2 Project Officer (Play Lab & ELA) NGO Job Opportunities – BRAC International

Organisation: BRAC
International
Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda
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.
About EELAY Project:
BRAC is implementing
the EELAY Project within the Play lab and ELA established platforms. The
project will empower young Children and Adolescent girls by providing early
Childhood Education to 3-6 years old children using the Play based approach to
learning through establishment of Play Labs in Luwero and providing Vocational
skills training for adolescent girls respectively.
Job Summary:  The Project Officer (Play Lab & ELA) will
support the smooth operation and effective implementation of EELAY project
activities using the Play lab & ELA Platform.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Perform activities pertaining to the management of the ELA club
    activities.
  • Conduct market survey and enroll adolescent girls for specific
    vocational training skills
  • Conduct support supervision on vocational training for adolescent
    girls creating good working relationship with the training institutions.
  • Provide supportive supervision to the Project Assistants under the
    project for effective implementation.
  • Facilitate and follow – up community leader workshop, mother’s forum
    and parents’ meetings, and quarterly district coordination meeting.
  • Ensure proper implementation of all the program / project related
    activities at the field level; monitoring the key indicators of project
    implementation.
  • Monitor all training on life skills, financial literacy, livelihood
    and vocational as per project objectives.
  • Participate in coordination meetings with other implementing
    partners in the district.
  • Write monthly, quarterly reports and document success stories to be
    used as lessons for future programming to project manager.
Play Lab:
  • Perform activities to the management of Play lab activities.
  • Facilitate and follow -, community meetings, parenting sessions,,
    Centre Management Committee meetings, curriculum development workshops and
    district level workshops.
  • Support and work with play leaders and parents in respective play
    labs to develop relevant and appropriate instructional materials using
    no/low cost materials from the environment.
  • Support the enrolment of play Leaders, orientation and basic
    training on play based pedagogical activities
  • Develop and maintain good communication and relationship with the
    local authorities, management and other NGO’s.
  • Collect, document and provide field data and information; lessons
    and best practices to inform reports for internal and external use; and
    supported the M&E officer in data collection and analysis, compiled
    regular reports for the Project on the progress of project performance.
  • Prepare, document and submit all relevant reports, weekly, monthly,
    quarterly and yearly reports and plans to project manager on all project
    implementation, and document success stories for future programmes
  • Any other duties assigned as per project need.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the BRAC International Project Officer (Play Lab
    & ELA) must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Development studies, Social
    sciences, Community development, Adult and Community Education, Vocational
    studies in Technological studies with Education, or Early Childhood
    Education, Primary Education for play lab or any other related field
    attained from a recognized higher institution.
  • A minimum of two to three years of relevant experience working in
    the development sector especially early childhood development, education,
    Youth and social empowerment and vocational programmes.
  • Substantive technically focused experience in areas like Community
    engagement, Youth empowerment, early childhood development &
    facilitating training in participatory manner.
  • Ability to work with children and young people especially adolescent
    girls.
  • Knowledge in community mobilization and youth empowerment
    programmes..
  • Knowledge and experience in dealing with caregivers and young
    children of 3-6 years.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to lead
    and gain assistance and cooperation of others in a team endeavor.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and spoken) & computer
    skills especially with MS Word & MS Excel and power point
    presentation.
How to Apply:
All candidates are
strongly encouraged to send their applications and updated CVs (in one Word
document) via email to: hrd.uganda@brac.net. The subject must be the name of
the position applied for strictly. NB. Only Soft Copy Applications will be
considered and all applications should be addressed to:
The Manager, HR
& Training,
BRAC Uganda,
P.O. Box 31817,
Kampala – Uganda.
Deadline: 5th September 2018
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