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Database Administrator at One Acre Fund: Deadline: 27th August, 2020

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ABOUT ONE ACRE FUND

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.




JOB DESCRIPTION

Our passionate development team manages a range of web and mobile solutions to support our field operations, from registering millions of farmers and their orders, optimizing delivery truckloads and routes, tracking deliveries, collecting mobile payments, to analyzing loan repayments, and so on.

Our technologies include C#, NodeJS, CouchBase, React, Docker, Power BI, Elasticsearch and MS SQL, and our tooling landscape includes GitHub, JIRA, and Azure DevOps.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Operate and manage our internal databases, holding millions of farmer records and processing tens of thousands of mobile money transactions a day, and support heavy BI analysis jobs.
  • Work in a highly distributed environment with numerous replication systems including with offline or low-connectivity systems.
  • Manage and automate our database deployments.
  • Support developers to analyze, troubleshoot, tune their database usage.

You’ll report to our Senior DBA.




CAREER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.




QUALIFICATIONS

Specific qualifications include, but are not limited to:

  • 3+ years of experience in IT
  • DBA experience in MS SQL Server is required
  • Experience with SQL Server Merge Replication is a major plus
  • Scripting skills required in one major language (Powershell, bash, Python)
  • Experience with one No-SQL database (MongoDB, CouchBase) is a plus
  • BI skills (Hadoop, Spark, Power BI) are a plus
  • Awareness of database DevOps tools (RedGate, DBUp, Flyway) is appreciated
  • Curious mind and a willingness to help feed the world
  • Willingness to commit to the position for at least two years
  • Language: English

PREFERRED START DATE

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.

JOB LOCATION

Kigali, Rwanda

COMPENSATION

Commensurate with experience

DURATION

Full-time job

BENEFITS

Health insurance, paid time off

SPONSOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES

Yes; Rwandans are strongly encouraged to apply.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace

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LABORATORY TECHNICIAN A1(Under Contract) at RULINDO DISTRICT: Deadline: 31 July 2020

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Job description

1.Select laboratory commodities used in District

2.Quantify and order laboratory commodities

3.Stock and conduct inventory of laboratory commodities

4.Assist in promoting a quality of service based on accuracy and timeliness in reporting results to customers (Health Facilities)

5.Perform all Laboratory Commodities Information system (ELMIS)

6.Maintain a clean and organized work area and follow standard precautions at all times,

7.Manage and maintain laboratory commodities safely and correctly

8.Remain informed on all current technologies,

9.Participate in the continuing Quality Improvement (CQI) training

10.Provide monthly, quarterly and annually report,

11.Performs other job related duties as assigned by supervisors




Job profile

A1 in Medical Laboratory Science, Biomedical Laboratory Science Job Description: Key Technical Skills & Required knowledge:
– Knowledge in value of Laboratory medicine to the health care;
– Knowledge in Laboratory information systems;
– Knowledge in Laboratory medicine Technology;
– Knowledge in Laboratory standardization and harmonization;
– Interpersonal Skills
– Effective communication skills;
– Time Management Skills;
– Judgment & Decision making skills;
– Complex Problem solving Skills;
– Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage
– Knowledge in e
– LMIS is an advantage

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2 NURSES A1(Under Contract) at RULINDO DISTRICT: Deadline:31 July 2020

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Job description

1.Ensure the complete identification of stock cards,

2.Record all stock movements (Received and issued) and keep all stock record up to date,

3.Monitor the level of stock by calculating the monthly of stock for each movement, 4.Manage and maintain pharmaceutical products safely and correctly,

5.Ensure storage by following good storage practices,

6.Maintain a clean and organized work area and follow standard precautions at all times,

7.Perform all pharmaceutical products Information system (eLMIS),

8.Stock and conduct inventory of pharmaceutical products,

9.Quantify and order pharmaceutical products,

10.Participate in the continuing Quality Improvement (CQI) training,

11.Provide monthly, quarterly and annually report,

12.Performs other job related duties as assigned by supervisors.




Job profile

A1 in General Nursing Key Technical Skills & knowledge required :
– Deep knowledge of clinical protocols, standards and procedures ;
– Care, Compassion and Communication Skills
– Infection Prevention and Control Knowledge
– Active Listening & Observation Skills
– Social Perceptiveness
– Skills on dealing with emotionally charged situations
– Computer knowledge (Work Processing, Power Point and Internet)
– Analytical and problem solving skills;
– Time management skills;
– Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; Knowledge of all is an advantage
– Knowledge in e
– LMIS is an advantage

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Social Protection Specialist at MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Deadline: 31/Jul/2020

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Job Description

Oversee the preparation of annual plans, budgets and performance contracts by Social Protection agencies and local governments to ensure alignment with Social Protection Sector Strategic Plan targets and agreements with development partners

• Support the development of national policies and programming guidelines, with a view to ensuring that programmes reflect International best practice, suitably adapted for the Rwandan context;

• Promote the establishment of strategic partnerships between the social protection sector and other complementary sectors, programmes and services;

• Provide advisory and technical inputs to social protection agencies and other institutions and programmes on equity considerations (eg gender, disability and age);

• Participate in relevant inter
– ministerial and SP Sector coordination mechanisms as directed;

• Support the preparation of Joint Sector Review reports, in close collaboration with the Community Development and Social Affairs directorate.

