Soma Umenye, Provincial Advisor Jobs Vacancy

districts of Rwanda and
working in close collaboration with the Rwanda Education Board (REB) and the
Rwandan Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), Soma Umenye will contribute to
Rwanda’s Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) and the Government of Rwanda’s
national development priority of ensuring that Rwandan primary-grade students
acquire the fundamental competency of literacy so that they can succeed in
future schooling and, later, in the modern workplace.

• Soma
  Umenye aims to achieve the following two goals.
• To
  improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children
  (unique direct beneficiaries) in public and government-aided schools in
  Rwanda by the end of P3; and
• To
  ensure that at least 70 percent of P1-P3 students are able to read
  grade-level text with fluency and comprehension.
• To
  achieve the above goals, it requires close collaboration with all
  education stakeholders under the technical leadership of MINEDUC and REB.

• Oversee
  the work of the district advisors to support district and sector education
  officials to implement education reforms that support improved early grade
  reading outcomes and are in line with the government of Rwanda’s education
  reforms. Build their capacity as needed to ensure they can be effective in
  their work.
• Facilitate
  sharing of challenges and successes among provincial advisors and among
  the district advisors in his/her province to promote project learning and
  among education sector officials within his/her province to promote sector
  learning.
• Gather
  information from district advisors related to the implementation of Soma
  Umenye-supported activities at the district and sector level, share with
  the Deputy Chief of Party, and work with him/her to devise and implement a
  strategy if needed (in collaboration with district-/sector-level education
  officials) to address any deficits in implementation.

• Strengthen
  data-driven decision-making to enhance learner performance improvement at
  district and sector levels

• Gather
  information from district advisors related to coordination with other
  donor-funded implementers, share with the Deputy Chief of Party, and work
  with him/her to devise and implement a strategy if needed to ensure Soma
  Umenye interventions are complementary and not duplicative of others’
  efforts.

• Contribute
  to provincial budget development

• Bachelor’s
  degree in related field; Master’s degree in related field preferred
• Minimum
  of 10 years’ experience, preferably working in or with Rwanda’s education
  system
• Experience
  working with donor-funded projects preferred (ideally USAID projects)

• Experience
  promoting equity in learning outcomes among boys, girls, and children with
  special needs preferred;

• Demonstrated
  exemplary diplomatic, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Strong
  ability to build the capacity and mentor team members

• Demonstrated
  experience collecting and analyzing monitoring and evaluation data

• Written
  and spoken proficiency in English

• The
  location of assignment is in Eastern Provincial, Rwamagana with
  intermittent travel throughout the country