Community Engagement Manager at Education Development Center

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity, with a focus on vulnerable and under-served populations. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected EDC to implement the USAID integrated Child and Youth Development (!CYD) Activity A 5-year activity with a goal for Ugandan children and youth: especially the most vulnerable, to receive the support and servicos necessary to lead resilient, healthy, and productive lives. The ICYD Activity is expected to achieve the following:
1. Children and youth have improved learning outcomes:
2. Children and youth are safe and healthy in their community and learning environments; and
3. Youth practice positive behaviors and are able to make informed decisions about their lives and relationships.
Working in partnership with Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) and Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD), district and zonal officials, and other Ugandan government and civil society partners, CYD will comprise a series of activities to support improved basic education for Ugandan children; address school-related and gender-based violence; facilitate enhanced child protection and support for vulnerable youth: provide support to HIVaffected orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their caregivers/families: and support HIV care and treatment outcomes in close collaboration with clinical and community structures. CYD will also contribute to improved systems within the MoES and MGLSD to promote Early Grade Reading (EGR) and child protection
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EDC is currently hiring the following positions for the USAID ICYD Activity:
1. Community Engagement Manager – Kampala, Uganda
The Community Engagement Manager will provide technical leadership and oversight to the community engagement components of ICYD including early-grade reading (EGR) and school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV). The Community Engagement Manager reports to the ‘CYD Institutional Development Advisor and will coordinate the work of District Community Development Supervisors. This is a full-time position based in Kampala, Uganda. .

Selected Required Skills:
• Master’s degree strongly preferred with a minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible and directly relevant experience in community mobilization and development related to provision of quality education and or child protection services, preferably including social behavior change activities:
• Experience in developing and leading the implementation of community awareness-raising/sensitization and advocacy activities for education and child/youth outcomes;
• Proven experience working with education, prevention of gender-based violence (GSV), and/or child protection programming, including curricula programs approved by Gou; Knowledge of/experience with USAID or other donor funded projects preferred.

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