• Participate in and contribute to wider policy dialogue relating to the development of the Social Protection sector;

• Lead the design and implementation of capacity building for central and local government staff on social protection;

• Support the establishment and implementation of a robust M&E framework for the social protection sector, ensuring timely and high reporting for results and resources;

• Regularly review the performance of key programmes in the social protection sector and ensure that risks are identified and mitigation is effectively and promptly applied;

• Participate in formal reviews and evaluations

• Support the documentation of successes, challenges and lessons
– learnt

• Prepare quarterly briefings to MINALOC senior management

• Support the maintenance of effective working relationships with international development partners and local stakeholders on social protection.

• Support the development of the annual procurement plans for MINALOC activities funded through the World Bank IPF and ensure that these plans are fully embedded within LODA and MINALOC’s procurement plans;

• Support the preparation of terms of reference for outsourced activities;

• Participate in procurement and recruitment processes as required;




Job profile

Master’s degree in the Development Studies, Sociology, Social works, Public Policy and Public Administration plus at least 5 years’ relevant working experience in the social protection sector in Rwanda, OR a Bachelor degree in the above with 7 years’ relevant working experience; •Experience and demonstrated knowledge in the concepts, approaches and practices in social protection and Knowledge of International evidence and best practice in the social protection sector.

•Ability to translate theoretical knowledge into practical applications in the context of social protection. Excellent understanding of lessons learned to date regarding social protection in Rwanda.

•Track record of contributing effectively to national strategy and policy development in the social protection sector.

•Strong experience in monitoring and evaluation, including managing independent reviews and evaluations •Good knowledge of Rwanda’s decentralised governance framework Rwanda; •Good knowledge of Rwanda’s public financial management framework

• Strong planning and budgeting skills

• Experience of developing and delivering training to Government officers;

• IT literate, excellent skills in Excel and Word

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Strongly results oriented and able to manage a complex and multi
– faceted workload

• Fluency in Kinyarwanda and English are essential.

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National Irrigation Specialist at FAO: Deadline:

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Organizational Setting

The main aim of FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve security and reduce hunger and malnutrition to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forest sectors, and use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner

Rwanda ranks of 13th on vulnerability means that it is highly vulnerable to climate change effects. Floods and landslides have been among the major disasters that have great negative impact on food security, health, environment and infrastructures in different zones of the country.




Kirehe District is one of Rwandan districts that was severely affected by disasters in 2019. The district has been undergoing a prolonged drought and the heavy rains between January and March 2019 has compounded the risk of unprecedented run-offs that resulted into flooding and landslides. During the season 2020 A&B, the rains have again heavily impacted the agricultural production in marshlands, where they drastic effects include house destruction, erosion of the top soil and submerging the crops in those marshlands where more than 150 hectares of rice fields were damaged.

According to the district’s officials, six of Kirehe’s 12 sectors were the most affected and those are Kigarama, Kigina, Nyamugari, Mahama, Nyarubuye and Mpanga. The livelihoods are becoming a challenge in those areas especially where a majority of the population depend on casual agricultural work and for households’ own subsistence farming. The markets in the affected areas are functioning. Therefore, to rehabilitate the irrigation infrastructures while enhancing communities’ capacity, the cash for work modality will be used.




Based on the above background, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) requested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to support this project entitled, “Emergency support to rehabilitate and enhance agricultural production capacities of farmers affected by floods in Kirehe District”. The project aims to mitigate the negative impact of floods and mudslides resulting from recent adverse climatic events by promoting prompt resumption of agricultural production through:

  • Rehabilitating the irrigation infrastructures destroyed by the sediments depositions in the lowlands to restore the production for the next agriculture seasons,
  • Building farmers’ capacities for sustainable management of such disasters in the district

Reporting Lines

The Agricultural/ irrigation Engineer (National consultant) will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative to Rwanda and direct supervision of the Assistant FAOR/Programme, day-to-day supervision of the backstopping officer and in close collaboration with the NPC (appointed by the Government) and district agronomist/ irrigation officer and the FAO project Lead Technical Officer (LTO); who would support the project implementation from the FAO Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE).

Technical Focus

The technical focus of the work for the Agricultural/ irrigation Engineer (the national consultant) is to support technically and supervise the activities related to the prevention of negative effects of floods to communities through construction of channel masonry as the irrigation infrastructures selected for interventions.




Deliverables:

  • Construction and protection of the irrigation infrastructures selected for interventions: provision of technical report to be submitted at the beginning of the first mission only. It should clearly indicate among others the expert’s interpretation of Terms of Reference and methodology to be employed in delivering the expected deliverables from the assignment (scope of work). The report shall be submitted and presented within 2 weeks period (working days) after initiation of the task.
  • Draft terminal, and End-of-assignment report

Tasks and responsibilities

The Agricultural/ irrigation Engineer will technically support and coordinate following duties:

  • prepare a detailed project work-plan of the remaining period of the project TCP/RWA/3705;
  • Provide inputs on the formulation of  detailed criteria for selection of beneficiaries and priority project areas;
  • Mobilize and sensitize the stakeholders and beneficiaries for the rehabilitation of the damaged irrigation infrastructures.
  • Supervise the repair and protection the irrigation infrastructures selected for interventions.
  • prepare and submit progress reports mentioning activities undertaken (e.g. actual purchase made, number of meters  constructed, list of beneficiaries in each sector of intervention, grievances encountered, if any, etc.);
  • provide support in conducting assessment of initial utilization of the construction materials delivered in selected project areas – and supervise its use by the service provider;
  • in close collaboration with the district agriculture specialists prepare and submit end-of-assignment report and a draft terminal report, in English, according to FAO guidelines; and,
  • Carry out any other relevant duties within his/her technical competence as may be requested by FAO.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

