Context of the position:

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent, non-governmental social development & child-focused organization. The Organization supports vulnerable children and young people in four locations of Kigali, Gicumbi, Kayonza and Nyamagabe. SOS Rwanda applies a holistic approach to childcare ensuring that the best interest of the child is catered for. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda therefore seeks to recruit Seven (7) Project field officers to support the implementation of our programs activities in the mentioned districts.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Project Field Officers –SOS projects will be required to aid the Project Managers in all aspects of project/Program delivery including budgeting, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and collaboration with project stakeholders. The field officer is also responsible to support children who are at risk of losing the care of their biological family which includes direct work with the children, caregivers and communities, based on the professional social work practice, ethic, values to achieve the sustainable development of the families and integration in the community.

Main responsibilities:

The position holder will therefore be responsible for the following tasks:

• Organize and support implementation of activities.
• Organize meetings and training (inform the participants, arrange training venues, meals and transport of participants, monitor the attendance list, etc.)
• Ensure good collaboration with community structure and stakeholders.
• Assist Project manager in planning, monitoring, and revising plans.
• Assist Project manager in compiling donor reports (Monthly, Quarterly, Annual)
• Assist Project manager organizing learning and sharing sessions.
• Communicate to the Project manager any challenge I encounter during field work.
• Support the work of external consultants during baseline and End-Term Evaluation
• Liaise with M&E Manager and regularly update the number of beneficiaries reached in Programme Database (PDB2)
• Performs any other duties assigned by the Project manager to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
• Facilitates the preparation of family development process, with the strong participation of caregivers, children and the multidisciplinary team.
• Keeps regular contacts with children and family during the implementation of family development process through phone calls, home visits and meetings in programme premises
• Supports Project manager in the development of services and interventions in the frame of SOS Children’s Villages projects

Key Performance Indicators

• Effective planning and monitoring of activities.
• Timely completion of project/Program activities
• Tight monitoring of targets & reporting on indicators
• Good relationships and collaboration with project/Program stakeholders programme Development

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Reassesses periodically the child/family needs and progress in meeting the objectives defined in Family Development Process and make decisions on the case closure, in cooperation with family members and the multidisciplinary team.
• Enters data regularly in Programme Database (PDB), ensures quality of data and uses regularly the reports and data stored in the database to track individual progress of children and families.
• Upon the request of the project coordinator and in accordance with the national legislation, communicates regularly with the child protection authorities on the case progress.
• Supports FSP coordinator in the self-evaluation and/or external evaluation processes of FS programme.
• Collects regularly information about different indicators as defined in the M&E plan of the program unit and reports to the project officer.

Partnership building and advocacy

• Keeps regular contact with service providers to ensure that services are provided according to objectives and actions agreed in Family Development Process.
• Advocates for the individual child and his/her family to have access to social entitlements or obtain needed services.
• Contributes to community development undertaken by the Family Strengthening Programme, i.e. organise/participate in awareness raising activities, community mobilization events and capacity building of the community partners.
• Experienced in working in collaboration with local leaders and cooperatives.
• Knowledge to use small scale adapted Conservation Agriculture equipment such as hand hoe, small tractor plough.
• Training farmers on fabricating manure and dung-based fertilizers
• Adapt method of post-harvest technology in rural areas

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCIES

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies, rural development studies, community development, social studies, environmental protection and agriculture, or any other related field
• Having good work experience in the community development field, child protection, working with cooperatives and farmers and related fields.

REQUIRED COMPENTENCIES

• Experience in project cycle management
• Positive and professional approach. Ability to work independently, self-organise, use initiative, fulfil commitments and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including written and spoken English; French would be an added value
• Well-developed facilitation, group leadership and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop guidelines and tools and oversee their implementation.
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• A team player who is culturally astute, respectful and tolerant.
• Experience in using applied social research skills (quantitative and qualitative). Additional skills to support FS families would be added value
• Holding a valid motorcycle driving license is an essential requirement for this position, as it enables timely, efficient, and reliable access to project sites, including remote areas where alternative means of transport may be limited.

• Organize and support implementation of activities.
• Organize meetings and training (inform the participants, arrange training venues, meals and transport of participants, monitor the attendance list, etc.)
• Ensure good collaboration with community structure and stakeholders.
• Assist Project manager in planning, monitoring, and revising plans.
• Assist Project manager in compiling donor reports (Monthly, Quarterly, Annual)
• Assist Project manager organizing learning and sharing sessions.
• Communicate to the Project manager any challenge I encounter during field work.
• Support the work of external consultants during baseline and End-Term Evaluation
• Liaise with M&E Manager and regularly update the number of beneficiaries reached in Programme Database (PDB2)
• Performs any other duties assigned by the Project manager to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
• Facilitates the preparation of family development process, with the strong participation of caregivers, children and the multidisciplinary team.
• Keeps regular contacts with children and family during the implementation of family development process through phone calls, home visits and meetings in programme premises
• Supports Project manager in the development of services and interventions in the frame of SOS Children’s Villages projects
• Reassesses periodically the child/family needs and progress in meeting the objectives defined in Family Development Process and make decisions on the case closure, in cooperation with family members and the multidisciplinary team.
• Enters data regularly in Programme Database (PDB), ensures quality of data and uses regularly the reports and data stored in the database to track individual progress of children and families.
• Upon the request of the project coordinator and in accordance with the national legislation, communicates regularly with the child protection authorities on the case progress.
• Supports FSP coordinator in the self-evaluation and/or external evaluation processes of FS programme.
• Collects regularly information about different indicators as defined in the M&E plan of the program unit and reports to the project officer.
• Keeps regular contact with service providers to ensure that services are provided according to objectives and actions agreed in Family Development Process.
• Advocates for the individual child and his/her family to have access to social entitlements or obtain needed services.
• Contributes to community development undertaken by the Family Strengthening Programme, i.e. organise/participate in awareness raising activities, community mobilization events and capacity building of the community partners.
• Experienced in working in collaboration with local leaders and cooperatives.
• Knowledge to use small scale adapted Conservation Agriculture equipment such as hand hoe, small tractor plough.
• Training farmers on fabricating manure and dung-based fertilizers
• Adapt method of post-harvest technology in rural areas

• Experience in project cycle management
• Positive and professional approach. Ability to work independently, self-organise, use initiative, fulfil commitments and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including written and spoken English; French would be an added value
• Well-developed facilitation, group leadership and presentation skills.
• Ability to develop guidelines and tools and oversee their implementation.
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• A team player who is culturally astute, respectful and tolerant.
• Experience in using applied social research skills (quantitative and qualitative). Additional skills to support FS families would be added value
• Holding a valid motorcycle driving license is an essential requirement for this position, as it enables timely, efficient, and reliable access to project sites, including remote areas where alternative means of transport may be limited.

• Bachelor’s degree in development studies, rural development studies, community development, social studies, environmental protection and agriculture, or any other related field
• Having good work experience in the community development field, child protection, working with cooperatives and farmers and related fields.