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Post: Deputy Country
Director - Programmes (Kampala)
Organization: PEAS
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: Very
Attractive
Background
PEAS (www.peas.org.uk) is a dynamic charity with a mission
‘to unlock the potential of Africa by
expanding access to affordable quality secondary education’. To do this, we
build and manage the fastest growing network of sustainably financed secondary
schools in Africa. PEAS is supported by major
corporate, government and private funders and our innovative financial model is
pioneering in the field of Public Private Partnerships in development
education.
The Deputy Country Director for Programmes (DCDP) is a new
role which will provide strategic leadership to the PEAS programmes in Uganda
(Education, Child Protection, School Inspections and Monitoring &
Evaluation). This role will drive the continual improvement of education provided
across the PEAS network of schools and will ensure that PEAS schools are the
best free/low-fee schools in Uganda.
PEAS is looking for an exceptional candidate with a
strong-track record of driving educational outcomes in order to position PEAS
as a recognized global forerunner in low-cost high quality education.
Key Responsibilities
of the role:
PEAS Uganda
Education Strategy
• Lead the development of the PEAS Uganda Education Strategy
in line with the PEAS Education Philosophy and values
• Oversee the implementation of the PEAS Uganda Education
Strategy to ensure the continual drive for improving the quality of education
across all PEAS Uganda
schools
• Use internally and externally generated data (e.g. PEAS
M&E data, exam results, PEAS School Inspection results etc) to review and
develop the PEAS Uganda Education Strategy
• Contribute to the design of PEAS-global programmes,
education tools and education policies
Driving Education
Quality and Accessibility
• Line manage PEAS Regional Program Managers holding them to
account for supervising schools and supporting them to meet ambitious School
Improvement Plan targets
• Line manage key central office education and programmes
staff (Education Quality, School Inspections, Child Protection and Participation
and M,E&R) to ensure that they are providing necessary tools, guidance and
technical expertise to regional staff
• Oversee the implementation of tangential programmes across
the school network which support the PEAS objectives to improve the quality and
accessibility of secondary education
• Ensure that PEAS admissions policies are effectively
implemented across the network so that education quality is secured through
quality interventions not student selection and that PEAS schools expand access
to education to marginalised children
• Build the capacity of the PEAS-Uganda programmes team
through needs assessment, training and identification of additional capacity
for recruitment and consultants
Child Protection
• Oversee the development and implementation of a Child
Protection Strategy for PEAS Uganda
• Ensure that all Child Protection issues are reported and
resolved effectively according to PEAS Child Protection policy and procedures
• Ensure that all recommendations arising from PEAS internal
Child Protection audits are implemented
Programme monitoring, evaluation and reporting and research
• Working closely with PEAS UK M,E&R to oversee the
implementation of the PEAS-Uganda M,E&R framework
• Ensure that PEAS-Uganda programmes departments use of
M,E&R data to make evidence-based interventions to improve educational
outcomes
• Facilitate the implementation of any required external
evaluations of PEAS-Uganda
• Produce high quality quarterly and annual reports for PEAS
and donors within agreed reporting schedules
Compliance
• Assume responsibility for implementing programme
activities defined by specific grants (e.g. DfID Girls Education Challenge
Grant)
• Ensure that PEAS programmes departments are held to
account for and supported to achieve contractual deliverables
• Coordinate specific donor reports (for institutional
grants) with Finance & Grants Manager and the GEC Coordinator
• Review compliance issues on grants and contracts
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience and
qualifications
• Educated to degree level in an education, international
development or related field (masters desirable)
• Minimum of 5 years management experience in a development
or humanitarian INGO (including representation at a senior management level)
• In depth understanding of national and international
development issues, in particular as they relate to education and children in Uganda
• Strong track record of improving educational outcomes in
low-resource settings
• Experience overseeing the implementation of programmes funded
by institutional or bi-lateral donors (e.g. DfID, World Bank etc)
• Strong track record in grant reporting and financial
management
• Experience managing, supporting and developing a
high-performing team.
• Experience of developing and implementing Child Protection
plans and of managing Child Protection risks
Skills, knowledge and
personal attributes
• Knowledge of key issues in development education, public
private partnerships in education, educational leadership and Teaching &
Learning
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Ability to use internally and externally generated data to
make evidence-based decisions
• Ability to advocate and represent authoritatively
• Committed to building own capacity and capacity of others
• Collaborative and participatory management style (listens
and seeks to understand different perspectives)
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly MS Work and Excel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
language
• Committed to the PEAS values
• Passionate about improving the life chances of all
children through educational opportunity
How to apply:
Application Process
Applicants are advised to submit a cover letter (paying
particular attention to the Person Specification), curriculum vitae, a brief
writing sample (unedited by others), and contact information for two references
to recruitment@peas.org.uk
Please include all portions of your application in one
attached document (PDF preferred), and use Deputy Country Director - Programmes
as the subject of your email.
Please state your salary expectations in your cover letter.
Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only
qualified candidates will be shortlisted and contacted by email.
Closing date for applications: 14th October 2013 at 17.00
(5pm GMT)
PEAS is an equal opportunity employer that does not
discriminate in its recruitment practices and, in order to build the strongest
possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool. ‘PEAS has a strict
child protection policy. All staff are expected to abide by this.’
Closing date: 14 Oct
2013
How to Apply
