Cummunity and Familly based support specialist at national child development agency ( NCD) : Deadline: Mar 25, 2026

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Job responsibilities

 Coordinate the community-based child and family support initiatives;  Coordinate with local leaders and community structures to promote ECD, nutrition, and child protection awareness and participation;  Strengthen parents’ and caregivers’ capacity to support children’s holistic development ; • Organize and report on capacity building for prospective caregivers, CHW, and friends of Family (IZU), ensuring quality standards in caregiving practices; • Facilitate connections between families and ECD facilities, health services, and social protection schemes; • Work with district staff and partners to track nutrition and WASH indicators at household and facility levels; • Support identification of safe family-based care solutions for children without parental care, including foster families; • Ensure community awareness and adherence to national child safeguarding policies and ministerial instructions; • Support and supervision of the friends of the Family in the implementation of their roles and responsibilities in the community; • Strengthen community structures to ensure continuity of services beyond project cycles; • Contributes to developing partnerships and collaboration with internal and external counterparts to exchange information on programme status and implementation; • Initiate and support the establishment of partnership mechanisms between the public and private sectors for the provision of nurturing to children; • Document progress, challenges, and lessons learned for institutional reporting and policy refinement; • Organize documentation of case studies demonstrating successful program interventions and outcomes; • Fulfils any other duties as assigned by his/her supervisors.




Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Master’s Degree in Development Studies

      3 Years of relevant experience


    • Master’s Degree in Sociology

      3 Years of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Master’s Degree in Social Work

      3 Years of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Masters’ degree in Public Health

      3 Years of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Development

      5 Years of relevant experience


  • Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Development

    3 Years of relevant experience




Required competencies and key technical skills

    • Fluency in Kinyaranda English and or French knowledge of Swahili is an added advantage

    • Judgement and decision-making skills

    • • Planning and organizational skills;

    • Computer Skills

    • Team working Skills

    • Communication and Negotiation skills

    • Demonstration of objectivity and emotional intelligence

    • In depth knowledge of child care, protection and welfare system in Rwanda and de- institutionalization processes in particular

    • Good oral and writing skills, presentation skills, negotiation skills, interactive and interpersonal communication skills

    • A flexible approach to work with a willingness to achieve results and strengthen capacities in case of technical capacity shortfalls

    • Drive for results and willingness to learn

  • Time management skills;




Psychometric Languages

  • English

Psychometric Domains

    • Problem solving

      Competence / Skills


    • Decision making

      Competence / Skills


    • Analytical skills

      Competence / Skills


    • Time management

      Competence / Skills


    • Attention and concentration

      Behavior and attitude


    • Emotion induction

      Behavior and attitude


    • Behavioral observations

      Behavior and attitude


    • Empathy

      Behavior and attitude


    • Coordination

      Behavior and attitude


    • Clear and Effective Communication

      Communication skills


    • Active Listening

      Communication skills


    • Conflict Resolution

      Communication skills


  • Adaptability and Flexibility

    Communication skills

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