Chief of Party – Child Protection and Education, Rwanda at World Vision

Position: Chief of Party – Child Protection and Education, Rwanda

*Position is contingent upon funding and donor approval

World Vision International

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our over 34,000 staff members working in nearly 100 countries are united in helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Through our work, every 60 seconds … a family gets water … a hungry child is fed … a family receives the tools to overcome poverty.

Here’s where you come in:

As Chief of Party, you will provide overall strategic direction in the design, management, implementation and overall quality assurance of the project. You will be World Vision’s primary point of contact with all relevant stakeholders. You will collaborate with MINEDUC, REB and other critical partners to provide high-level support for effective delivery and sustainability of the project interventions. You will oversee a team of experts and support staff, prepare reports and annual operating plans, align project initiatives with in-country priorities, and ensure the program’s compliance with USAID and World Vision regulations. The project must be designed to align closely with the current objectives of the Government of Rwanda so that activities are complementary and create sustainability. You will be based in Kigali, reporting to the National Director.

Requirements include:

• Master’s degree in Education or any other relevant field.
• Experience in managing grant-funded projects
• Experience in inclusive education programming with preferred experience in deaf education or sign language development activities, which may include teaching and learning material development, assessments, teacher professional development, and systems reform.
• Clear familiarity with core topics around the inclusion of students with disabilities, especially Universal Design for Learning and behavior change.
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, effective organizational development, partnership-building, managerial, team-building, and communications skills
• Experience working in close partnership with government counterparts, international development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and other collaborators/stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the education system in Rwanda.

How to apply

Is this the job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply online by 28 APR 2023.

For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

 

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