Category: Programs
Req ID: CALLF01876
Posted Date: 2019-12-30
Schedule: Full Time
Location: Kampala, Uganda UGA

Background:

Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.

Creative is preparing for USAID’s upcoming Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) Activity. The ICYD Activity will deliver basic education and orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) services to children and youth in target districts across Uganda by strengthening young people’s ability to critically engage with their environment, address their health and safety needs, and make it more likely to reach their potential. A guiding principle of the ICYD Activity is the need to transition PEPFAR/OVC service delivery to Ugandan public, civil society, and private sector actors.

Job Description:

Creative seeks qualified technical experts in the following areas to serve as full-time, long-term staff:

• Student Performance and Wellbeing: inclusive of subject-matter specialists (Reading, Numeracy, English, and psychosocial wellbeing), materials development and distribution, and classroom assessment
• Teacher Development: inclusive of in-service training/coaching, pre-service training/coaching, and teacher management
• School Safety: inclusive of violence prevention, student support/enrichment, and community/parental outreach
• School Administration
• Education Policy, Management, and Institutional Capacity Building
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Education: inclusive of early-grade reading assessments
  Required Skills & Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, International Development, or related field, an advanced degree is preferred;
• At least five (5) years of experience working in the technical fields listed above in Uganda;
• Experience working with donor-funded programming, experience working with USAID programming is highly preferred;
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills; and
• Fluency in English isrequired.
  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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