ECP Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Job Description:

The GESI ECP will work alongside the Capacity Strengthening Advisor to gain valuable experience in building capacity of grantees to work within the system. The ECP will attend online and face-to-face training sessions to enhance their learning. The principal duties and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Community engagement through grantees to ensure gender equality and social inclusion is considered during programme implementation. 
• Working with grantees to gathering information on gender and inclusion issues affecting out-of-school children, to inform LIFT programme interventions 
• Support the implementation of LIFT activities and ensure they meet the needs of all participants regardless of gender, ability, or economic status. 
• Monitoring and documentation of how well LIFT programme is reaching the targeted groups via the grantees, documenting success stories and challenges.
• Participate and support in training sessions for staff and grantees on gender equality and social inclusion principles and helping develop materials that promote inclusive practices. 
• Contribute to organizing different meetings of OOS partners with LIFT
• Any other responsibilities assigned by the supervisor upon her/his capacity 

Note: This job description reflects the present requirements of the post.  As duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder and line manager.

Candidate Specification:

• Must be a Rwandan 
• Must have graduated in 2024 
• Bachelor’s degree in Gender, Development Studies, Social work or a related field
• Must have attained a First-Class or Second-Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Kinyarwanda
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply
• Candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.

Background:

Mott MacDonald-Cambridge Education is implementing the Learning and Inclusion for Transformation (LIFT) programme in Rwanda. LIFT is a programme of the Ministry of Education that is funded by the UK Government through FCDO and aims to improve foundational learning outcomes for children in English and mathematics in Rwanda’s primary schools. LIFT also supports adolescents aged 12-17 to return to formal education or access alternative education pathways and enables access to education for children with disabilities.  

Mott MacDonald-Cambridge Education is excited to launch its Early Career Professionals programme in Rwanda. This is a call for applications that aims to empower young people who want to gain valuable hands-on experience and enhance their career development. This opportunity offers internships in various thematic areas including Finance, Grants Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion and Foundational Learning. Selected Early Career Professionals will be placed at the central Mott Mac Donald-Cambridge Education Office in Kigali working alongside professionals and will be directly contributing towards improving Rwanda’s education system.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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