Chemonics International Inc.,Provincial Advisor Jobs in Rwanda

Scope
of Work

Chemonics
International Inc.

JOB
DESCRIPTION

Title:
Provincial Advisor

Project
Summary

Soma
Umenye is a five-year USAID-funded activity that aims to improve reading
outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children in public and
government-aided schools in Rwanda. Coverin

g all 30 districts of Rwanda and
working in close collaboration with the Rwanda Education Boad (REB) and the
Rwandan Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), Soma Umenye will contribute to
Rwanda’s Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) and the Government of Rwanda’s
national development priority of ensuring that Rwandan primary-grade students
acquire the fundamental competency of literacy so that they can succeed in
future schooling and, later, in the modern workplace.

Project
goals:

Soma
Umenye aims to achieve the following two goals.

To
improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children (unique
direct beneficiaries) in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda by the
end of P3; and

To
ensure that at least 70 percent of P1-P3 students are able to read grade-level
text with fluency and comprehension.

To
achieve the above goals, it requires close collaboration with all education
stakeholders under the technical leadership of MINEDUC and REB.

Principal
Duties and Responsibilities

Oversee
the work of the district advisors to support district and sector education
officials to implement education reforms that support improved early grade
reading outcomes and are in line with the government of Rwanda’s education
reforms. Build their capacity as needed to ensure they can be effective in
their work.
Facilitate
sharing of challenges and successes among provincial advisors and among
the district advisors in his/her province to promote project learning and
among education sector officials within his/her province to promote sector
learning.
Gather
information from district advisors related to the implementation of Soma
Umenye-supported activities at the district and sector level, share with
the Deputy Chief of Party, and work with him/her to devise and implement a
strategy if needed (in collaboration with district-/sector-level education
officials) to address any deficits in implementation.
Strengthen
data-driven decision-making to enhance learner performance improvement at
district and sector levels
Gather
information from district advisors related to coordination with other
donor-funded implementers, share with the Deputy Chief of Party, and work
with him/her to devise and implement a strategy if needed to ensure Soma
Umenye interventions are complementary and not duplicative of others’
efforts.
Contribute
to provincial budget development

Job
Qualifications

Bachelor’s
degree in related field; Master’s degree in related field preferred
Minimum
of 10 years’ experience, preferably working in or with Rwanda’s education
system
Experience
working with donor-funded projects preferred (ideally USAID projects)
Experience
promoting equity in learning outcomes among boys, girls, and children with
special needs preferred;
Demonstrated
exemplary diplomatic, communication, and interpersonal skills
Strong
ability to build the capacity and mentor team members
Demonstrated
experience collecting and analyzing monitoring and evaluation data
Written
and spoken proficiency in English