Teachers' Training Coordinator job at Belgian Development Agency

Job Title:  Secondary & BTVET Teachers’ Training Coordinator

The Project “improving the Training of BTVET Technical Teachers, instructors & Health Tutors, and Secondary Teachers in Uganda – UGA 09 020 11” is implemented by the Ministry of Education & Sports and the Belgian Development Agency (BTC) in four teacher training institutions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Offer specialist knowledge on active teaching & learning approaches and on institutional development of teacher training institutions for the design and strategic planning of the project pedagogic and institutional development activities
• Actively facilitate the organization, implementation and monitoring of the project pedagogic and institutional development activities in the project-supported colleges as per approved strategies and work plans
• Take part in workshops, field visits, coordination and monitoring exercises and other events as per approved work plans
• Actively participate to the project Monitoring for Results activities (preparation and analysis of results)
• Steer the dissemination of successes and good practices to other colleges, including institutions not supported by the project.
• Ensure the liaison between the project and the management of Mulago Health Tutors College for the implementation of the project pedagogic and institutional development activities as per approved work plans
• Ensure timely reporting and capitalization of project documents
• Perform any other tasks that may be prescribed from time to time, necessary to reach the project objectives.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should hold a good Master’s degree in Education
• Five or more years’ experience in delivery of competence-based trainings to instructors/ tutors of BTVET institutions
• At least 5 years of experience in college academic management, preferably in a BTVET institution
• The jobholder should be competent and possess expertise in Active Teaching & Learning (ATL) methodologies
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Fluent in English
• Ability to bear stress and having no objection to working overtime

How to Apply: 

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are strongly encouraged to send a motivation letter, updated CV, copies of academic/professional certificates and at least three recent professional references: – In a sealed envelope addressed to: TTE Project, Hannah Nayoga, Legacy Towers, Kyadondo Road, Kampala.

Deadline: 7^th November, 2014 by 16:00 hours

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