Position Title: Early Childhood Development and Education Manager (Local Candidates Only), Rwanda - Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP)
Requisition Number: 14-0133
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Department Overview:
Pact seeks an Early Childhood Education Manager for the proposed USAID-funded five-year Rwanda Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations (ISVP) Activity to improve and sustain the health and social wellbeing of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), their households, and communities in Rwanda. This position is contingent upon award.
Position Purpose:
Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party, the Early Childhood Education Manager will be responsible for activities relating to:
- Developing alternative community child care and development interventions
- Opportunities to enhance the capacity of communities and local service providers to sustain ECD services for children and vulnerable families through the injection of additional ECD knowledge, skills and activities into health centers, child protection committees, and other relevant groups
- Supporting community ECD centers
- Develop strong linkages with child protection services
- Developing an intervention package for promoting access to ECD, particularly for vulnerable families or those with vulnerable children including child-headed households, young mothers, mothers and children coming through PMTCT, mothers receiving VUP support, widows caring for many children, families with inadequate adult supervision for young children, children of sex workers, disabled children, and children with identified developmental delays
- Developing strong linkages with child protection services
- Sensitization of community leaders, parents and future parents on the importance of ECD and protection of children
- Facilitate Home Visits by well trained and supervised community level staff
- Increase number of parent/caregiver support and education groups
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate technical activities and provide direction, feedback and support to ensure success; as applicable, supervise a local program team in their day-to-day operations.
- Provide input into and assure that all donor reporting requirements on program impact are met
- Ensure high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of Pact and USAID resources
- Ensure provision of management support and technical assistance to grantees on program design, budget/work plan development, and M&E planning.
- Provide regular written/oral program progress updates, as requested.
- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the DCOP.
Basic Requirements:
- Three to five years of experience with ECD and general education activities is required;
- Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships with civil society organizations and host country government counterparts
Preferred Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher training in education, public health, or in a closely related field is preferred
- Three to five years in a technical leadership/management role with direct supervision of professional staff preferred;
- Experience interacting with government, international organizations, donors, other bilateral donor and civil society representatives, and senior level government officials;
- At least three years of experience working with USG cooperative agreements or contracts in senior program management capacity preferred
- Excellent communicator with demonstrated experience in communicating complex processes to diverse stakeholders, including government officials at the national, provincial and district levels, service orientated NGOs, civil society organizations, donors, etc.
- Rwandan citizens
To apply for this position, please visit our website at www.pactworld.org
