Rwanda Programme, Rwandan National
Closing
date: 28 Aug 2015
date: 28 Aug 2015
POSITION
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rwanda
Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
BACKGROUND:
Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We
work in 120 countries. We work together
the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We
work in 120 countries. We work together
, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs
in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting
change in their lives. Save the Children works in thirteen districts in Rwanda
with a current staff complement of approximately 94 staff.
SC
Rwanda Country Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals
to fill the following position:
Rwanda Country Office seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals
to fill the following position:
Signature
Programme Director–
Rwanda Programme
Programme Director–
Rwanda Programme
Place
of Work:Kigali
(with regular travel to the field – at least 15% of time)
of Work:Kigali
(with regular travel to the field – at least 15% of time)
Reports
to:
to:
Staff
directly reporting to this post: Country Director
directly reporting to this post: Country Director
RCBI
Manager, ECCD Programme Manager, Education Programme Manager, First Read
Manager
Manager, ECCD Programme Manager, Education Programme Manager, First Read
Manager
Tentative
start date:
December 2015
start date:
December 2015
PURPOSE
OF POSITION:
OF POSITION:
The
Signature Programme Director is accountable for maintaining overall leadership,
coordination and oversight to the Rwanda Education Signature Programme, which
is a $ 11,000,000 Programme over 5 years. The Education Signature Programme
focus is the provision of a continuum of services for children aged 0 – 9 with
the aim to support early grade literacy. As a member of the Rwanda Country
Office Senior Management Team in Rwanda, the Signature Programme Director is
responsible for overseeing the implementation of a high quality, innovative
programme and monitoring the quality of its implementation. This includes
ultimate oversight of the management of the Gicumbi sub office, with
departmental oversight remaining with the relevant heads of department.
Signature Programme Director is accountable for maintaining overall leadership,
coordination and oversight to the Rwanda Education Signature Programme, which
is a $ 11,000,000 Programme over 5 years. The Education Signature Programme
focus is the provision of a continuum of services for children aged 0 – 9 with
the aim to support early grade literacy. As a member of the Rwanda Country
Office Senior Management Team in Rwanda, the Signature Programme Director is
responsible for overseeing the implementation of a high quality, innovative
programme and monitoring the quality of its implementation. This includes
ultimate oversight of the management of the Gicumbi sub office, with
departmental oversight remaining with the relevant heads of department.
KEY
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
As
a member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to:
a member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to:
·
Leadership of the Rwanda Country Office by participating in the provision of
strategic vision and direction to the Save the Children Rwanda program
Leadership of the Rwanda Country Office by participating in the provision of
strategic vision and direction to the Save the Children Rwanda program
·
Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual
mandate and values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a
team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to
deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our
members and donors
Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual
mandate and values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a
team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to
deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our
members and donors
·
Help design and implement a coherent organizational structure that is
consistent with agency practices and appropriate to programme needs
Help design and implement a coherent organizational structure that is
consistent with agency practices and appropriate to programme needs
·
Help establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships
with: host government authorities, partner agencies including humanitarian and
development donors, and local and international NGOs
Help establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships
with: host government authorities, partner agencies including humanitarian and
development donors, and local and international NGOs
·
Ensure Rwanda Country Office complies with all Save the Children Essential
Standards and Quality Framework
Ensure Rwanda Country Office complies with all Save the Children Essential
Standards and Quality Framework
·
Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line
with the rules and principles during emergencies, working closely with the
Regional Office
Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line
with the rules and principles during emergencies, working closely with the
Regional Office
Leadership:
·
Provide strategic vision, direction and leadership to a complex signature
programme worth approx $ 11,000,000 over 5 years;
Provide strategic vision, direction and leadership to a complex signature
programme worth approx $ 11,000,000 over 5 years;
·
Supervise the SP managers to ensure delivery of agreed upon objectives;
