Description
Save the Children is
the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120
countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them
fulfil their potential.
We work together,
with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two
million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach
more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition,
education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
By mid-2013 most of
our international programmes will be delivered through a merged operation with
14 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively
small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a
better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and
relevant for the 21st century.
The role
In 2006, the President of Rwanda declared that all children between the ages of
three to six years old should attend ECCD centres. In November 2011, an Early
Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Policy and Strategic Plan was endorsed.
GoR investments in this area have increased from 0.005% to 0.4% (draft budget
2012-2013). This is still dramatically below the 1% of GNP recommended by the
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and below the 7 %
of MINEDUC total budget recommended by the World Bank. Inadequate ECCD
provision is compounded by poor quality services where they are available;
coupled with low levels of parental awareness on the importance of early
childhood education, less than 13% of children aged three to six attend early
childhood development centres. Given the relatively low investment in ECCD,
communities have taken it upon themselves to develop ECCD centres. As a result,
many young children are often left home alone or taken by their parents to
their workplaces, exposing them to abuse, neglect and exploitation through child
labour. The project ‘Enhancing Early Childhood Development Opportunities in
Rwanda’ has supported the expansion of pre-primary education, particularly in
rural areas for poor and vulnerable young children. It has supported increased
access and quality to 21 existing pre-primary community schools and
strengthened the skills of local authorities, teachers and parents to manage
and sustain these high quality schools in four Sectors (local authority areas).
The evidence from this project is being used to advocate to the Donors’
community and the Government of Rwanda to provide sustained funding to increase
access and quality of ECCD services provision across the country.
Overall
Project objective:
Enhanced early childhood development opportunities in Rwanda will contribute to
the achievement of poverty reduction and universal primary education
(MDGs1&2)
Scope of the
evaluation:
to evaluate the impact of the 3 year EU-funded SC ECCD project on children
attending the 21 supported ECCD centres and their families.
Qualifications
and experience
Essential
– Senior experience in conducting participatory baselines, researches and/or
evaluations in the field of Early Childhood Care and Development;
– Excellent spoken and written English;
– Experience with quantitative and qualitative methodologies;
– Experience involving children in evaluation activities; Desirable
– Experience in the Africa context, preferable in East Africa.
– Familiarity with Save the Children ‘Quality learning Environments’ tool
We need to keep
children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the
protection of children from abuse.
Please note
that the closing date for applications is 18th December 2012
For further information
on this role, please see our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
How to apply: Please
apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to the link provided
How
to apply
Please apply with a
covering letter and up-to-date CV to: jobs.20453.4358@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com