Kepler, Campus Counselor Job Vacancy in Rwanda

be enrolled in Southern New Hampshire University and earn
a US Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Our pilot program will
determine how to deliver a low-cost, high-quality degree by blending online
academic content with in-person classroom facilitation. Our goal is to create a
model that can be replicated by us and others in dozens of developing nations
around the world—unlocking higher education and globally competitive jobs for millions
of graduates with the talent but not the means to attend university.

• Foster and model an atmosphere of mutual respect,
  caring, collective engagement, accountability, and personal growth in a
  community of exceptional talent and diversity.

• Liaise with other development programs and
  organizations in order to enable student friendly (and girl friendly)
  initiatives and student (and women’s) empowerment projects.

• Coordinate student activities and support and
  advise all students on a broad base of developmental milestone
  acquisitions. Students may speak with the counselor about an issue or
  concern.

• Provide psychological services to all campus
  members through Group, individual, triads and psychosocial methodologies.
  Provide coaching in life skills, self-awareness, self-development
  approaches and their meaningful application to real life.

• In partnership with Admissions and the CAO,
  oversee New Student Orientation and fosters the visibility and student
  awareness of all available resources meant to help students take a
  proactive responsibility for their own educational experiences.

• Identify and apply increasingly effective ways to
  help highly motivated students manage the sometimes intense demands of
  their academic work.

• Interact with academic staff to identify students
  with academic challenges and provide them with appropriate support
  structure.

• Organize and facilitate workshops for the campus
  to foster development of members of the campus while acting as a support
  structure to academic growth on the campus.

• Provide Individual counseling of students and
  staff members, with observance of a strict and diligent code of conduct
  especially in relation to Non-malfeasance.

• Offer emotional guidance and support to
  individual students; provide academic support counseling for student
  performance management.

• Provide both trauma and grief counseling for
  trauma victims, with respect to their needs and with due diligence
  observed.

• Launch and manage a mentoring program, from peer
  to external mentoring.

• Assist in extra curricular activities that
  encourage personality development and self-awareness. This may include
  sports clubs, prayer groups, reading club, debate club, entertainment,
  Anti SIDA, etc.  

• Masters or Bachelors degree in Social Work (or
  related fields)

• A minimum of 3 years of counseling or social work
  experience

• Excellent communication skills both oral and
  written

• Basic ICT skills (Word, excel, PowerPoint,
  internet use)

• Professional observance of code of conduct and
  respect of client confidentiality

• Impartiality and objectivity

• Adept empowerment and facilitation skills

• Proficient Anger management skills and trainer

• Good grasp of Emotional Intelligence applications
  and meditation training

• Articulate and active listener

• Very good with social and emotional cue reading
  and management

• Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda

• Demonstrated passion for working with young men
  and women, empowering them through education, an unshakable belief in
  their potential, and a commitment to the mission of Kepler

• Excitement about working in a vibrant and
  evolving start-up environment

• Extraordinarily resilient, positive and pro-active
  character

• Strong organizational and time management skills
  with exceptional attention to detail

• An engaging and collaborative leadership style
  with mature interpersonal skills and the ability to juggle and manage
  multiple, competing priorities and deadlines

• Understanding of culture and history in Rwanda