Supervise the SP managers to ensure delivery of agreed upon objectives;
·
Ensure detailed implementation plans for each of the components of the
signature programme are in place and on track;
Ensure detailed implementation plans for each of the components of the
signature programme are in place and on track;
·
Provide oversight on the Signature Programme expenditures to ensure they are on
track;
Provide oversight on the Signature Programme expenditures to ensure they are on
track;
·
With the support of the Programme Director, support on the design of cost
effective, innovative and high quality proposals which will contribute to the
expansion of the signature programme;
With the support of the Programme Director, support on the design of cost
effective, innovative and high quality proposals which will contribute to the
expansion of the signature programme;
Programme
Quality:
Quality:
·
Provide technical support and advice to the Education Signature Programme
managers through routine communication, joint coordination meetings and
reviews;
Provide technical support and advice to the Education Signature Programme
managers through routine communication, joint coordination meetings and
reviews;
·
Ensure regular liaison with SC Members’ technical advisers to timely request
for well-coordinated inputs and support;
Ensure regular liaison with SC Members’ technical advisers to timely request
for well-coordinated inputs and support;
·
Initiate and coordinate capacity building activities for key Signature
programme staff, including identifying external training opportunities, and
organizing peer learning groups and seminars;
Initiate and coordinate capacity building activities for key Signature
programme staff, including identifying external training opportunities, and
organizing peer learning groups and seminars;
·
Develop forms and tools to assist project staff to deliver a good quality
programme;
Develop forms and tools to assist project staff to deliver a good quality
programme;
·
Review and ensure finalization of internal and external reports, provide
feedback and suggestions of improvements to relevant colleagues;
Review and ensure finalization of internal and external reports, provide
feedback and suggestions of improvements to relevant colleagues;
·
Be part of Save the Children’s regional and global Education networks and
providing strategic input to regional and global thinking on Education on an as
needed basis.
Be part of Save the Children’s regional and global Education networks and
providing strategic input to regional and global thinking on Education on an as
needed basis.
MEAL
and Knowledge Management
and Knowledge Management
·
In collaboration with the Programme Director, provide guidance and oversight for
the Senior M&E Specialist in the monitoring and review of the
implementation of Signature Programme to ensure consistent high quality and
coherence;
In collaboration with the Programme Director, provide guidance and oversight for
the Senior M&E Specialist in the monitoring and review of the
implementation of Signature Programme to ensure consistent high quality and
coherence;
·
Support monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure that project baselines,
mid-term and final evaluations are timely carried out, that results are
disseminated internally and externally and actions to improve programme
delivery taken;
Support monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to ensure that project baselines,
mid-term and final evaluations are timely carried out, that results are
disseminated internally and externally and actions to improve programme
delivery taken;
·
In collaboration with the Senior M&E Specialist, maintain a robust
collaboration with research partners and university institutions and oversee
the implementation of a Randomized Control Trial;
In collaboration with the Senior M&E Specialist, maintain a robust
collaboration with research partners and university institutions and oversee
the implementation of a Randomized Control Trial;
·
Present the Signature programme overall progress, strategies, learning and good
practices in SMT meetings;
Present the Signature programme overall progress, strategies, learning and good
practices in SMT meetings;
·
With support from project implementation staff take the learning from existing
programme to inform new project/programme design.
With support from project implementation staff take the learning from existing
programme to inform new project/programme design.
Partnership
·
Seek for external support to conduct partners’ assessments, capacity
development plans and ensure SCI partnership policies are fulfilled prior
entering sub-agreements with partners;
Seek for external support to conduct partners’ assessments, capacity
development plans and ensure SCI partnership policies are fulfilled prior
entering sub-agreements with partners;
·
Directly or through external consultants support the capacity development of
partner organizations – as per their development plan;
Directly or through external consultants support the capacity development of
partner organizations – as per their development plan;
·
Conduct regular meetings with partners to ensure experience sharing and that
adequate support is provided throughout programme implementation.
Conduct regular meetings with partners to ensure experience sharing and that
adequate support is provided throughout programme implementation.
·
Provide guidance and support for partners’ implementation, including MEAL.
Provide guidance and support for partners’ implementation, including MEAL.
