Imyanya y’akazi mumiryango mpuzamahanga itandukanye: Deadline:6;12 na 13/03/2020

1. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director  (Deadline:March 13, 2020at 5:30pm.)

• Organization: Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)
• Country: Rwanda
• City: Kigali, Rwanda
• Office: CNFA Kigali, Rwanda

Program Description – Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze

The primary objective of the Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze activity is to sustainably increase smallholder farmers’ income, improve nutritional status of Rwandan women and children, and increase the resilience of the agriculture and food systems to the changing climate.

Position Description

CNFA is currently seeking applications from qualified Rwandan candidates for the role of M&E Director. Reporting to the Chief of Party, the M&E Director will lead all Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities. The M&E Director is a senior member of the program technical team. S/he will be responsible for overseeing all daily work and routine data collection related to monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities of the project, as well as overseeing the impact assessments and ongoing learning activities. The M&E Director will lead the MEL Unit, which will develop and manage efficient systems that monitor progress and impact and capture, analyze, and share evidence-based results and lessons learned. S/he will ensure both the M&E system and results reporting meet the requirements of the Contract and USAID Feed the Future. The M&E Director is based in Kigali.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and operational management of the various MEL components of the program and ensure the completion of all M&E activities;
• Oversee MEL Manager, Learning Advisor, Environmental Advisor, Communications Officer, and District M&E Officers;
• Develop and implement the MEL strategy (i.e. MEL Plan) outlining M&E systems for data collection, targeting and tracking custom and USAID/Feed the Future indicators, knowledge management, impact assessments, learning activities and reporting in compliance with the requirements provided in the Activity contract, USAID regulations and CNFA standards;
• Work closely with the other technical units to establish and manage a GIS referencing, cloud-based MEL System and ensure data requirements are integrated into project management processes;
• Manage the Hinga Weze module of the CNFA MEL Platform, including ensuring regular upload of Hinga Weze performance data;
• Plan and conduct routine assessments that track, analyze, and synthesize project data useful for program learning and adaptive management;
• Through regular review of monitoring data, organize and lead periodic learning days and annual learning summits to enable managers to identify successes and make decisions about adapting activities and approaches to achieve results;
• Collaborate closely with other technical units to analyze M&E findings, determine any needed adjustments, and identify and disseminate key learning messages/findings to internal and external audiences, including the Government of Rwanda and wider development community;
• Engage with senior technical staff on program impact data collection and research opportunities;
• Provide support for internal and external evaluations and data quality assessments;
• Utilize critical inputs, feedback, and assessments from external evaluation partners to inform changes in program approaches and scale-up when necessary;

• Collaborate with the Finance, Operations, and Compliance Unit to develop a system to track and report cost-related data for each program element to reinforce financial and budgetary strategies and allocations during planning periods;
• Ensure compliance with all USAID, CNFA, and, where applicable, host country government reporting requirements;
• Complete other duties as necessary and assigned by the Chief of Party.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in business administration, economics, or related area of study (specialized training in M&E is required).
• Seven (7) years of progressive professional experience (some of which took place in Sub-Saharan Africa) in monitoring and evaluation of development projects (experience working on USAID-funded program(s) is highly desirable);
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, willingness to innovate and ability to think systematically;
• Experience designing and overseeing M&E data collection and reporting for agriculture/food security projects.
• Demonstrated ability to implement, operationalize, and manage information collection and analysis systems.
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage information databases using appropriate software applications.
• Familiarity with gender issues in monitoring and evaluation; understanding of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) would be a plus.
• Working experience in training, coaching and mentoring teams in monitoring-related techniques and methods is desirable.
• Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines;
• Advanced oral and written communication skills in English required, including the ability to write clear and concise reports.

All interested and qualified candidates are invited to send their applications with cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of degrees and certificates sent in PDF or Word Document to hingaweze@cnfarwanda.org with subject: ‘Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director ‘.

