Career Opportunities: Disability Inclusive Education Specialist (40206)

Requisition ID 40206 – Posted 08/04/2021 – Country (1) – Education

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels using our reach, experience, and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Position Description

Plan is seeking applicants for an Inclusive Education Specialist for an anticipated USAID-funded Education program in Rwanda. This program will support the result areas of the LEARN Project under the Homes and Communities Activity, with the purpose of improving literacy outcomes for all Rwandan children by the end of primary grade 3 (P3). The Inclusive Education Specialist will report to the Chief of Party. The Inclusive Education Specialist will serve as a liaison with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities to ensure alignment for interventions serving children with disabilities, provide communities and parents with skills to support children with disabilities, and leverage the inputs of local organizations and school communities. This position is contingent upon award of the project by the donor.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities and disability advocacy organizations to ensure alignment for interventions serving children with disabilities.
• Increase participation of children with disabilities in home and community reading interventions
• Develop parent, caregiver, and community literacy volunteer knowledge and skills to support children with disabilities
• Identify and build on existing strengths in communities, local systems, and organizations that may be used as leverage points to support children with disabilities’ learning at home and in communities
• Provide assistance to local organizations and school communities to support children with disabilities as they learn to read
• Support awareness-raising and behavior change approaches to facilitate the rights of children with disabilities to access an education

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree in International Education, Deaf Education, Special Education, Education, Education Policy and Planning, Educational Administration, International Development or related field required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience working in the area of disability inclusive development and disability inclusive education for learners with disabilities.
• Knowledge and experience in the design, implementation, and replication of approaches and interventions for improving education for learners with disabilities required.
• Work experience in Rwanda highly preferred
• Proficient English oral and written communication skills are essential

Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such qualified female candidates and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

Location: TBD

Reports to: Head of Program

Grade: TBD

Closing Date: 17th April 2021

The position is on the local contract and only people live and permitted to work in Rwanda are allowed to apply.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.