JOB ADVERTISEMENT:

CARE International is seeking to recruit a “Innovation Fund Technical Lead”.

This position is dependent on successful award of funds.

Introduction

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE International aims to be a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty.

Join Our Team as an Innovation Fund Technical Lead for a 5-Year Project Empowering Marginalized Girls’ Education and make a lasting impact on the lives of Rwandan children!

Are you passionate about driving change and ensuring educational opportunities for marginalized girls and children with disabilities? Here’s a unique chance. We’re looking for an exceptional senior education professional to provide overall technical leadership for a project supporting inclusive and equitable education opportunities for marginalized girls and children with disabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Innovation Fund Technical Lead, you will be responsible of providing overall technical leadership in the design, oversight and management of an innovation fund that will provide grants to local and other organizations to pilot interventions that provide support to out-of-school girls (OOSG) to return to school or access other learning opportunities.

 Your responsibilities will include:

You will Develop a fund structure and activities that address core challenges OOSG face in accessing quality education and foster localized, holistic interventions that support OOSG, including those with disabilities, to return to learning;

You will Work with the Fund Manager, project leaders and stakeholders to develop criteria for grantee selection based on evidence-supported approaches and the potential for cost-effective scale-up;

You will Lead efforts to source potential grantees, including through outreach efforts to local and national organizations and leaders, and assist grantees to apply for the grants, as well as ensuring successful pilots are scaled up, potentially with or by other partners, including the Government of Rwanda;

You will Design and implement an inclusive grants review process, Develop and implement capacity-building activities for grantees;

You will Work with the program’s monitoring and evaluation staff to develop and conduct pilot evaluations and interpret/act on findings;

You will Contribute to policy discussions on OOSG, particularly in the area of learning;

You will Coordinate with partners, government counterparts and other stakeholders to achieve project objectives and coordinate the test, learn and adapt model in line with the grantees.

Position requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited university or comparable level of professional experience required in education, gender studies, inclusive education, or a related field; PhD or EdD preferred.
• 12+ years of related work experience in increasingly senior roles, with three years in leadership positions; experience working in a non-governmental organization (NGO) or commercial consulting firm preferred.
• Expertise with OOSG and designing and managing multi-million $ grant programs required.
• Expertise in inclusive education is strongly preferred.
• Experience in the education sector and alternative pathways to learning in Rwanda are strongly preferred.
• Experience in FCDO program leadership or management preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in complex consortium and programme management.
• Oral and written fluency required in English.
• Oral and written fluency strongly preferred in Kinyarwanda.

Join us in creating pathways to education and empowerment! We offer a competitive salary, an extremely supportive work environment, good opportunities for growth and the chance to be part of a team committed to breaking barriers and fostering inclusivity.

If you’re ready to take on this rewarding challenge and contribute to reshaping the future for vulnerable girls, we invite you to apply! Share your resume and a compelling cover letter detailing your relevant experience and vision for empowering marginalized girls through this project.

Be part of a movement that empowers girls through education and unlocks their potential. Your leadership can pave the way for a more equitable and empowered generation. Apply now and make a lasting difference!

Applications should be submitted via the apply button not later than July 17^th , 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps.

Notes:

• CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We are an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity, diversity and Inclusion. CARE’s focus as an organization is to empower women and girls as we strongly believe that they are most affected by poverty. In line with our values, we highly encourage women to apply for this position.
• We are committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework.
• CARE International has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of any person or child by any of our staff, or partners. CARE International reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.
• We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
• By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that they have no objection to CARE International requesting the information specified above.

*Disclaimer: CARE International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment.