1. Gender Officer
POSITION: Gender Officer
PROJECT: Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy (PPIMA)
STATION OF DUTY: Nyabihu District
Starting date: Immediately
Reports directly to: Director of Programs
Type of contract: Closed contract / Eight-months with possibility of extension
JOB SUMMARY
Action pour le Developpement du Peuple (ADEPE) is a non -Governmental organization legally recognized by The Rwanda Government Board (RGB) under the new Law n° 04/2012 of 17/2/2012. ADEPE works with women, youth, children, and deprived persons in general. In line with the national commitment of empowering women as enshrined in the national gender policy and in contribution to the country’s National Strategy for transformation, ADEPE empowers women as well as girls especially targeting capacity development, supporting women to engage in income-generating activities and provision of legal aid to women and the most vulnerable people. It reintegrates the beneficiaries into the community by engaging them in productive work, education, cooperatives/associations, and advocacy.
ADEPE’s mission is to empower vulnerable people especially children, youth (girls and boys), and women to improve their living conditions and facilitate them to be self-reliant through knowledge and skills development, promotion of social justice and human rights, and poverty eradication for transformational and sustainable development.
ADEPE is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of Gender Officer to support in strengthening the gender mainstreaming while conducting the implementation and monitoring activities of the Public Policy Information Monitoring and Advocacy (PPIMA) project in Nyabihu District.
Job purpose: The Gender Officer with the supervision of the ADEPE-Director of programs will have the responsibility to support in strengthening the gender mainstreaming while conducting the implementation and monitoring activities of the Public Policy Information Monitoring and Advocacy (PPIMA) project in Nyabihu District. She/he will be in charge of providing clear guidelines on gender, the involvement of tools designing, reporting, field visits, support the program team on a regular basis to incorporate gender in all project cycles.. .
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
The Gender Officer will be responsible for planning and implementing gender mainstreaming activities with Project/program staff at field level
The Gender Officer will support the Program team and Partner staff to implement and monitor activities, making sure that gender mainstreaming is adequately integrated.
The Gender Officer will monitor the integration of gender mainstreaming through regular visits to the project location, draws the attention of the Program team and Partner staff around successes and challenges faced in the program, and orient the teams to take corrective measures.
The Gender Officer will work closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team to design and implement gender-sensitive data collection tools, including but not limited to the collection of Sex, Age, and Disability Desegregated Data. The Gender Officer will contribute to the definition of the methodology and tools of the internal baseline and external mid-term and final evaluations.
The Gender Officer will participate in mapping Women’s Rights Organisations and facilitate their participation in project implementation. The Gender Officer will participate in gender capacity assessments of Partners.
The Gender Officer will attend the relevant coordination meetings at the Governorate level (ie: GBV Working Group, Protection Working Group, etc.), connect with other stakeholders to facilitate the orientation of project beneficiaries (especially survivors of GBV), and use the information shared to improve gender mainstreaming in programs.
The Gender Officer will provide inputs on gender mainstreaming in the monthly and quarterly Sit Rep and review donors’ reports to ensure gender mainstreaming is properly reported and that the reporting language is gender-sensitive.
The Gender Officer will participate in research around gender equality to support policy and campaign. The Gender Officer will identify success stories, case studies, etc.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Leadership
Influencing skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Ability to work both independently and as a team player.
Good facilitation skills.
Strong communication both verbal and written.
Working with others effectively.
Core skills and training
University/College qualification in the relevant field (e.g. Gender or development studies, social sciences, or related discipline) or equivalent experience.
Experience of working in the humanitarian or development sector.
Good oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
Knowledge and skills in computer usage especially Microsoft office program (Work, Excel, and PowerPoint
Female candidates are more encouraged to apply for this position
Familiarity with PSEA and an understanding of the global context in which this issue impacts ADEPE.
Submission procedure
All interested candidates should submit only soft copies of updated CV along with their academic certificates with at least 3 previous work referees and Motivational letter to; info@adepe-rw.org
cc: adepeu@yahoo.com
cc: adeperwanda@gmail.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Date deadline for submission is on 19 May 2021.
