Finnish Refugee Council Team Leader (Access to Adult Education Project) Jobs in Uganda

Finnish Refugee Council Team Leader (Access to Adult Education Project) Jobs in Uganda


About US:

  • Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an NGO providing adult education and community development among refugees in Uganda since 1997 as an operational partner to OPM and UNHCR.

    Job Summary:

  • The Team Leader – Access to Adult Education Project provides technical support on adult education and learning techniques, approaches and methodologies as well as on learner support for quality implementation of courses on literacy, English language, business skill, financial literacy and alike for refugees and host community. She/he has 6 to 8 Adult Education Officers to supervise.

    Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Mentor and develop skills of field staff in regard of techniques, approaches, methodologies for adult learning and teaching.

  • Provide technical knowhow and expertise on remedial education, transfer of literacy skills and developmental literacy as pre-requisite for other adult education.

  • Provide knowhow in use and design of training materials and tools for adult learning mostly in refugee context and in rural environment.

  • Explore techniques and approaches for adult learner support such as digital learning.

  • Provide support and lead on planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of adult education activities.

    Other tasks:

  • Conduct regular field visits to review and report on project progress and impact.

  • Support and include environment and resilience approaches, community & beneficiary involvement and gender, disability and HIV issues into adult education courses.

  • Support active monitoring and evaluation amongst field
    staff, ensure M&E mechanisms are used appropriately, collect and analyse the data gathered.

  • Write and provide high-quality internal and external reports.

  • Review and contribute into development of training materials, curricula and topics.

    Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Adult Education with strong experience in training material design / development.

  • At least three years of experience at team leader level.

  • Willingness to travel and live in rural project locations.

  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and achieve results.

  • Ability to use standard computing packages and basic M&E data tools.

    How to Apply:

  • All suitably qualified candidates should Email Application to

  • frcugandaadmin@refugeecouncil.fi

  • Application and CVs Should be one PDF document and a maximum of 5 pages

  • Include in your application letter:

  • Gross salary request,

  • Contact details (email and telephone) of 3 professional reference persons.

  • Please quote the Position and Location in the subject line.

  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

  • Do not email copies of certificates.


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