• Strong technical and capacity building experience, advocacy, partnership collaboration and partnership creation, inclusive education project experience for children with disabilities are all key to successfully deliver on this project. • If you have previous experience within international development in a similar role this could be a great opportunity to develop your skills further within an international organisation.

• Knowledge of current issues, best practices and the local education system, particularly relating to the education of children with disabilities. • Familiarity with national legislation and policies in the field of disability/human rights and education • Substantial experience implementing programmes, including experience of the education sector. • Experience of designing/managing/supporting education programmes for children with disabilities. • Experience in policy and/or advocacy work in education, particularly education that is inclusive of children with disabilities. • Previous project assistant experience in an NGO environment. • Experience in working in partnerships more so with Government • Project management skills • Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) • Good written English skills • Good IT skills • Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports • Field experiences in education • Current and ongoing right to work in Uganda

The Project Assistant, Inclusive Education is a highly varied role and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please do read the full Job Description here for a complete understanding of what the role entails. The deadline to submit your completed application is 2 March 2025 by 23.30pm GMT UK. The interview process will consist of two stages. The first stage will be a virtual interview lasting up to one hour. Candidates who are successful at this stage will be invited to attend a final interview at the country office in Uganda. This final interview will last up to 45 minutes.