Project
Summary
Summary
Soma
Umenye will
work to improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children
in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade 3.
Specifically, Soma Umenye will target all children in Grades
1-3 attending public and government-aided schools nationwide and ensure that at
least 70 percent of students are able to read grad
Umenye will
work to improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children
in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade 3.
Specifically, Soma Umenye will target all children in Grades
1-3 attending public and government-aided schools nationwide and ensure that at
least 70 percent of students are able to read grad
e-level text with fluency and
comprehension by the end of Grade 3.
Principal
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- 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. - Facilitate
sharing of challenges and successes among district advisors to promote
project learning and among education sector officials within his/her
district to promote sector learning. - Monitor
implementation of Soma Umenye-supported activities at the district and
sector level, share monitoring data with provincial advisor, and
coordinate with provincial advisor and district-/sector-level education
officials to take agreed-upon steps to address any deficits in
implementation. - Strengthen
data-driven decision-making to enhance learner performance improvement at
district and sector levels - Coordinate
closely with other donor-funded implementers (directly and through the
Joint Action Development Forums) to ensure Some Umenye activities are
complementary to other efforts and not duplicative.
Job
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in related field; Master’s degree in related field preferred
- Minimum
of 5 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
experience collecting and analyzing monitoring and evaluation data
- Demonstrated
exemplary diplomatic, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Written
and spoken proficiency in English
Location
of Assignment
of Assignment
The
location of assignment is in one of Rwanda’s district capitals with
intermittent travel throughout the country. For the Southern Province, the
following posts are available:
location of assignment is in one of Rwanda’s district capitals with
intermittent travel throughout the country. For the Southern Province, the
following posts are available:
- Gisagara:
Ndora - Huye:
Huye - Kamonyi:
Kamonyi - Muhanga:
Gitarama - Nyamagabe:
Gasaka - Nyanza:
Nyanza town - Nyaruguru:
Kibeho - Ruhango:
Ruhango town
Please
specify your desired post location in your cover letter.
specify your desired post location in your cover letter.
Supervisor
The
District Advisor will report directly to the Provincial Advisor or his/her
designee.
District Advisor will report directly to the Provincial Advisor or his/her
designee.
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