PURPOSE OF THE ASIGNMENT The National Commission for Children (NCC) is the government body responsible to oversee and coordinate the deinstitutionalization process. The NCC reported that between January – May 2012, 355 children have been reintegrated into the community. To date, two groups of children have been reintegrated from orphanage into the community:
1. Children reintegrated into families with professional assistance and social supports from Hope and Homes Center. 51 children from the orphanage Mpore Pefa in Kigali have been reintegrated into their biological families, relatives and non-kinship foster homes. None was sent to another orphanage.
2. Children from other orphanages have been reintegrated into the community without professional assistance or social supports. These include: Ste. Elizabeth de Hongrie in Rulindo district. Approximately 60 children have been reintegrated into families in the community. Centre Girimpuhwe Remera in Gasabo district. Approximately 50 children have been reintegrated into families in the community.
The rapid assessment will assess the situation of approximately 150 children from these three orphanages or other orphanages selected by NCC in collaboration with UNICEF and determine how the children who have been deinstitutionalized from these three institutions are doing.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Applicants must hold an advanced university degree in a field of social science, science or related fields with a minimum of 5 years' experience in social science research and evaluation, particular in the field of child protection and/or child and family welfare. Applicants must: 1. Have experience designing and carrying out assessments in the field of social welfare 2. Be able to create a research team to collect and analyse data, 3. Be able to produce a report in English using both qualitative and quantitative data 4. Knowledge of the child protection system of Rwanda.
1. Children reintegrated into families with professional assistance and social supports from Hope and Homes Center. 51 children from the orphanage Mpore Pefa in Kigali have been reintegrated into their biological families, relatives and non-kinship foster homes. None was sent to another orphanage.
2. Children from other orphanages have been reintegrated into the community without professional assistance or social supports. These include: Ste. Elizabeth de Hongrie in Rulindo district. Approximately 60 children have been reintegrated into families in the community. Centre Girimpuhwe Remera in Gasabo district. Approximately 50 children have been reintegrated into families in the community.
The rapid assessment will assess the situation of approximately 150 children from these three orphanages or other orphanages selected by NCC in collaboration with UNICEF and determine how the children who have been deinstitutionalized from these three institutions are doing.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Applicants must hold an advanced university degree in a field of social science, science or related fields with a minimum of 5 years' experience in social science research and evaluation, particular in the field of child protection and/or child and family welfare. Applicants must: 1. Have experience designing and carrying out assessments in the field of social welfare 2. Be able to create a research team to collect and analyse data, 3. Be able to produce a report in English using both qualitative and quantitative data 4. Knowledge of the child protection system of Rwanda.
How to apply:
An application letter to be addressed to the Chief of Operations, UNICEF; P.O.Box 381 Kigali, along with a detailed CV and a completed P11 form.
•Application should be submitted online to: Rwajobs@unicef.org
•Closing date: 16 October 2012.
•Application should be submitted online to: Rwajobs@unicef.org
•Closing date: 16 October 2012.
