6 Job Positions at ARCT-RUHUKA (Rwandese Association of Trauma Counsellors): (Deadline 10 February 2023)
5 Job Positions of Project Field officers at ARCT-RUHUKA (Rwandese Association of Trauma Counsellors): (Deadline 10 February 2023)
RECRUITMENT NOTICE
- BACKGROUND
The Rwandan Organization of Professional Counselors ARCT – Ruhuka is a National Nonprofit making Organization , formed in April 30th 1998 and officially registered under the Ministerial Decree No.97/11 on 28 July, 2004 and registered by Rwanda Governance Board (RGB). The organization was started to support survivors of psychological trauma, through integrated and holistic services for prevention, care, and healing to facilitate recovery for sustainable unity and reconciliation, peace and development.
Our mission: is to lead the development and application of innovative psychosocial approaches to mental health services and strengthen professional capacity in understanding, treating and preventing mental health problems for sustainable development.
Our Vision: ARCT-Ruhuka envisages a Rwanda where all people have access to integrated mental health services.
ARCT-RUHUKA operates country wide and intervenes in the field of Mental health and psychosocial support that contributes directly to building peace at individual, family and community levels .
In partnership and with International Alert , ARCT-Ruhuka has been implementing a 3 years USAID funded project “Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” that operates at 1 sector in each of the 30 districts with 5 field offices . ARCT-Ruhuka wish to recruit 5 more qualified, motivated, dynamic and capable staff to work as Field officers that will be based in 5 more districts of Gasabo, Rulindo , Nyanza, Huye and Nyamasheke under the “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” that will contribute to Healing , resilience building and social cohesion at community level, where each Project field officer will coordinate 3 Districts.
- POSITION: Project Field officers
The purpose of the position is to support the overall implementation and day to day management, monitoring and evaluation of “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” in their areas of operation to achieve its goal.
Job Title: Project Field Officer
Reports to: Dudatanye Urumuri (Light) Project Coordinator
Duty Station: One of the 5 field offices namely; Gasabo, Rulindo , Nyanza, Huye and Nyamasheke districts
- Key Duties: Under the supervision of USAID Dudatanye Urumuri (Light) Project Coordinator, the Project field officers will be responsible for the following:
Responsibilities:
- Work as the contact person for ARCT-Ruhuka and specifically “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” in the districts of operation
- Ability to coordinate and monitor project activities across the assigned 3 districts of operation
- Overall day to day planning , management, implementation and Coordination of project activities
- Develop a detailed project implementation /work plan and provide professional progress reports including; Data visualized Bi-weekly, monthly quarterly and annual Plans and Reports, as well as JADF plans and reports.
- Carry out Psychosocial and social cohesion training needs assessment to identify existing gaps for building capacities and appropriate interventions.
- Organize and conduct training of Community Psychosocial Workers,
- Provide Clinical Supervise to the Trained Community Psychosocial Workers (CPWs)
- Regularly monitor and collect necessary data and create project data base in excel sheet and other necessary formats
- Work closely with other partners to create synergy among different interveners
- Receive project participants and handle referred cases by CPWs for further professional counseling as needed
- Attend project coordination, staff and/or other district /stakeholders’ , JADF meetings and represent ARCT –Ruhuka as required
- Putting in place strategies to ensure high quality and professional services to the beneficiaries and Do No Harm approach
- Create and maintain networks of relevant interveners/stake holders for referral purposes, and maintain their data base for sustainability of the project
- Create and maintain regular project documentation data base with clear statistics , and able to report best practices /lessons learnt , challenges and strategies and well elaborated success stories
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Personal specifications
Essential Skills/Qualities Required
- Ability to monitor coordinate, motivate people and work effectively in teams and partnerships with a various communities and groups of stakeholders
- A person of integrity and trust worthy, transparent and accountable
- Demonstrate leadership, managerial and coordination skills
- Proven ability to develop Professional modules, provide training, clinical supervision and counseling for individual, couples and groups.
- Good interpersonal, negotiation, mediation and communication skills
- Developed computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, outlook and others
- Developed level of initiative/innovation, creativity and able to work semi-independently and solve problems under tight deadlines and minimum supervision
- Living or ready to work and live in a rural setting
- Able and ready to move using local transport and long distances
4. Education required
- Bachelor degree (A0 ) in Professional Counseling, Clinical psychology, Peace and Conflict Management , Social work, or other related disciplines with at least 3 years practical field experience
5. Language Requirements:
Proficiency in the English is very much required (spoken and written); Kinyarwanda is obligatory and French is an added value.
6. Desirable requirements
- Previous experience in training and clinical supervision and counseling is required
- Proven experience in a variety areas including , peace building, conflict management, healing & psychosocial support , social cohesion and clinical interventions
- Prior experience working in similar field and work environment is an added advantage
- Skills and experience in data visualization is highly required.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit the following documents:
- Motivation letter
- Signed CV with most recent experiences and at least 3 referees
- Notified copies of academic qualifications
- Copy of ID
- Driving permit (Category A ) for Motor cycles
The above required documents should be addressed to The Chairperson, ARCT-Ruhhuka. Documents should not later than Monday , 10th February , 2023 at 12:00 by Email with all the required documents attached to: arct.recruitment@gmail.com; For any other information, please contact us on telephone no 250 787104307 (ARCT-Ruhuka Mobile Phone) .
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ARCT-Ruhuka is committed to safeguarding. All staff is required to sign and adhere to safeguarding, child protection and and PSEA. Background checks, including criminal record checks will be required at a later stage.
