Job Title: Teacher Trainer and Library Workshop Manager
Employer: Africa Development Corps
Duty Station: Kampala
Application Deadline: 10th January 2014
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Book management (i.e. cataloguing books, creating a circulation system, and designing and completing circulation forms to be used by monitoring and evaluation officers to assess the success of the program.)
- Book care (i.e. how to store the books to prevent damage.)
- Reviving literacy (i.e. spark a reading revolution and create a learning and reading culture within a given community, give support and advocate to influential community stake holders in order to leverage community support for the program.)
- Library establishment (i.e. finding sources of revenue for the creation of new libraries such as local communities, corporations, or international donors.)
- Assist in the Design of the Workshop booklet to be disseminated and discussed during workshops
- Establish and maintain a good working relationship with District Education Offices throughout
- Maintain constant field presence throughout the implementation of the Program.
- Assist monitoring and evaluation officer’s in their reports. This includes field visits, collecting completed circulation forms, and organizing interviews and meetings through established networks you will have built up in the capacity of Teacher Trainer and Library Workshop Manager.
- Perform any other relevant job tasks
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should possess a University Degree in Education, MA degree strongly preferred.
- A minimum of five years’ teaching experience in Ugandan primary schools.
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to talk confidently and clearly to large workshops.
- The applicant must demonstrate that they have experience and knowledge of working with communities to bring about positive change in the education related sphere.
- The candidate will have genuine enthusiasm for teaching and a strong desire to improve the education of children in
- As part of this role, much time will be spent in rural areas living in basic conditions. Candidate must be able to maintain enthusiasm and desire to keep on educating to a high standard, even under difficult circumstances.
- Previous experience working for an NGO is an added advantage, as in experience and knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes and techniques.
- Previous experience in teacher training/lecturing would be preferred
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates with the necessary credentials should E-mail their applications to jobs@visionsinaction.org and the Country Manager, Tom Evans at tevans@africadevcorps.org
The email application should include a CV, covering letter stating why you qualify for the position, and three references. The subject line of the email should read: “Application for the role of Teacher Trainer and Library Workshop Manager.”
Please note that due to the amount of emails we receive, we will only be able to reply to those candidates who are short listed for interview. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.