Uganda

o You hold a Master or equivalent degree in in the relevant fields of intervention / sector: international cooperation/development and humanitarian Action

o You have at least 5 years of experience in humanitarian development with experience in project management (multi or complex) and a demonstrated capacity building and training of teams

o You have more than 5 years working experience in management of teams in humanitarian or development programs, including an experience in Africa and in remote control programs.

o A previous working experience with HI would be a strong asset.

o Fluency in French and English will be an essential requirement.

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial aid and development organization with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict, and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Since the organization was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programs in more than 60 countries and responded to many emergencies.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favor of disabled workers. For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

CONTEXT

Launched in August 2020. the Region is known as the East African Region (EAR), encompassing 3 countries (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda). The Region also runs a remote technical Assistance project in Tanzania. The regional program hub is based in Kampala, Uganda. The regional set-up is complete, led by the Regional Director and the Regional Senior Management Team.

The three countries each have vibrant programs, with experienced staff and strong presence in both humanitarian and development context. HI in Kenya and Rwanda have been operational since the early 1990s, and Uganda since 2017.

All three countries implement several projects under similar technical domains such as Rehabilitation, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Inclusive Education, Livelihoods and Resilience but each also have their own specific technical focus in other areas. The Programme works with local partners and ensure strong advocacy on the rights of persons with disabilities.

DESCRIPTION

Under the responsibility of the Geographic Director, the Regional Director contributes within his/her geographical area to the implementation of the mandate and the Strategy of Humanity & Inclusion with operational partners, institutions and/or donors, and steers organizational transformation.

He/she ensures optimal quality and impact of the activities in the Program, through a delegation system with appropriate control mechanisms. He/she shares with all HI managers the responsibility of a sound management and successful functioning of the global organization, through paradigm changes.

The Regional Director is the legal representative of the overall HI organization internally and externally in his/her region and promotes a high reputation and positive image of HI. The Regional Director deploys HI’s full mandate and multi-year Strategy in his/her geographical area, Shared Services and ROOTS projects. In case of emergency, he/she takes responsibilities in accordance with the response framework defined. In his/her geographical area, ensures compliance with his/her budget framework and HI policies and frameworks. He/she actively monitors and analyses context developments to identify risks and opportunities.

In this framework, as Regional DP, his/her main duties are:

1/ Management, strategy, and direction

- You contribute to the development of the operational strategy of the program, as well as its implementation and annual monitoring in the region.

- Serving as Role Model and coach for your team, you contribute to organizational transformation. You communicate the organization's strategy, encourage innovation, and facilitate inter-departmental collaboration. You also play a crucial role in organizing operational management, ensuring performance, and fostering staff development while upholding the organization's code of conduct and policies.

2/ Standards and expertise

- You ensure implementation and compliance with hi global frameworks, institutional policies, and standards.

3/ Operational implementation

- You ensure good management and supervision of projects under your responsibility.

- Consider both potential opportunities and risks, contribute to the monitoring and analysis carried out by the line manager and propose mitigation measures when relevant.

- Develop the external influence of HI (forums, operational and strategic alliances, etc.) and the external representation of the organization (events, media) in the region.

- Support Country Managers in monitoring security in their country and ensure adequate resources according to the context

4/ Emergency Preparedness and Response

- You lead emergency preparedness actions in your department and, in case of emergency, reorganize your team's priorities according to humanitarian priority, to ensure a rapid and efficient response by HI.

SPECIFICITIES

The position is based in Kampala, Uganda. Uganda is a relatively safe country and has low levels of crime and violence. The political situation is currently stable. Kampala has access to many entertainment, education and health facilities. Traffic can be an issue, making movement around the city on weekdays challenging.

The position is both a regional and country level one and will require travel not only within Uganda to the project sites, but to Rwanda and Kenya. All three countries are relatively safe and stable, however this can be impacted by the instability in countries like the DR of Congo and South Sudan. Travel requirements between the 3 countries will be determined in consultation with the Regional Director and the Kenya and Rwanda Country Managers.

