Various Districts in
Rwanda, Rwanda
As per VSO rates
Permanent
Full Time, 35 hours per week
About VSO
VSO is the world’s leading independent international d
evelopment organisation
that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our
high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build
capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives
and make the world a fairer place.
Location: VSO field-offices outside
Kigali.
Reports to:
Programme Manager
Supervises:
about 10-15 volunteers.
Works with:
Technical Advisors and Partners
Contract
duration: open-ended contract
Role
overview
VSO Rwanda is looking for competent and dynamic Rwandan nationals to fill
several exciting positions of Programme Officers to work in new multi-year
education programme, anticipated to start in Jan 2017. Working closely with
volunteers, partners and primary actors, a Programme Officer at VSO is
responsible for field-level planning, implementation and reporting of programme
activities. It includes coordinating and supporting the implementation of work
plans of several volunteers working on the programme.
Skills,
qualifications and experience required
– Bachelor in education or relevant social sciences from a reputable
University;
– Good understanding of the education system in Rwanda with good networks;
– About 2-3 years of relevant working experience with reputable organisations;
– Good working experience in teacher training and school leadership is desired;
– Good experience in community mobilisation and parental engagement is desired;
– Good appreciation and working experience in social inclusion and gender
equality;
– Good understanding of Vision 2020, EPDRS-2 and Sustainable Development Goals;
– Excellent people skills; mainly relationship building, networking and
coordination skills;
– Excellent communications skills; documenting and writing regular progress
reports;
– Excellent leadership skills; decision making and volunteers’ performance
management.
VSO is an equal
opportunity Employer. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
– Only applicants
who respond electronically using the application form will be considered.
Note: Include the Province you
would like to work in.
How to apply
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job
description to read more details about the position and the skills and
experience we’re looking for. To submit your application, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete all relevant fields
on the online application form.
Application
closing date
28 Oct 2016
Interview/Assessment
date(s)
10th November 2016