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2. District Field Officer (DFO)
POSITION: DISTRICT FIELD OFFICER (DFO)
PROJECT: Public Policy Information, Monitoring and Advocacy (PPIMA)
STATION OF DUTY: Nyabihu District
Starting date: Immediately
Reports directly to: Director of Programs
Type of contract: Closed contract / Eight-months with possibility of extension
JOB SUMMARY
Action pour le Developpement du Peuple (ADEPE) is a non -Governmental organization legally recognized by The Rwanda Government Board (RGB) under the new Law n° 04/2012 of 17/2/2012. ADEPE works with women, youth, children, and deprived persons in general. In line with the national commitment of empowering women as enshrined in the national gender policy and in contribution to the country’s National Strategy for transformation, ADEPE empowers women as well as girls especially targeting capacity development, supporting women to engage in income-generating activities and provision of legal aid to women and the most vulnerable people. It reintegrates the beneficiaries into the community by engaging them in productive work, education, cooperatives/associations, and advocacy.
ADEPE’s mission is to empower vulnerable people especially children, youth (girls and boys), and women to improve their living conditions and facilitate them to be self-reliant through knowledge and skills development, promotion of social justice and human rights, and poverty eradication for transformational and sustainable development.
Under the financial support from NPA (Norwegian People’s Aid), ADEPE is looking for a suitable candidate for the position of District Field Officer (DFO) to implement the PPIMA (Public Policy Information, Monitoring, and Advocacy) project in Nyabihu District.
Job purpose: The District Field Officer with the supervision of the ADEPE-Director of programs will have the responsibility to coordinate and manage the implementation and monitoring activities of the Public Policy Information Monitoring and Advocacy (PPIMA) project in Nyabihu District. She/he will be in charge of the Governance Focal Points (GFPs) in the operational sectors and act as a link with District authorities.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Serve as the Project focal person in PPIMA operational sectors in the district
Facilitate PPIMA project setup processes in the district including the project introduction, selection, and training of GFPs (project gender focal persons), and all the community scored approaches and processes
Assist GFPs in developing work plans in relation to their priority areas or work
Assist GFPs to organize feedback meetings with local government officials, public dialogues focus group discussions within the community.
Assist GFPs to write good and comprehensive activity and project reports in relation to their findings.
Interact and facilitate communication between GFPs and local authorities, local development actors, and other stakeholders at the district and sector level.
Facilitate community participation in promoting local accountability and better service delivery at the sector and district level.
Generate data and information to be used for advocacy at the local and national levels.
Participate in different policy and budgeting events at the local and national level especially through the JADF and whenever necessary in national-level advocacy spaces concerning the project.
Develop and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project action plans and reports to be submitted to the program’s Manager on time.
Enhance/ maintain strong collaboration between ADEPE as an organization and district authorities and other relevant stakeholders
To be the key person to organize any advocacy events that aims to advocate for the issues raised by the communities
To be able to effectively participate and engage in an organization’s activities whenever it is needed
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Core skills and training
Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, development studies, or other related fields. Relevant post-graduate qualification is an added advantage
3 years experience working with non-governmental organizations in the Rwanda context
Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
Strong English language and Kinyarwanda proficiency both in composition and spoken
Project proposal writing and general written communication skills present a high advantage
Demonstrated experience in basic financial requirements for non-financial managers like tracking burn rates and forecasting and act proactively to ensure all expenditure is in line with donor contract and organizational policy.
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills, able to trouble-shoot and to meet short- and long-term deadlines
Strong working knowledge of Excel spreadsheet and MS Word & MS PowerPoint
Has self-drive and able to steer a team performance
Must be able to work closely with supervisor, other departments, management, keeping them engaged on all strategic decisions and activities
Female candidates are more encouraged to apply for this position
A driving permit for a motorcycle is essential
Familiarity with PSEA and an understanding of the global context in which this issue impacts ADEPE.
Submission procedure
All interested candidates should submit only soft copies of updated CV along with their academic certificates with at least 3 previous work referees and Motivational letter to; info@adepe-rw.org
cc: adepeu@yahoo.com
cc: adeperwanda@gmail.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Date deadline for submission is on 19 May 2021.
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