Strategic Education Advisor Policy and Partnerships Uganda

We implement our programmes and projects with one shared passion: to ensure the improvement of quality education. In striving for that ambition, we place our values ‘commitment’, ‘integrity’, ‘respect’, ‘quality’ and ‘innovation’ central.
Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced as well that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?
We are looking for a Strategic Education Advisor, Policy & (government) Partnerships, who will operate from our office in Kampala, Uganda.
Position in the organisation:
The Strategic Education Advisor reports to the Programmes Manager and is part of the Strategy Department. You work closely with the education and M&E/Research department in your country and the programmes team at the Global Office.
Result areas of this position:
2. You provide both short- and long-term strategic advice, information, and guidance to VVOB and VVOB’s partners on (a) specific educational domain(s) at the country level, in line with policy trends, new developments and the latest research and thinking in education and international development.
3. You take up a variety of roles in ensuring fidelity of program implementation, including the capacity development process, according to the needs, particular situations, and phases of the country programmes.
4. You create and manage partnerships and strong networks with relevant partners, institutions and organisations.
5. You contribute to internal and external knowledge development and learning by systemising lessons learned and proactively sharing lessons learned between partners, colleagues and other VVOB country teams.
6. Please find the specific result areas for this position under ‘who are you?’