Job description
Duties, tasks and responsibilities of the Work Place Learning Coordinator: The main tasks of the Work Place Learning Coordinator will be as follows:
? Act as focal point of Workplace learning in Rwanda and represent MIFOTRA in relevant meetings related to workplace learning with public and private partners and other development partners
? Provide technical assistance to implementing agencies and other stakeholders, particularly in relation to coordination, monitoring, evaluation and reporting issues The specific tasks of the workplace learning coordinator are as follows: Coordination
? Plan and coordinate workplace learning policy implementation activities and interventions implemented by all stakeholders;
? Ensure smooth implementation of the workplace learning policy interventions and activities;
? Seek solutions to workplace learning specific problems, reacting quickly and productively by undertaking timely and appropriate measures;
? In collaboration with stakeholders prepare and organize joint planning meetings and knowledge sharing events of all work place learning implementing partners and ensure the effective implementations of partners’ recommendations and resolutions
? Coordinate research to track the success of workplace learning programs efforts;
? Assist in the development of the work plan of workplace learning policy activities and keep it updated in accordance with policy activities and timeframes as relevant;
? Create awareness about the Workplace learning policy amongst relevant stakeholders through media, social media and other channels felt efficient and effective, etc.; Implementation
? Provide technical expertise and technical guidance in the implementation of the project interventions;
? Work closely with the private sector and public actors on setting up an awareness of work place learning and prepare and coordinate campaigns to sensitize companies and TVET institutions on the added value of WPL; Reporting, evaluation and capitalizationSupport in setting up and implementing a monitoring framework to assess the quality of the Work Place learning implemented in the TVET schools and follow up all interventions implemented under the work place learning policy programmes;
? Develop comprehensive reports on ongoing activities, compiling data from different implementers, and submit summary reports to the Ministry each month;
? Capitalize lessons learned and advise MIFOTRA, and others relevant stakeholders on the way forward regarding the work place learning policy interventions;
? Follow up in particular the implementation of any recommendations made by the MIFOTRA regarding the implementation of Workplace Learning Policy;
? Provide advice on needs assessment and analysis, monitoring and evaluation methodologies in order to develop a consistent and continually improved approach for collecting and using data;
? Support with analysis of work place learning interventions and advise strategic improvements to the Ministry and the steering committee of workplace learning (WPL) in close collaboration with, WDA, RP, PSF and other development partners active in WPL, based on the WPL policy;
? Provide the necessary technical support to MIFOTRA in order to perform the design, coordination and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning framework of all actors implementing workplace learning policy initiatives;
? Develop the overall framework, for policy M&E, for example mid
– term policy review, impact assessment, final evaluation, develops policy performance monitoring plan with relevant data collection systems.
? Lead efforts to monitor and evaluate the impact of policy interventions, document results and provide feedback to stakeholders to guide decision
– making;
? Maintain and administer the M&E system; analyze and aggregate findings to inform evidence based decision making;
? Carry out innovatively the design and roll
– out of monitoring tools that can be used to track progress and capture data at process and impact of workplace learning policy;
? Review the quality of existing data in all implementation areas, the methods of collecting them, and the degree to which they will provide good statistics for impact evaluation;
? Perform other related duties as assigned;
Job profile
Rwandan Nationality P.O. BOX 403 KIGALI Website: www.mifotra.gov.rw E
– mail: info@mifotra.gov.rw Follow us on Twitter: @RwandaLabour
? Hold a master’s degree in Education, Development Studies, Economics, project management or
? Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Development Studies, Economics, project management Experience:
? At least 5 years’ experience for master’s degree holder and 8 years’ experience for Bachelor’s degree holder;
? Demonstrated knowledge in Monitoring Education; ?
Experience with education sector preferably in TVET;
? Extensive Knowledge and experience of work place learning through dual training and Rwanda private sector development model
? Having deep Knowledge of the linkage between human capital development and national economic growth and development preferably in national context ? Experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation in public and private sectors
? Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written in English and Kinyarwanda;
? Excellent knowledge in dealing and handling donor funded projects
? Excellent ICT skills to be able to manage complex M&E systems;
? Can work independently with less supervision.
