IRC Early Childhood Development Assistant Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.
IRC Uganda looking for “Early Childhood Development Assistant”.
Applicants with a degree in University Degree may apply on or before January 18, 2024.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on January 10, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Early Childhood Development Assistant to be based in Kyegegwa, Uganda.
IRC Job Vacancy 2024
Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical implementation of project activities:
- Support in the identification, selection, and registration of target clients and formation of ECCD groups.
- Work closely with community project structures (VHTs, Care groups, etc.) to mobilize the target clients and target groups to engage in responsive care giving and early learning opportunities.
- Lead on daily and weekly basis the implementation of set activities in line with the approved workplan and report to the ERD Officer or Manager.
- Support parents and caregivers (HH or group level) to provide responsive caregiving and early learning to children under the age of 5 years old.
- Lead the development of ECCD improvement plans with ECCD providers/caregivers [individuals] and volunteers.
- Lead the provision of essential materials to parent groups and ECCD providers
- Deliver training to parents and or caregivers (at HH or group level) on responsive caregiving and early learning.
- Identify ECCD services within the target locations/zones and support the linkage of target clients (parents/household’s groups) to ECCD services.
- Supervise the ECD Infrastructure improvement activities and ensure improvement in learning outcomes at the ECD Centres/childcare spaces.
- Lead the establishment of supervised care groups in collaboration with implementing partners.
- Conduct the training and support management committees of ECD schools in providing ECCD services.
- Oversee the implementation of the actions by Community ECD Groups (clustered groups).
- Support the mobilization and sensitization of ECD local committees on seed fund disbursement.
- Supervise the utilization of the ECD seed grants in line with the approved plans.
- Training of ECD Center Management Committees.
- Develop play and supervised care groups at ECD Centers.
- Deliver play and supervised care groups at ECD Centers.
- Undertake activities as delegated by the supervisor.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req47703
- Job Title: Early Childhood Development (ECD) Assitant
- Sector: Education
- Employment Category: Regular
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: No
- Location: Kyegegwa, Uganda
Qualification:
- Diploma and or a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, Education, social sciences, or related field. A certificate in Early Childhood Development education with 2 years’ work experience would be considered.
- Works well in refugee contexts and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multicultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
- Fluency in English Language both written and spoken is required.
- Ability to speak the local language is desired; Knowledge of other local languages (Arabic, etc.) is an added advantage.
How to Apply IRC Early Childhood Development Assistant Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/47703?c=rescue
The Closing Date: January 18, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.