Rwanda Country Programme
RCBI Officer – Burera District : This is a Grade 4
position.
position.
BACKGROUND
Save the Children Rwanda is implementing an exciting multifaceted programme in Rwanda which aims
to provide children with a continuum of services focused on improving their
learning outcomes with a focus on improving early grade literacy.
to provide children with a continuum of services focused on improving their
learning outcomes with a focus on improving early grade literacy.
The programme
includes a pillar of innovative activities designed to create a rich literate
environment by improving the availability of high quality, local language, age
appropriate children’s books. This pillar is the Rwanda Children’s Books
Initiative (RCBI).The RCBI will build the knowledge, skills and capacities of
local publishers, authors, illustrators and designers so that they are more
able to publish better quality children’s books.
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The purpose of this role is to support the Rwanda
Children’s Books Initiative by increasing the supply and demand for children’s
books in schools and communities, and ensuring that teachers, parents and
children have the skills and support to use books effectively for enjoyment and
learning. This position is in Burera District.
Children’s Books Initiative by increasing the supply and demand for children’s
books in schools and communities, and ensuring that teachers, parents and
children have the skills and support to use books effectively for enjoyment and
learning. This position is in Burera District.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Implementation:
-Process the distribution of books and materials to
schools, communities and families and follow-up the logistics of distribution.
-Provide training and capacity building to teachers, school principals and
district education officers in the effective management of school and classroom
book collections.
-Provide training to teachers on the effective use of books in the classroom.
-Support communities to establish, maintain and promote the use of community
based book collections.
-Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly work plans and reports in accordance
with the agreed schedules with the RCBI Director.
schools, communities and families and follow-up the logistics of distribution.
-Provide training and capacity building to teachers, school principals and
district education officers in the effective management of school and classroom
book collections.
-Provide training to teachers on the effective use of books in the classroom.
-Support communities to establish, maintain and promote the use of community
based book collections.
-Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly work plans and reports in accordance
with the agreed schedules with the RCBI Director.
Monitoring and Evaluation
-Support the data collection of baseline, ongoing
monitoring and final evaluation indicators:
-Monitor progress of the project against agreed targets and indicators;
-Highlight early to the RCBI Director any potential constraints to
implementation of project, including over or under-spends so that action can be
taken to address this;
-Identify and document key lessons learned from the project, including success
stories.
monitoring and final evaluation indicators:
-Monitor progress of the project against agreed targets and indicators;
-Highlight early to the RCBI Director any potential constraints to
implementation of project, including over or under-spends so that action can be
taken to address this;
-Identify and document key lessons learned from the project, including success
stories.
External Networking & Representation:
Represent Save the Children in relevant Sector and
District meetings
District meetings
REQUIREMENTS
-Holder of a Bachelor’s degree
-Good understanding of the education system in Rwanda, specifically primary
education;
-Ability to develop constructive relationships with a wide range of partners,
including children, communities and local authorities;
-Experience of facilitating trainings and community mobilization;
-Experience of field data collection for baseline, end line and monitoring,
-Ability to communicate effectively in Kinyarwanda and English: verbally and in
writing
-Understanding of and commitment to SCI mission, values and child rights-based
programming approaches.
-Good understanding of the education system in Rwanda, specifically primary
education;
-Ability to develop constructive relationships with a wide range of partners,
including children, communities and local authorities;
-Experience of facilitating trainings and community mobilization;
-Experience of field data collection for baseline, end line and monitoring,
-Ability to communicate effectively in Kinyarwanda and English: verbally and in
writing
-Understanding of and commitment to SCI mission, values and child rights-based
programming approaches.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in
Practice)
Practice)
Accountability:
-Holds self-accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling 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
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling 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
-Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages their team to do the same
-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.
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
solutions
-Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach
Integrity:
-Honest, encourages openness and transparency,
builds trust and confidence
-Displays consistent excellent judgment
builds trust and confidence
-Displays consistent excellent judgment
Interested candidates should send an application
letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English, including 3 names of
professional referees to: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org before 27th
November 2013.
letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English, including 3 names of
professional referees to: HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org before 27th
November 2013.
Note that only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
contacted.
We work with children, communities and governments
all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of
where you conic from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children
safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only
those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these pests.
All successful applicants will therefore be required to provide a Police
Clearance and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational
Code of Conduct.
all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of
where you conic from and how you identify yourself. We need to keep children
safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only
those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these pests.
All successful applicants will therefore be required to provide a Police
Clearance and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and organizational
Code of Conduct.
