Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Parental Wholeness Manager
Mission Statement of Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village:
Through healing, education, and love, the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village empowers orphaned and vulnerable Rwandan youth to build lives of dignity and contribute to a better world.

Core Values: Our core values inspire all our work, focusing our staff on the child’s best interests and helping our students create a community dedicated to building empowered and self-reliant lives. They are:

Commitment: Embrace the mission and go the extra mile
Respect: Be considerate and mindful of others and the environment
Role model: Live and lead by example in a positive way
Interest of Child: Base every decision on how it impacts the child
Support: Help and encourage one another
Integrity: Always be honest with yourself and others and act accordingly
Learning Community: Seek and maximize the opportunity for growth and development

Key Responsibilities
Program Management
• Work closely with department heads to ensure the ASYV institutional characteristics foster the following:
• Community of meaning (restoring parental wholeness, not parental authority)
• Quality Dialogue between the adults and the children and the entire community-at-large
• foster conflict management and resolution founded on ASYV core values
• Lead and promote efficient and equitable DNA & individual evaluation processes
• Parental wholeness is founded on the principles of healing and bearing responsibility for self and the community
• Frequently review and update the Child Protection Policy; ensure ALL staff are regularly trained to ensure the safety and well-being of ASYV’s youth
• Develop innovative educational workshops in line with the ASYV educational approach/philosophy to improve the quality of life of children and address the dynamic challenges of daily life in the Village
• Ensure all children receive emotional and psychological support regarding the transition to post-Village life
• Participate in the DNA (Dialogue, Negotiation, and Agreement) meetings on critical issues such as accepting, moving, suspending, or expelling a child.
• Provide guidance, create and maintain good work practices that uphold a structured and caring home environment for each child.
• Ensure a variety of youth development programs listed below are implemented in accordance with the village-wide schedule and high-quality coordinate execution:
• Health promotion and prevention programs
• Psychosocial support
• Individual evaluation
• Parental coaching
• Sport and recreation activities
• Arts learning and youth projects
• Real-world science education and science projects
• Ensure completion of Village-wide activities
• Communicate with every grade/cohort of youths monthly to determine their needs and interests
• Ensure establishment & implementation of policies that promote the Village’s philosophy and mission
• Document and integrate information systems that enable the efficient and professional sharing of information between relevant parties
• Work closely with parental wholeness staff to define their performance results and key performance indicators. They must be aligned with the overall strategic plan
• Ensure the strategic development and implementation of gender equity in the Village

People Management
• Lead the performance management process that measures and evaluates all educational programs against ASYV’s strategic goals
• Cultivate the ASYV’s core values across all programs
• Instill the culture of a “Learning Community” within ASYV
• Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth. Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics.
• Foster a strong learning community with the Village staff that defines and implements a nurturing, protecting, and empowering environment to facilitate student learning and personal excellence.
• Ensure establishment & implementation of policies that promote ASYV’s ultimate performance culture and mission

Recruitment
• Review and update the student recruitment strategy document policy, which includes recruitment criteria and new members’ onboarding plans
• Coordinate the recruitment process of the new students (this includes budget, calendar, propose recruitment team, field visits, a compilation of the data, the final selection of new cohort)

Financial Responsibilities
• Work with Finance to establish an overall annual program budget and monitor each program.
• Ensure cost-effectiveness and efficiency in all programs.
• Approve requisitions within the limit of the standard set by the Finance Policy & Procedures
• Collaborate closely with the Executive Director and produce monthly and annual reports
• Perform other professional activities as requested by the Executive Director when needed.

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:
• Undergraduate degree in psychology, social work, public health, project management, education, or related fields
• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in educational work with youth or vulnerable groups
• Experience in project development and the ability to transfer their diverse skills and knowledge to the team they lead
• Passion for education, leadership, and providing psychosocial support and guidance
• A strong and demonstrated ideological affinity to the philosophy and mission of ASYV
• A charismatic, pedagogical and caring approach to children and youth
• Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership, and team-building abilities
• Outstanding creative thinking abilities and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to oversee the planning, implementation, and tracking of a specific short or long-term project with a beginning, an end, and specified deliverables
• Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Ability to express themselves fluently in English and Kinyarwanda
• Communication and public speaking skills
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office, Google Suite, etc.
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills with strong attention to detail
• Professional maturity and ability to handle the sensitivity of working within different cultures.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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