Position: Technical Coordinator- ECD

Job Location: Regional Office in Nyanza District

About the Role:

BRAC envisions a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where Everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. Both BRAC and the Mastercard Foundation believe in the potential of young people to transform their lives and communities if given the opportunity to fully exercise their agency and engage in dignified and fulfilling work. Together, the two organizations bring the experience, creativity, and resources needed to address the mounting challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa’s growing youth population, most of whom are living in poverty and extreme poverty. AIM is a multifaceted approach designed to make a substantial contribution to youth unemployment across the diverse challenges faced by AGYW in the African context. Throughout the capacity-building interventions and livelihood pathways, there will be an intentional focus in going the extra mile to support different categories of girls facing intersectional vulnerabilities, such as populations living in ultra-poverty, those facing displacement, and those living with a disability.

In the AIM Programme, the inclusion of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is an innovative and community need-based solution where young women aged 18 to 35 will be trained and supported to be childcare workers and run their home based ECD. These women will provide quality child care services for young children in their own communities in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The knowledge and expertise of the BRAC Play Lab model will be used in the form of curriculum delivery, play space and materials design, training, management and monitoring to set up the childcare micro enterprises.

The Technical Coordinator will manage the implementation of the AIM Programme’s ECD component for BRAC Rwanda. This role involves overseeing all day-to-day management and administrative aspects of the ECD programming, under the supervision of Programme Manager – AIM at BRAC International Rwanda and with programmatic guidance from the global ECD technical team at BRAC International. This will be a full-time position based in BRAC’s Regional Office in Nyanza District.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee ECD staff to ensure effective coordination. This will include ensuring the following activities are conducted at the highest standards: Entrepreneur selection and child survey, staff recruitment and placement, childcare set up, play lab curriculum roll out, business development and market, and inclusive learning.
• Manage stakeholder coordination to develop, adopt and deliver ECD components under AIM Programme.
• Oversee overall implementation of ECD programming in the targeted areas.
• Contextualize and implement the operations manual, manage recruitment and training of relevant staff, participant selection, profiling, and training.
• Lead the mapping, selection, renovation and of home based ECD
• Oversee the intervention package and input support in selection and delivery.
• Ensure quality implementation of monitoring systems in consultation with BMT M&E Manager.
• Support process documentation and analysis; dissemination of lessons learned and best practices among internal stakeholders and donors.
• Support technical donor reviews and external engagement activities including meetings with implementation partners, government agencies, civil society and local Community Based Organizations, organizing learning and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Support budget development and reviews in alignment with technical narrative
• Oversee database management, including updates for pipeline reports, grant stewardship, prospect research, and contact management
• Manage external technical consultants and partners in the country
• Support the communications team with up-to-date content to create presentations and marketing materials to showcase program and project successes
• Conduct monitoring and program design visits on an as needed basis

Safeguarding responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Works, International Development or related field.

Experience Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years’ practical experience working with NGOs, Education, Early Childhood, child protection or related programs.
• Experience managing ECD related interventions or projects
• Experience building and managing project team
• Experience developing and/or using project cycle management tools such as work plans, budgets etc
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in recruitment and capacity building for staff

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Child Protection and the Child Protection Systems in the Country.
• An understanding of delivering services through volunteers.
• Providing effective supervision and management of staff and team development.
• Knowledge on Government policies and programs pertaining to ECD sector development
• Training facilitation skills
• Computer software skills and knowledge

Employment type: Regular/Fixed-Term

Salary: Negotiable

About BRAC International:

BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org)

Our Core Values:

Integrity: We approach our work with honesty and integrity.

Innovation: We innovate and iterate to improve our impact.

Inclusiveness: We foster inclusion to reach those who need it most.

Effectiveness: We strive for effectiveness to better serve people in poverty.

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application process to grab your dream opportunity!

Qualified and interested candidates are recommended to email their Resume with a signed cover letter in a single PDF format and any supporting documents to bracrwandarecruitment@gmail.com; mentioning a brief academic background, career summary, core competence, notarized copies of academic qualifications and professional certifications (if any) etc. within 250 words.

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

Application deadline: 5^th December 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

“BRAC International is an equal opportunities employer”