Plan International in partnership with Instiglio and the Jacobs Foundation will implement the Education Outcome Fund Programme (EOF) under the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Programme (GALOP). The programme aims to improve the quality of education in low performing basic education schools and strengthen education sector equity and accountability in Ghana. The Programme will run for a period of 4 years and will be implemented across 3 regions in Ghana (North East, Savana and Bono East) and 11 districts. The Project will support a total of 240 communities/schools.
The Lead District Coordinator will work with the Regional Coordinator and Project Coordinators on all community level activities, including monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and working with parents to ensure pupils’ regular participation in Programme activities. The Lead District Coordinator will play a key role in ensuring teaching and learning activities take place at the school/community level as planned. The jobholder will support the CPD of project facilitators and support their mentoring.
Dimensions of the Role
The Lead District Coordinator will work with stakeholders at the districts/municipal and community level to support the implementation of the Project’s activities to support learning outcomes for out of school and in-school student. The Lead District Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating quality programming and results, financial management and compliance, stakeholder and partner relations, and donor deliverables at the district and community level.
He/she will coordinate the establishment of Accelerated Learning Programme and school Remedial sessions in the region. He/she is responsible for program planning, implementation, and reporting in compliance with donor and government agreements. The post-holder will be based in North East, Bono East/ Savanna Region and travel to project communities where the project operates.
The job holder will be able to support the CPD of teachers and school management and supervision. It is expected the lead district coordinator will conduct regular monitoring on lesson delivery, teaching quality, as well as tracking enrolment and attendance of beneficiaries.
Accountabilities
Community Engagement and Project delivery
Responsible for communities’ involvement and the implementation of project activities in the designated districts
Provide CPD support to Project facilitators and follow up on their teaching needs
Conduct regular lesson observations of teachers
Arrange and implement animation for CBE programme in conjunction with the Ghana Education Service, the Complementary Education Agency and the District Assemblies,
Coordinate 6 Project Coordinators to strengthen School Management Committees and Parent Teacher Associations to engage selected schools to establish a more inclusive, resourceful and informed support network for parents
Secure venues for events and activities of project at the district and community level
Deliver all forms of invitations to stakeholders both at district and community level
Mobilize students for after school sessions
Support Regional Coordinators and Project Coordinators on other Programme activities
Engaging with GES, Municipal Assembly, traditional authorities and school authorities when requested.
Identify and work with local service providers to deliver school snacks
Monitoring and Reporting
Support tracking the progression of pupils as they transitioned to the next level of education
Conduct routine follow up visits to meet with parents and guardians whose wards have not attended school regularly
Undertake routine monitoring and collect school registers for attendance data entry.
Support the identification of local role models
Conduct routine checks on school security
Input and collect data within time
Monitoring lesson delivery
Staff Relation and Recruitment
Responsible for appraisal and Performance Management procedures for Project Coordinators
Coach and supervise Project Coordinators to ensure quality delivery and performance
Support Programme Manager in identification of talents and recruitment process to fill gaps in the workstream
Ensure close collaboration with other Programme Team members for efficient project delivery
Responsibilities
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to solve problems and plan changes based on M&E data. Ability to prescribe and implement innovative solutions to challenges found in a complex learning education project with marginalized students and out of school children. Ability to support the teaching capacity of a wide range of stakeholders face to face and remotely. Ability to anticipate risks and mitigate them. Ability to manage remote staff. Ability to understand the challenges that marginalized beneficiaries encounter in educational settings and capacity to propose solutions to overcome them. Ability to analyse issues for decision making to strengthen and support project delivery and refer to higher manager for approval
Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Essential
Qualifications & Experience
Educated to degree level or equivalent and holding relevant professional qualifications.
Excellent knowledge of methods and channels for engaging with a wide range of stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds.
Previous experience delivering CBE
A comprehensive knowledge of good communications and engagement practice and of how to translate practice into innovative and effective solutions.
4 years of experience of working in community engagement and/or communications, and on educational projects.
Key skills & Competencies
Skills in community organization and meeting facilitation
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and other ICT skills
Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment and with multi- and interdisciplinary teams
Must have valid Motorbike license and experience in ridding in rough terrain
Proficiency in (Ewe, Twi, Konkomba, Adele and Atsorde)
Should be familiar with the culture of project districts
Ability to speak dominant language in project district
Outstanding communication skills, both oral and written
Ability to engage and build relationships with a range of stakeholders
Strong organisational and planning skills
Ability to prioritise in the face of competing demands, and proven success in delivering work personally (and through others) to tight deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal skills, enabling the post holder to influence at all levels and to work effectively as part of a team.
Computer literacy enabling the effective use of the Microsoft suite of packages including Outlook.
Ability to work collaboratively with other experienced professionals including school principals, assistant principals, teachers, and other colleagues.
Ability to maintain discretion regarding confidential matters.