Kampala is Level 2 security and the city is safe, as long as basic safety precautions are taken.

CONDITIONS

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 36 months International contract

• Position based in Kampala with regular travel in the region.

• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:

o Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals

o Pension scheme

o Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution

o Repatriation insurance paid by HI

• Salary from 3 300€ gross/month upon experience

• Perdiem: 640€ net/month - paid in the field

• Paid leaves: 25 days per year;

• Position: open to couples and families

o Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income/

o Payment of one yearly additional return flight

• Housing: individual taken in charge by HI

How to apply

Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link:

http://www.jobs.net/j/JYrxHGsU?idpartenaire=136

Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, don’t wait for applying!

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Required training/degree (eliminatory on CV): 
Master or Professional Bachelor’s Degree 

• Communication/PR/Journalism

• Educational Sciences

• Development Studies

• Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work

Required specific knowledge (eliminatory on CV): 

• Professional experience in education, training or capacity building (min. 3 months)
• Professional experience in communication (min. 3 months)
• Professional experience in development or implementation of digital tools (min. 3 months)

Preferred assets (not eliminatory on CV): 

• Creativity
• Problem analysis & Judgement 
• Development oriented
• 360° Empathy
• Professional experience and/or willingness to grow in a multidisciplinary/sectoral career pathway preferred e.g. digitization, agribusiness, skilling, etc

Language skills: 

• English (working language) 

• Dutch: basic knowledge (level A2) 

• French: basic knowledge (level A2) 

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The Junior Programme was launched in 2006. Its objective is a double one : to promote sustainable international solidarity by recruiting young European talents and enabling them to develop their skills abroad.

With this vision in mind, the Junior Programme defines itself as a "talent developper" and a "career booster".

We work with 28 Belgian NGO partners, offering you interesting professional opportunities.

CONTEXT

VVOB, our NGO partner, has been supporting education in Uganda since 2019. The agricultural sector will continue to be the backbone of the economy of Uganda, To ensure young people have the competencies they need to secure a future in the sector, VVOB invests in effective pre-service training for agriculture teachers and instructors and in strengthening the contribution of teacher and instructor training institutions to continuous professional development.

YOUR ROLE

The JE will be instrumental in digitizing and communicating the pedagogical interventions being promoted by the Learning Entrepreneurship and Agriculture Practically Programme (LEAP) a five-year programme that aims to equip secondary and TVET learners with skills, contacts and motivations to pursue meaningful career and work opportunities in the agriculture sector.  

The Junior Expert is someone with digital and communication skills that can develop teaching and learning videos, visuals/infographics based on research evidence, write external facing content for the LEAP programme and support students currently using some our technology enabled learning platforms. 

​​​CONSULTANT’S PROFILE

1. Academic background, training, and experience

• Master's degree in Inclusive Education, Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Development, Education Policy Analysis, Child Development, Occupational Therapy, Public Health or any other related field 
• At least 5 years’ experience working in education sectors, ideally in emergency settings, specifically with learners with disabilities and supporting capacity building of teachers.
• More than 7 years of experience working in international development cooperation. Experience in African countries a plus.
• Experience in working with persons with disabilities and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities for promotion of their right to education
• Proficient in disability inclusion and rights approach
• Working experience using the tools developed by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics is a strong plus.
• Excellent team worker; ability to create dynamic and very positive working relations, including remotely

Applications (Administrative and technical annexes)

If you are interested in and qualified for the position, please submit the following documents on or before 17/09/2023. List of items to be included in the submission);

 

• Consultant’s CV
• Technical proposal to meet the requirements
• Documents proving the consultant's registration and any other documents certifying to the regularity of his/her activity
• Proof of personal health/hospital insurance
• Proof of medical repatriation insurance (Applicable for non-Ugandan only)
• Proposed start date
• Bank details
• Identification documents (Passport/ID)