  • University degree in Agricultural irrigation and related Sciences or its equivalent;
  • Minimum 10 years of experience;
  • Fluency in written and spoken English is required;
  • Knowledge of Kinyarwanda is required;
  • National of Rwanda or resident in the country with a regular work permit.
  • Knowledge of French it is an assets

FAO Core Competencies

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

  • Strong knowledge and proven field experience of the irrigation engineering;
  • Ability to conduct studies on irrigation infrastructures in Rwanda;
  • Ability to work under pressure and with limited supervision;
  • Strong facilitation and leadership skills
  • Teamwork and Results oriented;
  • Willingness to spend significant proportion of working time in the field. ;
  • Experience of projects involving multiple and diverse stakeholders including; Governments, private sector, civil society and end users;
  • Sound understanding of the functioning of UN agencies especially with FAO the working area is an asset.
  • Past experience of work for FAO in the same area would be an asset;
  • Digital communication skills are considered an asset
  • Demonstrate integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with colleagues in multi-cultural environment;
  • Fulfils obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.




ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
• Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
• For other issues, visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.
If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org

FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT

 




International Consultant – Horticulture Value chain Specialist at FAO – (Deadline: August 01,2020)

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Organizational Setting

The main aim of FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve security and reduce hunger and malnutrition to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forest sectors, and use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

The Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project (SAIP) is a new project, coordinated and implemented by the Rwanda Agricultural Board through a designated Single Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) and supervised by the World Bank. SAIP will consolidate and expand on results from previous World Bank funded projects namely Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting and Hillside Project (LWH) and the Third Rural Sector Support (RSSP3). Specifically, the SAIP will continue capacity building activities of the farmers’ organizations; increase access to irrigated water and enhance agricultural productivity; promote market access and improve post-harvest infrastructure; and scale up nutrition sensitive and climate resilient agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is involved in the SAIP project implementation through provision of Technical Assistance (TA) under sub-contractual arrangements.




The FAO (TA-SAIP) main objective is to increase agricultural productivity, market access and food security of the targeted beneficiaries in the project areas through strengthened national capacities. Those interventions will be aligned with the SAIP-Project Development Objectives (PDO). Specifically, TA will be provided to SAIP in the areas of:

(i) support to strengthening farmer organizations and the further development of extension services;

(ii) enhancing nutrition initiatives and impact and

(iii) implementation of farmer led small-scale irrigation technologies

Reporting Lines

The National Consultant will report to the FAO Representative (FAOR) and perform his/her duties in close collaboration with the National coordinator and under the guidance of FAO Assistant in Charge of Programme.

Technical Focus

The horticulture value chain specialist will coordinate FAO’s technical assistance on capacity development and skills development of farmer’s organizations for horticulture value chain. This will include capacity development of producer’s skills, introduce new technologies and innovations promoted by FAO across the World, aim to introduce and improve sustainable domestic, regional and international market linkages.




Tasks and responsibilities

Needs assessment

  • Assess current capacity gaps for horticulture production in SAIP intervention sites and provide recommendations on needed interventions
  • Prepare a capacity gap analysis report of farmers’ organizations and other value chain players in horticulture value chains

Development of training materials

  • Develop tailor-made practical training materials and reference documents on new horticulture technologies, approaches and innovations for the enhancement of production;
  • Develop training modules/materials to address gaps and challenges that have been identified and agreed during the phase of needs assessment.

Training, workshops and stakeholder linkage

  • Organize a Training of Trainers for extension field staff on horticultural production and marketing
  • Facilitate and promote collaboration and linkages between different stakeholders in relation to horticulture production;

Reporting and work plan

  • Prepare three reports (inception, mid-term and final) to inform on activities, targets, outputs/achievement, expenditure, lessons learnt;
  • Contribute to the preparation of work plan for SAIP & FAO

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Horticulture, Crop sciences, or Agricultural Economics with a Bachelor`s Degree in Horticulture
  • At least 5 years of work experience in delivering horticulture value chain development services in the international/regional context;
  • Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of French (for Consultants).
  • Working knowledge of English PSA.SBS)

FAO Core Competencies

  • Results Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Building Effective Relationships
  • Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
  • Familiarity with the functioning of UN agencies especially with FAO is an asset.
  • Ability to write clear and concise reports in English,
  • Fluency in written and spoken English is required, working knowledge of French is preferred and knowledge of Kinyarwanda is desirable.
  • Experience in developing training materials and organizing/conducting Training of Trainers and training of Facilitators,
  • Experience in managing horticulture related development projects involving multiple and diverse stakeholders including Governments, private sector, civil society and end users,
  • Experience in utilizing value chain analysis tools for market assessments to determine key actors and cash flows in the horticultural sector and to analyse current issues around horticultural industry competitiveness;
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a large number of agricultural cooperatives, small and medium enterprises intervening in agricultural sector, and linking strategically different value chains actors to access to markets and to financial services;
  • Proven strong knowledge of the regulatory and certification principles including Phytosanitary regulations and compliance, Global Gap, and S-mark certification and their application/integration within horticulture value chains.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply community learning methodologies such as Farmer field Schools and other extension innovations.
  • Proven ability to work with government institutions and various stakeholders at central and decentralized level.
  • Work experience in more than one location or area of work

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency




ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)

Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list
If you are in possession of language certificate/s from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT), please attach the certificate/s when submitting the application.

