Junior Sport Instructor /Field Facilitator

Right To Play is a global organization that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right To Play helps one million children weekly in more than 20 countries to build essential life skills and better futures, while driving lasting social change. Founded in 2000 by four-time Olympic gold medalist and social entrepreneur Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national offices in Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and regional offices in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Our programs are facilitated by more than 600 international staff and 13,500 volunteer Coaches.

Right To Play has started a project on ‘Building Resilience through Sport and Play” in Dollo Ado, Somali Regional State in five refugee camps in 2014.

The program in Dollo Ado seeks to ensure that crisis-affected refugee and host community children and youth are resilient and have the capacity to manage the adversity they face in their daily lives.

Over three years, the Dollo Ado project targets 40,000 in and out of school children between the ages of 2 – 18 in programming that support positive child and youth development leading to increased retention in schools, improved life skills, and increased leadership opportunities for youth to make positive contributions to their communities. This will be achieved through the capacity development of 800 youth and educators living in both the refugee settlements and host communities.

Therefore, Right To Play is looking for qualified, experienced and self-motivated persons to fill the position of Junior Sport Instructor / Field Facilitator in Dollo Addo project.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Junior Sport Instructor / Field Facilitator reports directly to the Training Officer (TO) and is responsible for the implementation of Right To Play (RTP) project activities and providing support and guidance to teachers and community team in using RTP tools in the project location. He/she is responsible for monitoring the project for quality of delivery and effectiveness; ensures participation of partners, children/young people and stakeholders in the process of project planning and implementation of the proposed activities and supports Teachers, Coaches and Coach Trainers in developing their activity plans and schedules, encourages their initiatives while ensuring alignment with project proposal, facilitates their activities and reports to the TO.

Employment Start Date:   Immediately

Contract Duration: One year with possibility of extension upon performance

QUALIFICATIONS:

 Education/Training/Certification

 Required (must have):

•  Bachelor’s degree in Educational planning & management, Project Management, pedagogical science, adult education, health and physical education or other related Social and Natural Sciences fields.


• Basic understanding of Children’s Rights, Gender and HIV/AIDS;


• Experience in implementation of Monitoring & Evaluation Tools;


• Experience in working with children and youth peer leaders;


• A firm belief in the concept of Sport for Development for child and youth development;


• Knowledge of coaching, training and adult education principles.

 Experience:

Required (must have):

•  Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in implementing sport for development activities preferably in INGO setup,


• Knowledge and experience on how

Closing date: Apr 10, 2016

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter through:

and kindly include “Junior Sport Instructor /Field Facilitator – Dollo” and your name in the subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter. We do not accept applications through other means.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Right To Play is a child-centered organization.  Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs.

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