Project Monitoring And Evaluation Field Officer at SOS Children’s Villages
Position: Project Monitoring and Evaluation Field Officer
Vacant position: One (1)
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Working location: Kayonza Location
Supervisor: Project Coordinator
Deadline: 07th February, 2025
BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION
Established in 1949, SOS Children’s Villages is a dynamic social development international organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of vulnerable children. In Rwanda SOS Children’s Villages is an affiliate of SOS Children’s Villages International which is a federation of over 130 SOS Children’s Villages associations world-wide. We build families for neglected, abandoned or orphaned children, we help them shape their own futures and we share in the development of their communities. In order to further satisfy this responsibility, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is seeking for a competent Project Monitoring and Evaluation Field Officer, based in Kayonza Program Location
MISSION OF THE POSITION
JOB PURPOSE
Under the leadership of the Kura Umenye Project Coordinator, the field officer supports project development in the field of family strengthening and Reintegration, MH&PSS and ASRHR, and Education and remedial Learning in the line with the “Vision, Mission, Values”, the brand and approved strategies, policies, guidelines of the organization and national legislation. Field officer is 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, ethics, values to achieve the sustainable development of the families and integration in the community. He/she is also responsible to ensure the timely completion of the case management procedures at all stages based on the individual approach and on the active participation of children, parents/caregivers. He/she is a member of the multidisciplinary team in the project and coordinates multidisciplinary team work within the case he/she is responsible for.
Duties and Responsabilities:
- Supports Kura Umenye Coordinator in the development of services and interventions in the frame of family strengthening & Reintegration, MH&PSS &ASRHR, and Education & Remedial Learning.
- Supports identification of cases of children who are at risk of losing care from their families of origin through different resources (referral, outreach, self-referral etc.).
- Conducts comprehensive assessment of children and families in strong cooperation with the multidisciplinary team of stakeholders using different resources and social work techniques/methods to identify family needs and strengths and define the required services.
- Facilitates the preparation of family development process, with the strong participation of caregivers, children and the multidisciplinary team.
- Arranges, provides and coordinates the delivery of services to children and families in strong partnership with other service providers and in line with the family development process.
- Keeps regular contacts with child and family during the implementation of family development process through phone calls, home visits and meetings in programme premises.
- Documents appropriately all activities conducted during the case management stages in the child/family case file by applying methods and tools for gathering information, as well as forms/templates, based on the requirements of national legislation and/or regional guidelines.
- Arranges, provides and coordinates the delivery of services to children and families in strong partnership with other service providers and in line with the family development process.
- Keeps regular contacts with child and family during the implementation of family development process through phone calls, home visits and meetings in programme premises.
- Play a leading role and support the National Association in the project planning and other planning instruments according to the organizational strategic vision and recommend further improvement of the logical frame work;
- Assist the Organization in enhancing an integrated process of planning, programming, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, research, analysis and present information gathered from diverse source;
- 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 module (PDB), ensures quality of data and uses regularly the reports and data stored in the database to track individual progress of children and families. Provides information for new requirements (new reports, new data fields or features) to Kura Umenye Project Coordinator.
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 module (PDB), ensures quality of data and uses regularly the reports and data stored in the database to track individual progress of children and families. Provides information for new requirements (new reports, new data fields or features) to Kura Umenye Project Coordinator.
- Upon the request of Project Coordinator, and in accordance with the national legislation, communicates regularly with the child protection authorities on the case progress.
- Supports Project coordinator in the self-evaluation and/or external evaluation processes of Kura Umenye project.
- Collects regularly information about different indicators as defined in the M&E plan of the programme unit and reports to Project Coordinator.
