Enabel Project Manager in the field of Education Management Jobs in Uganda

Enabel Project Manager in the field of Education Management Jobs in Uganda

Category: Expat

Location: Kampala, 465142

Reference: 20018

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors.

With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges - Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality - and to promote Global Citizenship.

With 2,000 staff, Enabel manages about 170 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.

Background

Enabel in Uganda will be implementing a new Country strategy 2023-2027.

The overall objective is that “Young people and women in Uganda develop into active, economically independent citizens in a sustainable society that respects human rights and ensures quality basic services’’.

The WeLearn project will support the lower secondary education through ensuring that households, communities and adolescents are aware of, demand access to, have equitable access to and complete a quality, inclusive lower secondary education. 

Secondly, the local education officials, school leaders and teachers will be supported to be able to provide an increased range of quality education services and resources, more equitable and inclusive learning environments, and higher quality, more relevant teaching and instruction for secondary students.

To achieve this, the intervention intends to provide holistic support to secondary schools through creating a safe and gender-sensitive learning environment, provision of equipment, improving the skills of teachers through continuous professional development (CPD).

Lastly, the intervention will strengthen local government and governing structures to promote more participatory and accountable education management and leadership, that is inclusive of socially excluded groups including girls, refugees, and people living with disabilities. 

Within this this context, Enabel is seeking to recruit 1 (one) Project Manager with expertise in Education Management to manage the domains of the WeLearn project, coordinate the different aspects of project implementation as well as to lead a team in the implementation of the country portfolio.

Job Description

Joining Enabel as a Project Manager for the WeLearn program, you will be directly reporting to the Portfolio Manager and you will oversee the team linked to your project.

Responsibilities

You work at Enabel as the Project Manager;

You are responsible for the good execution of the project (content, planning, budget, quality);

You coordinate the realisation of the activities with a view of achieving the project objectives;

You support the persons indicated to lead the change process;

You contribute to capacity development of partner organisations;

You coordinate the learning process

on how an intervention contributes to the development of the sector;

You lead the team placed under your hierarchical responsibility;

You ensure that relevant results information is available for monitoring and evaluation in order to allow monitoring of performance, decision-making, learning and reporting.

Your Profile

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in Education Management, Adult Education, Public Administration, Human Resource Management or other relevant field related to the area of expertise.

Required Experience

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in steering international development projects;

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the management of Education based projects;

An experience as team manager;

Experience in several projects is an asset.

Required Skills and Knowledge

In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies;

Thorough knowledge in the specific areas of equal learning opportunities, teaching and learning strategies, capacity building and mentorship;

Knowledge of school policy development, CPD delivery modalities, school-based income generating projects, as well as safe and learning environment frameworks;

Monitoring and evaluation competences;

You are result oriented;

Considering the working language of Uganda and the international environment in which you work, excellent knowledge of English is required.

We Offer You

A fascinating/interesting/varied job in an international environment.

A contract of 48 months. You are based in Kampala.

A salary package that comprises the monthly gross salary, in accordance with our salary scales (class 6).

The contractual conditions will be established according to the organisation's salary polices.

Following this recruitment procedure, a shortlist of successful applicants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.

Every person who fulfils the conditions listed in our job advertisements may apply.

Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce.

We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence.

Apply online with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 18th December 2022.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see: Enabel Project Manager in the field of Education Management Jobs in Uganda

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