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Educators, Teachers & Teaching Assistants to Improve Education in Uganda
The Great Generation
Position Title:Educators, Teachers & Teaching Assistants to Improve Education in
Uganda
Duty Station:Uganda, Africa
Organization:The Great Generation
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Job Type: Voluntary
Category :Teaching
Sectors : Education
THE OBJECTIVE WE WANT TO SHARE
The Great Generation is delivering the 2nd Buikwe District Teachers’ Forum
2015 to facilitate learning by developing teaching skills and techniques to
inspire over 150 local primary teachers from 50 schools. Your teaching skills
and experience, and the motivation & innovation of the local delegates, can
help to improve education and take Uganda a step closer to successfully
tackling poverty.
The Challenge:
Uganda established Universal Primary Education in 1997, promising free
education for all and encouraging parents to enroll their children in school.
The rapid influx of students into classrooms has strained the educational
system and overwhelmed teachers, who routinely cope with a pupil/teacher ratio
of 48:1 in an environment already very limited in resources. Buikwe teachers
often work voluntarily, or receive a salary of just U$100/month. They are
motivated to continue educating Ugandan children, but need opportunities to practice
and improve their teaching skills, and to be inspired by the teaching
profession once again.
The 2nd Buikwe District Teachers Forum is the second edition of a Forum
conceived to tackle the roots of the education problem, by investing in
building the knowledge and skills that can stay behind and be developed locally
in Uganda to achieve long term results. It holds an unprecedented level of
cooperation from the District Education Office and local Members of Parliament
supporting the initiative.
JOB DESCRIPTION
8th - 22nd August, 2015 - a group of educators will design and run a
teacher training Forum for 150 local delegates from Buikwe, Uganda. These teachers are committed and motivated,
but need to have a chance to practice their skills and be once again inspired
by the profession they chose. So what will the programme look to achieve?
The need - The practice of skills for teaching core subjects such as
English, Maths & Science will be a priority, along with effective school
management strategies. The team will be encouraged to draw on local knowledge
by troubleshooting and brainstorming issues experienced in local education
environments, and identifying Ugandan expertise that can be shared during the
Forum. To ensure continuity for the Forum results, strategies for cascading and
standardised systems for monitoring, evaluation and self-assessment will be key
elements in the project. Workshops will be based on a flexible and responsive
approach to evolving local needs, which are constantly monitored by The Great
Generation.
Training - You will be prepared for your two weeks in Uganda by a Project
Leader from The Great Generation, who knows the Ugandan reality well, and a
participant from the Forum’s 1st edition. Content preparation will require ca.
20 hours of your time in the months prior to travelling with an option to
attend meetings remotely.
On-the-Ground - On arrival in Uganda participants will have time to
understand more about Ugandan culture before heading to the rural areas where
the schools and teachers are located.
Three days will be spent in the
classrooms to observe the environment and short end-of-term lessons, and meet
the children who will be the ultimate beneficiaries of improved education, in
order to understand the reality a Ugandan teacher's day-to-day life. Returning
to base in Nkokonjeru, participants will then work together for 2 days to
develop the prepared materials for the forum based on their new knowledge and
insights, and ensure effective and relevant learning for the teachers.Monday of
the second week will see 160 teachers arrive for the first day of the five-day
forum, a week of shared learning, renewed motivation and new tools, and content
for their own classrooms.
Compensation details
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
The Great Generation is a social enterprise committed to solving the issues
of communities living in tough economic and social conditions, and at the same
time offering professionals the opportunity to develop themselves through the
commitment of their time and skills. You will have a chance to:
• Work alongside and
network with educators from different countries and backgrounds
• Employ your skills in an
unexpected context and outside your comfort zone
• Acquire new ones by
practicing and interacting with the local delegates: communication, flexibility
and others
• Get to know an emerging
economy education reality, and be a part of the change sought by fellow Ugandan
teachers
• Re-connect with the love
and commitment for your profession
• Enjoy an intense personal
development period
Future success - Uganda needs inspired and prepared teachers to educate its
children. Be part of that movement.
LOGISTICS
You will be asked to fundraise for your project participation and to pay
for your flights. The amount will include basic, safe and clean accommodation,
meals, on-the-ground transport, health & safety and others.
As Nelson Mandela said "education is the most powerful weapon you can
use to change the world”.
The client is happy to conduct telephone interviews for overseas
candidates.
Mode of application:
Apply Online:
To apply to this position please click the link below and follow the
application instructions below.
This job is suitable for a recent graduate.
