Overview
Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.
Global Communities seeks an experienced Early Childhood Development Technical Advisor for the USAID Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development (INECD) Activity. This activity will be a 5 year 38M program. The purpose of the program will be to enable children to have the strongest foundation to reach their full potential in life and improve health and nutritional outcomes for women and children in the first 1,000 days. This will require a multi-pronged and multi-sectoral approach and the Government of Rwanda.
Responsibilities
The proposed ECD Technical Advisor will provide technical leadership and have responsibility for all activities associated with improving early childhood development, positive parenting and social inclusion.
Qualifications
- A Master’s degree or higher in early childhood development, Social Sciences, Education or in a closely related field is required;
- At least seven years of experience designing, implementing, or supporting ECD and positive parenting programming, preferably in Rwanda is highly desired;
- Excellent knowledge of holistic child development and understanding of global evidence, best practices, and gaps around early childhood development interventions. ;
- Experience integrating ECD interventions into nutrition, health and other service delivery platforms is preferred;
- Demonstrated experience working with children experiencing deprivation, exclusion and vulnerability and their families, and
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are highly desirable.
Residents of Rwanda are encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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