Headteacher Jobs in Uganda

Job Title: Headteacher

Organisation: People Performance Group

Location:  Kampala



Key responsibilities:
• Developing termly and annual work plans with the help of the administrative committee.
• Planning for the general progress of the school with the help of the administrative committee and departmental heads.
• Supervising deputy head teachers and overseeing all teaching and learning activities and departments of the school.
• Responsible for all human resource management issues including but not limited to staffing needs identification and performance management, forwarding staff requisitions, and resignation letters to the director, signing staff appointment letters, contract letters, performance appraisals and following up on their renewals.
• Writing periodical reports about staff and school activities/programs for submission to the Director.
• Working as contact person for purposes of coordination with the education office.
• Scheduling, calling, chairing/being secretary to the various meetings as agreed.
• Controlling use of school properties and ensuring timely repairs and/or renovations.
• Chairing the school Editorial Board.
• Ensuring proper and timely PLE candidates registration, PLE writing exercise and collection of results.
• Performing all other duties as will arise in the course of employment.
• Advising management on issues of finance and other matters pertaining to school and being the overall school chief accountant officer.Responsible for drawing and termly and annual school budgets and presenting them to the management for their input and approval.In charge of the school publicity, as well as working as the school public relations officer, head customer care and the school spokesperson.
• Initiates, supervises, coordinates internal and external workshops and acts as a consultant in new school programs, policies and activities with consultation from the management.
• Head of school functions; identifying and coordinating potential chief of guests and other invited guests to these school functions.
• Responsible for staff and pupil suspension or dismissal letters in consultation with management.
• Custodian for staff and pupils personal information files, records and documents like UNEB pass slips.
• Responsible for competitively and competently working towards higher school enrollment, standards every year and general performance in all areas.
• Be the number one team player and role model to the staff and pupils.
• Responsible for the pupils’ and staffs’ discipline, punctuality, guiding and counseling.
• Responsible for recommending staff members for promotion, rewards or demotion with evidence in consultation with administrative committee and ensuring competent staff.
• In charge of the production of circulars to parents and any other official communication to the stakeholders in consultation with management.
• Responsible for making a follow up of the old boys and girls performance in secondary schools and reporting to management.
• Responsible for timely production, issuing and renewing of staff and pupils’ identity and visitation cards.
• Responsible for entering and explaining penalties/fines to staff or any other victims in consultation with management and account department.
• Responsible for ensuring the safety and security of pupils, staff or school property within and outside the school.
• Responsible for creating awareness to the neighboring community on issues of disease outbreaks, security alerts.
• Execution of all the above mentioned duties to perfection without fear or favor.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Education.
• A postgraduate diploma in management.
• A proven track record of delivering results in an educational institution of comparable size and scope.

How to Apply:
Contact
Please send your application to any of the addresses below. Mark your application: ‘PPG – Head Teacher’. E-mails must not exceed 2MB. Closing date is 5PM on Friday 7th February 2014. We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

People Performance Group
Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
P.O. Box 12405, Kampala, Uganda

E-mail: application@ppg.co.ug

Closing Date: 7th February 2014