Community-Based Sociotherapy Program (CBSP) ,Full-Time Field Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

Vacancy Announcement

Full-Time Field Coordinator

Duhumurizanye Iwacu Rwanda

Community Based Sociotherapy Program

Starting date: 1st of July
2015

Introduction

The Community-Based Sociotherapy
Program (CBSP) is initiated to improve psychosocial well-being and strengthen
interpersonal reconciliation and social cohesion at the grass-roots level in
Rwanda. Sociotherapy uses the group as a therapeutic medium in the establishment
of trust, the creation of an open environment for discussion and the formation
of peer-support structures. The socio-groups facilitate community members to
identify, acknowledge, share, and manage together their every day psychosocial
problems related to the recent history of political violence and its aftermath.

The CBSP is a three year initiative to
be implemented in eight different districts (two districts in each of the
provinces of Rwanda) that started in January 2014. A consortium of three
Rwandan NGOs (Prison Fellowship Rwanda, E.A.R. Byumba Diocese and Duhumurizanye
Iwacu Rwanda) is responsible for the implementation of the program. The program
is funded by the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. For the
continuous coordination of the program in the Eastern Province (Bugesera and
Gatsibo District) and the management of the regional Field Team, Duhumurizanye
Iwacu Rwanda is looking for a full-time Field Coordinator.

The Field Coordinator is responsible
for the implementation of the Community-Based Sociotherapy Program at the
provincial level. The Field Coordinator will represent Duhumurizanye Iwacu
Rwanda as one of the three consortium partners. The Field Team which the Field
Coordinator is heading has a hierarchal structure whereby the two District
Managers, Participatory Action Researcher and Field Accountant have to report
to the Field Coordinator. The Field Coordinator will be the driving force
behind all the activities and will directly report to the Consortium Manager and
Executive Director of Duhumurizanye Iwacu Rwanda.

Basic responsibilities

Supervise
in collaboration with the Management Team the two District Managers who
directly operate at grass roots level, the Participatory Action Researcher
and the Field Accountant;
Coordinate
the operational strategies of the District Managers, Participatory Action
Researcher and Field Accountant and advise them;
Identify
and select in close cooperation with the District Managers local community
members to be trained as sociotherapists;
Establish
a sense of local ownership by creating teams of high‐performance
sociotherapists to include in the decision‐making processes;
Organize
regular coordination meetings with the field team;
Be
responsible for achieving the goals that were set for the two specific
districts;
Mobilize
the material and financial resources necessary for the program to run
smoothly, and supervise resource management;
Maintain
strong communication links with the Management Team, specifically the
Consortium Coordinator, Senior Technical Advisor and Finance Manager;
Maintain
strong communication links with the respective consortium
partner-organization’s project coordinator;
Oversee
in conjunction with the Finance Manager, Consortium Coordinator, Program
Manager, Senior Technical Advisor, District Managers, Field Accountant and
other hierarchical line leaders in the respective consortium
partner-organization, the maintenance of high quality financial management
at the grass roots level;
Facilitate
the events in the region that concern sociotherapy, like the training,
conviviality meetings and sensitization meetings and events for
local leaders and community members;
Work
in close cooperation with the Participatory Action Researchers on exploring,
reviewing and improving implementation strategies and local partnership
opportunities;
Liaise
with local governmental institutions and organizations to ensure smooth
implementation of the program at regional level and develop a local
network;
Accompany
donor representatives and other official visitors, when requested by the
Management Team;
Ensure
that the work meets sustainability requirements and that established norms
and practices are being respected by the Field Team and local sociotherapists;
Acquire
all data and information that is necessary for the Management Team to
operate and for the reports that need to be submitted to partner and donor
organizations;
Doing
any other task requested by line managers in relation to a success of the
project.

Profile candidate

Essential skills and qualifications:

A
Bachelor degree in relevant field (e.g. Project Management, Social
Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Anthropology, Development Studies or
Conflict/Peace Studies etc.);
At
least 5 years experience in project administration and coordination,
including monitoring, control and reporting, resource management,
preferably within a nonprofit organization;
Demonstrated
experience in team management and planning;
Demonstrated
experience at a similar position which includes being main responsible for
the implementation of a project at regional level;
Experience
in liaising with governmental/local authorities and other (inter)national
NGO’s;
Experience
in budgeting and a strong understanding of administrative and logistics
systems;
Good
ability to write clear and well-argued reports on program outcomes and
impact;
Ability
to operate Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint;
Commitment
to the goals and principles of the community-based sociotherapy program and
an ability to ensure the mandate underpins our support to participants in
the program;
Ability
to manage a heavy workload, to delegate tasks/responsibilities and to
constantly reassess priorities;
Capacity
to initiate new ideas and put them into action;
An
honest, reliable and very accurate person;
Strong
interpersonal and motivational skills;
Excellent
communication skills both verbal and in writing;
Fluent
English and Kinyarwanda both verbal and written.

Desirable skills and qualifications:

A
Master degree in relevant field (e.g. Project Management, Social Sciences,
Psychology, Public Health, Anthropology, Development Studies or
Conflict/Peace Studies etc.);
Experience
with working on issues concerning interpersonal reconciliation, social
cohesion and/or trauma counseling;
Experience
with preparing and facilitating trainings for staff members;
Experience
of Monitoring and Evaluation of complex psychosocial interventions;
Knowledge
of the community based sociotherapy approach;
Working
knowledge of French;
In
possession of a Driver’s license class B; having also A will be a plus.

Terms of employment:

This is a full-time position. The Field
Coordinator is based in the field-office in Bugesera, but the position also
involves regular field-visits to Gatsibo District. The consortium offers a
competitive salary based on the candidate’s educational background and work
experience. Confirmation of the employment will be after six months of
probation. After these six months the Field Coordinator will receive a contract
up till the end of the program (December 2016). The Field Coordinator is
expected to start on the 1st of July 2015.

How to apply:

To apply for this position please send
your motivation letter, CV and at least three references to: dir.cbsociotherapy@gmail.com and vacancies@sociotherapy.org, with a copy to: info@sociotherapy.org. The application deadline
is the 5th of June 2015. The letter can be addressed to the
Executive Director of Duhumurizanye Iwacu Rwanda and for more information about
this position you can contact Theophile Sewimfura (theophile.sewimfura@sociotherapy.org).

For background information about
sociotherapy as developed in Rwanda, consult: www.sociotherapy.org.