Vacancy Announcement
Position Title:Project Coordinator-Educare Project
Vacant positions:4 persons
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Working location: Kigali/National Office
Supervisor: Head of HROD and Administration
Nationality:Rwandese
Deadline: 17 December 2021
SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is part of a Federation of more than 120 National Associations (NA), that makeup SOS Children’s Villages International. The latter is the world’s largest non-governmental organization focused on supporting children without parental care and families at risk. SOS Children Villages Rwanda was established in 1979 and currently operates from four Programme Locations: Kigali, Nyamagabe, Gicumbi and Kayonza.
Job Summary
The Project Coordinators, under the Project Manager for FS and Reintegration, supports the development and implementation of strategic initiatives in Kura Umenye – FS Educare Project. She/he advises all the locations program and FS Educare project teams in the implementation of an innovative Education and Remedial Learning model as guided by the SOS CV Care promise, existing agreements with line Ministries and other Government bodies and SOS CV Rwanda strategic orientations and plans.
Detailed responsibilities:
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Programme Development and Management
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Required experience and qualification:
- A degree or postgraduate qualification in social sciences, community development studies and related fields
- At least 5 years’ work experience in the community development field.
- Proven leadership and people management skills, with at least 3-5 years’ project management experience.
- Expertise in implementing Quality Management Systems / M & E Systems.
- Experience in psychosocial support for children and adults
- Positive and professional approach. Ability to work independently, self-organise, use initiative, fulfil commitments and meet deadlines.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, including written and spoken English and French
- Well-developed facilitation, group leadership and presentation skills.
- Ability to develop guidelines and tools, and oversee their implementation.
- Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
- A team player who is culturally astute, respectful and tolerant.
- Experience in using applied social research skills (quantitative and qualitative).
- Knowledge of child protection issues, such as child safeguarding, child rights, OVC psychosocial support
- Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-site organisation with a matrix structure and geographically-dispersed participants.
- Work experience in programmes that build networks at community level.
How to Apply:
If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your detailed application (including application letter, CV and copies of education qualification) and an employment application form well filled in. (Available at the National Office).
Applications that are late, or do not have CV or certificates attached, will be disqualified.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All applications should be submitted not later than 17th December, 2021 by latest 17:00 hours Kigali time to sos.recruitment@sos-rwanda.org.
“SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda/ International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasise to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.
Done at Kigali, 7th December 2021
Jean Bosco KWIZERA
National Director