For more information, visit the FAO employment website

How to apply

To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.

We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline

If you need help please contact: Careers@fao.org

FAO IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT




 

 

Translator (Contractual)/Readvertisement at RWANDA LAW REFORM COMMISSION: Deadline: 31/07/2020

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Job description

1.To scrutinize the text of all laws voted in the three official languages, as may be assigned by the supervisor;

2.To reconcile linguistic discrepancies of the three official languages in any piece legislations, as may be assigned by the supervisor;

3.Making any corrections to existing translation of piece legislations, as may be assigned by the supervisor;

4.To verify the consistency of the consolidated legislative text in the three official languages, as may be assigned by the supervisor;

5.Produce draft new translation of any laws that are not currently available in all three official languages, as may be assigned by the supervisor; 6.Updating archaic terminology;




Job profile

1. To have master’s degree in any of list of the following fields:
– Translation;
– Linguistics;
– Literature;
– French;
– English
– Laws;

2.Proven Professional experience of not less than five (5) years in translation or interpretation (Kinyarwanda
– French; Kinyarwanda
– English); English – French)

3. Computer Skills;

4. Team working Skills;

5. To be available for the whole duration of the contract at the working place as may indicate the contractor and to respect the working hours schedule which shall be similar to the one applicable in the Rwandan public sector

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Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant: Deadline:29 July 2020

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Eligible Applicants

Procedures and Eligibility

Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS).

All  UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.




Duties

Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection strategy.
– Through relationships with PoC and network of partners, stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment and provide advice to the protection team. Understand the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the PoC and advise the protection team accordingly, highlighting the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups.
– Assist in initiatives with host communities to involve national civil society groups in the protection of PoC.
– Support implementing and operational partners as well as displaced and local communities to develop community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organisational and livelihood concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to SGBV.
– Assist in the analysis that identifies the capacities of communities of concern and risks they face.
– Support participatory assessments by multifunctional teams and ongoing consultation with PoC.
– Support efforts to build the office capacity for community-based protection.
– Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures.
– Ensure community understanding of UNHCR’s commitment to deliver on accountability and quality assurance in its response.
– Collect data for monitoring of programmes and budgets from an AGD perspective.
– Draft and type routine correspondence, documents and reports and maintain up-to-date filing systems.
– Act as an interpreter in exchange of routine information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond directly to routine queries.
– Assist in the enforcement of participatory AGD sensitive analysis as an essential basis for all of UNHCR’s work.
– Initiate AGD sensitive interventions at the appropriate level on community-based protection issues and to respond to protection concerns and incidents within the office and with persons and communities of concern based on agreed parameters.
– Identify and recommend which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits based on agreed criteria.
– Enforce compliance of implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.
– Perform other related duties as required.




Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level
For G5- 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education

Not applicable

Certificates and/or Licenses
Development,         Human Rights,                        International Law
Social Work, Social Science, Political Science,

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
Not specified

Desirable
UNHCR learning programmes (PLP).
Knowledge of MSRP.

 

 

 

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Associate Field Officer at UNHCR: Deadline:29 July 2020.

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Eligible Applicants

This position is advertised open to internal and external applicants.
Procedures and Eligibility
Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS). Applicants must be nationals of, and be locally recruited within the country of their employment.
Duties and Qualifications




All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR’s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.




Duties

Assist functional units, the Multi-Functional Team (MFT) and senior management to integrate participatory and community-based approaches in the overall protection strategy.

Through relationships with PoC and network of partners, stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment and provide advice to the protection team. Understand the perspectives, capacities, needs and resources of the PoC and advise the protection team accordingly, highlighting the specific protection needs of women and men, children, youth and older persons, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups.

– Assist in initiatives with host communities to involve national civil society groups in the protection of PoC.

– Support implementing and operational partners as well as displaced and local communities to develop community-owned activities to address, where applicable, the social, educational, psycho-social, cultural, health, organisational and livelihood concerns as well as child protection and prevention and response to SGBV.

– Assist in the analysis that identifies the capacities of communities of concern and risks they face.

– Support participatory assessments by multifunctional teams and ongoing consultation with PoC.

Support efforts to build the office capacity for community-based protection.

– Support communities in establishing representation and coordination structures.

Ensure community understanding of UNHCR’s commitment to deliver on accountability and quality assurance in its response.

– Collect data for monitoring of programmes and budgets from an AGD perspective.

– Draft and type routine correspondence, documents and reports and maintain up-to-date filing systems.

– Act as an interpreter in exchange of routine information, contribute to related liaison activities and respond directly to routine queries.

– Assist in the enforcement of participatory AGD sensitive analysis as an essential basis for all of UNHCR’s work.

– Initiate AGD sensitive interventions at the appropriate level on community-based protection issues and to respond to protection concerns and incidents within the office and with persons and communities of concern based on agreed parameters.

– Identify and recommend which individuals or groups to prioritize for counselling and field visits based on agreed criteria.

– Enforce compliance of implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.

– Perform other related duties as required.




Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

Years of Experience / Degree Level

For G5- 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education

Not applicable

Certificates and/or Licenses

Development,         Human Rights,                        International Law
Social Work, Social Science, Political Science,

Relevant Job Experience

Essential
Not specified

Desirable

UNHCR learning programmes (PLP).

Knowledge of MSRP.

