Team Leader Job - Finnish Refugee Council (FRC)

Job Title: Team Leader

Organisation: Finnish Refugee Council (FRC)

Duty Station: Isingiro, Uganda

Reports to: Project Manager

About US:

Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) is an NGO providing adult education and community development among refugees in Uganda since 1997 as an operational partner to OPM and UNHCR.

Job Summary: The Adult Education Team Leader provides technical support for quality project implementation, reporting, monitoring & evaluation. Position has 3 to 5 Adult Education Officers to supervise in two locations: Nakivale and Kyaka II Refugee Settlements. Position holder also coordinates field level office administration, HR and logistics issues and support staff.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Project and Program Development

Advise and work with Project Manager to develop project implementation and M&E plans.
Ensure collaboration with other FRC projects at settlement level.
Include environment and resilience approaches, gender, disability, HIV, community and beneficiary involvement into adult education courses, in project implementation and monitoring.

Technical Advice and Support on Project Implementation

Provide technical support and advice to the field teams on planning, activity budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of adult education project activities.
Provide technical knowhow and expertise on remedial education, transfer of literacy skills and developmental literacy as pre-requisite for adult education among field teams and volunteer business skill facilitators and literacy and language instructors.
Explore techniques and approaches for adult learner support such as digital learning.
Keep up to date on developments in adult education sector and ensure that learning is incorporated into field activities and shared with other staff.
Review and contribute to development of training materials and topics.
Conduct regular field visits to review and report on training progress and impact, especially in relation to efficiency and effectiveness and to determine future development.
Provide feedback to field staff and management on key recommendations.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

Ensure in cooperation with MEAL Specialist, that mechanisms are in place to measure and improve quality of the project, sharing best practises and transfer of technical skills to field staff.
Ensure the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned from the project.
Coordinate with MEAL Specialist the planning of and assist in needs and capacity assessments, baselines and impact / end line studies when necessary and relevant.
Support active monitoring & evaluation amongst field staff, collect and analyse data gathered.
Write, review and provide input on internal and external reports and other documents as needed.

Other duties

Assess field staff performance, plan and implement in house training as necessary.
Develop and implement other trainings as needed with staff and beneficiaries.
Actively represent the FRC on agreed forums and networks at settlement and district level.
Coordinate and provide guidance in procurement and support staff HR at field level.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Adult Education with strong experience in participatory methods.
At least three years of experience at team leader level.
Willingness to travel and live in rural project locations.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and achieve results.
Ability to use standard computing packages and basic M&E data tools.

How to Apply:

All interested and qualified should Email Application to frcugandaadmin@refugeecouncil.fi

Application and CVs should be ONE PDF document and a maximum of 5 pages

Include in your application letter:

Gross salary request,
Contact details (email and telephone) of 3 professional reference persons.

Note:

Please quote the position you apply for in the subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Do not email copies of certificates.
Please note that FRC does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process.

Deadline: 13^th March 2023

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