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Saturday 21 September 2013

Education Specialist Jobs opportunity in Uganda at Promoting Equality in African Schools

Job Title: Education Specialist – Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Organization: Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS)
City  Kampala,
Country Uganda
Category Education
Reports to: Education Manager

About PEAS:
PEAS is a fast growing UK-based charity (www.peas.org.uk) with a mission to ‘unlock the potential of Africa by delivering equal access to affordable, quality secondary education’. We currently have a network of 22 schools across Uganda and Zambia, educating around 8,000 students. The role will be based in our Ugandan office and work closely within across the all Programme and Operations Departments.

At PEAS we are passionate about providing quality education and we are building our network of schools to be one of the best in Uganda. You can be part of our journey in improving the life chances of the next generation of children from low-income families by obtaining access to a good education through the PEAS network.

Job Summary:  The Education Specialist will support PEAS schools to deliver high quality education through on-going school-based training, support and monitoring.  The job holder will primarily focus on helping schools to improve Teaching and Learning and students’ educational outcomes. The Education Specialist–continuous professional development will support schools holistically in areas including curriculum, co-curricular activities, community engagement and child welfare

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Support schools to enhance education quality
Conduct training and supporting schools leaders in how to identify areas for development and training needs for staff
Monitoring or supporting school leaders to deliver a range of school-based teacher training (including lesson observations, workshops, mentoring, coaching etc.)
 Training and supporting school leaders to analyse performance data and create strategies to improve performance at school and subject level
Developing networks between schools to facilitate sharing of best practice and scaling micro-innovations in education
Technically supporting schools to identify and access local and regional training opportunities for staff (e.g., district government training opportunities and training provided by grassroots and local NGOs etc.)
1.       Provide training for schools on PEAS network wide Education initiatives and priorities
Delivering training for school leaders and teachers at national and/or regional workshops and conferences
 Providing on-going school-based support (e.g. lesson observations, meetings, training sessions, coaching) for teachers and school leaders to ensure that learning from training sessions is implemented
 Monitoring, collate, analyse and report the impact of specific PEAS-wide education programmes or initiatives (curriculum, pedagogy, child protection, co-curricular, educational leadership, administration and community engagement etc.) at individual schools and within specified clusters or regions
2.      Monitoring and reporting
Monitoring the implementation and impact of various PEAS Uganda education initiatives at individual schools and at cluster level
Create timely, accurate and evaluative reports for Regional Advisers and the Education Manager to enable tracking of specific and general quality education initiatives including evaluations of impact at school
Conduct consultations with school level stakeholders to feed into education programme design and evaluation
3.     Supporting schools to implement School Improvement Plans
Support each PEAS school to action the recommendations from its School Inspection report though the implementation of its annual School Improvement Plan
 Liaise with relevant PEAS Uganda departments to support implementation of School Improvement Plans.
4.     Perform Other Duties
As may be assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·                     The Specialist should hold a bachelor degree (Education). A relevant postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
·                     At least three years’ experience in capacity building and teacher training.
·                     Stay abreast with recent development in Education sector.
·                      Trainer of trainer’s experience (desirable).
·                     Excellent track record of improving student learning outcomes through teacher training.
·                     Good understanding of teacher training methodology and theory of change
·                     Prior knowledge of a range of methods of delivering teacher training beyond workshops and conferences
·                     Ability to model the delivery of excellent lessons
·                     Ability to analyze data to support improvement in educational outcomes at classroom and school level
·                     Ability to train trainers.
·                     Excellent English language oral and written communication skills
·                     Flexibility, initiative and self-driven
·                     Results oriented
·                      Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills
·                      Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines
·                      Ability to work under minimum supervision
·                      Ability to develop positive professional relationships with a range of people
·                      A commitment to the PEAS values
                       
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications with a cover letter (paying particular attention to the Person Specification), curriculum vitae, a brief writing sample (unedited by others), and contact information for two professional references to:

The Human Resource Manager.
PEAS Uganda
P.O. Box 23308, Kampala
Plot 2881, Block 216, Ntinda Kisaasi,
Mumbejja Road. Opposite Ndere Centre.
Kampala. Uganda

Or send your application via Email: ugandarecruitment@peas.org.uk,
For further details on vacancies at PEAS visit our website: www.peas.org.uk

NB: Only complete applications will be reviewed, and only qualified candidates will be shortlisted and contacted by email.

PEAS is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its recruitment practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool. ‘PEAS has a strict child protection policy. All staff are expected to abide by this.’

Deadline: 2nd October 2013 at 17.00 (5pm GMT)

Chemical Engineer Jobs Vacancy in Uganda at Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration

Job Title: Chemical Engineer
Organization: Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration (ZPEB)
City Pachwaki
Country Uganda
Category Engineering

About ZPEB:
Zhongyuan petroleum Exploration (ZPEB) is an active petroleum engineering service company operating worldwide. To facilitate its business in Uganda, its local affiliate ZPEB Uganda Co Ltd is now seeking to recruit competent personnel in the following positions on contract Terms of Service.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Proactively participate and engage in incident investigations.
Prepare plant layout, equipment list, capital a estimate and operating cost estimate. Developing all chemistry related processes.
Decide on the most effective arrangement of operations mixing, crushing and heat transfer etc.
Conducting experiments a calculating temperature and pressure during the industrial process:
Offering technical expertise, leadership and direction to various work groups.
Developing strict safety guidelines are making sure they adhered to.
Participate in building small-scale models of the act processing facilities.
Responsible for the research and development of biochemical products.
Ability to use a variety of biotechnology equipments.
Charged with the setting and implementing of all chemical processes.
Use chemical engineering concepts on chemical finish the project efficiently and successfully.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The prospective candidate must possess three years experience as a chemical engineer in the oil field experience providing resolution to a diverse scope and range problems at the well site.
Ideally, He / She should have experience of radioactive source handling and be able to assist with their use.
Computer literacy skills with proficient knowledge of several universal software
Ability to work in a team environment
A minimum of a chemical n engineering degree.
An off shore medical certificate and offshore survival certificate is an added advantage.

