Job Type :
Full-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
The Deputy Chief Education Officer:
1. Provides technical and advisory support to the Chief Education Officer on policy issues, matters relating to student population, curriculum and assessments, and programme development and delivery to improve and maintain educational standards
2. Supports the achievement of standards for and monitoring the quality of education for all students at all levels of the education system.
3. Facilitates the development and implementation of plans and activities for educational quality assurance, including curriculum reform, teacher development, and student assessment.
4. Provides targeted leadership, administrative direction, supervision, and technical assistance and support to the Head of Staff of the assigned Units or Centres.
5. Assists with the development and implementation of strategic plans, sets short, medium and long-term objectives and targets to be met by the assigned Units or Centres.
6. Oversees the work of and ensures that there is proper coordination among the assigned Units or Centres for the attainment of the goals and objectives of the Ministry.
7. Reports regularly to the Chief Education Officer on the achievements and challenges of all aspects of work and operations of the assigned Units or Centres.
8. Supervises the preparation of the assigned Units or Centres’ annual budget for input into the Ministry’s overall budgetary process.
9. Monitors the effectiveness of educational programs through data analysis and evaluation, assessing program impact and making the necessary adjustments to improve.
10. Facilitates the preparation of reports on the state of education and training and other special reports as requested by the Chief Education Officer.
11. Ensures monitoring and reporting of all performance management issues and performance indicators in accordance with existing policies and procedures to improve educational outcomes and services for students.
12. Sets major job objectives for subordinates and appraises performance against same; develops and implements performance improvement plan for each subordinate.
13. Ensures the preparation and submission of Performance Planning and Appraisal Report for all staff in the assigned Units or Centres.
14. Maintains communication with the various partners and stakeholders in education.
15. Represents the Ministry of Education on various committees, attends professional events, and maintains linkages with relevant agencies regarding matters pertaining to education to maintain effective and efficient networking and information flow.
16. Any other duties which may be assigned from time to time.