Vacancy title:
Provincial Advisor

Jobs at:
Chemonics Soma Umenye LLC

Deadline of this Job:
12th December 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 30th November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

Chemonics International Inc.

Scope of Work

Title: Provincial Advisor

Project Summary

USAID Soma Umenye will work to improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade 3. Specifically, USAID Soma Umenye will target all children in Grades 1-3 attending public and government-aided schools nationwide and ensure that at least 70 percent of students are able to read grade-level text with fluency and comprehension by the end of Grade 3.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the work of the district advisors to support district and sector education officials to implement education reforms that support improved early grade reading outcomes and are in line with the government of Rwanda’s education reforms. Build their capacity as needed to ensure they can be effective in their work.
  
• Facilitate sharing of challenges and successes among provincial advisors and among the district advisors in his/her province to promote project learning and among education sector officials within his/her province to promote sector learning.
  
• Gather information from district advisors related to the implementation of Soma Umenye-supported activities at the district and sector level, share with the Deputy Chief of Party Field Activities, and work with him/her to devise and implement a strategy if needed (in collaboration with district-/sector-level education officials) to address any deficits in implementation.
  
• Strengthen data-driven decision-making to enhance learner performance improvement at district and sector levels
  
• Gather information from district advisors related to coordination with other donor-funded implementers, share with the Deputy Chief of Party Field Activities, and work with him/her to devise and implement a strategy if needed to ensure Soma Umenye interventions are complementary and not duplicative of others’ efforts.
  
• Keep abreast of the relationship both at the province and district levels and support District Advisors in building relationship with education sector and local leaders and stay informed on any suggested education reforms.
  
• Represent Soma Umenye project at the province/ Kigali City level, and attend meetings as required by the local leadership and keep the Deputy Chief of Party
• Field Activities informed on successes and challenges encountered for further support.
  
• Contribute to provincial budget development
  

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field; Master’s degree in related field preferred
  
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience, preferably working in or with Rwanda’s education system
  
• Experience working with donor-funded projects preferred (ideally USAID projects)
  
• Experience promoting equity in learning outcomes among boys, girls, and children with special needs preferred;
  
• Demonstrated exemplary diplomatic, communication, and interpersonal skills
  Strong ability to build the capacity and mentor team members
  
• Demonstrated experience collecting and analyzing monitoring and evaluation of data
  
• Written and spoken proficiency in English
  

Location of Assignment

The location of assignment is in Kigali, with intermittent travel throughout the country

Supervision

The Provincial Advisor will report directly to the Director of Provincial Coordinator or his/her designee.

Expected Salary: Commensurate with salary history and experience

To learn more about Chemonics, please visit www.chemonics.com.