Tumurere Mu Muryango Community and Family based Support Specialist

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’ FUND

RWANDA COUNTRY OFFICE

VACANCY NOTICE NO. PER/VN/011/2014

RECRUITMENT OF A COMMUNITY AND FAMILY BASED SUPPORT SPECIALIST TO BE BASED IN THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CHILDREN

The Office of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Rwanda is inviting applications from suitably qualified Rwandese nationals to fill the following vacancy:

TITLE : Tumurere Mu Muryango (TMM) Community and Family based Support Specialist ****

**LEVEL

N/A**

DURATION :
Two years renewable upon satisfactory performance

DUTY STATION : National Commission for Children (Kigali)

DATE OF ISSUE : 06/03/2014

DATE OF CLOSURE : 20/03/2014

Located in the National Commission for Children and within the delegated authority and the given organizational set-up, the TTM Community and Family based Support Specialist will ensure successful implementation of TMM Programme for Child Care Reform in Rwanda by coordinating and overseeing support to children, families and communities at sub-national levels.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Work closely with District level structures and TMM Stakeholders to ensure that alternative care, services and other supports are available for children and their families.

• Be responsible to provide technical support to the Social workforce team and community child care workers to monitor psychosocial and other types of support at the community level.

• Be responsible to facilitate the process of transformation of institutions into alternative facilities including community-based services for children and families in accordance with the Strategy for National Child care Reform.

• Work closely with services providers to ensure the development of comprehensive model for family tracing.

• Support the district staff, partner organizations and Programme stakeholders to identify alternative or permanent care options

• Coordinate Programme partners for the effective provision of consistent tailored reintegration packages and/or support services for children and families

• Ensure strong linkages between children/ families and existing social protection schemes and mechanisms.

• Initiate and support the establishment of partnership mechanisms between public and private sector for the provision of family support services

• Support in the establishment of prevention mechanisms for child abandonment, child institutionalization and child protection at community level

• Provide technical support to District Social Workforce and community child care workers to plan, deliver, and monitor psychosocial support and other types of support at the community level.

• Support the provision of technical assistance and facilitate the transformation process of institutions into alternative facilities including community-based services for children and families

• Coordinate field related activities, trainings, and other workshops for the team.

• Organize and participate in monthly, quarterly and annual Programme Coordination meetings and ensure the timely preparation of annual program status reports.

• Participate in information exchange with development partners, stakeholders and media visits as well as in the development of training and orientation materials.

• Contribute to building and maintaining multi-disciplinary working relationships, strategic and operational partnership with health, social protection and education sectors, local government, Police and civil society to ensure that multi-organization work maximizes the impact of frontline service delivery.

• Contributes to Develop partnership and collaboration with internal and external counterparts in order to exchange information on programme status and implementation.

• Contribute to maintaining a strong collaboration with UNICEF Child protection Section, Districts, Children’s homes managers and other relevant programme stakeholders to establish and maintain sound internal controls supportive of programming endeavors and to coordinate financial and supply management requirements and accountability.

• Plan, develop and implement programme activities by collaborating with the program stakeholders and provide leadership in provision of technical advice, negotiation and advocacy leading to agreement on practicable and priority actions of the TMM programme.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

1. **Education

   **
   

• University degree in Social Sciences, Sociology, Management or Law. Advanced/ Master’s degree in the above mentioned fields will be an added advantage.

1. **Work

   Experience**
   

•2-3 years of relevant professional work experience in child protection; experience in child care and community development is an asset.

•Experience in project/ programme in the areas of social affairs and development in general. Project/ programme experience at decentralized and community levels is a distinct advantage.

•Background/experience in child care and child protection in Rwanda is required.

•Understanding and past working experience of community principles practices.

•Experience in working with Local Government, NGOs and Development Partners is required.

3. **Skills and Abilities:**

•Knowledge of child care, protection and welfare system in Rwanda and de-institutionalization processes in particular.

•Good oral and writing skills, presentation skills, negotiations skills, interactive and interpersonal communication skills,

•Ability to work with Government Officials at national and district levels as well as with international and national development partners.

4. **Languages**

Fluency in Kinyarwanda and English is required. Fluency in French is an added advantage

How to apply:

Candidates meeting the above requirements may send their application: cover letter, P11 form, and CV torwajobs@unicef.org****