Imyanya 36 y’akazi muri ONG yitwa FXB Rwanda kubantu bize:psychology, social science cyangwa ibindi bijyanye n’ubuzima:Title:Sector Training Associate (Deadline:01/10/2019)

FXB Rwanda is a Rwandan Local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) created in February 2012. It is affiliated to FXB International; an international NGO created in 1989, whose mission is to fight poverty and HIV/AIDS. FXB Rwanda in partnership with Boston College of the United States is implementing a research program on children and adversity in Rwanda.  FXB Rwanda is a leading implementing partner of a research initiative, Strong Families locally known as “Sugira Muryango.” Which focuses on home-visiting to promote early childhood development (ECD) for families living in extreme poverty in Rwanda. This year, FXB Rwanda in partnership with Boston College School of Social work received funds from multiple donors to scale up the Sugira Muryango interventions in three District of Rwanda namely Rubavu, Nyanza and Ngoma. By joining a dynamic team of FXB staff, we hope that the position will offer unique career development opportunities for the successful candidate.

FXB Rwanda is recruiting thirty-six (36) competent and dynamic nationals to fill the position of Associate trainers to be based in the sectors of Rubavu, Nyanza and Ngoma district.

Position title: Sector Training Associate

Reports to:  Associate District Team Leader and District Team Leader

Number of Positions: 36

Job location: Sector Offices

Period: One year renewable based on performance including three month of Probation period.

JOB PURPOSE

Sugira Muryango is a Family Strengthening Intervention (FSI) research initiative designed for families living in extreme poverty. It is a preventative, family-based model that uses home visiting and active coaching to encourage positive parent-child interactions, while discouraging violence against children. This intervention will be examined via a randomized control trial to test the impact on children’s overall ECD when the intervention is delivered by lay community based volunteers.

Under the direct supervision of Associate District Team Leader with reporting matrix to District team leader and Program Manager, the Associate Trainer will be responsible to facilitate the implementation of program interventions by supporting and mentoring cell based coordinators and village based volunteers to provide program services to targeted beneficiaries within their areas of interventions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• • Support day to day implementation of program intervention at sector level

• • Participate in the identification of cell based mentors, village based volunteers, and potential households to be supported with the program interventions in close collaboration with local leaders from sector to village level.

• • Responsible for initial and ongoing training of cell based mentors and village based volunteers

• • Conduct regular home visits together with local leaders and cell based volunteers to assess the quality of services benefited by program beneficiaries

• • Organize and conduct meetings with Cell based mentors and village based volunteer coordinators to share program implementation progress, challenges and success story sharing for quality improvement

• • Conduct surveys in Kinyarwanda interacting with children of all ages and their caregivers and collect data using Android tablets;

• • Provide feedback on questionnaires, surveys, and other data collection instruments through critical analysis;

• • Perform basic translations between English and Kinyarwanda for the collected data;

• • Transcribe audio files to English

• • Prepare monthly reports, quarterly, annual and other necessary report and submit them to both associate and district team leader

• • Provide technical support and supervisions to community based volunteers located within their operational area

• • Participate in the data collection of ECD indicators for participating families and keep local leaders informed on the activities being conducted within the community

• • Uphold the highest ethical and scientific standards in the practice of research.

• • Participate in meetings at the district level as required

• • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by his or her supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENT KNOWLEDGE

• • Minimum Bachelor’s degree (preferred psychology, social science or health related fields);

• • At least 1 years of experience in working with OVC or ECD field including experience in assessing; ECD development, activities to promote ECD, nutrition as a means of promoting ECD;

• • Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection

• • Excellent written and oral communications skills in both Kinyarwanda and English;

• • Ethical sensitivity and strong judgement in working with vulnerable households;

• • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Email (Gmail preferred);

• • Willing to work with a diverse group of team members and under minimum supervision;

• • Self-directed, reliable and hard-working;

• • Respect for and comfort working with vulnerable populations;

• • Experience in extensive community data collection  (field work);

• • Experience in volunteer management and supervisory skills

• • Data collection experience is highly desirable

• • Living within the sectors is highly desirable

OTHERS SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• • Practical experience in ECD training and nutrition

• • Practical ECD home visiting approach would be an advantage

• • Proven experience in working with partners at sector level

• • Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection.

• • Ability to professionally represent FXB Rwanda to other partners within district

• • Strong organizational and planning skills

• • Strong interpersonal, multi-cultural and training/mentoring skills.

Female applicants with required skills are encouraged to apply to this vacant positions.

Interested candidates with required skills and competences are requested to submit their applications (only soft copies will be accepted) addressed to FXB Rwanda Executive Director. The applications include motivation letter and updated CVs must be submitted to FXB Rwanda via the following address: info@fxbrwanda.org not later than October, Tuesday 1^st, 2019 at 4h00 PM.

Please remember to add the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email.

The applications send after the deadline will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted for exams