CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Women Educational Researchers of Kenya
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 30 Jan 2015

Program Overview

The Women Educational Researchers of Kenya (WERK) is a professional association of researchers, with interest in education, gender and development. WERK is implementing the Opportunity Schools Program in Kajiado County whose overall goal is to ensure retention and learning outcomes in ECD through Grade 8 are increased through a sustainable program by 2016.

Overall responsibility: The ECDE Program Officer will provide technical support and leadership for the implementation of the ECDE component of the Opportunity Schools Program at both the school and community level. The Officer will also be responsible for strengthening linkages between the ECDE centers management with schools, Ministry of Health and the County Government.

In collaboration with other staff, the ECDE Program Officer will ensure that robust monitoring and documentation structures and tools are developed, and that information collected is reflected upon, used for continuous improvement of the Opportunity Schools Program, and is incorporated into consistently high quality reports.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

· Maintain good and professional relations with the Ministry of Education Science and Technology at national and county level and other partnerships relevant to WERK’s programs in order to ensure successful implementation;

· In consultation with communities, County Education Board and other experts strengthen the ECDE model at community level to expand access and quality education for children closed out of the formal ECDE infrastructure;

· Ensure that all feeder ECDE centers have well established management committees that are well integrated to the primary schools so as to enable them access benefits accrued to ECDE children in formal ECDE centers;

· Support the finalization of the ECDE teachers instructional program;

· Participate in the training and support of ECDE teachers;

· Support the development of ECDE materials by the community;

· Work with Head teachers to ensure that program activities are carried out in a timely manner;

· Ensure that ECDE center data is collected in a timely and accurate manner.

General Responsibilities

· Participate in WERK processes;

· Undertake the activities above in line with the associated budgets and with program work plans, in ways that are consistent with WERK policies;

· Keep up to date with best practice in ECDE programs;

· Participate in meetings and sessions as needed;

· Undertake any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by the Program Manager.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

· Minimum Bachelors of Education (Early Childhood Education);

· At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in working as an ECDE teacher among the Maa community;

· Good understanding of the ECDE education terrain in arid lands, and good knowledge on teacher training and management issues;

· Good understanding of the devolved structures in education and their potential for improving learning;

· Excellent report-writing and verbal communication skills in Kiswahili and English.

· Speaking and reading of Maa language is mandatory;

· Very good people and public relations skills;

· Ability to work with minimal supervision;

How to apply:

Applications should include:

· A resume summarizing qualifications and experience;

· An application letter;

· 2 work referees with contact details;

· Please indicate your expected remuneration/salary in your application;

Interested candidates, please submit your applications by January 30^th2015 by email to:info@werk.co.ke with cc to werk@werk.co.ke. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.