Vacancy title:
Project Officers
Jobs at:
UMUHUZA-RwandaDeadline of this Job:
22nd November 2019
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 18, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS: Job Responsibilities: Child Safeguarding 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. Job Skills: • Treats all people(beneficiaries, colleagues, partners, ....) with dignity and respect
Umuhuza is a Non-Governmental Organization founded in 2005 and recognized by the Rwanda Governance board in the official gazette no 50 bis with legal personality no 104/2014. Umuhuza aims to foster a culture of peace through education focusing on educating parents of young children to promote improved childhood development and create peaceful citizens. From January 2016, the organization is expanded to work with Save the Children International (SCI) on School-Community Partnerships Education(SCOPE) project funded by USAID. It is in light of this expansion that the organization requires a skilled and committed person to cover the Finance and Administrative Assistant position. .
• Mainstream the Literacy Boost project within district education priorities, ensuring that it is well captured in District / Sector performance contracts;
• Sensitization and collaboration of key stakeholders (District, Sector education officers, parents) on the Literacy Boost project;
• Participate in District and Sector education meetings representing Umuhuza;
• Promote positive reading behaviors by children in reading clubs at the target communities.
• Facilitate the regular process of assessment of the project at all district level;
• Inform early to the Project Coordinator any potential constraint to the implementation of the project including any new actor engaged in literacy boost in the district
• Set up of accountability and complaints handling mechanisms, under the guidance of Umuhuza policies and procedures;
• Ensuring parents’ training activities are carried out as per the project detailed implementation plan;
• Facilitate Literacy Boost parent’s awareness sessions to strengthen reading clubs;
• Provision of ongoing advises and support to Parents and practitioners in the implementation of the learning from the training sessions;
• Identify and document of key lessons learned from the project, including success stories;
• Supervise the monitoring component of the project against agreed project targets and indicators;
• In addition, any other task are reasonably assigned by the hierarchical supervision shall be carried out for the successful functioning of the organization.
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.
General:
Comply with Umuhuza policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
• Actively consults and listens closely to team members, fellow staff, and partners
• Handles conflicts in a constructive and supportive manner
• Seeks first to understand others’ needs, ideas, and suggestions
• Honest encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
• Displays consistent excellent judgment
• Considers whether decisions and actions will advance justice, peace, and solidarity
• Uses resources justly, equitably, and efficiently
• Inclusiveness/gender
• 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.
• Committing to Umuhuza's mission for his/her selves and the team takes responsibility for his/her own personal commitment and encourages the team to do the same
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Job Education Requirements: Bachelor Degree in Education, Social Sciences or related studies
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified
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Job application procedure
If you meet all the above criteria, please submit your hard copy of degrees ,CV and a cover letter including telephone and email contact and details of three referees (one of whom should be your current or most recent employer) to Umuhuza Kigali office near Remera tax park (Remera sector, Rukiri 1 cell in Ubumwe Village) KG 125 ST 3KG 250 ST 3 Please note that : The deadline for application submission is not later than November 22, 2019, at 5:00 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The applications which do not meet the specified minimum requirements or are received after the closing date will be rejected. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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