Program Officer job at Aga Khan Foundation

This position will offer technical support to the Kulea Watoto Team on program related activities in schools and CSO partners.

Roles and Responsibilities
• Providing technical support to the Teachers, VHTs and health workers on ECD.
• Activity areas include, but not limited to, school and teacher support, delivering design processes with teachers, school-level data management and use by schools and teachers, school networking, and partnership with local government and Civil Society Organisations
• Organise and Conduct training including both Centre based and site-based mentoring for teachers under the programme.
• Training district and sub county officials to deliver on ECD programs, providing quality assurance and on their role of delivering integrated ECD program in the district
• Participating in District level events that are geared towards supporting ECD
• Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure that the programme is implemented as per plan.
• Organise District review meetings to track the progress on the programme and receive feedback from the local government leadership.
• Flags issues of concerns on the programme to the Programme Manager
• Identify capacity gaps and arrange for appropriate training of ECD caregivers to adequately equip them with necessary skills and knowledge required to accomplish their responsibilities at the day operational level.
• Ensure activity reports and financial accountabilities are submitted and contribute to project reporting where needed.
• Work with other staff members to develop materials and plans for training ECD caregivers.
• Perform other relevant duties as and when assigned by the Project Coordinator
• Be an ambassador of the Madrasa programme at the district level.

Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in a social works, development studies or any related field with at least 3 years’ of extensive program/project management experience.
• M&E qualification and experience in data management.
• Experience in humanitarian context and environment.
• Additional qualifications in related fields are added advantage.

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