Save the Children Book Development Use BDU Coordinator Job Vacancy in Rwanda

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Rwanda Country Programme, Kigali
Rwanda

BACKGROUND:

Save the Children is the world’s
leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We
work together, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children works in fourteen districts in Rwanda with a current staff
complement of approximately 120 staff. SC is looking forward to implement a
USAID-funded school community partnerships education project, which aims to
support the Rwandan Education Board to create and roll-out a school-community
partnership model to complement improved reading and writing instruction
delivered in schools.

SC Rwanda Country Office seeks to
hire qualified, committed and experienced nationals to fill the following
position: 

1.      
Book Development & Use (BDU) Coordinator

Tentative start date:                    
Immediately

Contract length:                             
4 years 

PURPOSE OF POSITION: 

Save the Children is seeking a
Book Development & Use (BDU) Coordinator for a USAID-funded school
community partnerships education project, which aims to support the Rwandan
Education Board to create and roll-out a school-community partnership model to
complement improved reading and writing instruction delivered in schools. The
BDU Coordinator will work with private sector actors to ensure the production
of high quality, age appropriate children’s books and organize initiatives that
promote children’s literature. S/he will train and build the capacity of
national stakeholders and school leadership to maximize and fully exploit book
use. This position will also lead on mapping library services and provide
oversight to the purchasing of books for school-community libraries and other activities
relating to book development and use within the project

KEY AREAS OF
ACCOUNTABILITY:

Book development:

• Provide regular feedback and support to publishers to
  improve draft books
• Provide leadership to the project Book Review Committee
  and contribute to book evaluation and book selection
• Prepare justifications for selection of books
• Process book ordering and engage with publishers for
  timely delivery
• Serve as a focal point for coordinating all books orders

Book promotion:

• Support the SCOPE communications staff in the
  development of SCOPE communication materials relating to book promotion
  and use
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support the
  organization of the Children’s Book Forum as well as public literacy
  events that stimulate demand for Kinyarwanda children’s books
• Collaborate with the Communications Specialist in the
  coordination of the Rwanda Reads website and Platform for encouraging
  public-private partnerships and other initiatives related to book
  promotion and development
• Collaborate with RALSA to map national library services
  and provide oversight to the purchasing of books for school-community
  librarie

• Support the SCOPE team with the organization of
  meetings, workshops and trainings
• With support from the Technical Advisor and other
  project staff, ensure the purchase of approved titles for distribution to
  schools, communities and families, in collaboration with the procurement
  department, provide oversight to the logistics of distribution, and
  follow-up with publishers for timely delivery of books and other materials
• Highlight early to the Technical Advisor any potential
  constraints to implementation of project, including over or under-spends
  so that action can be taken to address this
• Seek out opportunities for public-private partnerships
  around book development, distribution, and use.
• Collaborate with SLMU Coordinator, Technical Advisor,
  consultants, and other project staff to draft guidance for HTs on how to
  best use capitation grants for improving school libraries.

Capacity Building

• Identify capacity gaps and work with the Technical
  Advisor to build the capacity of the program staff, especially the Project
  Officer, and partners to ensure appropriate book distribution and use.
• Provide orientation/training to project staff from time
  to time. Identify learning and training opportunities for staff and work
  as a mentor and role model.

Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

• Identify key management information required and provide
  support in designing an effective system through reviewing program data
  collection formats to ensure developed tools generate the required
  information;
• Document progress on indicators/achievement of targets,
  action plans and accountability mechanisms and provide feedback for
  improvements;
• Ensure the use of MEAL findings to inform programme
  decision making and quality improvements;
• Share case stories and other related materials.

Child Safeguarding

• Understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding
  Policy, Code of Conduct and Local/Country Procedures and conduct oneself
  in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in personal
  and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child
  abuse.
• Ensure that all project activities carried out are
  considered in relation to prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and
  handling of serious complaints in line with the child safeguarding policy.
• Promote the message of child safeguarding to colleagues
  in other organizations and government ministries, children in their own
  and beneficiary families, and community members in general and be vigilant
  about observing possible child abuse/harm in their personal and
  professional lives.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with
  respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal
  opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with the Communications Specialist and other
  project staff to ensure compliance with USAID’s marking and branding
  guidelines and all REB/MINEDUC policies on all materials developed
• Perform other duties, as assigned by Chief of Party or
  Technical Advisor

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
(our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing
  resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children
  values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on
  their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best
  way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
  performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
  achieved
• Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable
  and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and
  their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and
  encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children,
  engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global
  scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and
  maintains effective relationships with colleagues, members and external
  partners and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives,
  able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial
  approach

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds
  trust and confidence
• Displays consistent excellent judgement
• Acts in the best interests of children

QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE

• University degree in social sciences, education or
  related fields
• Previous experience in an NGO in the Education field,
  specifically in early grade reading / literacy
• Previous experience in supporting the development and
  use of children’s books
• Excellent organisational, problem solving skills,
  management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a
  workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and
  remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Ability to communicate effectively in Kinyarwanda and
  English: verbally and in writing
• Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide
  variety of people
• Understanding of and commitment to SCI mission, values
  and child rights-based programming approaches
• Management experience is desirable
• Experience working with Head Teachers and/or SGACs is
  desirable
• Experience working with public-private partnerships is
  desirable

Interested candidates should send
an application letter plus an updated Curriculum Vitae in English, including 3
names of professional referees to  HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
Specifying the position title heading in the subject. line The deadline for
receiving applications is 3rd
January 2015.

*Note that only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.