Education Officer at Rwanda/Centre Cyprien et Daphrose Rugamba (CECYDAR) : Deadline: 21-01-2024

General job overview

Assuming the responsibilities of education, reeducation and rehabilitation of the street.

CECYDAR

CECYDAR – Centre Cyprien & Daphrose Rugamba, based in Remera in the Gasabo district of Kigali (administrative headquarters) and active in the peripheral districts, is a non-profit organization under Rwandan law, founded in 1992 under the inspiration of the couple Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba. This extraordinary couple were moved by the miserable living conditions of street children, and by their lively spirit and passion for charity: to see young children living off drugs and rubbish, and not going to school! This was the genesis of an initiative rooted in Rugamba’s philosophy: “…aba baterashozi bitaweho bavamo abaterashema”, to say that street children can become the pride of society. The couple were assassinated at the start of the genocide against the Tutsis in 1994, and since then, the Communauté de l’Emmanuel du Rwanda, of which they were the founders in Rwanda, has taken over.

CECYDAR’s vision is to accompany children and their families towards “A life of dignity and a promising future for every child”, as stated in its mission statement, which is to “Support vulnerable children and their families physically, psychologically, socially, economically, spiritually and intellectually”, through our values, which help to shape the organization’s culture, notably: Compassion, Hospitality, Hope, Catholic Faith and Professionalism.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Primary responsible for identification of street children under rehabilitation
• Collaborate in planning, preparation and implementation of daily activities (indoor/outdoor) as they relate to the CECYDAR rehabilitation approach.
• Keep updated each individual child’s files in his/her responsibilities with their knowledgeable developmental progress during rehabilitation until their reintegration.
• Interacts with the children and encourages their involvement in activities.
• Ensure a warm, safe, and caring environment that is kept orderly, clean, and appealing for every child in rehabilitation
• Responsible for the health, welfare, and safety of the children in rehabilitation process
• Maintains each child daily attendance and ongoing developmental data records including keeping records of all developing skills (physical, social, emotional, and cognitive)
• Keeps a “portfolio” of each child’s progress, including photographs, samples of their artwork, writing, etc.…
• Organize work according to the age of the children in their work teams,
• Involve and motivate children in manual tasks
• Maintains a smooth communication and follow-up with parents on a daily basis through the use of daily sheets, notes, or verbal.
• Work with other staff members to form a positive, supportive team atmosphere.
• Maintain adherence to all CECYDAR policies and procedures, including child protection and safeguard policy
• Ensure confidentiality of privileged information.
• Perform all assigned responsibilities and tasks, be punctual and timely in meeting all performance requirements, including but not limited to, attendance standards and work deadlines.
• Perform additional program duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor in accordance to priority needs.
• Contribute to advocacy on behalf of vulnerable children to gain access to services available in the community;
• Collaborate with local authorities in identification and capacity building for vulnerable families;
• Contribute to the pre- and post-reintegration follow-up of children (i.e. home visits to families in need, school follow-up of vulnerable children, etc.);
• Assume the role of reference person for all social issues concerning children during the rehabilitation process.
  
  
  

Other duties and responsibilities

• Participate in debriefing and orientation meetings to support families;
• Carry out field activities as directed by supervisor;
• Complete work tools according to instructions received from supervisor and the organization’s Program’s Monitoring and Evaluation officer;
• Prepare daily operational reports for the department’s immediate supervisor, donors and other potential partners;
• Collaborate with the social service team in children reintegration, post-reintegration follow-up and support for each child;
• Contribute to the development, strengthening and maintenance of good relations and collaboration with other stakeholders working in the intervention area and in the same fields as those of CECYDAR;
• Contribute actively to the development of strategies, the elaboration of new projects, the mobilization of new resources and funds or any other strategy designed to support the viability of the organization’s programs.
  
  
  

Required qualifications

• Have at least an A0 degree in Education sciences and/or in Clinical Psychology;
• Having at least 2 years’ professional experience working with vulnerable families in the community (in particular the street children will be an added value);
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision
• Ability to liaise and collaborate with local authorities and other stakeholders in the field of child protection and family welfare.
• Demonstrate the ability to be open-minded and to acquire new knowledge
• Demonstrates creativity and flexibility
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Demonstrate organizational skills and ability to set priorities;
• Demonstrate team spirit and collaborative spirit
• Have human and social values; Christian values would be an asset;
• Excellent spoken and written language skills in Kinyarwanda, French and English;
• Familiar with office and electronic communication tools and software
• Being between 25 and 40 years old is an addition
  
  
  

Application details

Interested candidates are requested to send (only) a one-page cover letter and a two-pages brief curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum) with 3 references details to info@cecydar.rw and the closing date for applications is January 21^st, 2024 before 5 p.m.

CECYDAR is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to offering equal employment opportunities without distinction or segregation. However, the responsibilities of this position require the employee to be in regular contact with children and their families; this in turn requires a high level of responsibility by precaution in the management of all risks and abuses sanctioned by Rwanda’s Child and Family Protection Law.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the position. It does not prescribe or limit the exact duties that may be assigned to carry out these functions. Under no circumstances should this document be construed as a contract of employment. CECYDAR reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

Late applications will not be considered and only selected candidates will be contacted for further consideration.