Education Specialist – Uganda Country Office 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. 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, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of 300 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Role Purpose:
The Education Specialist takes overall responsibility for the strategic direction, growth and coordination of Save the Children International’s work on basic education (including education in emergencies), teachers’ education, vocational skills, policy advocacy and community/children mobilisation in the Uganda Country Programme.S/he is responsible for leading and overseeing the development and delivery of high quality, innovative, cost effective programmes in education both in emergency as well as long-term development, resulting in immediate and lasting change for children. S/he is also responsible for monitoring programme quality, initiating and taking technical leadership in education-focused studies, documentation and dissemination of innovations and good practices by working together with other members of PDQ team.
Position: Education Specialist – Uganda Country Office.
Reports to: Director, Programme Development and Quality
Contract Duration: Open ended
Contractual Status: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have regular contact with young youth or access to children
Location: Kampala with frequent travel to the field (40%) Qualification and Experience;
- Post-graduate degree in education or a related field
- Recommended a minimum of eight years of relevant technical experience including at senior level
- Knowledge of current global and regional debates on quality and employment oriented education policies and models and proven experience of developing and managing high quality, innovative and cost-effective technical education projects in fragile and insecure environments, preferably in Uganda context
- Proven experience and skills in research and advocacy and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors and experience of working with local/national governments and capacity building of systems, partners and staff
- Ability to extensively travel for project monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams
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