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About the Organisation
Right To Play (RTP) is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we help 2.3 million children to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases like HIV and malaria and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse.
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Adjumani, Uganda
Right To Play is an international non-profit organization founded in 2000 by Olympic speed skater Johann Olav Koss, with the mission to use play to educate and empower children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, conflict, and disease in disadvantaged communities.
Over the past two decades, the organization has expanded its reach, positively impacting millions of children across 15 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Indigenous communities in Canada. Recognized globally for its innovative approach, Right To Play has received accolades such as The One Show Awards in New York, one of the world's most prestigious international advertising honors.
The organization fosters a dynamic work culture that emphasizes care, collaboration, courage, and playfulness, offering employees opportunities to make a meaningful impact through various job openings, details of which are available on their official website. Right To Play's business model focuses on delivering play-based educational programs that enhance learning outcomes and promote psychosocial well-being among children.
Guided by core values of caring, integrity, accountability, and innovation, the organization actively engages in corporate social responsibility initiatives aimed at creating positive and safe environments for children. For more information, visit their official website at www.righttoplay.com.
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Full Time
Deadline:
10 Mar 2025
Job Title
Project Coordinator job at Right To Play
Right To Play
Job Description
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Organisation: Right To Play (RTP)
Duty Station: Adjumani, Uganda
Salary: Starting from UGX. 3,118,817 per month (before taxes)
The Project Coordinator (PC) reports directly to the Project Officer (PO) and is responsible for the implementation of Right To Play project activities and providing support and guidance to the community team in using RTP tools in the project location. The incumbent is also responsible for monitoring the project for quality of delivery and effectiveness.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
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Deadline: 10th March 2025
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How to Apply
#1: Activity planning and implementation (45% of Time):
Ensures participation of partners, children/young people and stakeholders in the process of project planning and implementation of the proposed activities.
Supports Teachers and teachers Trainers and teachers’ networks in developing their activity plans and schedules, encourages their initiatives while ensuring alignment with project proposal, facilitates their activities and reports to the PO.
Support schools and partners to organizes and conduct special events activities, play days and sports tournaments.
In coordination with partners, Teachers, Coaches and Coach Trainers, evaluates events, provides updates of lessons learned and best practices and reports on progress and challenges as they arise.
Manages the logistical arrangements for training workshops and events.
Assesses training needs of Teachers, Teacher trainers and Coaches, Junior Leaders, and partners, recommends the suitable intervention and works with them to develop training schedules.
Organizes and facilitates training workshops conducted by other program staff and participates in the training as required.
Facilitates the training sessions conducted by District Education Officials, School quality assurers and other stakeholders Trainers, evaluates them and reports to the PO.
Handles equipment management and distribution in the assigned schools and community.
Handles advance payments and manages cash money used for the activity implementation.
Follows up on how partners are spending budget received for project implementation in the location and verifies the accuracy of their financial reports and receipts and reports to the PO.
Assesses needs for facility repairs and upgrades in the community, facilitates the authorized work and ensures that overall work has been completed in accordance with the approved standards.
#2: Monitoring and reporting (30% of Time):
Conducts regular field visits with education officials, schools’ quality assurers, partners, Teachers Trainers and Coaches to follow up and provide support as needed.
Participates in workshops/training to partners, Teachers, Coaches and Trainers in the quantitative data collection tools and qualitative monitoring tools and ensures accurate and timely submission of quantitative and qualitative data to RTP team.
Provides narrative, qualitative and quantitative monitoring information/data to support monthly, quarterly and annual reports to update Country and Regional Office on project progress.
Submits financial reports related to activity implementation.
#3: Establish and maintain partnerships (20% of Time):
Identifies schools and community needs, participates in the selection of partner schools, communities and partners to be included in RTP program in the respective Field.
Represents RTP in the project location and relevant forums and have regular consultations with local partners, stakeholders and key beneficiaries in the assigned community.
#4: Other tasks as assigned (5% of Time)
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Bachelor’s degree in Education or any related discipline.
Experience:
2 years’ experience working in project implementation and coordination part of which should have been in leading a team.
Competencies/personal attributes:
Ability to confidently represent oneself and Right To Play
Ability to work appropriately with a variety of populations and stakeholders, including children, youth, parents, teachers and school administrators, government, and other partners.
Knowledge/skills:
Effective planning and organizing skills
Coaching and mentoring skills
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Strong development and team building skills
Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel and Internet
Languages:
Fluency in spoken and written English
The knowledge of the local language will be an added advantage
Bonus if you’ll bring (not essential):
Experience implementing a development program with local populations in both rural and urban settings.
Experience in training, leading workshops and teaching.
Experience with the government education system and curriculum development.
Personal sport and activity background with coaching experience.
Experience in riding Motorbike and holds a valid driver’s license for a motorbike.
