Plan,Protection Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENT
EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES IN PLAN INTERNATIONAL, RWANDA
Founded
over 75 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest
children’s development organizations in the world. We work in 50
developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child
rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan is

independent,
with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.

Plan
International has been working in Rwanda since 2007 with a major focus on four
country programs:  Right to Access Quality and Inclusive Education, Right
to Early Childhood Care and Development through United Communities, Right to
Youth Economic Security through Active Citizenship and Right to Protection.
Plan currently operates in Gatsibo, Kayonza, Rwamagana, Bugesera and Nyaruguru.
Plan International Rwanda has recently entered into partnership with UNHCR as
partner implementing Sexual & Gender Based Violence Responses and Child
protection in all Refugees Camps across the country.
Plan
has a strict child protection policy and guidelines that all staff must follow
at all times. All staff are expected to help ensure all Plan associates know,
understand and follow these and take an active role in the protection of all
children from abuse and exploitation. 
To
facilitate the implementation of its activities, Plan International Rwanda is
inviting applicants from suitably qualified Rwandan nationals to fill the
following vacant position:
Position:
Protection Coordinator
Level:
D1
Grade
Type
of appointment:
Fixed
term Contract
Duty
Station:
Kigeme
Refugees Camp
Deadline
for applications: 22nd July 2016
Context
and rationale
Rwanda
currently hosts approximately 141,000 refugees across five protracted refugee
camps, urban area of Kigali, newly Mahama and transit camps. Protection
concerns have been noted in these camps including gender-based violence and
child protection incidents. It is against this backdrop that Plan has partnered
with UNHCR to lead protection activities in all refugee camps.
The
Protection Coordinator is in charge of all protection activities in Kigeme camp
and will directly report to the Protection Project Manager. S/he supervises
Protection Officers and other casual workers and consultants operating in
Kigeme Camp as necessary. .
The
Projection Coordinator will be responsible for the design, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of all protection activities in refugee camp in
Rwanda. In that line, he/she will provide strategic guidance for the protection
interventions and play a coordination role with other camp level actors and
work in close collaboration with Protection Coordinators in other camps
Objectives
and scope of the work
In
collaboration with the Protection Project Manager:
  • Ensure
    project implementation in the camp is in conformity with UNHCR and Plan’s
    standards and policies;
  • Oversee
    the overall financial management of the project in the camp in
    collaboration with the grant accountant and project manager
  • Coordinate
    implementation of activities to ensure there is adequate sharing of
    information between different actors of the project;
  • Develop
    narrative and financial project reports to make sure they are in
    accordance with the required reporting;
  • Maintain
    relationships with local government, partner NGOs as well targeted
    schools/institutions to promote the efficiency in project implementation;
  • Provide
    advice to program staff to select effective strategic options toward
    household food security and disposal income of youth and families;
  • Participate
    in the preparation of the project annual budget for efficiency purpose
  • Ensure
    that fixed assets are adequately maintained, inventoried and are only for
    the project official business to avoid mismanagement;
  • Facilitate
    the capacity building of partners and youth to increase best practices in
    household food security and strengthen micro-enterprise development;
  • Compile
    information and relevant data to share them within and outside the
    country;
  • Collect
    evidences and stories to make the project visible;
  • Manage
    community based protection systems in the camp.
  • Provide
    capacity building, training, support and mentoring to Protection Officers.
  • Manager
    child protection and SGBV referral pathways
  • Manage
    sensitization activities, campaigns and community mobilization
    initiatives.
  • Monitor
    all activities; provide regular reports and updates to the Project Manager
    and other actors/stakeholders.
  • Coordinate
    effectively with UNHCR, stakeholders, MIDIMAR, district officials and
    other partners. Play a leadership role in camp level coordination
    processes.
  • Manage
    Best Interest Determination processes
Key
deliverables and Indicators for success
:
  • Submit
    a weekly and monthly progress reports (financial and technical) of the
    protection, GBV and legal assistance activities in the camp
  • Organize
    monthly meetings with Protection Officers
  • Submit
    quarterly updates on project progress in the camp
  • Collect,
    maintain and keep a solid database on the protection and GBV issues in the
    camp
  • Participate
    to monthly or quarterly coordination meeting with all the actors in the
    camps
  • Collect,
    share and disseminate project best practices and lessons learnt on a
    quarterly basis
  • Submit
    evaluation reports of staff under his responsibility
  • Effective
    camp level budget management
Job
requirements
Specific
Skills
  • Strong
    leadership competency and supervisory skills; ability to work individually
    and within a team with limited supervision. A self-starter.
  • Good
    budgetary and financial planning/management skills
  • Good
    analytical, problem solving and project planning skills
  • Able
    to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external
    stakeholders as a representative of Plan. This includes effective
    negotiation and representation skills.
  • Strong
    capacity building skills with communities and internal and external staff
  • Computer
    knowledge – Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Strong
    skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory,
    community-led assessments. Experience working with GBV Information
    Management Systems and providing regular documentation.
  • Strong
    command of both written and spoken English and Kinyarwanda and/or
    Kiswahili is required.
  • Excellent
    community mobilization skills and abilities
  • Strong
    training/facilitation skills strongly required
  • Previous
    experience directly providing services to GBV or child abuse survivors and
    developing/implementing referral pathways and case management systems.
Behaviour
  • Effective
    networking and interpersonal skills, ability to coordinate a wide range of
    actors
  • Timely
    and effective delivery
  • Effective
    and clear communication
  • Commitment
    to child rights and gender equality
  • Ability
    to work under pressure, in fluid, high stress and rapidly changing
    emergency environments.
  • Strong
    interpersonal skills, creativity and ability to handle stressful work
    related conditions under limited supervision
  • Ability
    and willingness to work in a participatory manner with a diverse section
    of the refugee population
Experience
  • Postgraduate
    degree or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public
    Health, Development studies or related fields
  • Minimum
    of 3 years relevant working experience in protection (SGBV or Child
    Protection) prevention and response programming in camp and out of camps,
    humanitarian affairs or human rights right based approach in programming..
  • Prior
    experience working with refugees and other vulnerable populations.
  • Working
    experience in a similar role and experience in working with bilateral
    organizations or INGOs
Knowledge
/Competencies
  • Knowledge
    of Sphere and established international child protection/GBV standards,
    methodology and tools
  • Knowledge
    of developing referral pathways, case management systems and reporting
    mechanisms.
  • Knowledge
    of multi-sectoral approaches to child protection and SGBV prevention and
    response.
  • Experienced
    with participatory approaches to protection, emergency preparedness,
    crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
Values:
Respect, integrity, diversity, commitment to excellence, adaptability, able to
perform under stress, innovation, building relationships, communicating
effectively, facilitating change, developing teams, initiating action,
strategic decision making, planning and organizing, leading through
organisational vision and mission and a personal commitment to children’s
rights issues .
How
to Apply
 
  • Please
    hand deliver your applications at the Front Desk of Plan International
    Rwanda Country Office in Kagugu, Plot number 821. Full Job descriptions
    are available upon request at Plan Reception during working hours.
Your
application should include:-
  1. A
    covering letter  (ii) A comprehensive CV (iii) Academy
    Certificates  (iv) Details of 3 referees, one of whom should be your
    current employer (v) Your most recent performance appraisal
  • Deadline
    for applications is Friday 22nd July 2016 @ 2pm.
Please
note that applications which do not meet the specified minimum requirements or
are received after the closing date will be rejected. Only short listed
candidates will be contacted. Qualified Women candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply for this position. All application materials will not be
returned.
PLAN
IS COMMITTED TO AN ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM ANY KIND OF CHILD ABUSE
.
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