Country Education Monitor: Girls Education Challenge (GEC) Job Placement - FHI 360

Funding Source: UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

FHI

360 is a leading global development organization dedicated to improving lives

around the world. Our professional staff includes experts in education, health,

nutrition, economic development, civil society and environment as well as

cross-cutting experts in gender issues, research, applied science, behavior

change and Technology giving us the unique mix of capabilities to address today’s

diverse and interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 operates from 60

offices with 4,400 staff in the U.S. and around the world.

The

GEC is a £300 million program funded by the UK Department for International

Development (DFID). Its aim is to enable up to a million marginalized girls to

re-enroll or remain in school and increase their learning. The program operates

in 18 countries, supporting 37 initiatives across Africa and Asia. FHI 360 is a

GEC alliance partner that works with the Fund Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers

(PwC).

Job Summary: The Country Education Monitor: Girls Education

Challenge (GEC) will regularly monitor and manage specific Girls’ Education

Challenge (GEC) projects in Uganda and report directly to the FHI 360 Country

Coordinator (CC).

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Monitoring and

Reporting:

• Undertake quarterly monitoring visits to
  
  projects to review progress against their log frame and work plans and to
  
  make recommendations for improvements


• Regularly inform and liaise with Country Finance
  
  Monitors on projects’ progress


• The incumbent will identify any potential
  
  risks and problem areas and report these to the PwC Portfolio Manager with
  
  proposals for possible solutions and mitigating measures


• Report back on a regular basis through the Country
  
  Coordinator in Kampala on projects’ educational outcomes and impacts, and
  
  that the program is being delivered effectively, efficiently and
  
  sustainably within the agreed timeframes as specified

2. Knowledge management

and lessons learning:

• Support the Country Coordinator to develop
  
  and implement a knowledge management and lessons learned work plan for the
  
  relevant country.


• Actively participate actively in a Country
  
  Coordination / CEM community of practice


• Assist the Country Coordinator on stakeholder
  
  engagement, as agreed. 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s
  
  degree. Possession of a Master’s degree is highly preferred


• At least five years’ experience working in
  
  international educational development is required, with preferred
  
  experience working with international/local NGOs and DFID


• Project management experience is highly
  
  desirable


• Excellent interpersonal skills and the
  
  ability to disseminate lessons learned effectively, and to identify
  
  risks/issues and escalate as appropriate


• Fluency in English, both written and verbal,
  
  is required.


• The applicant must be based in Uganda.

NB: The position is a part-time consultancy of

approximately 60 days from May-December 2016, requiring in-country travel to

project sites on a quarterly basis.

Deadline: Friday, 8^th April 2016