About Teach For Uganda

We are an indigenous non-profit organization that nurtures leaders who are committed to advancing equitable access to quality education for children in low-income communities in Uganda through a two-year teaching as collective fellowship. We recruit, train and place graduates from varied academic backgrounds to serve as full-time teachers (fellows) in underserved primary schools to improve foundational literacy and numeracy skills for children while developing their leadership skills. Post fellowship, our alumni become lifelong advocates of quality education as community leaders, social entrepreneurs, and policy influencers collectively addressing the systemic challenges that hinder children from fulfilling their potential. Teach For Uganda (TFU) currently operates in 10 districts i.e. Kayunga, Mukono, Buikwe, Bugiri, Namayingo, Buliisa, Kibaale, Hoima, Kikuube, and Kagadi; impacting over 74,000 children in 183 schools.

Position Overview

The Head of Programs is responsible for leading the design, execution and scaling of the Teach For Uganda program, ensuring that it effectively recruits, trains and supports fellows to improve foundational literacy and numeracy skills in the short term, while preparing them to become lifelong advocates of inclusive quality education as alumni. This role involves strategic leadership, team management, partnership development, program coordination and the continuous improvement of program outcomes. The Head of Programs will report directly to the Managing Director.