Functional Skills

*IT-MS Office Applications
*IT-Computer Literacy
IT-Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
UN-UN/UNHCR Administrative Rules, Regulations and Procedures
UN-UN/UNHCR Financial Rules and Regulations and Procedures
PR-Community-based Protection
PR-Community-based Protection – Principles and methodologies
CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community

Position Competencies
Competencies as defined in Job Profile
Language Requirements
Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
Operational Context

The Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant is a member of the Protection Unit and may report to the Protection Officer, Community-Based Protection Officer, or another more senior staff member in the Protection Unit. Under the overall direction of the Protection Unit, and in coordination with other UNHCR staff, government, NGO partners and other stakeholders, the Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant works directly with communities of concern to identify the risks they face and to leverage their capacities to protect themselves, their families and communities. The incumbent supports the application of community-based protection standards, operational procedures and practices in community-based protection delivery at the field level. To fulfil this role, the Senior Community-Based Protection Assistant is required to spend a substantial percentage of the workday outside the office, building and maintaining networks within communities of persons of concern (PoC). The development and maintenance of constructive relationships with PoC that measurably impact and enhance protection planning, programming and results, form the core of the work of the incumbent. S/he also supports the designing of a community-based protection strategy by ensuring that it is based on consultation with PoC.

Closing Date

Closing date for submissions or applications is 29 July 2020.

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Uyu mukinnyi Lionel Messi w’imyaka 33 y’amavuko hari haherutse gutangazwa ko yahagaritse kariyeri ye y’umupira w’amaguru mw’ikipe ye akinira kuva akiri muto ariyo Fc Barcelona, gusa we yirinze kugira byinshi abitangazaho.

Perezida wa Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu aratangaza ko we yizeye ko uyu mugabo Lionel Messi ubafatiye runini kugeza ubu azongera agasinya andi masezerano mashya muri iyi ekipe.

Josep Maria Bartomeu yabwiye Mundo Deportivo ati: “Messi yavuze inshuro nyinshi ko ashaka kujya mu kiruhuko cy’izabukuru kandi koko birumvikana pe twabanye neza ntacyo atadukoreye ariko bitewe n’ibiganiro turi kugirana muri iyi minsi njyewe sinshidikanya ko azongera gusinya tugakomezanya, cyane ko mubakinnyi mfite aza mubimbere”

Barcelona yarangije shampiyona yiwabo irushwa amanota atanu na nyampinga wa La Liga Real Madrid.




 

Manchester United yasoje Shampiyona iri ku mwanya wa 3 nyuma y’urugendo rutoroshye yanyuzemo!!

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Mu gihugu cy’u Bwongereza, hasojwe shampiyona y’icyiciro cya mbere (Premier League), ikipe ya Liverpool yo yamaze kwegukana igikombe cya shampiyona, ariko nyuma y’igihe kinini, ikipe ya Manchester United yongera kubona umwanya mu makipe ane ya mbere.

Ku cyumweru tariki ya 26 Nyakanga 2020, nibwo mu gihugu cy’u Bwongereza, hakinwaga imikino ya nyuma ya shampiyona, aho hari hitezwe byinshi kuri uyu munsi wa 38, aho amakipe amwe yari ahanganiye kuza mu makipe ane ya mbere, andi ahanganiye kutamanuka mu cyiciro cya kabiri.




Kuri uwo munsi nibwo buri kipe muri Premier League, yuzuzaga imikino yayo uko ari 38, cyane ko ho ari wo mubare w’imikino bakina.

Inkuru nyamukuru iri muri iki gihugu cy’u Bwongereza, ni ukuba ikipe ya Manchester United yongeye kubona umwanya mu makipe ane ya mbere (Big 4), nyuma yo kuba iyi kipe yari yatangiye shampiyona nabi, itakaza imikino itandukanye.

Manchester United yabigezeho, nyuma yo gutsinda imikino igera kuri 18, bakanganya igera kuri 12, batsindwa imikino umunani 8, maze basoza bari ku mwanya wa gatatu n’amanota 66, banazigamye ibitego bigera kuri 30 mu mikino 38 bakinnye.

Ikipe ya Manchester United, yasoje shampiyona itsinda ikipe ya Leicester City ibitego 2-0, byatsinzwe na Bruno Fernandes kuri penaliti, ndetse na Jesse Lingard wari waje mu kibuga asimbuye ariko afasha ikipe ye gutahana amanota atatu.




Ikipe ya Chelsea itozwa na Frank Lampard, yasoje shampiyona iri ku mwanya wa kane n’amanota 66, ariko yon a Man U zigatandukanywa n’ibitego buri imwe izigamye kuko Man U yo izigamye byinshi, akaba ari yo mpamvu yaje ku mwanya wa gatatu.

Ahandi byari bikomeye, ku kipe yagombaga guherekeza Norwich FC ndetse na AFC Bournemouth, ariko byaje kurangira ikipe ya Watford FC izinyunzeho maze zimanuka mu cyiciro cya kabiri ari eshatu, mu gihe kugeza ubu ebyiri zimaze kumenyekana zizayasimbura ari Leeds United na West Bromwich Albion.

Bikaba bisobanuye ko, muri Europa League hazajya Leicester City, Tottenham n’ikipe izegukana Europa League hagati ya Arsenal na Chelsea, zombi zizakina umukino wa nyuma wa FA Cup tariki ya 01 Kanama 2020.

Rutahizamu wa Leicester City, Jamie Vardy, ni we wasoje ayoboye abatsinze ibitego byinshi na 23 mu gihe Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wa Arsenal na Danny Ings wa Southampton, bombi batsinze 22.

