ARC works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ARC presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ARC has consistently operated in Rwanda since 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff and incentive workers, and hundreds of community volunteers – implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence / Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to deepen our work and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ARC is looking for qualified, self-driven and committed individual to join our team in the stated position – based at and to serve full time in the new Gashora Emergency Transit Centre, Bugesera District – Rwanda.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Education Officer provides leadership, guidance and technical input for planning and execution of the program’s informal education interventions. S/he works with and supervises 2-4 program teachers. The non-formal education program focuses on applied life skills for refugees and asylum seekers, including English language instruction and coaching for program participants; also skills development for enterprise or income-generating activities for improved livelihood and wellbeing.  Additional interventions will be added to the program in due course.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Carry out comprehensive landscape assessment to ascertain program participants’ needs in non-formal education
  • Lead in the design of priority, gender-responsive and program participant-driven non-formal education interventions
  • Design and ensure effective implementation of the program’s life skills interventions
  • Support the planning for effective delivery of an intensive English Language learning and coaching
  •  Provide both administrative and technical support to program assigned teachers, including on educational contents, processes and materials
  • Actively participate and guide on the identification of new program opportunities, needs and gaps, and support address as well as in the design of new related efforts
  • Support in co-curricular activities such as in sports, social activities, clubs, and learner groups, working collaboratively with the program’s Sports Facilitator
  • Responsible for non-formal education component tracking, reporting, and documentation

REQUIRED SKILLS, BEHAVIORS & EXPERIENCE:

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  • Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Education from reputable university
  • Minimum of five years of direct experiences in the education sector
  • Demonstrated experience in non-formal education design and delivery in low resource settings
  • Extensive knowledge of Rwanda country education system, policies, and strategies
  • Good command of Child Rights, Child Protection Policies
  • The capable communicator in English; including written
  • Conversance with French, Tigrinya and/or Arabic an added advantage
  • Self-motivated and client-orientated with a strong sense of personal ethics, integrity, and quality
  • Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
  • High level of flexibility and tolerance to ambiguity

Interested and qualifying candidates should submit applications – to include 1 page Cover Letter, an updated CV (max. 3 pages), and three names (plus titles & contacts) of relevant professional referees – to the following email address only – with the position applied for CLEARLY indicated: RWJobs@arcrelief.org

Only applications received through the above indicated dedicated email address will be considered. The deadline for submission of applications is October 6th, 2019 at 12:00hrs. However due to urgency to fill this position, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and a decision will be taken before the indicated deadline once suitable candidates are available. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

American Refugee Committee is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.  American Refugee Committee complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

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