The Proposal should be submitted to the following email: procurement.tenders@uganda.hi.org,

 

Iincluding the email subject” PROVISION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT & CAPACITY BUILDING TO THE UGANDA EDUCATION CONSORTIUM”.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

PROVISION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT & CAPACITY BUILDING TO THE UGANDA EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

1. INnovative and inCLUsive accelerated eDucation programmE for refugee and host community children (INCLUDE) project Phase III 
2. Multi Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) II project 
3. First Emergency Response (FER) project

All implemented by the Uganda Education Consortium where HI is a member, providing disability inclusion and inclusive education technical support

 

 Humanity & Inclusion, Uganda

 

1. CONTEXT

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an international non-profit organisation, implementing humanitarian and development actions in over sixty countries. Co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, Humanity & Inclusion is a 40-year-old independent and impartial organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. 

In Uganda, HI works to identify and support those with specific needs and ensure the meaningful inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers. HI Uganda is currently implementing development and humanitarian interventions in six sectors/thematic areas: Livelihood, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Physical and Functional Rehabilitation, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Health, and Inclusive Humanitarian Action.

Education projects being implemented by the Uganda Education Consortium

Uganda hosts 1,521,424 refugees (UNCHR February 2023). Gross enrolment of children in pre-primary, primary and secondary education remains low at 53%, ranging from 43% for pre-primary, 91% for primary and only 10% for secondary (UNHCR, Education Dashboard Term 3 2022). Among the total enrolment of 507,957 (refugees and nationals), children with disabilities are 17,139, representing 3.37%. This figure is low considering that in Uganda, 13.6% of persons aged 5 years and above have functional difficulties[1], globally, about 16% of the population experiences disability at some point in their life.[2] 

Concerning education for children in refugee hosting districts (both refugee and non-refugee children), the Education Response Plan for Refugees and Host-Communities (ERP) II and the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) linked to the ERP II emphasize the importance of improved access and retention to inclusive learning and training opportunities for all, including children with disabilities.

The Uganda Education Consortium (U-EC) led by Save the Children (SCI) is implementing the following projects, contributing to the implementation of ERP II and MYRP II.

• INCLUDE 3 funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO),
• MYRP 2 funded by the Education Cannot Wait (ECW), and
• First Emergency Response (FER) funded by ECW.

The Consortium will enable conflict-affected children (refugees/host communities, boys/girls, children with disabilities and out-of-school children) to access safe and inclusive formal and non-formal learning opportunities and supports them to attend and remain in school (Result 1). Learners enrolled in formal and non-formal education (including AEP) will be supported by teachers with improved competencies and demonstrate improved learning outcomes (Result 2). District Local Government and School Leadership and Management capacities in the target communities will be strengthened to support better and supervise safe and inclusive learning environments that generate improved learning outcomes (Result 3).

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPECTED SERVICE
   1. Context

Under 3 projects mentioned above, HI provides inclusive education technical support to U-EC and is responsible for provisions of rehabilitation services. To achieve this commitment, HI is recruiting 3 positions (all nationals), namely;

• Inclusive Education Technical Specialist (one). This position is to be seconded to the Consortium Management Unit (CMU) of U-EC, based in Kampala with visits to the project sites.
• Inclusive Education Capacity Building Officer /IE-CBO (one). The staff will be based in Yumbe and travel to project sites to provide field level technical support to U-EC partners.
• Inclusive Education – Early Childhood Development – Technical Officer / IE-ECD-TO (two). They will be based in Imvepi and Nakivale, providing field level technical support with specific focus on ECD implementing U-EC partners.

The recruitment is taking time due to difficulty identifying qualified candidates. The Regional Inclusive Education Technical Specialist has been filling the gap but projects require urgent and regular presence of these staff members.

While the local recruitment effort continues, the consultant is expected to fill the gap by providing necessary technical support to CMU and build capacity of the above-mentioned national positions as soon as they are recruited during the period of this consultancy.

