• Keep and maintain class records/inventory (Registers, records of work, progress reports and equipment.)
• Ensure safety of learners in school during class and co-curricular activities.
• Guide and counsel learners.
• Performs any other duty as assigned by the relevant authority from time to time.
• Should be ready to work with minimum supervision and meet the daily task timelines of submitting assignments.
• Should be able to work in a hard to reach and multicultural environment.

REQUIRED SKILLS
School management, Primary school teaching, Educational testing, Classroom control and authority, Exam preparation and grading, Extracurricular activities


Project Officer Education, Rakai District job at World Vision Uganda
Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022

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.

Position:
Project Officer-Education
Report
to : Area Programme Coordinator
Location:
Rakai District

Purpose of the position:
Contribute to achieving equitable access and quality education planning, implementing and monitoring the Education Quality Improvement Program activities through approaches that improve enrolment, retention, completion, literacy, numeracy and life skills. The position will support direct project activity implementation and roll out of best practices and models in a manner that promotes ownership and sustainability

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Project planning and implementation
• Plan and coordinate all sub county and district based project activities in consultation with the TPO, the CCT and the DEO
• Plan and implement school based project activities.
• Develop activity concepts in line with the detailed annual operation plan, the budget and TP log frame
• Organize meetings and workshops for teachers and field facilitators to implement education project activities and models
• Track and manage activity budgets and ensure timely and cost effective project implementation.
• Produce timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports
• Participant in project management meetings and reflection forums
• Support and participate in district education Advocacy initiatives
• Conduct and facilitate community awareness raising and community mobilization
• Ensure cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in education project.

Technical support and training
• In liaison with the CCT and the DEO, conduct a capacity needs assessment for teachers and literacy volunteer
• Develop a capacity building plan for teachers and volunteers
• Mobilization of and conducting trainings to build capacities on supporting enrolment, retention and completion
• Provide mentoring and coaching to teachers through support supervision visits
• Build Local level Peer mentoring mechanism for teachers, School management committees and literacy volunteers
• Identify technical experts to train district and community groups
• Liaise with the TPO for technical support on capacity building

Partnership and networking
• Identify and build linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the Sub County and District level
• Support development of school improvement plans and monitor their implementation
• Participation in sub county coordination meetings to influence decisions on education
• Organize periodic partner and stakeholder monitoring visits
• Organize teachers and literacy volunteers fora to promote learning
• Participate and represent WVU in key technical working forums at the sub county and the district
• Conduct advocacy campaigns for education in general and girl child education in particular

Documentation and Reporting
• Maintain a data bank for schools in the APs, head teachers, enrolment, drop out, teachers, teachers trained in different models
• Conduct school mapping and peer group mapping and document for project activities
• Effectively document all information related to girl child enrolment trends in targeted school
• Responsible for capturing individual children attendance, performance and behavior indicators related to drop out of children
• Document good practices and project success stories and share them

Support supervision and Mentoring
• Conduct support supervision and mentoring sessions for teachers
• Facilitate formation of children network/peer networks at school and sub county level
• Support schools to have classroom print rich materials,
• Maintain a record of RCs in Schools and monitor their attendance and performance during school visits
• Hold reflection meetings on key education program activities and indicators

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• Must be a holder of a degree in education or any other degree but with a diploma in education.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in education and or community work.
• Must have classroom teaching experience of not less than 2 years
• Experience in the education sector programming in a reputable organization is an added advantage
• Ability to ride a motorcycle is a must

Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only