Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Program Early Grade Reading Specialist Job Vacancy in Uganda

Reading.
•          Work
closely with the Deputy Chief of Party (D/CoP) USAID / Uganda School Health and Reading Program
for quality and timely execution of planned GPE activities related to the roll
out of Early Grade Reading
•          Work
closely with USAID / Uganda School
Health and Reading Program technical staff on the roll out of the Early Grade
Reading activities.
•          Work
closely with MoES Directorates, Departments and Units: Basic Education, Teacher
Education, NCDC, DES. Instructional Materials Unit (IMU) Procurement and
Disposal Unit (PDU) and UNEB on the implementation of the EGR roll out
activities.
•          Work
in liaison with Districts/ Municipalities, partners and other stakeholders on
the implementation of the EGR roll out activities.
•          Coordinate
and oversee the implementation of EGR project activities by relevant MoES
Directorates, Departments and Units. The activities include: materials
development and procurement. Training, Support Supervision and Early Grade
Reading Assessment (EGRA).
•          Document
best practices and success stories in EGR in Project Districts and Primary
Schools.
•          Prepare
work plans (annual and quarterly) and reports (progress, quarterly and annual)
related to the EGR project activities.
•          Perform
any other duties or project
management assignments that the Project Coordination Unit may assign.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

•          The
candidate must possess a Bachelors degree in Education (Early Childhood or
Primary Education) and ten years of experience in the education sector with
deep understanding of improvement of literacy in early grades;
•          Possession
of Master’s degree in Education;
•          Extensive
knowledge and experience in early grade materials development, teacher
training, support supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation and Early Grade
Reading Assessment;
•          Expertise
in working with and supporting government structures at national and district
levels.
•          Knowledge
of mother tongue and English transition instruction strategies;
•          Computer
literacy skills i.e. competency in the use of programs such as: MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint and the use of ICT project planning tools like MS
Project or equivalent and demonstrate how these would be used to enhance the project planning and performance;
•          Excellent
oral and written communication skills particularly for reporting purposes:
•          Leadership
abilities and interpersonal skills;
•          Proven
ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with minimum
supervision

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send their applications to
the: Assistant Commissioner, Human Resource Management, 4th Floor, Embassy
House, Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES), Kampala, Uganda.