Maison Shalom is recruiting an Education Officer
About Maison Shalom
Maison Shalom is an International Non-Governmental Organization working in Rwanda since September 2015.
Who we are
Maison Shalom team members are passionate about our vision a world where every person lives with dignity and flourishes fully in every society. At Maison Shalom, our values shape the work we do. We live out of the following values in everything we do:
- Dignity – We believe that every human being has an inherent worth, regardless of their social status, socioeconomic situation, ethnicity, or of their political or religious affiliation.
- Compassion – We share the suffering of our neighbors, but do not pity them. Instead, we help them get back on their feet.
- Harmony – We welcome our differences as a source of strength and inspiration. We live together as members of the same family by respecting the liberties, convictions, and opinions of one another.
- Humility – We recognize our limits and are open to any constructive contribution by our partners, so that we may improve our services.
- Integrity – We use all goods and donations towards the common good, and are fully transparent with all our partners as to the use of these goods.
Job Description
The Education Officer will play a critical role in the Education Program team in ensuring the full development and social balance of children, youth supported by Maison Shalom in preschool, secondary, vocational, and tertiary levels. He/she will assist the Education program manager to ensure that optimal conditions for learning and success are guaranteed for children and young people. Under the supervision of the Education Program Manager, he/she will coordinate the activities of those responsible for education, vocational training, and university training projects, to ensure that the training provided is uplifting both in terms of personality and intellect.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Education Program Manager to coordinate the implementation of education projects initiated by Maison Shalom at preschool, primary, secondary and post-secondary levels;
- Propose and coordinate the implementation of strategies aimed at maximizing the impact of educational support offered by Maison Shalom in terms of building the personality (human values) and the intellect (professional skills);
- Coordinate the periodic planning (calendars/schedules) of courses and internships with regulars monitoring;
- Ensure the smooth running of the eLearning platform developed by Maison Shalom to ensure the continuity of learning for young people and adults outside schools;
- Assist the Education Program Manager to coordinate the initiatives of other local and international partners who wish to collaborate with Maison Shalom in the educational field;
- Propose to the Management objective criteria for granting support to education by Maison Shalom inspired by equity and social justice;
- Collect qualitative and quantitative data to document the situation and progress of children and young people in training
- Establish and coordinate monitoring mechanisms for children and young people in training to help them maintain a social balance conducive for learning and success (leading moral talks, training sessions on leadership, etc.);
- Ensure the quality of the whole process of implementing the activities of the education program;
- Other tasks agreed with management or legal representation office for the smooth running of the education program.
Location: Kigali, Rwanda (with the flexibility to travel across Rwanda and abroad)
Application deadline: March 26, 2021, at 23:45 PM Kigali time
Preferred start date: April 5th, 2021
Requirements:
- Not older than 35 years;
- Minimum bachelor’s degree, ideally in computer sciences
- At least 4 years of overall professional experience
- Ideally, 3+ years of management experience in Education related domains
- Experience in developing and managing online learning platforms
- Immediately available
Qualified applicants must be able to answer “yes” to all the following questions
- Are you able to learn and solve problem independently without waiting for external motivation to work hard?
- Do you believe in the power of education and the right of access to quality education for all?
- Are you able to maintain a keen attention to details without losing sight of the big picture?
- Are you supper organized and detail oriented?
- Do you have strong abilities to design comprehensive and well-structured work plans?
Documents to be submitted
- Your resume / Curriculum Vitae;
- Motivation / cover letter;
- A copy of your ID
- Copy of your highest degree
- Salary expectations in Rwandan Francs
How to Apply
Kindly apply via this button “Apply for this job” before the 30th of March 2021.
N.B: Feminine candidacies are strongly encouraged and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For Maison Shalom
Richard NIJIMBERE
Country Director
