PEAS schools are run by Africans for Africans.
Our schools and country offices have always been fully staffed and led by Africans. 98% of our global staff are African. PEAS Board of Trustees is majority African and over 50% of our trustees are women.
We are proud of what we have achieved but are taking a deliberate approach to do more.
We do this by taking accountability for our high performance, challenging ourselves and each other to continually improve and support one another.
We employ around 1,000 school staff including teachers, school leaders and school support staff across our two school networks in Uganda and Zambia. In our country offices, we employ around 60 people in roles such as education, quality assurance, safeguarding, MEL, finance, people and culture, advocacy and procurement.
In the UK, we have a small team focused on supporting the teams in Uganda and Zambia with everything from technical to fundraising support.
As Finance and Admin Assistant/Officer, you will be a key support to the Global Senior Finance Manager (GSFM) in delivering strong financial management objectives, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the UK team. You will support the Global People and Culture Lead in HR and governance to ensure that we have the right systems to support our people and organisation.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for an individual who is a go-getter, has experience in finance administration and strong people skills. This is a great role for an individual who is looking for a dynamic role to take lead in.
We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds, you do not necessarily need to have a financial qualification but must have experience in bookkeeping and strong with numbers, a keen eye for detail, be numerate, and a quick learner. We also offer flexibility in working patterns.
How to apply
To apply, please click on the link here to complete the application form and attach your CV. The closing date for ALL applications is Wednesday 20th March at 1700hrs UK time. We will review and shortlist applications on a rolling basis and may close the application process sooner that the date specified should we receive a high number of suitable candidates.
We are committed to ensuring our opportunities are accessible to all, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be in the recruitment process, please do get in touch by e-mail on info@peas.org.uk.We welcome all applicants and will always treat every application fairly based on merit. As an organisation working to expand equitable access with a strong focus on girls’ and one whose DEI approach is prioritising increasing gender parity in leadership roles, we strongly encourage applications from female candidates.
PEAS is a fast-growing charity with a mission to ‘expand access to sustainably delivered quality secondary education across Africa’. We run the fastest growing network of sustainably financed secondary schools in Africa. At PEAS, we are passionate about delivering quality education at a low cost, so that we are able to educate the poorest rural communities and replicate our model across other communities.
Here at PEAS, we place a huge emphasis on regularly analysing data to make decisions – which means we collect a huge amount of data, such as enrolment and attendance, annual inspections and assessments, regular student and teacher surveys, exam results, demographic data and reports from our school support teams. This has allowed us to shape brilliant programmes and make regular adjustments, to drive the best outcomes for our students.
But we know we can do more. Our different data sets are collected via different methods, and currently sit in different places. We want to build a data platform that brings together and visualises this rich set of data to unlock real-time insights for the organisation – so our teams and school staff can drive better outcomes for every student. This will involve working with our experienced Technology Consultant, our Senior Manager of Operational Excellence and our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team to grow our new data platform. There will be lots of opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in a dynamic organisation.
We’re looking for a driven individual who is early in their career and passionate about using technology to make education accessible to all. If you’re committed and quick to learn with a firm grasp of the basics, we’re keen to hear from you. We’re interested to hear about any experience candidates have in software development, database engineering or statistical analysis – but are open-minded and don’t have any mandatory requirements about exact technologies.
As part of PEAS’ strategy, we are increasingly looking to make use of context relevant technology to support school improvement, students’ learning and operational effectiveness. Alongside managing and growing our data platform, depending on your capacity and interests there could also be opportunities to work on other technology projects. Examples could include software development of our flagship SchoolTool+ school information system, developing a mobile app to support teacher development, or building online libraries of PEAS’ tools and materials. At PEAS, we want to work with individuals who are keen to learn and innovative, and be entrepreneurial in how we use technology to solve the biggest challenges in delivering a quality education in Africa.
This role will be part of the PEAS Global team – who are located across our UK, Uganda and Zambia offices. We are keen for this role to be hired into our Kampala or Lusaka offices.
The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for, and some experience with, data management and software development, with an interest in user experience and system design. Experience working in the NGO sector is preferable, but not essential. No matter the role, we are looking for people who believe in what we do and how we do it; is passionate about transforming lives through education and aligned to our values.
We are seeking experienced educationalists to conduct qualitative data collection as part of our ongoing evaluation of the PEAS-DES Inspect and Improve Programme.
Those in the role will be conducting the World Management Survey, an interview designed to measure leadership skills within schools.
The surveys would be conducted over the phone, and last for around an hour. Training in use of the tool will be provided.
The roles will be temporary, running for around 3 weeks in June.
Required Experience: Education Leadership or Conducting Qualitative Interviews.
Desired Experience: Conducting research in an education setting, assigning scores to qualitative responses.
Qualifications: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in social science or Education related course, postgraduate training in research is an added advantage.
For those interested, please send your CV to melsupport@peas.org.uk and answers to the questions in the application link below, the deadline is 2nd May 2024.
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