1. 2. Global objective

To ensure quality inclusive education interventions in education projects implemented by U-EC

 

1. 3. Specific objectives

In close consultation with the Regional Inclusive Education Technical Specialist and other project staff members,

1. provide necessary technical inputs and support to the U-EC partners (including CMU) by adapting approaches, materials and tools, contributing to reporting, and providing training, in line with strategies, standards and mandatory transversal approaches. This will include but not limited for U-EC members to be able to; 

• identify, analyse and respond to school-based barriers for vulnerable children and children with disabilities,
• review and adapt teachers’ continuous professional development, remedial and catch-up program for learners, and any other relevant approaches and tools (e.g. classroom observation tools, coaching and mentoring activities, social behavioural change activities), to ensure they are inclusive, accessible, and relevant
• Technical review of disability inclusive MEAL and quality inclusive case management, in close consultation with HI Uganda MEAL manager and CMU MEAL

2. Build capacity of HI staff (i.e. 3 positions mentioned above) to be able to support the U-EC partners in line with their Job Descriptions who will then support teachers and other education stakeholders in respective schools and districts. This will include the monitoring and follow up of;
   • 3-day teachers training which U-EC partners were already trained on as facilitators and expected to roll out during August and October 2023
   • 1-day enumerator training on the Washington Group questions. Same as above – U-EC partners were already trained
   • basic training on inclusive case management, in collaboration with Uganda MEAL Manager and ICM focal point

The consultant is requested to examine the outcomes of these trainings, and make recommendations to improve the training package and related tools.

3. Networking and Advocacy
   • Represent HI in selected meetings on disability inclusion and inclusive education within the U-EC project scope
   • If required provide support in liaising with partners and key stakeholders to contribute to the HI’s visibility and representation

 

• 4. Expected results / deliverables
• Technical Induction, training and coaching to newly recruited HI staff (i.e. 3 positions mentioned above). The consultant should compile and organize the training packages. In case the national positions are not fully filled during the consultancy period, the consultant will handover the package to the RIETS.
• Review, harmonization and adaptation of technical approaches, tools and materials to make them more inclusive, in consultation with U-EC partner organizations and MOES where required (including CPD package, the interim donor report)
• Reports from document review, training, meeting, workshops and field visits, describing gaps identified (in schools in general, and in the project design and U-EC’s capacities in particular), support provided and recommendations for further actions. The consultant should submit the report in a timely manner within 3 days after the specific work is done (e.g. within 3 days from the training completion date).
• At least two (2) case studies of inclusive education practices in schools, gaps, good practices and lessons learnt

 

 

 

1. 2. Working languages

English. Ability to speak local languages in Uganda is a plus.

 

3. DURATION AND PLACE OF PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE

1. Place of performance

This position will be based in Kampala, Uganda. The consultant will work at HI and SCI offices with frequent visits to settlements where the projects are implemented.

• 2. Duration and work plan
• Start date: as soon as possible but latest 15th October 2023
• End date: 22 December 2023
• Working days are from Monday to Friday.
• Total number of days will be agreed with the successful candidate, counting from the start date to the end of the assignment. This will include 3 days for induction, 3 days for debriefings and reporting at the end of the assignment. No briefing / debriefing at HI HQ is expected.
• Based on the proposed start date, the successful consultant and HI, in consultation with CMU, will establish a work plan for the completion of the service, including the due for deliverables.

4. JOB CONDITIONS

• The consultant has to provide a time sheet every month. The timesheet needs to reflect: 1. Duration of work (number of hours) and 2. Content of work 3. Where relevant, evidence (see 2.4).
• The consultant is responsible for the cost of (to include on the financial proposal professional fees):
  • Mission return flight cost (Applicable for non-Ugandan only)
  • Daily Living cost in Uganda
  • Accommodation cost
  • Health coverage cost
  • Medical repatriation insurance cost (Applicable for non-Ugandan only)
  • Civil insurance cost
  • Visa application cost (Applicable for non-Ugandan only)
  • WHT 15 % (Applicable for non-residents only)
  • WHT 6 % (Applicable for Ugandan or non-Ugandan resident only)
• HI will provide:
  • Movement transport within Uganda. (the Consultant is required to sign HI Discharge responsibility form)

 

5. CONTACT PERSON

During the performance of the service, the consultant will be required to work in liaison with Humanity & Inclusion’s teams, and notably with Ms. Edith VAN WIJNGAARDEN, the Technical Head of Program, HI EAR, who will be his/her contact person.

