Save the Children,Training Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

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.

• Collaborate
  with SLMS Coordinator to review the self-study training modules and
  toolkits
• Map
  out training plans for each district, inform and agree with beneficiaries
  about the training options; establishing and communicating realistic and
  committed work plans, taking into consideration deadlines, dependencies
  and resources;
• Collaborate
  with Districts to plan the training schedule and ensure that beneficiaries
  are ready to attend the training
• Coordinate
  and conduct trainings to build the capacity of DEOs, SEOs, HTs and SGACs
  for implementing the school-community partnerships to support literacy
• Ensure
  that in each meeting and training, gender and social inclusion are
  reflected
• Monitor
  and mentor beneficiaries to identify and address knowledge gaps and ensure
  that they are implementing what they learnt from the self-study modules
• Advocate
  within the districts to incorporate literacy supportive activities into
  their imihigo
• Initiate
  Peer Learning Circles between SEOs, HTs and SGACs
• Design
  and update a data base of training participants
• Develop
  annually, quarterly and monthly work plan in accordance with the agreed
  schedules with the Technical Advisor
• Write
  case stories from the activities covered

• Collaborate
  with other Educational Partners in the Districts to support children’s
  literacy related activities in school communities
• Represent
  Save the Children in District meetings, JADF and other relevant
  meetings 

• Encourage
  effective collaboration between SEOs, HTs, SGACs and LC to promote
  children’s literacy in the school community
• Ensure
  that people with disabilities and other vulnerable parents are supported
  to be able to participate actively in school community
• Collaborate
  with relevant partners in the development of strategies for both fathers’
  and mothers’ engagement in supporting children’s literacy skills
  development
• Collaborate
  with relevant gender-focused stakeholders on building the capacity of
  women to assume leadership roles within SGACs and provide ideas during the
  meetings

• 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;
• Highlight
  early to SCOPE Technical Advisor any potential constraints to implementation
  of project so that action can be taken to address this;
• 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
  successful stories, lessons learnt and other related materials to SCOPE
  team

• 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.
• Complete
  children risk assessment before conducting any activity.
• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

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

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

• University
  degree (Master’s degree preferred) in education, or related discipline
• Experience
  in coordinating, organizing and conducting trainings to DEOs, SEOs, HTs or
  SGACs
• Experience
  in training material development
• Proven
  ability to forge connections with District and Sector Officials, School
  Leaderships and Parent representatives and to develop smooth lines of
  communication between them
• Excellent
  planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise
  a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
• Understanding
  of key concepts supporting early grade reading / literacy programming
• Patient,
  adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and
  communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Strong
  communication (written and spoken) in Kinyarwanda and in English
• Good
  attention to detail, strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Good
  computer skills
• At
  least five years of relevant experience
• Experience
  as a Head Teacher and/or a SEO and with teacher training programs/systems
  in Rwanda is desirable

• 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.