- Support the use of Prodigi, PDB2 and Compass for monitoring and evaluation of strategic plan indicators for the location
- Participate in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and methodologies consistent with project monitoring and evaluation;
- Implement the overall M&E strategy and guide the implementation of related activities within the programme function;
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION
- Bachelor’s degreein Social Sciences, Community Development Studies, Project Management, Development Studies and related fields with three (3) years’ work experience in community development field, child protection and documented track record of planning, monitoring and evaluation
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Experience in psychosocial support for children and adults
- Positive and professional approach. Ability to work independently, self-organise, use initiative, fulfil commitments and meet deadlines.
- 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 beneficiaries would be an added advantage.
- Knowledge of child protection issues, such as child safeguarding, child rights, OVC, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, psychosocial support
- Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-site organisation and geographically-dispersed participants.
- Work experience in programmes that build networks at community level.
- Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of SOS Children Villages;
- Demonstrate creativity and abilities to complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities, deadlines and multiple reporting relationships;
- Establishes, builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support, knowledge, management and learning;
- In depth knowledge of Planning, Monitoring and Information System, Monitoring and Evaluation and organizational development issues;
- Excellent abilities to identify significant capacity building opportunities and capacity to deliver such trainings using a clear communications skill.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, including written and spoken English; French would be an added value
Method of Application
If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your detailed application package including an application letter, CV with three traceable references and copies of academic certificates) to sos.recruitment@sos-rwanda.org and properly fill the application form found via the following LINK not later than the 07th February, 2025. at 5:00 pm Kigali time.
N.B: Please mention in the subject of your e-mail the name of the position applied for.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
| “SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda/ International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”. |
Done at Kigali on 28th January, 2025
Jean Bosco KWIZERA
National Director
FSP Field Officer at SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position:FSP Field Officer
Vacant positions: One (1)
Type of contract: Fixed Term
Working location: Byumba Location
Supervisor: FSP Coordinator
Deadline: 07th February, 2025
BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION
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 right-based approach to improve the quality of vulnerable children’s life and their families. The family strengthening program supports in the prevention of child family separation and SOS leverages on its impact to scale up interventions that promote child rights, child protection, family economic wellbeing and enhanced gatekeeping. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda therefore seeks to recruit one Field Officer to support the implementation of family strengthening program across its program locations.
MISSION OF THE POSITION
JOB PURPOSE
The FSP Field Officer is responsible for facilitating the capacity building of FSP supported families, communities and duty bearers to effectively protect and care for children in collaboration with local authorities to enable children who are at risk of losing the care of the families to grown within a caring family environment.
Duties and Responsabilities:
Facilitate the formation and development of Community Task Force to spearhead the programme;
Facilitate the identification and training of community facilitators in Family Development Planning.
Maintaining and updating files for programme participants.
Support Community Task Force, families and communities in the assessment of root causes leading to child abandonment at family and community levels through use of appropriate participatory tools.
Support the programme coordinator in the consolidation of Family Development Plans and preparation of budgets relevant to the attainment of programme’s goal.
Facilitate families’ access to essential services required to fulfil their children’s developmental needs and rights;
Facilitate the development, with full participation of the supported households, of an appropriate individual household IGA/business & FS plan to meet the economic & nutritional needs of vulnerable households;
Organise and facilitate the relevant IGA & FS training of households identified for IGA support;
Identify opportunities for OVC supportive partnerships within the programme area;
Make a recommendation as to whether a family (or individual child) should exit the programme. Submit this recommendation to the programme Manager, for consideration by the programme management structure;
Carry out regular home visits to families on the programme and write home visit reports.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATION
Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Sociology, Development Studies, Rural Development, Education and any other related field of study with at least three (3) years of relevant experience in implementing community development or OVC support programmes.
Possession of a driving license category Ais a requirement.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Understanding and ability to apply community development participatory methodologies.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
Ability to work with minimum supervision
Excellent written and verbal communication in English is a requirement
Method of Application
If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your detailed application package including an application letter, CV with three traceable references and copies of academic certificates) to [email protected]and properly fill the application form found via the following LINK not later than the 07th February, 2025. at 5:00 pm Kigali time.
N.B: Please mention in the subject of your e-mail the name of the position applied for.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.