2 Job positions at Empower Rwanda (ER) : Deadline: 25-05-2021

1.  Field Officer 

19^th May 2021

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Mission

Empower Rwanda’s Mission is to empower the most vulnerable women and Youth in Rwanda for their academic and socio-economic development through enhancing access to quality education and health; social and economic empowerment and advocacy interventions.

Vision

Empower Rwanda exists to have empowered women and youth with knowledge and skills to impact their lives and communities.

Job Title:       Field Officer

Reports to:    Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Unit:               Programmes

Duty Station: Gatsibo District

Duration:       May-December 2021 renewable upon performance & availability of funds

Empower Rwanda (ER) is a Women-led local Non-Governmental Organization whose vision is to have empowered women and youth with knowledge and skills to impact their lives and communities and a mission to empower the most vulnerable women and youth in Rwanda for their academic and socio-economic development through enhancing access to quality education and health; social and economic empowerment and advocacy interventions.

With the funding from Kvinna till Kvinna, Empower Rwanda would like to recruit 1 Field Officer in the framework of the “HER VOICE HER RIGHT” Project implemented in Nyagatare and Gatsibo districts.

 The overall objective of the “HER VOICE HER RIGHT” Project is to empower teen mothers with knowledge and skills to claim their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and promote their active participation in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention. The project also aims to increase duty bearer’s accountability to GBV prevention and understanding of SRHR.

JOB SUMMARY

The Field Officer will work and act as a link between local government, teen mothers, and different stakeholders to provide trainings on SRHR and organize community/district dialogues on GBV prevention with different stakeholders under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Overall coordination, management of project activities planned on the year 2021 in Gatsibo district according to the work plan to produce the envisaged outputs;
2. Develop an operational plan in line with the approved budget and Kvinna till Kvinna requirements and ensure the project is delivered according to action plan;
3. Develop internal progress narrative report on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and any other substantial report required by partners and Donors;
4. Ensure high-quality monitoring and evaluation of the project in line with Kvinna till Kvinna guidelines;
5. Work closely with Empower Rwanda’s Country Director for any strategic guidance and Accountant to ensure quality financial reporting and audits as well as implementation;
6. Make monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and submit them to her/his supervisor so as to align them with the expected project outcomes;
7. Monitor project progress; oversee the management of logistics, local finance in keeping with accounting guidelines;
8. Securing proper use of project budget;
9. Identification and resolution of implementation problems with the guidance of project document;
10. Organize and train Rights Holders on SRHR and GBV prevention

Qualifications and Experience:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Gender Studies and Business Administration other related domains and at least 2 years of experience in training on SRHR and fighting Gender-Based Violence.
• Experience in planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting
• Experience in writing progress and annual reports in English
• Must be a Rwandan National
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda both oral and written, knowing French is an added advantage
• Competent in the use of MS Word and Excel
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Have excellent organizational and leadership qualities
• Establishing and maintain working relationships with local structures, Project’s Rights Holders and stakeholders
• Able to work independently and under pressure
• Ready to start on 01^st June 2021

 HOW TO APPLY:

Interested and eligible applicants should submit the following documents to procurement@empowerrwanda.org  with a copy to celestin@empowerrwanda.org not later than 25^th May 2021, 5 pm.

1. Applications should be addressed to the Country Director
2. Motivation letter explaining your suitability for the position
3. Curriculum vitae with 3 referee names
4. Degree Certificate
5. Copy of ID and additional certificates if any.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are encouraged to apply

2. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

19^th May 2021

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Mission

Empower Rwanda’s Mission is to empower the most vulnerable women and Youth in Rwanda for their academic and socio-economic development through enhancing access to quality education and health; social and economic empowerment and advocacy interventions.

Vision

Empower Rwanda exists to have empowered women and youth with knowledge and skills to impact their lives and communities.

Job Title:     Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Reports to:   Head of Programmes

Unit:               Programmes

Duty Station: Nyagatare District

Duration:       May-December 2021 renewable upon performance & availability of funds

Empower Rwanda (ER) is a Women-led local Non-Governmental Organization whose vision is to have empowered women and youth with knowledge and skills to impact their lives and communities and a mission to empower the most vulnerable women and youth in Rwanda for their academic and socio-economic development through enhancing access to quality education and health; social and economic empowerment and advocacy interventions.

