Job Position of Program Officer at Haguruka NGO. (Deadline:Monday 15 November 2021 at 17:00)

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BACKGROUND

Founded in 1991, Haguruka is a non-governmental organization registered under the Rwandan law working towards empowering women and children to claim their rights by improving their access to quality justice across the country. With head office in Kigali (the capital city of Rwanda) the organization has regional offices in Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western provinces of the country. Its right holders are empowered to claim their fundamental rights from duty bearers in line with relevant international and national legal instruments applicable in Rwanda. Haguruka has a zero-tolerance approach towards sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment; and the organization implements programs that address the immediate human rights needs of vulnerable women and children while working towards combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and promoting gender equality. HAGURUKA thematic focus areas are: 1) Legal aid and psychosocial counseling support, 2) Awareness-raising and social mobilization, 3) Capacity building of partners and stakeholders; and 4) Research and advocacy

With the support from Interpeace Rwanda, HAGURUKA will be implementing a program called “Reinforcing community capacity for social cohesion and reconciliation through societal trauma healing” which is four years intervention targeting 5 Districts in Rwanda. These are: Ngoma, Nyagatare, Nyabihu, Musanze and Nyamagabe

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Qualifications and desired skills

Key Responsibilities

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Program Officer (1)
  • At least Bachelor’s degree in social sciences
  • A minimum of 4 years of professional experience with progressively responsible experience in Societal Trauma Healing
  • Fluency in spoken and written English for purposes of writing reports
  • Proven group facilitation skills
  • Ability to work on tight deadlines, and competent in using Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel
  • Proven experience working with the community
  • Experience in leading training
  • Ability to work independently with senior level representatives from counterparts
  • Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures.
  • Organizing, attending, and participating in stakeholder meetings.
  • Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
  • Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
  •  Ensuring project deadlines are met.
  •  Determining project changes.
  • Providing administrative support as needed.
  • Undertaking project tasks as required.
  • Developing project strategies.
  • Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
  • Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
  • Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.
  • Create a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective.
  • Participate in the preparation of annual and Quarterly Reports of the project.
  • Develop and maintain effective information database for program and provide resources and necessary support for program inputs and outputs
  • Mainstreaming and making sure that cross cutting issues are implemented and reflected in reporting such as gender, disability, and safeguarding policies/ procedures in the program activities
  • Perform additional administrative duties as required.

In order to effectively implement the program, Haguruka is recruiting the following Positions (see the table below). Interested Candidates should send a Motivational letter, a curriculum Vitae with 2 references, a copy of degrees, and other relevant Certificates to info@haguruka.org.rw addressed to the Executive Secretary of Haguruka

Please do indicate the position you are applying for in the email subject. The deadline is Monday 15 November 2021 at 17:00

Note:

  • Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Done at Kigali, November 8th, 2021

___________________

Ninette UMURERWA

National Executive Secretary

HAGURUKA-NGO






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