Save the Children,ECD Specialist Jobs in Rwanda

Seconded
to MIGEPROF

to achieve immediate and
lasting change in their lives. Save the Children works in thirteen districts in
Rwanda with a current staff complement of approximately 134 staff.

• Support
  capacity building of MIGEPROF Staff and other partners on ECD. This could
  entail supporting the organization of training sessions; organization of
  study tours; sharing latest technical ECD evidence for ECD caregivers and
  other practitioners;
• Support
  the integration of ECD interventions within the Ministry’s annual plans
  and budget;
• Provide
  technical advice on holistic parenting education and other ECD
  interventions as requested by the MIGEPROF and communicate to SC when
  external technical advisors and specialists are required to complete
  tasks;
• Support
  the ministry in sustainability planning and strategizing for a national
  holistic parenting education programme;
• Give
  technical support and inputs into the MIGEPROF curriculum for Holistic
  Parenting Education and other ECD Technical documents;
• Identify
  areas in which SC and MIGEPROF can collaborate to strengthen ECD services
  delivery at National and Local level.
• Update
  the mapping of ECD centres and partners and link with district to ensure
  the scale up of ECD services at cell level

• Support
  the documentation and reporting on the status of ECD in the country, and
  on the status of implementation of the ECD  implementation Plan
• Support
  the ECD / Family Promotion and Child Protection Department to come up with
  communication materials for promoting ECD
• Support
  the ECD / Family Promotion and Child Protection Department in documenting
  good practice, learning from parenting programmes in the country
• Support
  the ECD / Family Promotion and Child Protection Department in coming up
  with key advocacy messages around ECD, including holistic parenting
  education, to share with both national and local level leaders
• Sensitize
  key stakeholders at National, District and sector level (District
  Authorities, Sector Authorities, Parents Committees and Communities, ECD
  care-givers and Children) about ECD, including holistic parenting
  education;
• Carry
  out advocacy for holistic parenting education and other ECD interventions
  at national and district level;
• Ensure
  harmonization of ECD function at National Level;
• Support
  the coordination of different stakeholders (Ministries, civil society,
  local government ) in implementing the ECD implementation Plan;
• Offer
  close liaison and regular communication with District stakeholders;
• Organize
  consultative meetings and planning meetings;
• Support
  to MIGEPROF’s ECD team, in miscellaneous coordination tasks, as required;
• In
  collaboration with other MIGEPROF staff, support planning for the scale up
  of ECD services as per the policy at cell level in all districts;
• Liaise
  with districts to ensure that rooms and other space to hold ECD activities
  are available, including space for parenting education and home based ECD
  services;
• Represent
  MIGEPROF in relevant  meetings when requested by the relevant
  authority at MIGEPROF;
• Participate
  in ECD Technical Working group meetings as requested by MIGEPROF;
• Develop
  close working relationships with all ECD primary stakeholders –internal
  stakeholders, donor organizations, private sector and NGOs – all parties
  required to establish a shared vision on ECD and achieve objectives;
• Establish
  and maintain good working relations with the relevant government
  ministries including MoH, MINALOC, MINEDUC, etc, as well as other
  higher-level stakeholder groups.

• Conduct
  regular visits to ECD implementation areas, gather learning and feedback
  for sharing with MIGEPROF and other key stakeholders to inform government
  and stakeholder discourse and plans;
• Support
  the monitoring and evaluation of implementation of the ECD 
  implementation Plan at national and decentralized levels;
• Support
  Districts in assessing ECD needs in terms of both soft and physical
  infrastructure;
• Document
  lessons learned and ensure learning is shared across the ECD sector
• Advise
  districts on how to track and measure ECD indicators as per ECD
  Policy  implementation Plan;
• Carry
  out ECD quality assurance visits to ensure ECD Minimum standards are being
  followed and advice on where changes on the standards need to be made;
• Ensure
  easy access to M&E reports and data and make sure these are timely distributed
  to the concerned stakeholders.

• Support
  MIGEPROF in ensuring Child Safeguarding is considered and addressed
  throughout ECD services delivery;
• Carry
  out sample Child Safeguarding risk assessments on ECD services and advise MIGEPROF
  on how to ensure child safeguarding in ECD centres and parenting education
  sites.

• 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

• Sets
  ambitious and challenging goals for her/himself (and her/his team), takes
  responsibility for her/his own personal development and encourages others
  to do the same
• Widely
  shares her/his personal vision for Save the Children, engages and
  motivates others
• Future
  orientated, thinks strategically.

• Builds
  and maintains effective relationships, with her/his team, colleagues,
  members and external partners and supporters
• Values
  diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable,
  good listener, easy to talk to

• Develops
  and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing
  to take disciplined risks

• Honest,
  encourages openness and transparency

• University
  degree in education, early childhood development or social sciences;
  Administration
• Experience
  working with NGOs;
• Good
  knowledge of principles and practice of Early Childhood  Development,
  experience working in the  ECD field preferred;
• Experience
  of working with Government partners, in particular in a technical advisory
  role or capacity building function an asset.
• Language
  skills: Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. Knowledge of French would be
  an asset.
• Good
  analytical, negotiating and advocacy skills. Effective oral and written
  communication skills, and good report writing skills.
• Good
  programme planning and monitoring skills, applying results-based
  management approach.
• Ability
  to develop constructive relationships with a wide range of partners,
  including children, communities and local authorities;
• Experience
  of facilitating participatory planning and monitoring;
• Strong
  analytical skills and creativity;
• Ability
  to self-manage and to work effectively with very limited supervision;

• Previous
  experience in holistic parenting education for parents of children aged
  0-6 years
• Experience
  working with a government agency/ ministry
• Knowledge
  of children’s rights, gender equality and human rights based frameworks,
  and understanding of an equity-based approach.

• This
  extends not only to children with whom SCI and its partners work directly,
  but also includes children whom staff are responsible for.  SCI
  believes that the situation of children must be improved through the
  promotion of their rights supported and demonstrated by all members of
  staff. Save the Children International’s Code of Conduct sets out the
  standards which all staff members must adhere to.