JOB ADVERT
Position title: Sociologist
Organization profile
Reports to: DIDE Project Coordinator
Location: Kigali office and possible travel to districts
Organization profile
Dignity in Detention (DIDE) is a Rwandan non-profit organization with extensive experience in training justice officials and working within Rwanda’s prison system to provide rehabilitative psycho-social support to detainees. DIDE has been conducting projects in Rwanda for 20 years to ensure that women and adolescents in detention enjoy the protection, mental care, and education they deserve. Over the years, and especially among young people in detention in Rwanda, we have become aware of the need to integrate a comprehensive approach to rehabilitation. Developing knowledge and know-how through schooling or vocational training programs is certainly essential in a perspective of reintegration. But that is not enough! Psychosocial and mental health support, including group activities and individual follow-up for cases of psychological distress, is the cornerstone of any educational and integration program. This is done through encouraging literacy and formal or informal school education; supporting vocational training; developing the acquisition of individual and social skills through psychosocial activities; stimulating the bonds of sociability and solidarity through sports, cultural, artistic activities; identifying, evaluating, and treating/referring individual cases of acute distress (mental health).
Responsibilities:
- Assess ex-prisoners in respective communities, and their situations to understand their needs, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities.
- Preparation and follow-up of livelihood initiatives support
- Follow up training of prisoners on TVT
- Training on reconciliation/Mediation, conflict management, conflict transformation, stabilization
- Advocate for social support in collaboration with district and other partners
- Working with Psychologist Nurse educators and other line managers, arrange follow up of beneficiaries
- Facilitate social supports process, with improved coordination with other services such as Social work and Community partners
- Evaluate services provided to ensure that they are effective, sufficient, and adaptive to various beneficiaries in different districts.
- Organize and facilitate meetings, Support Group or cooperatives
- Provide other supports, as requested and
- Other tasks assigned by the Direction of DIDE
Desired skills and experience
- Bachelor’s degree (A0 level) in social studies: sociology; social works and/or in other relevant field with experience of at least 4 years.
- Good understanding of social protection, social support programs, working with the community specifically most vulnerable, and experience in providing creative solutions to related challenges
- Computer skills in word, excel and power point
- Strong organizational skills and a demonstrated competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality
- Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with people individually and in groups, ability to communicate with technical and non-technical colleagues
- Flexibility to work in community, in a rapidly changing ambiguous environment, willing to act in social justice domain, responsible, flexible and able to work in team of people from different backgrounds
- Appreciation and understanding of socio-cultural, Justice, and development issues trends and challenges in Rwanda
- Good written and speaking level of English, French, and Kinyarwanda is desirable
How to apply
Qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to DIDEHRrecruitment@gmail.com on or before or before 12th November 2021, at 17h00 Kigali time. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to their email addresses.