How to Apply:
All those interested in working for Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration (ZPEB) in the above capacity should submit a cover letter and resume tozpeb_u@yahoo.com
Or you post your application to: P.O Box 33593 Kampala, Uganda  Office No. +256414230071, Plot 31 Kololo Hill Drive

Data Manager Jobs Vacancy in Uganda at The Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute

Job Title: Data Manager
Organization: The Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
City Kampala,
Country Uganda
Category Management

About MRC/UVRI:
The Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS is seeking experienced and suitably qualified Ugandans for the following posts on an Enhanced Prevention project for improving the effectiveness of HIV prevention and care and treatment services in Uganda for women and their regular partners at high risk of HIV and other STIs. This project is funded by funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Uganda under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other donor agencies.

Job Summary: The Data Manager will offer technical support to the Scientists in the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems to ensure that the project provides compatible data supportive of program and donor requirements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities;
The job holder will responsible for developing and implementing methodologies and standards for evaluating program activities
Offer support to the scientists in the preparation of detailed implementation plans which are consistent with the project objectives and expected outputs and support monitoring and implementation of the approved plan
Assist in setting up a reporting and tracking system to provide information in an efficient and timely manner
Analyse and aggregate M&E data, develop written reports based on evaluation findings
Perform routine quality control checks for completeness, consistency and accuracy and raise queries to ensure data is clean


Trainer/Lecturer Job Vacancy in Uganda at Mildmay Uganda

Job Title: Trainer/Lecturer
Organization: Mildmay Uganda
City Kampala,
Country Uganda
Category Education
Reports to: Consultancy Manager

About Mildmay:
Mildmay Uganda is an HIV/AIDS treatment and training centre also providing Health Systems Strengthening to scale up comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services in 16 districts of Central Uganda. It is situated on Entebbe Road, Lweza, south of Kampala, Uganda.

Job Summary: The Trainer/Lecturer will be responsible for the design and delivery of short training programmes, clinical mentorships and consultancies, aiming to ensure that they are responsive; attractive to clients and in line with MOH policies and guidelines.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The candidate should posses a bachelors Degree in a Health Care profession.
He/she must have at least three years’ experience teaching adults; training experience in palliative care will be an added advantage.


Community Engagement Officer Jobs Opportunity in Uganda at Promoting Equality in African Schools

Job Title: Community Engagement Officer
Organization: Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS)
City Kampala,
Country Uganda
Category Mangement
Reports to: Education Manager

About PEAS:
PEAS is a fast growing UK-based charity (www.peas.org.uk) with a mission to ‘unlock the potential of Africa by delivering equal access to affordable, quality secondary education’. We currently have a network of 22 schools across Uganda and Zambia, educating around 8,000 students. The role will be based in our Ugandan office and work closely within across the all Programme and Operations Departments.

At PEAS we are passionate about providing quality education and we are building our network of schools to be one of the best in Uganda. You can be part of our journey in improving the life chances of the next generation of children from low-income families by obtaining access to a good education through the PEAS network.

Job Summary:  The Community Engagement Officer will primarily lead the implementation of effective Community Engagement across PEAS schools network. The Job holder will ensure that PEAS effectively engages communities (from local communities up to district level) prior to the launch of new PEAS schools and to ensure that existing PEAS schools are involving communities and school stakeholders with the aim of improving education standards.

The effective functioning for this role will ensure that all PEAS schools are fully enrolled, that attendance and retention levels are high, that parents/guardians are able to support students to learn and that PEAS schools are both supported by the local community and support the local community to thrive.  The Community Engagement Officer will also be responsible for ensuring that all PEAS schools have well-functioning governance systems (PTAs and Boards of Governors [BoG]).


Project Officer Job opportunity in Uganda at Mildmay Uganda

Job Title: Project Officer - District Liaison
Organization: Mildmay Uganda
City Masaka,
Country Uganda
Category Mangement
Reports to: Regional Manager

About Mildmay:
Mildmay Uganda is an HIV/AIDS treatment and training centre also providing Health Systems Strengthening to scale up comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services in 16 districts of Central Uganda. It is situated on Entebbe Road, Lweza, south of Kampala, Uganda.

Job Summary: The Project Officer - District Liaison will primarily be responsible for coordinating and contributing to the District Health Systems Strengthening activities in the respective districts as well as ensure Mildmay Uganda’s visibility, functional linkages between Mildmay Uganda, the districts and other stakeholders so that district health service systems efficiently and effectively deliver sustainable and quality comprehensive HIV & AIDS services.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The candidate should possess a bachelors Degree in Health related field with up to date practicing license with relevant professional body.
S/he must have at least 3 years’ experience in clinical/community health work. Team management experience is an added advantage.
He/she must have knowledge and experience of HIV/ AIDS care as well as knowledge of Ministry of Health systems and district service delivery mechanisms.
Ability to network and liaise with various partners is a requirement for this job.
Good communication and interpersonal skills


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