Remote Advisor II, Education at Child Fund , Kampala, Uganda

Job Description

rimary ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with Business Development team and country office staff to support the technical design and writing of grant proposals for education programs.
Build capacity of colleagues in country offices on evidence-based interventions through trainings, webinars, and mentoring.
Contribute to the roll-out of ChildFund’s education strategy through technical guidance to country colleagues.
Contribute to high-quality implementation of research and evaluation activities to support education interventions.
Represent ChildFund in education-related internal working groups.
Build and strengthen external partnerships with education and research actors.
Support the generation of education programming content for internal and external communications through writing briefs, blogs, and articles.
Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.
Required CompetenciesAbility to write, speak, and read fluently in English.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Strong and demonstrable narrative writing skills.
Demonstrated knowledge of program design, including monitoring & evaluation frameworks, implementation, and evaluation for education programs.
Demonstrated coaching and training capability in virtual and in-person environments.
Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and schedules.
Strong organization skills; self-starter and self-motivated.
Required Experience and EducationUniversity degree in education, international development/relations, or other relevant field.
At least 6 years of overall experience with education programs in an international/multi-country context.
At least 3 years of international field experience in education programs.
Experience working with children experiencing deprivation, exclusion, and vulnerability and their families.
Demonstrated experience with proposal development, including technical strategy design.
Additional Preferred QualificationsFluency or advanced proficiency with another language (Spanish, French, Portuguese) is desired.
Advanced degree is preferred.