LWERUDESO: SENIOR EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain close, regular, formal & informal contact with Project Manager & Project Development Officer
• Maintain regular informal (& if necessary formal) contact with other project employees
• Build & maintain network of external contacts (for advice, influence, fund-raising etc)

Chair Board meetings (and oversee prior agenda-setting)

• Meet every Monday with Project Development Officer & Accountant, to agree and document weekly plans (joined by Executive Director, Head Teacher and/or Community Engagement Workers, as required or requested).
• Meet every Friday with Project Development Officer & Accountant, to review current week’s activity and make initial preparation for following week’s activity.
• Monitor project’s physical infrastructure, and manage related activity (i.e. new construction, such as buildings and power supply, & maintenance/repair of existing structures, such as offices, classrooms, sleeping facilities etc.)
• Be responsible for quality assurance (& continuous improvement) of all project personnel and activities
• Monitor project’s Human Resources (i.e. all employees, and other regular contributors – such as parish & village Board members, external facilitators, and volunteers), intervening to support/guide as required
• Stimulate & monitor recruitment & training (employees, Board members, school staff and students)
• Stimulate & monitor physical expansion proposals/activity, in liaison with Executive Director (i.e. new buildings, vehicles and projects – e.g. trees, piggery/poultry, health clinic, guest house, micro-financing)
• Work closely with Community Engagement Workers on relevant issues/activities (e.g. appropriate Board members from the community, top current & anticipated community concerns/priorities etc.)
• Stimulate outreach activity, in conjunction with Executive Director (e.g. with media and potential donors)

Accountant (vacant due to COVID-19)

• Under guidance of Project Manager, prepare & manage project budget (via detailed monthly lay-out, and tracking weekly income & expenditure in preparation for Monday & Friday team meetings)
• Conduct all project banking activity, and carefully monitor account(s), ensuring weekly balances match figures documented in accounts spreadsheet
• Coordinate and document collection of school fees, and other financial contributions (e.g. from donors)
• Authorise and release funds for small project purchases (up to price limit agreed with Project Manager)
• Ensure safe on-site management & security of project funds
• Maintain close, regular communication with accounting mentor (Muheirwe Florida, ACCA)

• mainstream & special needs students)
• Maximise performance of staff (i.e. quality of teaching/coaching, attendance etc.)
• Stimulate wider enrichment/development (through MDD, sports and other activities), including opportunities to compete (internally and externally)
• Ensure students have appropriate support to enhance academic & wider performance (i.e. adequate & appropriate resources/equipment, food & drink, time to play, sleeping arrangements etc)
• Ensure staff have appropriate support to maximise student performance (i.e. access to appropriate resources/equipment – both academic & non-academic, adequate food & drink, opportunity to relax etc)
• Ensure students have access to appropriate clothing/equipment for academic & non-academic activity
• Ensure school compound is well-maintained (for benefit of staff, students & visitors)

• Help coordinate arrangements for project special events (e.g. visits, parties)
• Help coordinate activity of external providers before arrival & while on-site (e.g. workmen, facilitators)

Community Engagement Workers (x2) (vacant due to COVID-19)

• Establish close working relationship with Project Development Officer
• Widen & deepen engagement of local community, under guidance of Project Development Officer
• Identify and nurture key influencing groups/individuals within project area
• Identify local community groups/families under greatest pressure (i.e. struggling severely or in crisis).
• Establish top priorities of local community groups.