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Project planning and implementation

• Plan and coordinate all sub county and district-based project activities in consultation with the TPO, the CCT and the DEO

• Plan and implement school-based project activities.

• Develop activity concepts in line with the detailed annual operation plan, the budget and TP log frame

• Organize meetings and workshops for teachers and field facilitators to implement education project activities and models

• Track and manage activity budgets and ensure timely and cost-effective project implementation.

• Produce timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports

• Participant in project management meetings and reflection forums

• Support and participate in district education Advocacy initiatives

• Conduct and facilitate community awareness raising and community mobilization

• Ensure cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in education project.

• Project activities are implemented on time, on target and on budget

• Activities implemented within the acceptable +or-10% threshold

• Activity reports are submitted on time

Technical support and training

• In liaison with the CCT and the DEO, conduct a capacity needs assessment for teachers and literacy volunteer

• Develop a capacity building plan for teachers and volunteers

• Mobilization of and conducting trainings to build capacities on supporting enrolment, retention and completion

• Provide mentoring and coaching to teachers through support supervision visits

• Build Local level Peer mentoring mechanism for teachers, School management committees and literacy volunteers

• Identify technical experts to train district and community groups

• Liaise with the TPO for technical support on capacity building

• Community capacity is developed to support in school and out of school literacy and retention activities

• Technical capacity of teachers CCTs and community volunteers is continually enhanced.

Partnership and networking

• Identify and build linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the Sub County and District level

• Support development of school improvement plans and monitor their implementation

• Participation in sub county coordination meetings to influence decisions on education

• Organize periodic partner and stakeholder monitoring visits

• Organize teachers and literacy volunteers’ fora to promote learning

• Participate and represent WVU in key technical working forums at the sub county and the district

• Conduct advocacy campaigns for education in general and girl child education in particular

• WVU is recognized as a leader amongst stakeholders in the education sector.

• WVU has strong relationships with key partners, donors and government counterparts at the school and district level

Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain a data bank for schools in the APs, head teachers, enrolment, drop out, teachers, teachers trained in different models

• Conduct school mapping and peer group mapping and document for project activities

• Effectively document all information related to girl child enrolment trends in targeted school

• Responsible for capturing individual children attendance, performance and behavior indicators related to drop out of children

• Document good practices and project success stories and share them

• Education contribution to child wellbeing is continuously measured

• WVU contributes to development of new knowledge and evidence in education programming.

Support supervision and Mentoring

• Conduct support supervision and mentoring sessions for teachers

• Facilitate formation of children network/peer networks at school and sub county level

• Support schools to have classroom print rich materials,

• Maintain a record of RCs in Schools and monitor their attendance and performance during school visits

• Hold reflection meetings on key education program activities and indicators

• The quality of education delivery is continuously improved

• Program ownership and sustainability is enhanced