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