Director of Programs at Komera Project | Kigali: Deadline 17-05-2023

About the Organization: Komera’s mission is to develop self-confident women through education, community development, and health programming. Our holistic model is paving the way for community-led sustainable development as we recognize that access to education is just the beginning. Over the past 12 years, we’ve grown from a scholarship-based program to a network of support programming that incorporates all aspects of a young woman’s life, including her health, family, and community to ensure her success.

Position: Director of Programs

Responsible to: Executive Director

Responsible for: Initiating and setting goals for all programs according to the strategic objectives of the Organisation.

Purpose: Ensuring effective planning and implementation of all program work and project activities in accordance with the government and donor requirements including oversight on budget approval and usage, milestones and deadlines and Monitoring and Evaluation of project activities, and impact reporting.

The Director of Programs is a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with the chance for significant personal and professional growth. The ideal candidate for this role is a proactive, creative, and motivated professional who is passionate about community-led development and is compelled to support the mission of Komera.  We ask candidates to be flexible, eager to learn new things, and willing to engage in both high-level and

entry-level work. Employees are given significant responsibility and independence in their work. Ability to

work effectively as part of a global team and communicate well is a must.

Application: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Komera. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter to jobs@komera.org on before May 17^th, 2023.

Key responsibilities

Strategy Development:

• Significantly contribute to the development and implementation of the Komera Project strategic plan.
• Work closely and collaboratively as a member of the Senior Management Team in management of the Program team to lead delivery and implementation of Komera Project activities to achieve organizational and program objectives.
• Together with the Executive Director and in direct involvement of the Program team, develop an overall Program strategy well-coordinated to sustainably impact the beneficiaries.

Programme Development and Management

• Provide leadership and management support to Komera Programmes’ Team, leading on development and implementation of Annual Programme planning & budgeting and ensuring timely and quality delivery of projects in line with Komera Annual plans.
• Develop integrated quality programs and be responsible for successful delivery in line with the programmatic and strategic approach
• Ensure that M&E is integrated into the Programme implementation and used in effective measuring of Impact for both Komera management and beneficiaries.
• Supervise and guide the M&E lead staff in the development and implementation of an effective Monitoring and Evaluation system that will foster accountability and ensure effective and quality Programme delivery and reporting.
• Ensure awareness and requirements for full compliance with government and donor requirements, including the timely preparation and submission of quality narrative programmatic reports.
• Follow up on the development of trainings to program staff, beneficiaries and ensure reviews and approvals of the training manuals that are quality and consistent with the programmatic standards.

Resource Mobilization and grants management

In collaboration with the Executive Director and the fundraising team, support Komera project to:

1. Have an ambitious yet realistic fund-raising strategy
2. Explores potential partnerships and consortiums with other strategic national and international organizations for joint programming and fundraising
3. Prepare and submit quality and innovative programmes concept notes, proposals, and budgets to donors
4. In collaboration with the finance Manager and Programmes Manager, ensure that narrative and financial reports to government agencies donors are quality and submitted on time.

People management

• Effectively lead and manage the Programme team in, ensuring a shared vision, teamwork spirit, effective communication, active engagement, transparent and participatory yet productive decision making and management approaches.
• Support the Executive Director to instigate structural reforms within the Komera Programmes, focusing on changes to the programmes Team (Including where necessary, supporting the recruitment of new staff)
• Working with all members of the Komera Programme Team and other departments to ensure the effective participation in the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of Programmes activities.
• Ensure a consistent performance management system, mentoring and coaching for project implementation team;
  
  
  

Representation, Advocacy and Networking

• Supporting the Executive Director in Developing strategic networks enabling Komera Project to leverage a collective voice in favor of girls’ promotional projects together with their families, communities, partners and government departments that Komera Project works with;
• Ensure that credible evidence is regularly generated through Programme implementation and research and is used for influencing policies and best practices that affecting lives of beneficiaries. 
• Ensure Komera Project participation at relevant gatherings such as sectoral working groups, conferences etc. to raise profile
• Represent Komera Project in strategic external meetings for an appropriate and as delegated by the Executive Director.