Application submission deadline is March 13, 2020at 5:30pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. CNFA takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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2. Programme Specialist NOC for Rwanda Nationals only: Deadline: 12 March 2020

• Organization: UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
• Country: Rwanda
• City: Kigali, Rwanda
• Office: UNDP Rwanda Country Office
• Grade: NO-C
• Job ID: 29126Practice Area – Job Family: ManagementVacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 11/03/2020Duty Station: Kigali, Rwanda

  Education & Work Experience: I-Master’s Level Degree – 5 year(s) experience

  Languages: English

  French

  Grade: NOC

  Vacancy Type: FTA Local

  Posting Type: External

  Bureau: Africa

  Contract Duration: 1 Year with possibility for extension

  Programme Specialist NOC for Rwanda Nationals only

  Background

  1. Organizational Context

  
  
  
  

  UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

  Under the overall guidance of the UN Women Country Representative and direct supervision of the Head of Programme, the Programme Specialist provides technical expertise and exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing UN Women Rwanda Country Office interventions on preventing violence against women and other contingent areas from women’s economic empowerment and normative framework which have a direct link with Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG). The Programme Specialist – EVAWG will work in close collaboration with the programme and operations team, UN Women Regional office East and Southern Africa and HQ staff, Government officials, multi and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UN Women programme implementation under EVAWG portfolio.

  UN Women Rwanda Country Office Strategic Note 2019-2023 focuses on two main strategic priorities: Women’s leadership and political participation in governance systems as well as Women’s empowerment through increased income security, decent work and economic autonomy. EVAWG cuts across both priority areas according to the Theory Of Change governing Country Programme. In that Context the Programme Specialist for EVAWG might at some points dive into other thematic areas for mainstream purposes to ensure that Violence Against Women and Girls in both private and public spaces is eradicated through all its drivers.

  Duties and Responsibilities

  
  
  
  

  11. Functions

  • Design and develop programme strategies in the area of EVAWG
  • Design and formulate programme/ project proposals and initiatives;
  • Draft inputs to country strategy documents, briefs, policy dialogue and other documents related to EVAWG
  • Provide technical inputs to inter-agency coordination on EVAWG
  • Provide technical support to the Representative and the entire Senior Management Team on inter-agency coordination related activities by attending meetings, events, and participating in groups and committees as needed;
  • Manage the implementation of the EVAWG programme
  • Finalize the annual workplan and budget and manage their implementation;
  • Manage the technical implementation of the programme/project; ensure synergies with other teams;
  • Ensure the timely submission of financial and narrative reports from the implementing partnesr;
  • Provide guidance to staff and partners on Human Rights Based and Results Based Management;
  • Work with implementing partners to plan and convene Project Steering Committee, project review and/or evaluation meetings, as needed.
  • Lead technical assistance and capacity development to project/programme partners
  • Provide technical advice, tools and guidance to partners.
  • Build and manage relationships with national partners to support implementation and expansion of the EVAWG programme and address any technical bottlenecks;
  • Work with partners to identify capacity gaps and provide/commission technical assistance, mentoring, training as needed.
  • Ensure timely and quality monitoring and reporting on the programme
  • Provide guidance and tools to ensure effective programme monitoring
  • Organize regular field visits to monitor and report on programme implementation;
  • Write quality quarterly reports and donor reports
  • Provide substantive inputs to corporate and donor reporting in UN Women Rwanda as well as One UN reports as requested
  • Manage the human and financial resources of the EVAWG programme
  • Manage the programme budget and draft financial reports;
  • Supervise, mentor and coach Programme Analysts, Associates and interns working directly under EVAWG portfolio and conduct their performance assessments;
  • Oversee recruitment processes, as necessary.
  • Build partnerships and provide support in developing resource mobilization strategies
  • Develop and implement partnerships and resource mobilization strategies for the Portfolio;
  • Finalize relevant documentation on donors and potential opportunities for resource mobilization;
  • Analyze and research information on donors, prepare substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation.
  • Lead programme advocacy, knowledge building and communication efforts
  • Develop and review background documents, briefs and presentations related to EVAWG;
  • Represent UN Women in meetings and policy dialogues on issues related to EVAWG as necessary;
  • Develop advocacy strategies and oversee their implementation;
  • • Identify best practices and lessons learned;
    • Develop and implement a knowledge management strategy for the programme

