Role

Job Details

YSAT is recruiting two Education Project Officers responsible for frontline delivery and monitoring of the Learning through Play (LtP) curriculum across selected pre-primary and primary schools in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement.

• Location: Kiryandongo, Uganda
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Number of Positions: 2

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Organise and facilitate professional development workshops, peer-learning circles, and mentorship sessions for teachers on LtP methodologies and LEGO Six Bricks concepts.
• Conduct regular support-supervision visits to classrooms and guide teachers in developing playful teaching-learning materials from low-cost local resources.
• Facilitate community sensitisation meetings, PTAs, and home-based play sessions to build parental understanding of playful learning.
• Oversee the safe, tracked, and equitable distribution of Play Kits, teacher guides, and educational materials.
• Partner with the MEAL Officer to routinely collect, clean, and verify school-level data tracking teacher adoption rates and student attendance.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Primary Education, Early Childhood Development (ECD), or Teacher Education.
• Minimum 3 years of field-level experience teaching or supporting primary education and teacher-training initiatives, ideally in refugee settlements.
• Strong understanding of active learning methodologies.
• Fluency in local languages spoken in Kiryandongo (Acholi, Langi, Arabic, or Kiswahili) is a strong competitive advantage.
• Valid motorcycle riding licence is required.