JOB OPPORTUNITY
Education Officers
World Vision Rwanda is a Child-focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programs in 30 Districts of Rwanda.
World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire four highly qualified, dedicated, and experienced national for the position of Education Officer. The position will be based in Mahama Refugee Camp-Kirehe District reporting to the Education in Emergency Manager.
Purpose of the position:
The purpose of the post is to effectively implement and respond to the educational needs of School- going age children within Mahama Refugee Camps. To manage and maintain data and information systems that support the smooth implementation of education for pupils/students in a refugee setting. The role will also include overseeing data relating to the numbers of children attending ECDs, children with special needs, and school feeding as well as the numbers of children dropping out of school in both primary and secondary schools within and outside the Camp. The EIE manager will represent WVR at the camp and Local administration in the vicinity of the camp.
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Major Responsibilities
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% of time
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Activity
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End Results
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30
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Provide Education Support
- Coordinate all activities related to Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Support ECD caregivers and liaise with them to report children’s attendance daily
- Distribute scholastic materials and uniforms to children in school
- Conduct sensitization meetings for students on the importance of education
- Support the Camp project team to make requests needed in the provision
- Perform any other activity as requested by the immediate Supervisor
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- All ECD activities coordinated
- ECD caregivers supported
- Distribution of scholastic materials completed
- Parents sensitized on the importance of education and positive parenting
- Support all project activities when necessary
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30
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Data Management
- Monitor and report pupil/students records; i.e attendance, performance, dropout, etc
- Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual activity reports and submit them to the project managers
- Compile data and present quality statistics that meet user needs and contribute to decision-making;
- Keeping the data as up-to-date as possible
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- Students ‘attendance is monitored and reported.
- Managing education camp data and report
- Compilation and data updating
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- Provide support to school feeding of ECD, Primary and secondary school children
- Ensure timely payments of money for school feeding and school fees for students in secondary school.
- Liaise with school head teachers and ECD caregivers to ensure refugee children get food and provide a report on school feeding issues daily with suggestions on how to mitigate those issues
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- Proper monitoring of ECD porridge ingredients and monitoring of secondary school feeding.
- Process secondary school feeding payments.
- Report ECD and secondary school feeding status.
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20
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Child Protection
- Liaise with other child protection partners in the camp to prevent, mitigate and respond to children’s risks
- Do regular reporting on the progress of psycho-social and child protection support services
- Participate in child protection (CP) meetings, Should be the school’s focal person in preventing, mitigating, and responding to child abuse, violence, exploitation, and neglect.
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- Collaboration with partners to mitigate and respond to children’s protection issues.
- Provide psychosocial support to children in need.
- Represent WV and participate in Child protection meetings.
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20
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Special needs education
- Liaise with care ECD caregivers, Headteachers of Primary and Secondary schools to identify children with special needs
- Report cases of children with special needs as they arise
- Link children with special needs with other partners such as Humanity and Inclusion
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- Collaboration with concerned stakeholders to identify children with special needs.
- Being aware of all special needs cases in camp and reporting them
- Support and refer when necessary special needs cases.
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KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
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Required Professional Experience
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- At least 3 years of Professional experience in education (of which 1 year is in Education in an emergency).
- 1 Year of experience working with Refugee Communities
- Demonstrated experience in Early Childhood Education,
- Experience in working with and coordinating with Primary and Secondary schools and other stakeholders implementing child protection programs and Special needs Education
- Strong interpersonal, intercultural, and communication skills
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Required Education,
training, license,
registration, and
certification
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- Bachelor’s Degree in Education or relevant subject.
- Working with children, especially those in early grades of primary Education
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Preferred Knowledge
and Qualifications
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- Fluency in English, with strong English writing skills.
- Additional qualities: ability to multi-task, ability to handle pressure well, ability to improvise, flexibility, adaptability to transition
- Excellent analytical and written skills, and good computer skills
- Experience in Working with International NGOs that focus on children
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Salary:
The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
N.B: Women are highly encouraged to apply.
How to apply:
Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to:
https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WorldVisionInternational/details/Education-Officer-1_R14688
If this is your first time applying online via the World Vision International careers website, you will need to register an account along with your application details. This site will provide you with additional functionality, such as saved searches and email alerts. Registration requires minimal information to create your account. Further details will be collected during the application process.
All applicants must apply using our online application system, CVs received via email or standard post will NOT be considered.
In case you face any challenges in applying, please let us know at wvrwanda-recruitment@wvi.org (no applications will be accepted through this email).
The closing date for submission of applications is 16 December 2022; no late applications will be accepted.
As a child-focused organization, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.
Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
