57 Field Assistants Job at True North Consult - Career Opportunity in Uganda
Jobs at:
True North Consult
Vacancy title:
57 Field Assistants
Deadline of this Job:
22nd August 2016
Duty Station:
Masaka (3), Kalangala (1), Ssembabule (6), Mityana (5), Kyegegwa (2), Luwero (7), Lyantonde (2), Kalungu (3), Bukomansimbi (2), lsingiro (6), Ntungamo (7), Rubirizi (2), Buhweju (2), Kanungu (4) and Rukungiri (5).
Job details:
True North Consult Ltd is recruiting Fifty seven (57) short term Field Assistants to support its client a USAID/Uganda funded project aiming at improving early reading outcomes and creating positive and supportive school climate for children in primary grades. The project uses a research driven early grade reading curriculum and methodology. This project is recruiting Field Assistants to work in the following districts:
Essential Requirements
Qualification/ Skills Areas
Planning and budgeting
True North Consult
Vacancy title:
57 Field Assistants
Deadline of this Job:
22nd August 2016
Duty Station:
Masaka (3), Kalangala (1), Ssembabule (6), Mityana (5), Kyegegwa (2), Luwero (7), Lyantonde (2), Kalungu (3), Bukomansimbi (2), lsingiro (6), Ntungamo (7), Rubirizi (2), Buhweju (2), Kanungu (4) and Rukungiri (5).
Job details:
True North Consult Ltd is recruiting Fifty seven (57) short term Field Assistants to support its client a USAID/Uganda funded project aiming at improving early reading outcomes and creating positive and supportive school climate for children in primary grades. The project uses a research driven early grade reading curriculum and methodology. This project is recruiting Field Assistants to work in the following districts:
Essential Requirements
Qualification/ Skills Areas
- A minimum qualification of a Grade ill teaching certificate or diploma in primary education
- Computer literacy essential and proficiency in MS word, Excel and Power point will be an added advantage
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a team, including excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Fluency in English and the respective local language
- All positions are expected to be based in the respective districts in Uganda
- Ability to travel in hard to reach areas with public motorcycles as the main means of transportation
Planning and budgeting
- Participation in the planning meetings for program activities
- Develop monthly work plans that can be shared with the DEO and his/her team
- Develop and share monthly activity budget
- Prepare and present monthly financial report with clear and acceptable/allowable accountability documents
- Collect and organize Cluster, school enrolment data (P1-P7) as well as teacher enrolment data by grade and ensure that these data are properly entered in the spreadsheets provided
- Participate in school level monitoring activities and this includes conducting interviews with teachers, head teachers, CCTs and inspectors
- Support M&E team data collection and management efforts including technology
Support supervision:
- Collaborate with the Program Officers to plan and implement school support supervision visits to accelerate reading
- Organizing and participating in debriefing meetings with l project team and partners
- Participating in support supervision visits to schools
- Compile support supervision data as requested
Training:
- Support technical team in organizing and implementing training activities.
This includes:
- Printing, organizing and packing training materials
- Registering participants and maintaining paper and electronic records
Instructional materials distribution:
Help in the distribution of materials to schools and this 3 includes verifying distribution at school level and taking record of the deliveries
Coordinate field based activities:
Help in the distribution of materials to schools and this 3 includes verifying distribution at school level and taking record of the deliveries
Coordinate field based activities:
- Communicate with schools/districts about upcoming data collection and other activities
- Work with the technical team to ensure effective coordination of all program activities at the district, CPTC, CC and school level
- Report any matters that need the attention of program management and technical teams
Job application procedure
Please apply directly via our website www.truenorthafrica.com or email cover letter, CV and copies of education certificates as a single document to recruitment@truenorthafrica.com by 22nd August 2016. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Only teachers teaching in non-government aided schools will be considered.
Please apply directly via our website www.truenorthafrica.com or email cover letter, CV and copies of education certificates as a single document to recruitment@truenorthafrica.com by 22nd August 2016. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Only teachers teaching in non-government aided schools will be considered.
