Job Title: Design
& Training Manager
& Training Manager
Organisation: Educate!
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Educate! is a fast growing, non-profit social
enterprise that works to transform education in Africa to teach youth to solve
poverty for themselves and their communities. Educate! provides youth with
skills training in leadership, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness along
with mentorship to start real businesses at school. Our model is delivered
through practically-trained teachers and youth mentors.
enterprise that works to transform education in Africa to teach youth to solve
poverty for themselves and their communities. Educate! provides youth with
skills training in leadership, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness along
with mentorship to start real businesses at school. Our model is delivered
through practically-trained teachers and youth mentors.
Job Summary: The Design & Training Manager will lead and
coordinate the design, planning and development of innovative programs for
Educate! as we move towards our vision for 2024 of reaching one million youth annually
across ten countries in Sub Saharan Africa. As a Design and Training Manager,
you will be steering the process from conceptualization, strategy and program
design. The incumbent will be working on expansion and replication of current
programs, creation of new opportunities and making recommendations for relevant
designs that will enable Educate! to meet and exceed our ambitions growth
plans.
coordinate the design, planning and development of innovative programs for
Educate! as we move towards our vision for 2024 of reaching one million youth annually
across ten countries in Sub Saharan Africa. As a Design and Training Manager,
you will be steering the process from conceptualization, strategy and program
design. The incumbent will be working on expansion and replication of current
programs, creation of new opportunities and making recommendations for relevant
designs that will enable Educate! to meet and exceed our ambitions growth
plans.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Build Design & Training Strategy (30%)
- Take lead of risk assessments and
plan for risks - Analyze reports from BML’s and
experiments in relation to design. Based on reports, provide
recommendations of best way forward. - Establish, department priorities
with the Program Director as they relate to design for quality programs - Coordinate and lead the
relationship between Educate! and Stir on behalf of the organization.
Leading Innovation oversight 30%
- Lead meetings with cross
functional team of Innovation Coordinator, Design Coordinator, M&E
Manager, Regional Managers, Program Director and Innovations Director to
streamline lessons learned from the findings of the BML experiments and
pilots.
Departmental Budget Management (20%) Manage departmental budget, take the lead in half-year
review, and submit monthly Budget versus Actual reports.
review, and submit monthly Budget versus Actual reports.
National Curriculum Review and National
curriculum tools oversight 20%
curriculum tools oversight 20%
- Manage the design of tools that
can be used by teachers and students as related to national program
strategy and national curriculum reform. - Manage the re-design of
associations and administration trainings in relation to the National
curriculum reform - Build the re-design of the program
model in relation to the National curriculum reform - Attend pilot meetings to
contribute to the strategy, make recommendations and look for areas that
will inform the program model and association re-designs.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a
Bachelor’s Degree in Education - At least four years of
professional experience. - Previous experience in designing
curriculum and training of teachers within the East - African field preferred.
- Possess skills in curriculum
design, project management, training of trainers, exceptional
organizational and analytical skills. - Fits our Five Cultural Tenets i.e.
We Put Youth First, We Are Always Learning, We Only Solve a Problem Once,
We Are Flexible and We Exceed Expectations.
How to Apply:
All applicants should send and updated
resume, a cover letter describing yourself, and a list of references to
ugandajobs@experienceeducate.org Please include “Design & Training Manager
– theugandanjobline.com website – Your Name” in the subject line.
resume, a cover letter describing yourself, and a list of references to
ugandajobs@experienceeducate.org Please include “Design & Training Manager
– theugandanjobline.com website – Your Name” in the subject line.
Deadline: 8th July, 2016