About the Role:
The Senior Education and Child Development 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:
- Early childhood development (ECD) and basic education interventions are of a high technical quality
- Attract significant donor funding which contributes to Save the Children’s strategic objectives
- Monitoring processes are in place,
- Programme Quality and relevance is continually assessed and solutions quickly put in place to reflect changing contexts.
The Senior Education and Child Development 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
- 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.
Qualifications and experience
- A child development or education professional with a Master’s degree in education, child development or relevant field;
- At least 5 years of professional experience in education and/or ECD, including experience working at 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;
- A 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 a 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;
- 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’s values, including a willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.
Contract type: Open Ended
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
This position is on 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.
ANTI-HARASSMENT Policy
We are committed to ensuring a safe working environment for all those who work for us and for all those who come into contact with our staff and representatives, including children and members of the communities with whom we work.
SCI takes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any other conduct that is discriminatory or disrespectful to others.
Application Information:
To apply kindly follow below link: https://rwanda.savethechildren.net/careers/details?jid=34948
Deadline for receiving applications is October 29th, 2019
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. *
*Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process*
