Community Engagement Specialist at World Vision International Rwanda: (Deadline 18 October 2022)

% Of time

Activity

End Results

40%

Planning and program implementation 

•  Provide technical review and feedback on feasibility of local implementing partners’ proposed work plans; provide adjustments and recommendations as needed.
• Lead the development and/or revision and adaptation of technical resources to incorporate key program components to engage parents and other community members.

• LIPs work plans are comprehensive, feasible and with impactful activities.
• Project decisions and approaches are research based.

40%

Capacity building/ strengthening

• Organise, conduct technical trainings for the community engagement component of the Uburezi Iwacu, and support the rollout of these trainings to field staff and community volunteers.
• Work with regional education coordinators to support community volunteers in management and use of the story books and other literacy materials in reading clubs.

• Homes and Communities project’s field staff, and volunteers will be trained on all technical aspects including reading clubs’ facilitation, child and adult safeguarding, gender and inclusion.
• Books and other literacy materials provided to community libraries and reading clubs will be efficiently and effectively used

10%

Monitoring, evaluation and learning 

• Provide monitoring and evaluation support for the community Engagement component.
• Prepare weekly updates, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on the implementation progress of the community engagement component

• Community engagement component’s report will be prepared with quality and submitted on time.
• Community volunteers’ activities will be monitored and support will be provided for improvement

10%

Networking and Collaboration

• Collaborate with the SBCC Specialist and SBCC field staff to ensure that SBCC messaging is integrated into community engagement activities.
• Works closely with the leadership to ensure the Homes and Communities project is well represented in all Education coordination meetings and other relevant forums at all levels.

• All community engagement activities have social behaviour transformative messages
• Homes and Communities Activity is represented in different working groups, platforms and stakeholders at both national and local levels.

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing, planning, and implementing community engagement and outreach activities.
• Field experience in developing and implementing community and civic engagement tools/projects.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and

certification

• Bachelors’ degree in education, political science, public administration and any other relevant field.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, political science, public administration and any other relevant field.
• Familiarity and understanding of USAID policies and procedures or those of other donor funded projects or community- based projects.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate closely with different stakeholders including government staff, local partners, and FBOs’ leaders and builds capacity.
• Proven abilities to set priorities, to multi-task, and to work collaboratively across technical disciplines.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills