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Position Title: Education Consortium
Manager-National Contract - (002169)
Location: Kampala with frequent travels in the field
Primary Location: Uganda-Uganda-Kampala
Contract Duration: Open ended
Contractual Status: National
Job: Programme Development & Quality
Organization: Save the Children
Job Type: Full-time
About us
For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in
children's lives in more than 120
countries. We are the world's largest
independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision of a world in
which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and
participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different
backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative
of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal
opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability,
Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in
these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding
Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate
the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and
professional lives.
In Uganda, we implement programmes in five thematic programme areas of
Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Child Poverty, Health and
Nutrition in Development and Emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers
programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern, West Nile
and Central regions of Uganda. We save children’s lives. We fight for their
rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
Role Purpose:
The Education Consortium Manager will be responsible for effective and high
quality planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, reporting of the
18-month Education Consortium award initially funded by ECHO, aimed at reaching
beneficiaries.
The Education programme is built on 4 results:
I. Increased access to relevant,
quality and safe non-formal learning opportunities;
ii. Access to quality Early
Childhood Development (ECD) opportunities;
iii. Access to psychosocial support and protection services at Alternative
Education centres’; IV. Sustained support to and increased capacity at district
government, and community levels. Under the guidance of the Steering Committee,
the Education Consortium Manager will be responsible for supporting the
consortium partners (Save the Children, NRC, FCA and War Child Netherlands) to
widen the newly established Education Consortium both in terms of scope and
funding in line with the newly developed multi-year Education Refugee Response
Plan.
Qualification and Experience;
Essential
·
Post-graduate degree in education
planning and management or a related field with additional training project
planning and management techniques
·
Knowledge of current global and regional debates on quality and employment
oriented education policies and models
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Recommended a minimum of eight
years of relevant technical experience including at senior level
·
Proven experience of developing and
managing high quality, innovative and cost-effective technical education
projects in complex environments, preferably in Uganda and with International
NGOs
·
Proven experience and skills in
research and advocacy and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate
donors and writing up high quality donor reports
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Experience of working with
local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff
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Ability to extensively travel for
project monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams
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Highly developed interpersonal and
communication skills including influencing, negotiation, steering and coaching
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Experience in management of finance and budget monitoring and risk
management.
·
Experience of solving complex issues
through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in
·
Highly numerically articulated with
a track record of data manipulation and reporting systems.
·
Highly diplomatic with strong oral and written communication skills
(English)
·
Commitment to Save the Children
values.
Desirable
·
Substantial experience of working
and living in the Horn of Africa
·
Demonstrable understanding of ECHO guidelines as well as other donors’
agenda.
·
Ability to coach and mentor
partners
Application information;
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single
document. Please apply online by following this link Here
indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been your direct supervisors.
Click Here for more Information
Important to note:
·
Testimonials/certificates should not
be attached to application that is submitted online. Hand delivered
applications will not be accepted and are therefore not considered during the
shortlisting process.
·
Candidates from the
district/community listed above are encouraged to apply. More information on
the open positions can be obtained at any of our offices.
Application : closes on 18th January 2018 at midnight Uganda time.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and
we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from
and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children safe so our selection
process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to
work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants
will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our
Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational Code of Conduct.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and
assign the best qualified talent, persons with disabilities and female
candidates are encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at
whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment
agents
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