Vacancy title:
Alternative Care Coordinator

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
SOS Children's Villages Rwanda

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, August 26 2025

Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Mission of the position: 

Under supervision of the Head of Location, the Alternative Care Coordinator will ensure daily and smoother run of all activities under Alternative Care program according to SOS Children’s Villages policies and other international and national strategic orientation and documents. 

Main responsibilities:

The Alternative Care Coordinator will therefore be responsible for the following tasks:

• Develop, promote and facilitate the blossoming of the programme under his/her responsibility throughout innovative actions and practices
• Ensure safety, protection, physical and psychosocial well-being of children and young people cared for alternative care programme.
• With support and cooperation from other SOS CV Location staff, champion the implementation of National Gatekeeping Guidelines, measures and programmes to prevent family separation.
• Lead the implementation of various forms of alternative care options and ensure high quality of services to the children according to SOS CV International standards and National Child Care reform.
• Embrace AI for effective and efficient programming as well as process improvements with SOS Children’s Villages. 
• Support program participants such as foster families to embrace digital transformation as well as embracing digitalized reintegration process for effective monitoring and evaluation of reintegrated children.
• Supervise Alternative Care programme staff with and provide timely support, guidance and inspiration towards high quality of care services to the children and SOS Families.
• Ensure preparation of youth care and empowerment programme, facilitate smoother transition to the independent life and builds conducive environment for learning, blossoming, formal and information education and successful professional insertion of Youth under SOS care.
• Using right based approach, He/She strive to meet and respect the best interest of the child, individual needs and rights of children and young people. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's degree Social Sciences, Sociology, Education, Psychology, Management, Public Administration and other related fields with at least five (5) years related working experience in child protection, alternative care or social services in International Non -Governmental Organizations/Humanitarian settings
• Direct experience working vulnerable children, foster care or residential care settings 
• Proven leadership and people management skills, with at least one (1) year at higher decision-making level

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Understanding of UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, child rights, and national child protection laws
• Knowledge of child safeguarding procedures and psychosocial support approaches.
• Proven background and experience in child rights, Orphans and Vulnerable Children(OVC), would be an added value.
• Positive and professional approach. Ability to work independently, use initiative, keeps commitments and meets deadlines.
• English proficiency (Written and spoken skills) and French skills would be an added value
• Applicants are expected to be legally married

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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