IRC Education Technical Adviser Jobs in Uganda
IRC Education Technical Adviser Jobs in Uganda
Major Responsibilities:Core Functions:Support selection of indicators for country programs based on available and emerging indicator testing;
Lead and facilitate as needed technical design of proposals; write technical narrative as needed; review technical quality of proposals, including providing input on budgets required for project delivery, technical activities, ensuring alignment to IRC’s education and cross-sectoral outcomes;
Input into go / no go decisions and pre-positioning on upcoming proposals;
Help analyze data to inform periodic review and course correction to ensure that IRC’s programs are based on evidence and are evidence-generating;
Conduct technical training and ongoing technical coaching for country program staff, including on outcomes, theories of change, evidence and indicators;
Provide specific guidance to IRC education programs in Latin America in efforts to integrate best practices into standard IRC Teacher Professional Development
Share cross-context learning with country program staff across the region;
Review and share program-specific tools / resources / curricula working with IRC education specialist to contextualize and adapt global and country-specific materials;
Support planning and implementation of partnership activities, including research initiatives with academic partners
Support senior technical country program recruitment;
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Director of Education for Country Support
Position directly supervises: This position could potentially supervise on occasion consultants and/or interns.
Other Internal and/or External Contacts:
Internal: Works directly with the Regional and Deputy Regional Director to ensure education programs are in line and supporting regional and country level priorities. Regular relationships with EHAU and regional technical advisors in violence prevention and response, health, economic recovery & development, and governance technical unit teams. Works directly with country program coordinators and managers
as well as country program leadership.
Interacts with IRC internal departments, including business development, external relations and advocacy departments.
External: Serve as IRC program representative in outside regional meetings and global meetings (as needed) and academic forums with donors, other non-governmental organizations, inter-agency groups and foundations.
Engage regularly with partners, including academic partners, to ensure programmatic and research collaborations remain on track.
Job Qualifications:
Education:
Master’s/post-graduate degree in education, education psychology, social work, human development or relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Participate in ongoing training courses and share knowledge and skill sets within the unit.
Work Experience:
A minimum of 6-8 years’ experience of implementing and/or managing large Education programs and teams is required, within a humanitarian or international development setting, as are at least 2-3 years acting in an advisory capacity on education programming.
Education work experience in East Africa is required. Experience in technical tools and materials development, monitoring and evaluation, and research in relation to education is highly desired.
Experience in strategy development and working across sectors or disciplines is highly desired.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; IRC Education Technical Adviser Jobs in Uganda
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