    Competencies

    111. Key Performance Indicators

    • Timely and quality programme design and inputs to Strategic Note and Annual Work Plans.
    • Timely and quality of programme delivery in line with budget and workplans, and in line with all UN Women operational rules and regulations, including security.
    • Timely and quality monitoring and evaluation of programmes.
    • Relations with partners and stakeholders.
    • Quality reports and timely submission.
    • Regular communication with other agencies and partners.
    • Quality of advocacy and communication initiatives

    Required Skills and Experience

    1V. Competencies

    Core Values:

    • Respect for Diversity.
    • Integrity.
    • Professionalism

    Core Competencies:

    • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues.
    • Accountability.
    • Creative Problem Solving.
    • Effective Communication.
    • Inclusive Collaboration.
    • Stakeholder Engagement.
    • Leading by Example

    Functional Competencies

    • Strong programme management (formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) skills.
    • Strong knowledge of Results Based Management.
    • Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports to inform management and strategic decision-making.
    • Strong knowledge of EVAWG Thematic area.
    • Strong analytical skills.
    • Ability to identify and analyze trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising and develop strategies.
    • Strong leadership skills

    Disclaimer

    V. Recruitment Qualifications:

    
    
    
    

    Education and certification:

    • Master’s degree or equivalent in social sciences, human rights, gender/women’s studies, international development, economics or a related field is required
    • A project/ programme management certification would be an added advantage

    Experience:

    • At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience at the national or international level in design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;
    • Technical experience in gender mainstreaming and analysis and in EVAWG thematic area in particular;
    • Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset;
    • Experience working in the UN System is an asset;
    • Experience in leading/managing a team is an asset.

    Language Requirements:

    • Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda is required;
    • Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset;
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3. Programme Associate (Nutrition) in WFP: Deadline:12 March 2020

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

In Rwanda, WFP works in partnership with the Government and other stakeholders to support national priorities for achieving food and nutrition security. This is done through direct implementation of integrated programmes targeting the most vulnerable people and strengthening national capacity to design, implement and manage programmes for achieving zero hunger. Under its Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023), WFP’s support revolves around four strategic outcomes (SOs) as follows:

• The Strategic Outcome 1 (SO1) is designed to ensure that refugees and returnees in Rwanda have access to adequate and nutritious food at all times.
• SO2 aims to ensure that vulnerable populations in food insecure communities and area have improved access to adequate and nutritious foods all year.
• SO3 focuses on ensuring that children under 5 years, adolescents and pregnant and lactating women in Rwanda have improved access to nutritious foods and services to meet their nutritional needs all year.
• SO4 targets smallholder farmers especially women and aims to provide opportunities for increased marketable surplus and access to agricultural market through efficient supply chains by 2030.

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WFP Rwanda is currently seeking a Programme Associate (Nutrition) to provide effective specialised support and technical analyses to nutrition policy and programme activities that effectively meet nutritional needs of vulnerable people. The Programme Associate (Nutrition) will be expected to provide nutrition-related support to all four SOs.

ABOUT THE JOB

JOB TITLE : Programme Associate (Nutrition)

JOB GRADE: Service Contract- Level 6

REPORTING TO: Head of Nutrition

DURATION: 12 Months renewable

LOCATION: Kigali

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Policy Officer (Nutrition) and the overall supervision of the Head of Nutrition, the Programme Associate (Nutrition) will be expected to perform the following duties:

• Provide technical support and assist in the development and implementation of various nutrition-related policies, strategies, programmes, projects and activities, plans and processes, ensuring alignment with wider nutrition policies and guidelines.
• Provide project management support to nutrition-related programmes, projects and activities, ensuring a coordinated approach with wider programmes and projects that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
• Support the preparation of presentations, reports and data analysis on nutrition programmes and policies ensuring deliverables adhere to corporate standards and quality control.
• Support the capacity building of WFP staff and partners including government on nutrition policies, programmes, strategies, action plans, protocols, guidelines, manuals etc.
• Provide support for operational partnerships, including inter-agency collaboration, to ensure a strong multi-sectoral response to nutrition and actively participate in relevant platforms such as the One UN Network, Technical Working Group, UN Network for SUN, etc. when the need arises.
• Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
• Coordinate and communicate with partners and WFP field staff for timely and accurate reporting of nutrition activities including data entry into the corporate M&E platforms to ensure efficient delivery and management of food assistance.
• Coordinate the organisation of meetings including steering committee meetings, and workshops with partners, and maintain up to date database of partners.
• Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond and deploy needed resources to affected areas at the onset of the crisis.
• Perform any other duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, or any other related field

Language

Fluency in both oral and written communication in English.

