Save the Children Community Support Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda
Save the Children Community Support Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda
About the Role: Save the Children is seeking a Community Support Coordinator for the Rwanda Schools and Systems Activity funded by USAID.
The Community Support Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that in-school and system-wide interventions translate to opportunities for reading and learning at home and in the community.
Schools and Systems Activity will strengthen the education system to enable all pre-primary and lower primary school and classroom environments to be of high quality, inclusive, and focused on learning of foundational reading skills.
Specifically, the five-year activity will improve learning outcomes by focusing on increasing Kinyarwanda literacy skills of boys and girls through primary 3 (P3) through four intermediate results:
Pre-primary education system enhanced to develop, promote and improve emergent literacy,
Lower primary reading classroom instruction improved,
School environments improved for increased lower primary reading outcomes, and
Education systems management strengthened for improved literacy outcomes.
The Schools and Systems Activity includes a focus on learning for children with disabilities to ensure project approaches reach all children.
Qualifications and experience
Holds a Master's Degree in public health, international health or equivalent and relevant field.
Significant professional experience, at least 8 years, of developing and managing high quality, innovative and cost-effective technical H&N projects preferably in the Rwandan context and with International NGOs
Demonstrated experience working in emergency/humanitarian settings.
Demonstrated experience working with and providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health at national and subnational levels with an intimate understanding of the Rwanda Health System.
Experience working within the Rwanda Health System will be an added advantage.
Knowledge of current global, regional and country level health discourses on new-born and child health, nutrition, adolescent health, health and emergency health.
Fluency in written and spoken English and substantial experience in preparing projects proposals and donor reports.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and commitment to capacity building of staff with proven skills as a trainer/facilitator and mentor.
Demonstrated skills in resource and staff management and capacity development
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles.
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection.
We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Community Support Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda
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