With the funding from Kvinna till Kvinna, Empower Rwanda would like to recruit 1 Field Officer in the framework of the “HER VOICE HER RIGHT” Project implemented in Nyagatare and Gatsibo districts.

The overall objective of the “HER VOICE HER RIGHT” Project is to empower teen mothers with knowledge and skills to claim their sexual and reproductive health rights(SRHR) and promote their active participation in Gender-Based Violence(GBV) prevention. The project also aims to increase duty bearer’s accountability to GBV prevention and understanding of SRHR.

Empower Rwanda secured funding from Kvinna till Kvinna (an international Swedish women’s rights organization) to implement Her Voice Her Right Project which aims at empowering teen mothers with knowledge and skills to claim their Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights and promote their active participation in GBV prevention. The project also aims to increase duty bearer’s accountability to GBV prevention and understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Eastern Province.

JOB SUMMARY

The M&E Officer will provide technical leadership and oversight on the Empower Rwanda programmes’ monitoring, evaluation, and learning strategies and activities. This will include conducting workshops, research, and data analysis; producing reports and visual representations; provision of technical advice; presenting and sharing learning, and representation of Empower Rwanda.

The M&E Officer will lead the outcome harvesting approach; coordinate planning, data collection, and analysis for all project indicators being implemented in Rwamagana, Gatsibo, and Nyagatare districts; train ER Staff on data collection and analysis tools; and manage day-to-day review and feedback of collected data; and support M&E processes for the project in close collaboration with Head of Programmes. S/he will also ensure that learning from these surveys is translated into effective advocacy, including the production of policy papers, and learning events.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the Monitoring and Evaluation of all the projects in the organization
• Prepare all monthly/quarterly/annual monitoring reports for all projects in the organization
• Organizing learning sessions from the project’s impact or failures
• Managing the existing M&E system
• Ensures projects Indicators are all up to date
• Leads and facilitates all projects assessment and researches within the organization
• Leads the design of projects, fiscal year plans, and projects models
• Creates a functional M&E system that facilitates data flow and support the reporting processes
• Organizes and coordinate reflection meeting on the organizational effectiveness and learning events
• Coordinates and lead annual, Quarterly, and monthly reporting processes for projects in the program
• Collects lessons learned and documents success stories & best practices resulted from the project’s interventions in the program
• Managing database and develop dashboards that summarize the existing program data
• Participates actively in Programme Planning, ensuring that Empower’s change framework and Gender Practice Note is clearly reflected in our programme implementation.
• Organizes and facilitates training workshops on the monitoring and evaluation systems, data collection, outcome harvesting and participates in meetings with authorities, donors, partners, and project beneficiaries to share lessons learned, advocate policy recommendations, etc.

 Qualifications:

 Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Statistics, Demography, Mental and Public health or any other related fields.

Competencies

• Working Experience of at least 4 years in Monitoring and Evaluation with a particular emphasis on developing systems and processes which generate and analyze field, programme, and organizational level results information.
• Demonstrated experience performing qualitative and quantitative data collection and data analysis in peacebuilding and/or trauma healing programmes is a must.
• In the development of M&E and/performance monitoring plans and tools.
• Very familiar with project outcome Mapping/Harvesting, and/or Logical Framework
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office applications and ideally data processing and analysis software (SPSS, STATA, Kobo Collect, etc.)
• Qualification in statistics would be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills: ability to write clearly and concisely and to communicate effectively and accurately (orally and in written reports)
• Good interpersonal skills: the ability to work in a team while being able to work independently and meet deadlines, including remotely.
• Must be competent to work in English and Kinyarwanda. Working knowledge of French will be an advantage.

 HOW TO APPLY:

Interested and eligible applicants should submit the following documents to procurement@empowerrwanda.org  with a copy to celestin@empowerrwanda.org  not later than 25^th May 2021, 5 pm.

1. Applications should be addressed to the Country Director
2. Motivation letter explaining your suitability for the position
3. Curriculum vitae with 3 referee names
4. Degree Certificate
5. Copy of ID and additional certificates if any.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.