Experience

• Minimum of three years’ experience working in nutrition and/or public health related activities.
• Experience in nutrition project management and engagement in policy discussions.
• Experience and exposure to working with nutrition and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in conducting nutrition analysis and report writing.
• Experience in contributing to the development of nutrition-related policies, strategies, guidelines/protocols, manuals.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills.
• Good computer knowledge and skills and good knowledge on statistical software for nutrition analysis.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and under strict deadlines.
• Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of colleagues and partners.
• Proactive, takes initiative, courteous, tactful, and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to handle additional tasks.

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

Purpose

• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
• Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.

People

• Look for ways to strengthen people’s skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
• Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
• Create an ‘I will’/’We will’ spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.

Performance

• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
• Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
• Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.

Partnership

• Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
• Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

The deadline for receiving applications is 12 March 2020

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

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4. Senior Education Technical specialist – ( 200001GA ) (Closing Date: Mar 6, 2020)

TITLE: Senior Education Technical Specialist TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Development and Quality (PDQ) LOCATION: Kigali with field visit GRADE: 2 CONTRACT LENGTH: CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff. ROLE PURPOSE: The Senior Education technical Specialist is an important member of the PDQ team. Under the general direction and guidance of the Programme Development and Quality Director, the Senior Education and Child Development Specialist will ensure that all early childhood development (ECD) and basic education interventions are of a high technical quality and attract significant donor funding which contribute to Save the Children’s strategic objectives; that monitoring processes are in place, and that programme quality and relevance is continually assessed and solutions quickly put in place to reflect changing contexts. The Senior Education technical Specialist is expected to strengthen the capacity of the existing ECD and basic education team, conduct training and provide technical advice and support to project staff, with frequent visits to the field to support high quality programme implementation and ensure programming objectives are successfully achieved. The position technically supports the ECD and education program in both development and humanitarian contexts. The Senior Education and Child Development Specialist is also expected to provide technical advice and support to ECD and basic education implementing partners. Current thematic priorities include:

• In ECD: Emergent literacy and maths for children aged 4-6 and parenting education for children aged 0-3
• In Basic Education: Ensuring that children, including the most marginalized, have the skills, support and materials they need to achieve literacy and numeracy skills.
• Literacy sector: Supporting the development of a rich literacy environment though continued support for the development of the Kinyarwanda language book sector. 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. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Programme Development and Quality Director Staff reporting to this post: Book Development and Use Specialist Technical support and supervision: ECD and Basic Education Program Managers, Senior Education MEAL Specialis. KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY : General management
• Demonstrate behaviours that are consistent with Save the Children’s Mission, Vision and Values and ensure their broader application by staff across the programme.
• Contribute to a conducive and productive work environment.
• Contribute to the wider country programme agenda.
• Participate actively in PDQ meetings, planning and review activities
• Participate in any Donor visit to project(s) within the country office portfolio, as required.
• Carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way which reflects Save the Children’s commitment to safeguarding children, in accordance with our Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Comply with and promote Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, staff safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. Programme Quality
• Overall responsible to ensure the programme quality of Save the Children’s ECD and basic education programming;
• Provide, or obtain from members/external sources, appropriate high level technical support on methods and practices to be rolled out within basic education and child development programming;
• Lead the continuous assessment of ECD and basic education needs and ensure that these are appropriately reflected in sector strategy and program;
• Work collaboratively with other sectors on ways to integrate child development and education with other programs, in order to maximize impact for children and families
• Conduct regular visits (up to 30% of time) to the education and child development programs;
• With the ECD and Education Program Managers and the MEAL team, collaborate on the development of tools to monitor and improve the quality of education and child development work. Where necessary provide technical training for staff and partners as required (assessment tools, programme quality tools, case management, etc.);
• Lead the process of lessons learning to ensure high quality programming, with support from the MEAL Specialist, coordinating the collection of documentation across all the programme areas;
• Improve/strengthen the coordination of Save the Children’s work with the relevant ministries on education and child development;
• With the Program Managers and Awards Manager, ensure reports to donors are of the highest quality, that there is alignment between the narrative and financial, and that they are submitted in a timely fashion;
• Ensure recognized international best practices and Save the Children policies are applied in the work with children;
• Ensure program products and learning are maintained within the Save the Children country program.
• Provide technical support to the ongoing humanitarian program. Programme development
• Update the education and child development strategy, including the advocacy component, ensuring consistency with the Rwanda Country Office Strategic Plan, Common Approaches, Global Initiatives, and with Save the Children’s theory of change;
• Ensure that the education and child development advocacy plan is implemented in timely manner and in line with the general Country Office advocacy strategy;
• Support country strategic planning and annual reporting processes;
• Lead programme development for ECD and basic education in close coordination with the Program Managers and field managers, awards, finance and operations staff;
• Grow Save the Children’s ECD and basic education portfolio sustainably and strategically, consistent with the Country Strategy;
• Ensure updated and accurate needs information for use in program development;
• Lead on technical visioning of new programs and proposals;
• Identifying opportunities and contributing to proposals for donors
• Work with colleagues from other sectors to coordinate on and integrate programing to ensure children’s needs are met. External Relations
• Maintain strategic links with key duty bearers and stakeholders such as governmental bodies, UN agencies, INGOs and other local NGOs and community organizations, identify opportunities and ensure Save the Children’s participation in key activities at the national and local level;