Dore uk  amakipe yatsindanye ku munsi wa nyuma wa Premier League

  • Arsenal 3-2 Watford
  •  Burnley 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
  •  Chelsea 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  •  Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Everton 1-3 AFC Bournemouth
  •  Leicester City 0-2 Manchester United
  •  Manchester City 5-0 Norwich City
  •  Newcastle United 1-3 Liverpool
  •  Southampton 3-1 Sheffield United
  •  West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa




Yavutse afite amaguru atatu 3: Kurikira ubuzima butangaje bwa Francesco “Frank”

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Lentini yavukiye ku muhanda wa 9 wa Gintoli, Rosolini, muri Sisile, ku ya 18 Gicurasi 1889, avukira mu muryango w’abahinzi aribo Natale na Giovanna Falco.  Yavutse ari uwa gatanu mu bana 12 (bashiki be barindwi na barumuna be batanu).

Akivuka, byajyaga bitera ipfunwe ababyeyi be ndetse bajyaga batinya kumugaragaza mubandi,  gusa nyuma byaje kugenda bihinduka dore ko yababereye umwana w’umugisha kubera we ubuzima burahinduka,buba bwiza kurusha mbere.

Afite imyaka 5, yakinaga nabandi bana kandi yashoboraga kugorora ukuguru kwe kwa gatatu ariko kugenda bikanga. Yamenyekanye cyane kubera kugira amaguru atatu, ibirenge bine, hamwe n’ibice bibiri by’imyanya ndangagitsina.

Yerekanwe mu mijyi myinshi harimo London mu mwaka wa ( 1897). Igihe yari afite imyaka umunani, Mantano, umugabo wayoboraga igitaramo cy’ibipupe, yamuzanye i Middleton maze umuryango wa Lentini wimukira muri Amerika.




Lentini yahise yinjira mubucuruzi bwa sidehow nka The Great Lentini, yinjira muri Ringling Brothers Circus. Yabonye ubwenegihugu bwa Amerika afite imyaka 30. Umwuga we wamaze imyaka irenga mirongo ine kandi yakoranye na sirus zose zikomeye ndetse na sidehow harimo Barnum na Bailey na Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Lentini yubahwaga cyane muri bagenzi be ku buryo bose bari baramuhimbye akazina kadasanzwe “Umwami”.

Mu busore bwe, Lentini yakoreshaga ukuguru kwe kwa gatatu cyane cyane akina umupira w’amaguru kuri stade – niyo mpamvu izina rye ryerekana umukinnyi wumupira w’amaguru.

Igihe yari afite imyaka itandatu, amaguru 2 asanzwe ya Lentini yari atandukanye gato mu burebure: kumwe kwari santimetero 39 ukundi 38. Ukuguru kwa gatatu kwari santimetero 36 gusa kandi ikirenge cyako cyari gifatanye.

Nkumuntu mukuru, amaguru ye yibanze nayo yari afite uburebure bubiri butandukanye mugihe ukuguru kwe kwa gatatu kwari kugufi.

Mu 1907 [1] yashakanye n’umugore wari mwiza cyane witwaga Theresa Murray, yamurushaga imyaka itatu, babyarana abana bane: Giuseppina (Josephine), Natale (Ned), Francesco (Frank) Junior, na Giacomo (James). [3] Igihe Frank na Theresa batandukana ahagana mu 1935.

Yatangiye ubuzima bushya na Helen Shupe, babanye kugeza apfuye. Lentini yapfuye azize ibihaha i Jackson, muri Tennesse, ku ya 21 Nzeri 1966, afite imyaka 77.




 

250 Stores Finance Manager at Bralirwa Plc: Deadline:Friday 31st July 2020

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Bralirwa Plc

BRALIRWA Plc, Part of the Heineken Company, is engaged in the production, distribution and sales of a wide range of beer and beverage brands. A career with BRALIRWA offers great challenges combined with exciting opportunities to own and grow one’s career in line with their aspirations.

BRALIRWA is looking for a qualified, dedicated & experienced individual to fill the position of 250 Stores Finance Manager located in Kigali, Rwanda reporting to the E-Commerce Manager.

JOB PURPOSE

To develop 250 Store budget plan, pricing structures, commissions, compensations and perform overall 250 store financial for a profitable and competitive business with the intention of growing volume and value for both Bralirwa Plc and Retail business partners.




TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Collect, interpret and review financial information

  • To provide the P&L report of the stores and the overall 250 stores structure
  • To ensure compliance with tax collection and declaration
  • To track inventories by conducting monthly stock counts
  • To keep record of all documents in the assigned location

Review, monitor and manage the 250 Stores budget

  • To ensure compliance to the budget lines
  • Ensure budget saving and rallocation

Develop, review and advise on pricing structures

  • To ensure optimum products margins
  • To maintain and update catalog market prices

Develop long-term business plan and predict future financial trends

To develop structures for risk assessment and disruption management

  • To update commercial and business trends
  • To develop and maintain strong working relationships

Develop strategies that work to minimize financial risk

  • To ensure business continuity
  • To deliver timely major disruption and risk assessment reports

Work closely with the sales team and finance team in order to have streamlined process and adequate financials

  • To develop standard operating procedures and financial reports




QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Management or related field
  • Minimum of 3 years working in a commercial/ retail industry, in a sales back-office or finance position
  • Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (both verbally and in writing), and French will be an added advantage
  • Having good knowledge of financial reporting and tax regulations,
  • Good analytical, time management, planning and negotiation skills
  • Understand the business and market
  • Ability to work on tight deadline and independently
  • Microsoft Office skills are essential especially excel
  • Having experience of working in multi-cultural or multi-national organization
  • A Rwandan Driving license Cat B would be an added value

How to apply

Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to https://careers.theheinekencompany.com/Rwanda and search for “250 Stores Finance Manager.”

