About the Role:
The ECD Officer for Advancing School Readiness (Phase 2) will support activities that aim to strengthen and increase ALL children’s school readiness. This position aims at ensuring that all children including those with special education needs, and boys and girls have equal access to ECD services. The key purpose of this role is to increase the support and involvement of the education workforce at local level in inclusive ECD practices. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Qualifications and Experience
- University degree (preferred) in education, development/social studies or related disciplines
- At least three (3) years of relevant experience in working with local communities, local NGOs/CBOs and local governments
- Knowledge of the local education system as well as local government system
- Experience in facilitating trainings of trainers
- Proven experience of working in child focused programming, especially with a major focus on literacy development
- Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills including strong communication (written and spoken) in Kinyarwanda and in English
- Excellent planning, management and coaching and mentoring skills, with the ability to work with minimum supervision
- Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
- Good attention to detail, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good computer skills
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