• • Represent and advocate for Save the Children in all ECD and Basic Education working groups and other interagency fora to ensure Save the Children is seen as the lead international agency in terms of innovation and quality of implementation in basic education and early childhood development;
  • Help to clearly articulate the ECD and basic education advocacy messages for the Rwanda Country Office;
  • Work with the Communication Manager and Education Program Manager to develop the communication plan, package communication messages and ensure that the program visibility is compliant with Save the Children standards. Monitoring and Evaluation
  • In collaboration with the Education Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Specialist: Oversee knowledge sharing across the ECD and basic education teams, and in coordination with other sectors, and ensure that monitoring and evaluation results are understood and used to improve programmes;
  • Review reports, lessons learned and extract for internal and external use;
  • Develop programme quality assurance tools, such as needs assessment tools, programme level indicators, quality checklists for use in spot checks, complaints and response mechanisms, internal review and programme evaluation work plans, and others;
  • Work with the MEAL team to ensure clear plans in place for monitoring and evaluating project activities in relation to the objectives and that lessons learnt are shared and capitalized on;
  • Ensure that projects are monitored regularly, and that data is collected on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis;
  • Regularly visit project sites to ensure that teams are appropriately supported. Capacity building, team work
  • Work with program implementation department to ensure adequate capacity building and technical support to the field;
  • Support the recruitment, training and promotion of ECD and education staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff. BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) Accountability:
  • holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. Ambition:
  • sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale. Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks. Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity QUALIFICATIONS
• A child development or education professional with a Master’s degree in education, child development or relevant field; EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS Essential:
• At least 5 years professional experience in education and/or ECD, including experience working at a senior management or technical level in child development or education for NGOs;
• Excellent understanding of the ECD and education sector, particularly issues related to literacy, holistic child development, pedagogy, teacher training, curriculum development, child protection and child rights either in development and humanitarian context;
• Clear understanding of the intersection of ECD and education with other thematic areas
• Proven representation skills;
• Strong commitment to capacity building of national staff and partners with willingness to adopt participatory and consultative approaches;
• Experience writing donor funding proposals;
• Ability to compile narrative sections and thematic budgets for proposals; ability to edit/write narrative reports, with reference to financial reporting;
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching; Desireable:
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets;
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner;
• Fluency in English, verbal and written, required;
• Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy. Additional job responsibilities The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Health and Safety The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Location: Kigali

Employee Status: Permanent

Closing Date: Mar 6, 202

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