If this is your first time applying through our careers website, you will need to register along with your application details. Registration requires minimal information to create your account. Note that this site will provide you with additional functionality, such as saved searches and email alerts.

The closing date for submission of applications is Friday 31st July 2020.

#WeAreHEINEKEN. People are at the heart of our company. Our people are as diverse as our brands! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We see our strength in trust, diversity and progress. Our aim is to have the most talented employees attracted to our company, and to hire them based on their merits, equal opportunities and respect for the differences of each individual.

As part of that we strive for BRALIRWA to be a safe & open place for everyone.

NB: Bralirwa Plc. does not employ staff whose background is not suitable. All employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks




250 Stores Operations Representative at Bralirwa Plc: Deadline:Friday 31st July 2020.

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Bralirwa Plc

BRALIRWA Plc, Part of the Heineken Company, is engaged in the production, distribution and sales of a wide range of beer and beverage brands. A career with BRALIRWA offers great challenges combined with exciting opportunities to own and grow one’s career in line with their aspirations.

BRALIRWA is looking for a qualified, dedicated & experienced individual to fill the position of 250 Stores Operations Representative located in Kigali, Rwanda reporting to the 250 Stores Manager.

To optimize sustainable customer value and profitability within 250 Stores through fluid operations with the intention of growing volume and value for Bralirwa Plc and Retail business partners.




TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and implement a strategy that optimizes ongoing growth and store profitability

  • To identify potential business partners to achieve listings, distribution, volume and profitability targets
  • To maximize the potential of existing contracts and exploit new business

Ensure guidelines and manuals of execution are abided on by the storekeepers

  • To ensure compliance of the Bralirwa channel execution strategy
  • To compile execution strategy for other catgories suppliers with the advice of 250 Stores Manager

Ensure safety and develop risk assessment for business operations continuity

  •  Be the champion of safety and health guidelines
  • To coordinate the safety and security measures

Develop and coordinate promotions and communications channels

  • To represent the organization in the negotiations with suppliers on marketing activities
  • Develop communications channels
  • Be the first line of contact of the 250 stores organization

Responsible for benchmarking and leverage good ongoing existing practices and new/upcoming products on the market

  • To do market visits and standardize reporting
  • Develop effective actions based on the market visit

Be responsible for customer services

  • To provide training and coaching to storekeepers
  • To develop “customer matters” and “ responsibility at work” training materials and guidelines
  • To evaluate and improve customer experience
  • To enhance operations as per consumer trends

Job purpose

To optimize sustainable customer value and profitability within 250 Stores through fluid operations with the intention of growing volume and value for Bralirwa Plc and Retail business partners.




TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and implement a strategy that optimizes ongoing growth and store profitability

  • To identify potential business partners to achieve listings, distribution, volume and profitability targets
  • To maximize the potential of existing contracts and exploit new business

Ensure guidelines and manuals of execution are abided on by the storekeepers

  • To ensure compliance of the Bralirwa channel execution strategy
  • To compile execution strategy for other catgories suppliers with the advice of 250 Stores Manager

Ensure safety and develop risk assessment for business operations continuity

  •  Be the champion of safety and health guidelines
  • To coordinate the safety and security measures

Develop and coordinate promotions and communications channels

  • To represent the organization in the negotiations with suppliers on marketing activities
  • Develop communications channels
  • Be the first line of contact of the 250 stores organization

Responsible for benchmarking and leverage good ongoing existing practices and new/upcoming products on the market

  • To do market visits and standardize reporting
  • Develop effective actions based on the market visit

Be responsible for customer services

  • To provide training and coaching to storekeepers
  • To develop “customer matters” and “ responsibility at work” training materials and guidelines
  • To evaluate and improve customer experience
  • To enhance operations as per consumer trends




Qualification and skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in Management, Marketing, Business administration or related field
  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years working in a commercial industry, sales or customer operations position
  • Must have great relationship skills
  • Holder of a Rwandan Driving license Cat B
  • Having experience in training and coaching will be an added value
  • Fluent in English, French and Kinyarwanda is required
  • Ability to work on tight deadline and independently
  • Good analytical and negotiation skills
  • Microsoft Office skills are essential
  • Having experience of working in ,multi-cultural or multi-national organization

How to apply

Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to https://careers.theheinekencompany.com/Rwanda and search for “250 Stores Operations Representative”.

If this is your first time applying through our careers website, you will need to register along with your application details. Registration requires minimal information to create your account. Note that this site will provide you with additional functionality, such as saved searches and email alerts.

The closing date for submission of applications is Friday 31st July 2020.

#WeAreHEINEKEN. People are at the heart of our company. Our people are as diverse as our brands! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We see our strength in trust, diversity and progress. Our aim is to have the most talented employees attracted to our company, and to hire them based on their merits, equal opportunities and respect for the differences of each individual.

As part of that we strive for BRALIRWA to be a safe & open place for everyone.

NB: Bralirwa Plc. does not employ staff whose background is not suitable. All employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks




 

250 Stores Expansion Coordinators x2 at Bralirwa Plc: Deadline:Friday 31st July 2020.

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BRALIRWA Plc, Part of the Heineken Company, is engaged in the production, distribution and sales of a wide range of beer and beverage brands. A career with BRALIRWA offers great challenges combined with exciting opportunities to own and grow one’s career in line with their aspirations.

