Job Description
– Engage in the revision and development of school health and nutrition-related policies and strategies and advocate for the integration of school feeding, WASH, Health and nutrition in sectoral policies
-Advocate for increased funding for comprehensive school-based programming including budgets for school feeding, Health, nutrition and WASH.
-Lead mobilization and advocacy efforts to support the implementation of the National Comprehensive School Feeding Policy and the NCD Agency Strategic Plan, the operationalization of the School Feeding Operational Guidelines and the National Nutrition Guidelines for School-aged Children and Adolescents and the scale up of school feeding to all pre- primary to secondary students,
– Support efforts toward the harmonization and mainstreaming of complementary school feeding programs in NCD Agency (National School Feeding Programs, One Cup of Milk and the Home-Grown School Feeding programs).
– Participate in school health and nutrition platforms including the School Feeding Technical Working Group, ECD Sub Cluster, and the Nutrition Sub Sector Working Group; advocating for the participation and engagement of NCD Agency’s senior leadership in the National School Feeding Steering Committee.
– Provide Support to ensure that the growth monitoring sessions are conducted regularly and effectively as well ensure that pre-primary student in HGSF schools attend the sessions regularly.
– Work closely with WFP, NCD Agency and MINEDUC in the development of National School Feeding Capacity Building Materials and the piloting of these materials.
– Participate actively in the design, implementation and monitoring of school feeding and nutrition capacity building initiatives at national and district levels.
-Lead the organization and conduct training of NCD Agency staff and NCD Agency nutrition sensitive school feeding partners on school feeding and nutrition-related activities such as School Feeding Operational Guidelines and School Feeding Menu modelling.
– Participate in some HGSF project and nutrition events including parent nutrition days, meetings, trainings and advocacy campaigns.
– Provide financial management and oversight of funds transferred by WFP to NCD Agency, according to Government of Rwanda financial regulations and laws, and work with NCD Agency’s finance department in all matters related to the project finances. Ensure accurate utilization of the funds received from WFP and financial report.
– In coordination with WFP, NCD Agency, MINAGRI and MINEDUC, analyze M&E results from regular monitoring activities, to direct and revise nutrition sensitive school feeding program implementation.
– Organize quarterly supervision and monitoring to HGSF-supported schools, to engage with project stakeholders on the progress of implementation of activities.
– Share and request WFP’s review and inputs on relevant documents, reports, strategic papers and any other school health and nutrition related work, where needed.
– Share key documents with WFP produced for public use by NCD Agency on education and nutrition sectors related to the school feeding program and nutrition.
– Develop and provide quarterly and annual progress reports against quarterly annual work plans and ensure that all activities undertaken are clearly documented, i.e. sharing mission reports with WFP
– Participate in regular HGSF and nutrition monthly and quarterly meetings as requested, to share progress.
– Any other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Education
5 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Public Health
2 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
2 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education
2 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s in Social Sciences
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s degree in Nutrition
2 Years of relevant experience
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Education
5 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Public Health
2 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
2 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education
2 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s in Social Sciences
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s degree in Nutrition
2 Years of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
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N/A
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Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
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Inclusiveness
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Accountability
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Client/citizen focus
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Professionalism
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Commitment to continuous learning
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Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
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Experience in program design and M&E in combination with specialized experience in health or nutrition
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Proven experience working with government and development partners on policy design, advocacy, and capacity building especially in nutrition, health, and/or education-related fields
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Be familiar with the Rwandan Nutrition, Health and Education policies, strategies, and context
