District Advisor- Southern Province jobs in Rwanda

Project
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

e-level text with fluency and
comprehension by the end of Grade 3.

Principal
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
  • 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
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:
  • 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.
Supervisor
The
District Advisor will report directly to the Provincial Advisor or his/her
designee.
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