Vacancy Announcement for the Position of: LEARNING FACILITATOR
Ride Africa in partnership with Save the Children
and Ntoroko District Local Government are implementing a 5-year program called
Youth in Action (YiA). The Project is in
06 selected Sub-counties of Ntoroko District. The program will help 1,770 young
people, girls and boys, aged 12 – 18 to improve their skills and their
livelihoods. Learning is an important part of the YiA program.
Save the Children and Partners are seeking to
contract facilitators, both women and men, to lead a new kind of training
program with youth aged 12 – 18. Each training cycle will last six months and
will help 30 youth to improve their literacy and numeracy skills, build life
skills, strengthen their financial literacy, learn how to start a business and
develop viable plans for their future.
From the list below, indicate the Learning Centre /Sub-county of your
preference in the Subject of your Application
No.
|
Sub-county
|
Learning
Centre
|
Number of
Slots
|
1
|
Kanara
|
Kanara ECD
Rwenyana Primary School
|
02
02
|
2
|
Rwebisengo
|
Kamuhigi Primary School
Rwebinyonyi Primary School
|
02
02
|
Roles and Responsibilities
The Learning Facilitator will:
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Participate in regular training workshops for
facilitators and become fully familiar with the training curriculum and
approach
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Be a role model for young people
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Facilitate the learning sessions with groups of
up to 30 youth – both boys and girls. The sessions are expected to run
approximately 3 hours a day, 4 days a week for a period of 6 months.
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Deliver the learning curriculum following the
thematic approach and covering all skill sets
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Allow young people time and space to learn,
discover, build skills, knowledge and relationships and develop their own life
and work plans
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Seek opportunities to engage government
representatives, other organizations, business people and finance institutions
in the training with youth
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Deliver the literacy components of the training
curriculum ensuring that young people improve their ability and confidence to
read and use numbers effectively
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Organize special events including field trips,
parent meetings and presentation sessions in coordination with Save the
Children or Partner staff.
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Ensure that youth assessments are completed on
time and accurately in accordance with instructions from Save the Children or
Partner staff
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Maintain records and provide Save the Children or
Partner staff with data as required
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Always abide by Save the Children’s Child
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Qualifications:
·
Residence: Applicants should preferably be residents of the
targeted Sub-counties or Parish (locally based)
·
Aged: 20 – 35 yearls
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Language: Fluent (speaking, reading and writing) in at
least one local language (of the area) in which the program is being
implemented (Lhukonzo, Lubwisi and Rutooro)
·
Education level: Has at least completed
secondary education or tried a high secondary school. A Certificate or training
in teaching, social work, Livelihood, Entrepreneurship, agribusiness, value
chain, marketing etc, will be added
advantage
·
Communications: Able to persuade,
motivate; is articulate and fluent; a good listener
·
Experience: Of working with young people; of participating in
a youth program or activity/association; of community based services
·
Qualities: Honest, a good role model, decent, listens,
creative, innovative, no history of abuse, no history of criminal activity,
active and fun; confident, respectful, patient
·
Interests: In working with youth and adolescents; working as
part of a team, community mobilization, development
Hand-deliver & submit your Application,
Curriculum Vitae & Photocopies of your transcripts to:
Ride Africa
Karugutu Field Office, 