Community and Family based support specialist at Natioanl child development agency ( NCD) Under Contract: Deadline: Oct 22, 2024

Job responsibilities

• Work closely with service providers to ensure the development of a comprehensive model for family tracing • Support the district staff, partner organizations, and Programme stakeholders to identify alternative care options for children • organize and report on the training of prospective caregivers • Coordinate Programme partners for the effective provision of consistent tailored reintegration packages and support services for children and families • Ensure strong linkages between children and their families and existing social protection schemes and mechanisms • Initiate and support the establishment of partnership mechanisms between the public and private sector for the provision of alternative care services

• Provide support in the identification and training of community childcare workers • Support in the establishment of prevention mechanisms for child abandonment, child institutionalization, and child protection at the community level • Provide technical support to District Social Workforce and community childcare workers to plan, deliver, and monitor psychosocial support and other types of support at the community level. • Support the development of technical publications, reports, communication material, and other program documentation. • Provide technical assistance and facilitate the transformation process of institutions into alternative facilities including community-based services for children and families • Assist the programme team in developing and reviewing monthly plans and priorities • Coordinate field-related activities, trainings, and other workshops for the team. • Organize and participate in monthly, quarterly, and annual Programme Coordination meetings and ensure the timely preparation of annual program status reports.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports on program implementation, progress, and impact. • Participate in information exchange with development partners, stakeholders and media visits as well as in the development of training and orientation materials. • Organize documentation of case studies demonstrating successful program interventions and outcomes. • Contribute to building and maintaining multi-disciplinary working relationships, strategic and operational partnership with health, social protection and education sectors, local government, Police and civil society to ensure that multi-organization work maximizes the impact of frontline service delivery. • Contributes to Develop partnerships and collaboration with internal and external counterparts in order to exchange information on programme status and implementation.

• Contribute to maintaining a strong collaboration with Programme partners, Districts, Children’s center managers, and other relevant program stakeholders to establish and maintain sound internal controls supportive of programming endeavors and to coordinate financial and supply management requirements and accountability. • Plan, develop and implement program activities by collaborating with the program stakeholders and providing leadership in the provision of technical advice, negotiation, and advocacy leading to agreement on practicable and priority actions of the TMM program • Provide supportive supervision to the child protection and Welfare officers on the operationalization of the CP Case management framework. • Support and supervision of the friends of the Family in the implementation of their roles and responsibilities in the community • Organize and conduct the training for Friends of family across the country.

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    Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

    5 Years of relevant experience

• • 2

    Master’s Degree in Sociology

    5 Years of relevant experience

• • 3

    Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Master’s Degree in Social Work

    3 Years of relevant experience

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  Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology

  3 Years of relevant experience
  
  
  
  

Required competencies and key technical skills

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

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

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

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

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  Drive for results and willingness to learn