JOB ADVERTISEMENT
Job Title: Programs Officer (1)
Name of Organization: Organization of Women in Sports (AKWOS)
Regular/Temporary: Regular Appointment
Full/ Part Time: Full Time
Closing Date: 14th January at 16hours
Duration: 1 year
Duty Station: Kigali City, Gasabo District
AKWOS would like to recruit Program Officer for the Secretariat based in the City of Kigali in Gasabo District.
Organization of Women in Sports (AKWOS) Background
Organization of Women in Sports (AKWOS) is a Women-led organization based in Rwanda. The organization aims to remove the stereotypes that prevent Women from participating in Sports. AKWOS has become a platform for social change to address issues of Gender Equality, Women’s empowerment, and Women’s economic inclusion in Rwanda. AKWOS Mission is: “To Empower East-African Women, starting from Rwanda, through Sports and Education”.
For that purpose, AKWOS would like to recruit a highly qualified Program Officer to coordinate the successful implementation of the above project activities.
II. About the Role
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Officer will be responsible for project implementation at the community and sector level and to be involved with AKWOS right holders and case management to ensure the timely quality service delivery.
III. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of Executive Director, The Program Manager will be accountable for the following tasks and responsibilities:
- Leads and implements education, community mobilization, and awareness-raising campaign activities within AKWOS,
- Identifies internal capacity building needs for AKWOS staff and implement them,
- Leads and participates collaboratively in developing/ reviewing training modules on gender and for specific projects in particular,
- Reviews and designs appropriate modules, tools, and strategies that aims at ending GBV and promoting gender equitable norms,
- Coordinates/or implements projects and plans that promotes Women’s in sports, and fighting gender-based violence,
- Develops advocacy, communication, and mobilization messages and capitalization of AKWOS activities for public awareness,
- Supports the review and programming of AKWOS projects,
- Provide support in writing new proposals and participates in mobilizing funds;
- Designs and delivers varied and innovative education and training materials,
- Assesses collaboratively and jointly the capacity needs of AKWOS and M&E strategies and assesse the quality of the services provided by AKWOS,
- Maps out partner in different domains and advise AKWOS Management accordingly,
- Monitors and evaluates collaboratively the influence/impact of training materials and courses, and uses data to update materials and approaches,
- Works closely with other AKWOS Staff in areas of project development and reporting projects work,
- Works within an agreed work plan, meeting project requirements and priorities,
- Works under the implementing organization and direct supervision of the Executive Director to coordinate, facilitate and finalize project implementation process;
- To lead the planning and monitoring process for both realization of planned activities and results as well as budget monitoring in consultation with the finance officer;
- To organize monthly meetings with the project officer and carry out monitoring and evaluating field missions;
- Facilitates capturing the project participants’ functional requirements;
- Establishes definition of project scope and general baseline for time/costs;
- To develop key project documents;
- Facilitates and is accountable for development of detailed project estimates;
- Develops and is accountable for a detailed baseline of project schedule;
- Develops all project controls, including cost, time, change, and risk;
- Oversees project execution with regard to schedule, budget, scope, quality, and risk;
- Maintains accountability for quality of project deliverables;
- Manages overall project communications, including project documentation and reporting;
- Facilitates assignment/accountability of project resources;
- Works with implementing project officer on resource allocation and management of resource contentions;
- Manages project team efficiency and effectiveness, while coordinating and fostering teamwork;
- Facilitates project team meetings and status review meetings;
- Ensures adherence to the organization’s project management framework;
- Obtains written signoff on project completion;
- Provides periodic feedback to individuals and Executive Director on their project performance,
- To fulfill other responsibilities that may be required by the Executive Director.
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
AKWOS would like to recruite a highly experienced person with the following competences and qualifications:
- Being a Rwandan citizen, preferably a female candidate;
- Hold at least a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education, Project Management, Economics, and social sciences or any other related field;
- Have practically a proven working experience of at least 5 years managing or coordinating projects related to gender and girls/ women empowerment;
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in project management, project monitoring, and evaluation, and relevant connected fields;
- Proven experience working in a team and working with partners in the implementation of a project;
- Ability to coordinate a project;
- Ability to work in a team;
- Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, and reporting skills;
- Has the capacity to manage her work independently;
- Excellent command of English and Kinyarwanda and outstanding written. The knowledge of french will be an advantage;
- Possess project management skills in planning, implementing gender and women empowerment projects;
- Possess skills and knowledge on girls and women’s rights and Sports
- Possess knowledge and experience to work with youth, especially girls on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights;
- Possess Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning skills;
- Have an experience of working with adolescents and young girls (That is an advantage);
- Possess skills, knowledge, and experience on delivering training (That is an advantage)
- Good knowledge of NGOs and other local development agencies will be considered as an asset;
- Good communication and social skills;
- Computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS powerpoint and internet)
Interested candidates should submit the following documents (IN SOFT COPY)
- A detailed curriculum vitae including three referees;
- A cover Letter, certified copies of relevant University Degrees and other relevant training certficates,
- and a copy of the national ID
to Email Address: akwosrecruitment@gmail.com not later than Friday, 14th 2022 at 16h00 . Any applications received after at 16h00 will be automatically rejected.
Applications should be addressed to the Executive Director of AKWOS located in Remera Sector, the District of Gasabo.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for tests and interviews.
Done at Kigali, 4th January 2022
RWEMARIKA Félicité
Executive Director, AKWOS
