Belgian Development Agency,Intervention Manager And International Pedagogy & Teacher Education Expert Uganda

Closing
date: 16 Oct 2016

In view of the further development
of its activities BTC is currently looking for a (m/f):

INTERVENTION MANAGER AND
INTERNATIONAL PEDAGOGY & TEACHER EDUCATION EXPERT UGANDA

Ref.: UGA/15/031-1

Location: Kampala (Uganda) with
regular fie
ld visits

Duration of the contract: 48 months

Probable starting date: as soon as possible

Monthly salary package: between 5.633,37 euro and 7.980,52 euro
(this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship
allowance and expat allowance). The salary is calculated, depending on the
composition of the family and the number of years of relevant experience.

Project:

This project aims at
strengthening professional competencies of teacher trainers and future teachers
graduating from the National Teachers’ Colleges of Kabale and Mubende through
organisational development; rehabilitation and extension of existing
infrastructure; and capacity development for teacher training by introducing
learner-centred methodologies and by examining strategies to promote the use of
ICT in order to improve the quality of learning.Teacher education is one of the
key strategic priorities of the Education Sector in Uganda. Particular
attention is given to the 5 National Teacher Colleges (NTCs), responsible for
training ‘S1-S4’ secondary school teachers. Belgium has provided support to
Teacher Education since 2011 through the Teacher Training and Education (TTE)
project and more recently through the Kaliro and Muni projects.

This intervention will
consolidate and complement the achievements of the NTC Kabale and Mubende to
date. The specific objective aims at strengthening the capacity and competence
of NTC Kabale and Mubende in producing competent teachers through effective use
of acquired management and pedagogical competencies and proper use of
infrastructure and facilities. This will include the elaboration and completion
of the NTCs’ Strategic Plans (result 1), further development and (partial)
implementation of the infrastructure master plan (result 2), and support to the
professional development of teacher trainers, teachers and education managers
(result 3). The intervention is aligned to relevant strategic plans of the
Government of Uganda at the national/sector and NTC levels.

Function:

The Intervention Manager (IM) and
International Pedagogy & Teacher Education Expert (TT) Expert will be
recruited by BTC and presented to the MoESTS (Ministry of Education, Science,
Technology and Sports) S/he will be one of the members of the PMC (programme
management committee) and PMT (project management team), and will work on a
full-time basis in coordination with the programme and Intervention Change
Managers and the Programme Manager.

The IM will report to the
Programme Steering Committee (PSC) and will ensure that the members are well
informed of programme progress and adequately supplied with sufficient
information to carry out their decision-making responsibilities. The project
will support the Programme and Intervention Change Manager in feed back to the
MoESTS any changes in policy or direction that the PSC may wish to carry out
within the Programme and project framework. Together with the Intervention
Change Manager, s/he is the final person responsible for the progress and
quality of the intervention.

Tasks

As intervention manager:

· Ensure that the strategy of the
project is consistent with the Education Programme and implemented in a
technically sound manner ;

· Coach and supervise the work of
Project Team members ;

· Oversees the planning and
preparation phase of all components of the Project ;

· Develops – and revise if
necessary – ToR for all local staff, and ensures proper recruitment of the
local staff ;

· Organises, coordinates and
supervises the implementation of project activities in accordance with the
approved project work plans ;

· Supervises financial management,
accounting and timely compilation of quarterly progress reports and budgeted
work plans of the project for the following period for consideration by the PSC
;

· Contributes to the project
final report at the end of the intervention ;

· Is responsible for regular
communication with BTC on the management and supervision of Project
implementation ;

· Ensures the capturing and
integration of lessons learnt and experience drawn in the implementation of
project activities ;

· He/she is an authorised
account-holder for the accounts.

As technical expert for pedagogy
and teacher training (TT)

· Oversee the planning and
preparation phase of the pedagogical component of the project in the different
institutions ;

· Provide direct technical
support to all activities and brings a key contribution to the promotion of
learner-centred education and active learning methodologies;

· Coach and follow-up the project
field officers on pedagogical matters ;

· Makes sure the strategy of the
project is consistent and ensures a technically sound implementation of the
project activities under result 3 ;

· Ensure that national and
international sector specialists supporting the improvement of teaching and
learning are recruited on time, properly briefed and prepared for their
assignment ;

· Organise, coordinate and
supervise the implementation of pedagogical activities in accordance with the
approved project work plans in all NTCs in Kaliro, Muni, Kabale and Mubene ;

· Provide technical expertise and
guidance on the implementation of project activities at the level of the
central government, in particular the TIET department, to strengthen their
technical capacities and to support the institutional development according to
agreed work plan.

· Work in close coordination with
the project infrastructure experts on pedagogical aspects of activities
focusing on construction and asset management/maintenance.

· Work in close coordination with
the ID who will take direct responsibility for result 1.

· Ensures coordination and
exchange of experiences between the project and other related interventions and
activities;

Profile

Qualifications and
required experience

· University degree (minimum
Master level) in Education;

· At least 10 years of experience
in teacher education and pedagogy;

· Proven relevant experience in
leading a team of professionals, in supervising staff and in coaching
co-workers;

· Managed similar international
cooperation projects;

· Proven and extensive experience
in teacher training and coaching of professionals;

· Experience in preparing reports
and other administrative and technical documents ;

· Experience in ICT competency
frameworks and Technology for Education would be an asset;

· Proven experience in
implementing cross-cutting themes such as gender, HIV/AIDS and environment
would be an asset.