Project Facilitator (UNHCR–PROFUTURO)

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on 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.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
% of time    Activity    End Results
50%    Planning and Implementation:  
•    Responsible for ProFuturo project planning and implementation in the targeted districts/clusters and/or refugee camp schools. 
•    Work collaboratively with the education sector to achieve a great impact.
•    Integrate project activities with other sectors and with the district Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP)& Competency Based Curriculum (CBC);
•    Meeting with the head teachers and/or the school responsible for the equipment to check the Project development and any possible incidents to ensure the safety of the equipment.
•    Participate in any meeting which may be conducted by head teachers in relation to the project.
•    Do an equipment review to ensure the use and performance of all the devices.
•    Facilitate Platform users´ registration, classes and content setting on the platform
•    Provide Internet connectivity to teachers’ laptops to send data and receive updates, using the existing network connectivity or USB cellular connections
•    Conduct on-site tests with teachers and students.     
Targeted children benefit from the project
Good collaboration promoted
The project is fully aligned with ESSP & CBC
Targeted schools’ benefit from the project
All project equipments are safely maintained
All equipment and devices are fully utilized 
The project contents are fully aligned with the ICT competence-based curriculum
Constant availability of an internet connection
On-site tests with teachers and students are conducted regularly 
25%    Capacity building 
•    Coordinate and support the schools during the project implementation and provide regular coaching and mentorship to the school head teachers and teachers. 
•    Conduct the process of deep training in the issues of the Project, such as technology, tools, methodology and contents, as well as the different processes.   
•    Face-to-face meetings with teachers with special difficulties on the use of the platform, specific training and problem-solving 
•    Based on the results of the platform, implement additional training for teachers on specific functionalities that they may find harder to use.  
•    Train new teachers on board and facilitate initial training for teachers joining the Project. 
•    Coaching and mentoring teachers in ICT4E initiatives for the targeted schools     
Head teachers and teachers have the right skills to implement the project 
 
Head teachers and responsible teachers are able to identify the gaps that need to be addressed 
 
Teachers and Head teachers have the capacity to handle the issues related to the implementation of the project  
 
 
New teachers acquire the skills to implement the project 
25%    Monitoring and Evaluation, Learning and Reporting
•    Review the working calendar to monitor how different teachers are using the equipment and to guarantee its functionality.  
•    Ensure effective documentation of all the information related to the project successes, innovations and promising practices and disseminate through appropriate mechanisms. 
•    Prepare monthly and quarterly reports based on Profuturo´s template 
•    Produce timely, accurate, and quality reports for mandatory government reports. 
•    Gather insight about how the platform is used in the field and suggest design improvements to the Profuturo project     
Proper utilization and functionality of the equipment is regularly monitored  
Proper documentation of the success stories and best practices is done regularly 
Monthly and quarterly reports are done in a timely manner 
Mandatory government reports are produced in a timely and accurate manner 
 
Lessons learnt are provided to inform improvement in the project. 

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience    •    3 years’ experience working with education projects  
•    Experience in conducting teacher trainings 
•    Experience in coaching and mentoring teachers in ICT4E initiatives
Required Education,
training, license,
registration, and
certification    •    Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Information and Communication Technology (ICT). If a foreign institution issues the degree, an equivalence certificate from the Rwanda Higher Education Council (HEC) will be required)  
•    Should be computer literate in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 
•    Ability to facilitate the implementation of a project for the improvement of basic education through ICT. 
•    Must be a quick learner for new ICT4E initiatives 
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications    •    Ability to effectively implement ICT for Education to improve the quality of education. 
•    Strong skills in networking with education sector stakeholders at the district, sector and cluster levels. 
•    Ability to address issues related to the equipment, platform, network and the contents. 
•    Demonstrate problem-solving skills 
•    Ability to work under minimal supervision 
•    Demonstrate the ability of coaching and mentoring teachers in ICT4E initiatives 
Travel and/or
Work Environment
Requirement    The position requires 
ability and willingness to 
travel domestically up to 
100% of the time since 
he/she is community-based.    Physical
Requirements    Physically fit and able to conduct teacher training and school visits     Language
Requirements    Must possess good oral 
and written 
communication skills in 
English and 
Kinyarwanda 
 

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only