With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Back ground

World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.

Position:         Project Officer-Education (EQUATE Project)

Report to:       Project Manager Equate

Location:         Arua District

Advert Start Date:     25th July 2023

Advert End Date:       1st August 2023

Purpose of the position:

Contribute to achieving learning outcomes for children in conflict affected areas of Terego, Madi Okollo and Lamwo through planning, monitoring and implementing the EQUATE Project activities in line with the design and donor requirements; and supporting the roll out of best practices and models in a manner that promotes ownership and sustainability.

Project planning and implementation 

• Plan and coordinate all district based project activities in consultant with the project coordinator
• Supervise and monitor ongoing school based project activities.
• Ensure quality in rolling out of education project models ensuring sufficient funds allocated to particular activities in annual plans
• Ensure that teachers and field facilitators are supported in breaking down models into simpler work breakdown structures for easy implementation

• Track and manage activity budgets and ensure timely and cost effective project implementation.

• Produce timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports

• Participant in project management meetings and reflection forums
• Support and participate in district education Advocacy initiatives
• Ensure cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in education project.

Technical support and training

• Develop a district capacity building plan and mobilize participants for capacity building
• Mobilization of and conducting trainings to build capacities on supporting enrolment, retention and completion
• Provide mentoring and coaching to teachers and district staff to build local capacity for understanding and connecting with community linkages.
• Identify technical experts to train district and community groups

• Liaise with the Project coordinator for technical support on capacity building

Partnership and networking

• Identify and build linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the District level.
• Mobilization of teachers and parents for project activities
• Participate and represent WVU in key technical working forums at district and in the settlement
• Point of contact for consultation on issues to do with project education programming in the district/settlement
• Conduct advocacy campaigns for education in general and positive parenting for learning

Documentation and Reporting

• Conduct community mapping and peer group mapping in preparation for project activities
• Effectively document all information related to Education in Emergencies in schools and AEPs.
• Responsible for documenting individual children vulnerabilities and indicators related to development of children.
• Document good practices and project success stories and sharing them.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.

• Must be a holder of a degree in education or any other degree but with a diploma in education.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in education and or community work.
• Must have classroom teaching experience  of not less than 2 years
• Experience in the education sector programming in a reputable organization is an added advantage
• Computer literacy
• Must be effective in written and verbal communication in English
• Knowledge of a  local language(s) in Uganda is may be an added advantage

• Ability to ride a motorcycle is a must
• Computer literate
• Writing and reporting skills
• Networking and influencing skills
• School management and /or mentorship of teachers
• Experience working with communities and teachers
• Ability to work independently and as part of a  diverse team
• Facilitation skills

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only