Project Manager, Early Childhood Development (ECD) NGO Careers – BRAC International

Organisation: BRAC International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Program Manager Education
About US:
BRAC
International is one of the world’s largest Non-Governmental Development
Organizations, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty
alleviation Programs, is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The organization
implements integrated development approach combining Education, Health,
Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment and Microfinance.
Job Summary: The Project Manager, Early Childhood Development (ECD)
will plan, design, implement, monitor, scale up, and provide technical support
and supervision to BRAC Uganda’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The incumbent will identify sector challenges
    and assess needs to develop appropriate interventions fitting the Uganda
    context;
  • Prepare detailed implementation plans
    including budget preparation, based on program targets and adjust with the
    available fund;
  • The incumbent will ensure supportive
    supervision, coaching and mentoring systems for the ECD team at the field
    to ensure timely technical support and information flow at every level,
    maintaining quality standards;
  • Ensure design and modification of appropriate
    curriculum for pre-primary, and 3-5 year olds in formal primary school
    settings
  • Prepare concept notes for
    research/study/survey/proposal on ECD issues in conjunction with internal
    and external stakeholder;
  • Prepare and facilitate in preparing different
    reports and documents on program experiences and process, best practices
    and results, including preparing MOUs and TORs for various assignments;
  • Ensure effective dissemination strategy for
    program learning and feedbacks, study evidences and results considered for
    on-going program improvement, and for future program interventions
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The BRAC Uganda Project Manager, Early
    Childhood Development (ECD) should hold a Master’s degree in relevant
    field. Post-graduate specialization in relevant field preferable in Early
    Childhood Care and Development, Education management, leadership,
    policy-advocacy, research methodology, learning and child development
    assessment, material development, and any other.
  • Certificate in Early Childhood Care and
    Development, education management, leadership, policy-advocacy, research
    methodology, learning and child development assessment, material
    development, community participation, social mobilization or relevant
    field.
  • A minimum of six years’ experience in
    relevant field including three years in managerial or technical leadership
    position. Teaching in early years will be an added advantage.
  • Working knowledge of Ugandan education system
    especially about the available service of early learning opportunities,
    government policies, departments and institutions in the education field.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application
letters, Curriculum Vitae not scanned (including bio-data such as: Date of
birth, Education qualification, language proficiency, work experience and at
least three professional referees in Ms. Office Word Document) and all Scanned
copies of academic /other supporting documents. They should all be merged into
one PDF file. In total, there must only be two attachments sent to
hrd.uganda@brac.net.
Deadline: 29th April 2016

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