ICT for Development Officer at SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda: (Deadline 22 March, 2024)

ICT for Development Officer at SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda: (Deadline 22 March, 2024)

 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Title: ICT for Development Officer

Vacant positions: 1 person

Position length: Permanent

Reporting to: National programs Director

Dotted line Report: National ICT Manager

Deadline: March 22, 2024

Context of the position:

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent, non-governmental social development & child-focused organization. The Organization supports vulnerable children and young people in four locations of Kigali, Gicumbi, Kayonza and Nyamagabe. SOS CV Rwanda applies a one program approach in its Education, family strengthening, health and community development programs, that support a holistic approach in the interest of the child. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda therefore seeks to recruit a highly skilled and motivated ICT for Development officer at the National Office. 

Mission of the Position:

The ICT4D officer will actively promotes the responsible, innovative, and impactful use of technology to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Their advice, knowledge, and support contribute to determining how effective, adaptive, and innovative SOS CVs Rwanda use of ICT4D enables our programs.

Main Purpose:

To ensure smooth operation of innovative SOS CVs Rwanda use of ICT4D enables our programmes and support to end users in the organization.

Key performance areas and main responsibilities

• lead the development and contribute to the implementation of SOS CVR wide specific strategies, standards, tools, innovations and best practices in ICT4D that enable the responsible and impactful use of technology for increased program quality. Help ensure the SOS CVs ICT4D technology portfolio continues to meet evolving business needs.
• Provide technical advice and support to Country Program (CP) teams, remotely and on-site, for strategic planning and how to best apply ICT4D solutions, standards, and best practices, helping to ensure high-quality implementation and adherence to agency-level standards and policies. Assist country programs in deploying ICT4D solutions and with ICT4D technology selection.
• Contribute to embedding ICT4D in the technical design for proposals. Support the process of preparation, design, submission and approval of project concepts and full-fledged proposals.
• Lead capacity strengthening and learning initiatives in ICT4D for staff and partners through helping develop learning and participatory training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, convening a community of practice, and coaching.
• Collect and analyze program data, capture, and share lessons learned and best practices for projects that used ICT4D to facilitate improvements in decision-making and contribute to the ICT4D learning agenda.
•  In collaboration with Regional Office, NICT Manager and Business Development team, develop and maintain relationships with relevant donors, peer organizations, research and other institutions, participate in forums in the area of ICT4D, as relevant to collect and share best practices and promote SOS CVR’s work.
• Ensure safeguarding and child protection is constantly reflected in designing digital tools and interventions in the programs       

ICT Management

• Prepares Individual work plan in close cooperation with supervisor
• Performs the regular operational and reporting tasks in time maintaining the quality
• Conducts bi-annual inventory of ICT assets in cooperation with ICT manager
• Oversees and monitors staff ICT devices usage, to ensure compliance with SOS CV Child Protection policy and ICT usage policy;
• Provides orientation on safe internet usage and ICT Policy in collaboration with HR;
• Reports any violation in regards to ICT devices usage as per the ICT Policy, and the child’s right to privacy;
• Maintains the confidentiality of any information related to program participant children, young persons, adults, co-workers and sponsors;
• Oversees and monitors staff ICT usage, to ensure compliance with SOS CV Child Protection police

Basic Qualifications:

• Graduate in computer science, IT, and other relevant field of study with minimum of 5 years’ experience;
• Proven ICT technical experience of supporting users and systems in a large and complex organization
• Strong analytical skills – combined with a keen ability to communicate well in both verbal and written form in English or French.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in software system development and deployment.
• Demonstrable experience building digital skills and capacity of both technical and non-technical audiences using adult learning techniques
• Demonstrable experience of leveraging digital technologies in international development, humanitarian and/or low resource contexts
• Demonstrated project management expertise with a focus on successful project delivery. Proven experience in design processes and methodologies.

1. Preferred Qualifications:

•  Significant experience in deploying technology solutions (3 years) that support project activities in international aid and development.
•  Extensive experience using digital technologies in support of relief and development efforts. Understanding of administration of devices and ability to assess devices for applicability to project needs.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and coding.
• Experience with human-centered design (HCD) approaches
• Experience with MEAL system development and implementation
• Certification in project management such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or Prince2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments).

2. Competencies – knowledge, skills, abilities 

• Aware of current web technologies and computer infrastructure
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, changing environment, with an emphasis on high-performance, teamwork, accountability and results;
• Personable and able to work within a customer service framework;
• Refined and well-organized multi-tasking skills;
• Experience in prioritizing and sequencing both programmatic and operational activities;
• Ability to build relationships with partners and stakeholders;
• Problem-solving and decision-making in challenging environment
• Ability to communicate consistently, clearly and effectively with a range of stakeholders;

How to Apply:

The interested candidates in this position should send a detailed CV, application letter, other deemed required documents with three (3) traceable professional references to sos.recruitment@sos-rwanda.org and properly fill the application form found via this LINK  not later than 22^nd March, 2024. at 5:00 pm Kigali time.

“SOS Children’s Villages International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.

Done at Kigali on March 13^th, 2024. 

Jean Bosco KWIZERA

National Director