BACKGROUND

Good neighbors International (GNI) is an international humanitarian and developmental organization in general consultation status with UN ECOSOC operating in 40 countries around the world. GNI in Rwanda is legally registered and has endeavored to improve child sponsorship and protection, health, education, WASH, Agriculture & livelihood, Humanitarian assistance, advocacy and social economy in 19 districts (Gasabo,Kicukiro, Nyarugenge, Kamonyi, Gisagara, Nyamagabe, Nyaruguru, Bugesera, Rwamagana, Kayonza, Ngoma, Kirehe, Gatsibo, Nyagatare, Gicumbi, Rulindo, Musanze,Burere, and Gakenke).

Key responsibilities

• Locate, Visit and build strong relationship with sponsored children and their parents under his/her responsibility
• Initiating active village-based children clusters and meeting them monthly.
• Organize and lead sponsored parents ‘Quarterly meetings
• Managing sponsored children cases including but not limited to supporting and follow-up of emergency medical case treatment, reporting, counseling and supporting abused sponsored children under her responsibility.
• Conducting Health checkup of sponsored children under her responsibility
• Advocate, support and follow-up sponsored children with malnutrition under her responsibility
• Maintain children at school and prevent dropouts among sponsored children under her responsibility
• Prepare, collect and submit all sponsorship reports on time and with no errors (GML, ACL, APR, Dropouts and CIF through CMS)
• Prepare and pay health insurance to sponsored children under her responsibility
• To report regularly to SSD Manager field activities and keep records

Qualifications: The candidate must be

• The candidate must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree (A0) in Education, Social Sciences, or a related field. Experience working with other humanitarian organizations in protection-related roles will be considered an added advantage.
• Ability to communicate in English and Kinyarwanda and strong interpersonal skills to interact with children
• Having enough skills in computer use and reporting
• 2 years’ experience in related field

• Locate, Visit and build strong relationship with sponsored children and their parents under his/her responsibility
• Initiating active village-based children clusters and meeting them monthly.
• Organize and lead sponsored parents ‘Quarterly meetings
• Managing sponsored children cases including but not limited to supporting and follow-up of emergency medical case treatment, reporting, counseling and supporting abused sponsored children under her responsibility.
• Conducting Health checkup of sponsored children under her responsibility
• Advocate, support and follow-up sponsored children with malnutrition under her responsibility
• Maintain children at school and prevent dropouts among sponsored children under her responsibility
• Prepare, collect and submit all sponsorship reports on time and with no errors (GML, ACL, APR, Dropouts and CIF through CMS)
• Prepare and pay health insurance to sponsored children under her responsibility
• To report regularly to SSD Manager field activities and keep records

• Ability to communicate in English and Kinyarwanda
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with children
• Skills in computer use and reporting

• Bachelor’s degree (A0) in Education, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience working with other humanitarian organizations in protection-related roles will be considered an added advantage.