Plan International,Early Childhood Care and Development Program Officer Jobs Vacancy

ISVP/Twiyubake
Program

• Provides
  training, technical assistance and support to frontline teams to implement
  ECCD programming.
• Works
  closely with clinical and community-based service providers and local
  authorities to help parents and guardians build their parenting skills and
  enhance their care and responsiveness.
• Scales
  up flexible models for playgroups to create quality, sustainable child
  care that enables parents and guardians to engage in livelihood
  opportunities.
• Builds
  capacity of selected ECCD sites and provides temporary staff, training and
  equipment to strengthen local management.
• Works
  to engage both men and women as providers and seekers of comprehensive
  care and support.
• Ensures
  program integration by linking ECCD centers with local health centers
  through referrals, awareness raising activities, and trainings for
  Community Health Workers.
• Ensures
  all ECCD programming is community based and child rights are embedded in
  program activities.
• Ensures
  child protection and water and sanitation are promoted in ECCD centers and
  intervention areas.
• Supports
  monitoring and evaluation of ECCD related programming.
• Oversees
  ECCD budgets and expenditures of the program and tracks progress to ensure
  alignment with the program goals and deliverables.
• Produces
  briefings, reports and other ECCD program-related data/information to show
  program results, challenges, progress and impact.

• Effective
  program learning system is in place with a strong monitoring and
  evaluation plan for ECCD programs.
• ECCD
  interventions align to larger project interventions and compliment activities
  in key programmatic areas such as child protection and gender equality.
• Implementation
  of ECCD activities across all geographic zones is tailored and
  well-coordinated.
• Access
  to and utilization of community services is strengthened and initiated by
  care givers.
• Technical
  guidance to implementing local entities is appropriate and timely.
• Capacity
  of local ECCD centers is assessed and training gaps are identified and
  addressed through capacity building.
• High
  quality and timely program reports are provided to Global Communities on a
  regular basis, as required.
• Ensures
  that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and
  Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with
  the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant
  Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of
  responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and
  associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these
  policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance
  to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in
  accordance with the appropriate procedures.

• Internal
  to Plan and Global communities  (supervision, sharing; management
  of program; coaching)

• Work
  closely with the ECCD and Education program manager in terms of
  programming and coordination of interventions – High
• Work
  with other Program Staff as well as the Program Support Manager and the
  Monitoring and Evaluation, the Child Rights and Advocacy Program Manager
  in designing comprehensive projects; and implementing campaigns – High
• Work
  with the communication person for media purpose and publication of ECCD4GC
  work – Medium
• Work
  with Program Unit Managers in supporting the implementation of projects- Medium
• Work
  with the resource mobilization staff in mobilizing diverse
  resources-project scale up strategies– Medium
• Support
  technical capacity building of project partners and front line staff – High
• (sharing;
  learning; best practices; contribution to initiative/research…)
• Liaise
  with external stakeholders involved in the project including respective
  government officials at different levels (ministry, districts, sectors and
  cells) and local and INGO that intervene in early childhood care and
  development-High
• Build
  and strengthen the relationship with project team at National office –
  High

• Mastery
  and deep understanding of ECCD principles including how to support
  caregivers to increase knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding child
  development and protection, and the care and treatment of OVC and
  communities to grow and learn in how to support their vulnerable children
  and families
• Demonstrated
  capacity in linking ECCD interventions to health, gender, and child
  protection program interventions
• Strong
  program management expertise
• Strong
  analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability
  to design and deliver training to support and enhance organizational
  capacity development in ECCD
• Deep
  understanding of the development and use of M&E tools in the ECCD and
  Education field
• Understanding
  of how to build local networks that are effective and sustainable
• Strong
  problem-solving skills
• Excellent
  oral and written communication skills, including the generation of reports
  that are comprehensive and timely in their submission
• Demonstrated
  capacity to assess best practices and document lessons learned
• Strong
  proficiency using Microsoft Office, Outlook and the internet

• Bachelor’s
  degree in Early Childhood Development, Education, social work or a related
  field
• Minimum
  of 5 years of experience working with communities, parents and other
  caregivers,and children and youth
• Minimum
  of 3 years of experience working with bilateral organizations orINGOs
• Minimum
  of 3 years in the management of staff and organization development

• Exhibit
  strong commitment to children and youth, and their welfare
• Be
  a team player with strong mentoring and coaching skills
• Serve
  as a highly effective networker
• Exhibit
  accountability, passion, integrity, respect and excellence at all times

• Good
  facilitation, communication, interpersonal, analytical, and negotiation;
• Good
  capacity of strategic thinking, networking and making sound judgment and
  recommendations;
• Ability
  to organize own work independently and willingness to work beyond normal
  working hours as project may require.
• Strong
  team building and motivational skills
• Communication
  skills (fluent in English and Kinyarwanda, knowledge of French is an
  asset)
• Proficient
  in computer skills
• Conversant
  with holistic early childhood care and development approach

• Team
  player with good mentoring and coaching skills,
• Highly
  effective networking and inter-personal skills,
• Timely
  and effective delivery
• Gain,
  develop and retain credibility about performance
• Commitment
  to child protection and participation
• Courtesy,
  honesty and integrity, effective and clear communication

• Knowledge
  in human right based approach to development and CRC
• Demonstrate
  experience in developing strategies and designing program interventions,
  including monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrate
  ability to assess best practices, document and disseminate lessons learned

• Promotes
  a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and
  donors.
• Holds
  self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent
  and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open
  about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable
  for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls &
  young people

• Articulates
  a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates
  a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses
  resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to
  changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based
  and evaluates effectiveness.

• Seeks
  constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when
  appropriate.
• Builds
  constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared
  goals.
• Develops
  trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and
  communities.
• Engages
  and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world
  for girls and all children.

• Seeks
  constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when
  appropriate.
• Builds
  constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared
  goals.
• Develops
  trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and
  communities.
• Engages
  and works well with others outside the organization to build a better
  world for girls and all children.