 

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[1] Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), 2016. National Population and Housing Census 2014 Main Report. https://uganda.unfpa.org/en/publications/national-population-and-housing-census-2014-0 The data was collected using 4 questions from the Washington Group questions i.e. Short Set (seeing, hearing, walking/climbing, and remembering/concentrating). 

[2] WHO (n.d.). Disability Overview. UNICEF (n.d.) estimates that 10% of children have disabilities. See  Including children with disabilities in humanitarian action: General Guidance. 

Profile

Required training/degree (eliminatory on CV): Master or Professional Bachelor’s Degree 

• Agronomy/bio-engineer
• Biology/environment
• Civil Engineer/ArchitectIndustrial or electrical engineer
• Sociology/Antrhopolgy/Social Work
• Communication/Journalism/Public relations

Required specific knowledge (eliminatory on CV): 

• Professional experience (min. 3 months) in conducting studies: survey, action research, academic research...
• For profiles other than Agronomy/bio-engineer/biology/environment: experience (min. 3 months) in the field of climate action (job in this domain or thorough voluntary actions)

Preferred assets (not eliminatory on CV): 

• Experience in climate responsive design for infrastructure
• Experience in renewable energy interventions
• Capacity to turn study findings into attractive summarized documents
• Capacity to turn study findings into resources to conduct change: awareness raising, training, capacity building
• Ability to produce communication materials: PowerPoing presentations,documents layouts for both web and print

Language skills: 

• English (working language) 
• Dutch: basic knowledge (level A2) 
• French: basic knowledge (level A2) 

General information

• Reference code: ​UGA.2307 ​
• Work location: Uganda, Kampala, Enabel, 
• Project : Enabel in Uganda - Infrastructure Unit (which provides transversal support to all projects: Education, Health, Social Protection, ..)
• Contract type: CDI with terme clause
• Contract duration: 1 year extendable
• Maximum contract extension: 12 months
• Expected contract start date:  between 1/10/2023 and 20/11/2023.

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INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

The Junior Programme, executed by Enabel, offers the opportunity for talented young people of various origin, gender and education backgrounds to contribute professionally to international solidarity projects. Through their experience they develop the competences to actively and sustainably engage in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Junior Programme aims to make them active and critical global citizens who are committed to the SDGs.

The Junior Experts work at least 1 and at most 2 years in a project of Enabel or of one of the Non-governmental Actors (NGA) that are affiliated with the Junior Programme. 

The Junior Programme only accepts young people aged 30 at most.

CONTEXT

Enabel Uganda is currently implementing projects in the field of education and health. in the last quarter of 2022, Enabel started the implementation of a 16 million euros project dedicated to Decent Work and Social Protection. In all Enabel projects, an infrastructure component is foreseen, which may include rehabilitation or construction of buildings, installation of renewable energy facilities (solar panels, biogas...), provision of equipment, waste management, maintenance, awareness raising on climate issues etc.

Function

Together with the project team and the local partners, the Junior Expert will have a very active role in mainstreaming the climate action agenda, by documenting lessons learnt of the climate actions piloted in Uganda. The process of rehabilitations and new constructions has already led to a Manifesto for climate responsive design. There is now a need to further document these lessons learnt in qualitative and quantitative approach. The Junior Expert will be responsible for carrying out scientific studies, documenting and disseminating the lessons, which will help the implementation of the new portfolio, with the local authorities and other development partners.

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