Job Title: Field
Assistants (27 Career Opportunities)
Organization: International Not for Profit organization
Duty Station: Apac, Kasese, Lira, Serere, Kabale, Napak, Bushenyi,
Kiruhura, Gomba, Wakiso, Moroto, Gulu, Pallisa, Pader, Kitgum, Kabarole, Masindi, Kyenjojo,
Arua, Budaka, Sironko, Kamuli, Iganga, Manafwa, Kibuku, Nakapiripirit and Mbale, Uganda
Funding Source: USAID
About Us:
True North Consult Ltd is a people management consultancy in Uganda seeks
to recruit for its valuable client who is an International independent not for
profit organization dedicated to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research
that improves the human condition. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000
people, our client offers innovative research and development and a full
spectrum of multidisciplinary services.
Job Summary: The Field
Assistants will support a five-year USAID program that aims to improve Early
Grade Reading Outcomes for children in primary grades and collaborate with the
Government of Uganda to develop sustainable Health Education systems that
support National HIV and AIDS prevention efforts.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
1. Monitoring and Evaluation:
Collect and organize school enrolment data (P1-P7) as well as teacher
enrolment data by grade and ensure that these data are properly entered in the
spreadsheets provided.
Actively participate in school level monitoring activities and this
includes conducting interviews with teachers, head teachers, CCTs and inspectors.
2. Support Supervision:
- Work closely with the Literacy Field Coordinator to plan and implement school support supervision visits.
- Responsible for the Orientation of education officials (head teachers, CCTs, inspectors and associate inspectors) on the support supervision tools.
- Organizing and participating in debriefing meetings.
- Actively participating in support supervision visits to schools.
- Print and pack supervisory tools and materials
- Compile support supervision data as requested
3. Training:
- Technically support the program technical team in organizing and implementing training activities. This includes: printing, organizing and packing training materials.
- At training venues, responsible for registering participants and maintaining paper and electronic records.
4. Instructional Materials Distribution: Assist in the
distribution of materials to schools and this includes verifying the numbers
and taking record of the deliveries.
5. Coordinate Field Based Activities:
- Actively communicate with schools/districts about upcoming data collection and other program activities.
- Work with the program technical team to ensure effective coordination of all program activities at the district, CPTC, CC and school level
- Report designated Supervisor any matters that need the attention of program management and technical teams.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
- All candidates must have completed their A levels and obtained a tertiary qualification i.e. certificate or diploma in a relevant area
- Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency in MS word, Excel and Power point.
- Possess the ability to travel
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a team
- All candidates must also possess excellent interpersonal, communication and team work skills.
- All positions are expected to be based in the respective districts in Uganda and require fluency in English and the respective local language.
- The applicants should be able to speak fluently in the predominant local language of the district.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their electronic applications including a cover
letter and CV to recruitment@truenorthafrica.com.
NB: Only Electronic
submissions will be accepted and they must be in standard-file types such as
Microsoft word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and please include all documents
in one attachment.
Deadline: 10th July 2014
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