Education Technical Assistant
Uganda * Full-time
Norwegian Refugee Council
Education Technical Assistant – Kampala and Southwest
Description
Job Description
Generic Role and responsibilities
- Monitor and report on the project activities and ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards
- Work with the community education committees in the planning and enrollment of the activities
- Distribute and monitor the use of school materials according to procedures
- Promote safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive learning environments.
- Report safeguarding concerns through established NRC referral pathways.
- Support inclusion of girls, refugees, and learners with disabilities in programme activities.
- Provide support supervision to teachers and Instructors in their work
- Suggest new methods and approaches to improve the quality of the activities
- Report on all protection related concerns
- Carry out data collection as required
- Prepare field reports
- Prepare and file relevant documents as required by line manager
Specific responsibilities
- Support implementation of Life Skills, Digital Skills, and i-UPSHIFT activities in assigned locations.
- Assist in organizing trainings, workshops, coaching sessions, community meetings, and innovation events.
- Support schools and TVET institutions during programme roll out activities.
- Collect routine monitoring data from schools and TVET institutions.
- Support maintenance of attendance registers, assessment records, learner portfolios, and activity reports.
- Update programme databases and tracking tools
- Assist in documenting success stories, case studies, and lessons learned.
- Conduct regular follow up visits to schools and TVET institutions.
- Support orientation of PTAs, SMCs, BoGs, youth groups, and community stakeholders
- Assist schools in establishing and maintaining Life Skills and i-UPSHIFT clubs and activities.
- Support logistical arrangements for trainings, meetings, assessments, and supervision visits.
- Maintain programme records and filing systems.
- Assist in procurement planning and activity documentation
- Any other duty assigned by the supervisor
- Competencies
Desired professional competencies, knowledge and behavioral skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Education/ other relevant field/ the equivalent
- Teaching experience of at least three years and above.
- Experience of working with education projects in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge of English
- Ability to speak local language commonly spoken by the beneficiaries is added advantage
- Knowledge of the local context and education systems in Uganda
- Ability to work harmoniously with the refugees and host communities
- Self-driven and ability to work well under minimal supervision
What we offer
- Duty station: Kampala, Southwest locations
- Contract: national contract, 12 months (extension possible, dependent on funding)
- Travel: Frequent travel to the project sites
- Salary/benefits: grade 4 on NRC’s national salary scale.
- NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
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Deadline: Expired
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