Done at Kigali 24/01/2023
MUKARUBUGA Ancilla / Chairperson ARCT-Ruhuka
Project Coordinator at ARCT-RUHUKA (Rwandese Association of Trauma Counsellors): (Deadline 10 February 2023)
RECRUITMENT NOTICE
- BACKGROUND
The Rwandan Organization of Professional Counselors ARCT – Ruhuka is a National Nonprofit making Organization , formed in April 30th 1998 and officially registered under the Ministerial Decree No.97/11 on 28 July, 2004 and registered by Rwanda Governance Board (RGB). The organization was started to support survivors of psychological trauma, through integrated and holistic services for prevention, care, and healing to facilitate recovery for sustainable unity and reconciliation, peace and development.
Our mission: is to lead the development and application of innovative psychosocial approaches to mental health services and strengthen professional capacity in understanding, treating and preventing mental health problems for sustainable development.
Our Vision: ARCT-Ruhuka envisages a Rwanda where all people have access to integrated mental health services.
ARCT-RUHUKA operates country wide and intervenes in the field of Mental health and psychosocial support that contributes directly to building peace at individual, family and community levels .
In partnership and with International Alert , ARCT-Ruhuka has been implementing a 3 years USAID funded project “Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” that operates at 1 sector in each of the 30 districts with 5 field offices . ARCT-Ruhuka wishes to recruit 5 more qualified, motivated, dynamic and capable staff to work as Field officers that will be based in 5 more district Field offices under the “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” that contribute to Healing , resilience building and social cohesion at community level, where each Project field officer will coordinate 3 Districts.
- POSITION: Project Coordinator
The purpose of the position is to support the overall Planning, implementation and day to day management, monitoring and evaluation , coordination and reporting of “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” activities and 10 Project Field officers in their areas of operation to achieve its goal.
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Reports to: Program Manager (PM)
Duty Station: The USAID Dufatanye Urumuli “Light” (DUP) project Coordinator will be based in Kigali , at ARCT-Ruhuka Headquarters .
Key Duties: Under the supervision of ARCT-Ruhuka Program Manager , the Project Coordinator will be responsible for the following:
Responsibilities:
- Work as the contact person for “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” at Organization level.
- Planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluation of “USAID Urumuli (Light) Project” activities across 30 districts of operation.
- Develop a detailed overall project implementation /work plan and provide consolidated professional progress reports including; Bi-weekly, monthly quarterly and annual Plans and Reports.
- Develop monitoring and evaluation logic framework and other data collection tools for project intervention, that will help to capture quality data on project progress and impact over time
- Support all Field officers to Carry out Psychosocial and social cohesion training needs assessment to identify existing gaps for building capacities of Field officers for appropriate interventions.
- Carry out continuous context analysis and changes brought about by the project interventions and able to provide recommendations for adjusting interventions
- Provide Technical support and clinical supervision support to the Project field officers
- Regularly monitor, collect and consolidate necessary data and create project data base
- Work closely with other partners to create synergy, learning and sharing
- Organize and lead project coordination and project staff meetings and represent ARCT –Ruhuka and its partner International Alert as required
- Putting in place strategies to ensure high quality and professional services to the beneficiaries and Do No Harm approach
- Create and maintain regular project documentation data base with clear statistics, best practices /lessons learnt, challenges, strategies and well elaborated success stories
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Person specification
Essential Skills/Qualities Required
- Proven ability and knowledge in monitoring, evaluation and learning of Psychosocial and peace building programs
- Proven Skills of data visualization is key requirement (data collection, cleaning, analysis and presentation in various format
- Able to make critical analysis of reports, cases on changes (positive or negative) brought about by USAID Dufatanye Urumuri Project interventions and propose actions
- Ability to coordinate, motivate people and work effectively in teams and partnerships with a various communities and stakeholders
- A person of integrity and trust worthy, transparent and accountable
- Demonstrate leadership, managerial and coordination skills
- Proven ability to develop Professional modules, provide training, clinical supervision and counseling for individual, couples and groups.
- Good interpersonal, negotiation, mediation and communication skills
- Developed computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, outlook and others
- Developed level of initiative, creativity and able to work semi-independently and solve problems under tight deadlines and minimum supervision
- Able and ready to frequently travel to the fields of operation.
- Education required
- A masters in Professional Counseling, Clinical psychology, Peace and Conflict studies, Social work, or other related disciplines with at least 3 years practical field experience
- A Bachelor degree (A0 ) in the above related fields with at least 5 years of field practical experience
Language Requirements:
Proficiency in the English is very much required (spoken and written); Kinyarwanda is obligatory and French is an added value.
Desirable requirements:
- Previous experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of community programs in relation to Psychosocial wellbeing and/or Peace building, social cohesion and resilience.
- Skills and experience in data visualization is highly required.
- Previous experience in training and clinical supervision and counseling is required
- Proven experience in a variety area including, peace building, healing & psychosocial support, social cohesion and clinical interventions
- Prior experience working in similar field and work environment is an added advantage
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit the following documents:
- Motivation letter
- Signed CV with most recent experiences and at least 3 referees
- Notified copies of academic qualifications
- Copy of ID
The above required documents should be addressed to The Chairperson, ARCT-Ruhhuka. Documents can sent not later than Monday , 10th February , 2023 at 12:00 noon by Email with all the required documents attached to: arct.recruitment@gmail.com; For any other information, please contact us on telephone no 250 787104307 (ARCT-Ruhuka Mobile Phone) .
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ARCT-Ruhuka is committed to safeguarding. All staff is required to sign and adhere to safeguarding, child protection and PSEA. Background checks, including criminal record checks will be required at a later stage. Women are encouraged to apply.
Done at Kigali 24/01/2023
MUKARUBUGA Ancilla / Chairperson ARCT-Ruhuka
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