Advocacy
and external representation
and external representation
•
Support the development of Education advocacy priorities and strategies for
Rwanda – in collaboration with advocacy technical advisers at SC Member
Offices.
Support the development of Education advocacy priorities and strategies for
Rwanda – in collaboration with advocacy technical advisers at SC Member
Offices.
•
Support policy impact and change, in particular co-ordinating the relationship
with the Ministry of Education and Rwanda Education Board and the Rwanda
Education NGO Coordination Platform.
Support policy impact and change, in particular co-ordinating the relationship
with the Ministry of Education and Rwanda Education Board and the Rwanda
Education NGO Coordination Platform.
•
Maintain close relationship with RENCP and lead the RENCP ECD working group.
Maintain close relationship with RENCP and lead the RENCP ECD working group.
•
Actively contribute to the ECD task force, the Rwanda Reads working group and
other working groups as related to the Signature programme. Staff Management,
Mentorship, and Development – Signature Programme
Actively contribute to the ECD task force, the Rwanda Reads working group and
other working groups as related to the Signature programme. Staff Management,
Mentorship, and Development – Signature Programme
•
Ensure appropriate staffing within the Signature Programme team;
Ensure appropriate staffing within the Signature Programme team;
•
Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role if called
upon to support in an emergency
Ensure that all staff understand and are able to perform their role if called
upon to support in an emergency
•
Manage Programme team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical
support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly;
Manage Programme team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical
support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly;
•
Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and
ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for
staff;
Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and
ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for
staff;
•
Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems
into team building process. Establish result based system and follow up;
Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems
into team building process. Establish result based system and follow up;
•
Oversee that all technical sector staff proactively build and maintain
technical skills and competencies required for leading and/or advising first
class programs – both development and emergency programs;
Oversee that all technical sector staff proactively build and maintain
technical skills and competencies required for leading and/or advising first
class programs – both development and emergency programs;
•
Manage the performance of all staff in the Programme work area through:
Manage the performance of all staff in the Programme work area through:
•
Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment
of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair
and unbiased evaluations;
Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment
of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair
and unbiased evaluations;
•
Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;
Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;
•
Documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate
performance improvements / work plans
Documentation of performance that is less than satisfactory, with appropriate
performance improvements / work plans
•
Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;
Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;
Accountability:
•
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
•
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –
giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the
necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved.
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –
giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the
necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
•
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for
their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for
their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
•
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
motivates others
•
Future orientated, thinks strategically
Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
•
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
members and external partners and supporters.
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
members and external partners and supporters.
•
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
•
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•
Willing to take disciplined risks
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest,
encourages openness and transparency
encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE
AND EXPERIENCE
•
Master’s degree in education, social science, policy or equivalent fields
Master’s degree in education, social science, policy or equivalent fields
•
Senior experience in overseeing the implementation of complex programmes of the
value of up to 2 mil $ per year
Senior experience in overseeing the implementation of complex programmes of the
value of up to 2 mil $ per year
•
Senior international experience in program development, budget holding and
management
Senior international experience in program development, budget holding and
management
•
Good understanding of M&E and research components of a complex programme
Good understanding of M&E and research components of a complex programme
•
Strong multi-tasking capacity
Strong multi-tasking capacity
•
Demonstrated capacity in local partners’ capacity development
Demonstrated capacity in local partners’ capacity development
•
Background in Education and Literacy desirable
Background in Education and Literacy desirable
•
Experience in working and maintaining strong relationships with high level
government agencies
Experience in working and maintaining strong relationships with high level
government agencies
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vitae
in English, including 3 names of professional referees to mailto: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org. The deadline for
receiving applications is 26th August 2015.
candidates should send an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vitae
in English, including 3 names of professional referees to mailto: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org. The deadline for
receiving applications is 26th August 2015.
*Note
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Interested
candidates should send an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vitae
in English, including 3 names of professional referees to mailto: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org. The deadline
for receiving applications is 26th August 2015.
candidates should send an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vitae
in English, including 3 names of professional referees to mailto: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org. The deadline
for receiving applications is 26th August 2015.