BRALIRWA is looking for qualified, dedicated & experienced individuals to fill the position of 250 Stores Expansion Coordinators (2) based in Kigali, reporting to the 250 Stores Manager.

JOB PURPOSE

JOB PURPOSE

To oversee the development and execution of the 250 stores expansion plan, create guidelines and definitions for the development of the annual growth plan, define strategies of growth, develop and improve processes and revenue/costs initiatives for 250 stores with the intention of growing volume and value for both Bralirwa Plc and Retail business partners.




TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible to achieve the goals set out in the assigned expansion plan while optimizing the use of company resources

  • To prepare business cases for all expansion including economics, location and construction analysis

Responsible for leasing renewals and negotiations

  • Prepare Cost estimation, valuation and market benchmarks for negotiations purpose
  • Ensure that the leasing policies are respected

Ensure vendor/suppliers performance respected as per the contract terms

  • Ensure vendors/suppliers respect the timelines
  • Ensure compliance of the quality for the sourced materials
  • Ensure overall compliance of the contract term

Ensure proper coordination and handling of all contracts  with storekeepers and property owners

  • Coordinate the schedules/timelines for business operations with guidelines from the 250 Stores Manager

Identify legal requirement and ensure compliance of operations

  • Comply with the expansion processes and protocols
  • Comply with the local authorities law and regulations for the core businesses

Monitoring sales results and ensure the profitability of the 250 stores core business

  • Take timely actions on insights and recommendations from the Finance Manager and the GIS analyst
  • Look for faster ways of growth and better profitability
  • Aim at effectivity vs business case (Batting Average)




QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, Economics, Marketing or related field
  • At least 3 years working in a commercial industry, sales or retail position
  • Having experience in Managing a team will be an added value
  • Holder of a Rwandan Driving license Cat B
  • Fluent in English, French and Kinyarwanda
  • Ability to work on tight deadline and independently
  • Good analytical and negotiation skills
  • Microsoft Office skills are essential
  • Understanding the basics of business law
  • Having experience of working in multi-cultural or multi-national organization

How to apply

Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to https://careers.theheinekencompany.com/Rwanda and search for “250 Stores Expansion Coordinator.”

If this is your first time applying through our careers website, you will need to register along with your application details. Registration requires minimal information to create your account. Note that this site will provide you with additional functionality, such as saved searches and email alerts.

The closing date for submission of applications is Friday 31st July 2020.

#WeAreHEINEKEN. People are at the heart of our company. Our people are as diverse as our brands! We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We see our strength in trust, diversity and progress. Our aim is to have the most talented employees attracted to our company, and to hire them based on their merits, equal opportunities and respect for the differences of each individual.

As part of that we strive for BRALIRWA to be a safe & open place for everyone.

NB: Bralirwa Plc. does not employ staff whose background is not suitable. All employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.




 

Pan African University Masters & PhD Scholarships 2020/2021: Deadline: 10 September 2020

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The Pan African University (PAU) is the culmination of continental initiatives of the Commission of the African Union to revitalize higher education and research in Africa, under the Second Decade of Education for Africa and the consolidated Plan of Action of Science and Technology for Africa. It will exemplify excellence, enhance the attractiveness and global competitiveness of African higher education and research and establish the African University at the core of Africa’s development.




The PAU will greatly boost the population and retention of high-level human resources and quality knowledge outputs and be able to attract the best intellectual capacity from all over the world. Africa acknowledges the fact that social and economic development is not possible without substantive investment in higher education and research. The PAU was launched as the African Union (AU) undertook the evaluation of the Second Decade of Education for Africa. 

Application Deadline: September 10th 2020

The African Union Commission identified critical themes within the five institutes of the Pan African University, as key to the development of Africa and attainment of the vision of the African Union. These are hosted in the different PAU Institutes as follows:

  • Water and Energy Sciences (including Climate Change) (PAUWES, Algeria);
  • Basic Science, Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI, Kenya);
  • Life and Earth Sciences (including Health and Agriculture) (PAULESI, Nigeria);
  • Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS, Cameroon);
  • and Space Sciences (PAUSS, South Africa)

The PAU Rectorate is based in Yaoundé, Cameron.

Admission Requirements for Masters Programmes

Candidates must satisfy the following conditions

  1. Maximum age of 30 years for male and 35 years for female applicants
  2. Undergraduate degree from a recognized university, with at least a second class upper division or its equivalent, in a relevant field;
  3. Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from university and high school)
  4. Passport or National I.D. card (personal details page)
  5. Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm)
  6. Detail CV
  7. Recommendation letter from ONE of his/her former University lecturers
  8. Names of 3 Reference University lecturers (with email adress and whatsapp number) (*Mandatory)

Admission Requirements for Doctoral Programmes

  • Candidates may be required to undergo a written/oral examination after pre-   selection.
  • Candidates for the Master in Conference Interpreting and Translation programmes are required to have excellent knowledge of at least two of the African Union’s official languages (Arabic, English, French and Portuguese).
The African Union Commission will offer full scholarships to the successful African candidates.

Scholarship awardees should be committed to working in Africa after graduation.

Application Procedure

Applications should be completed online at https://www.au-pau.org/submission/

Closing date for the submission of applications with all supporting documents

10 September 2020. Applications received after this deadline will NOT be considered.

Further enquiries can be made through: pau.scholarships@africa-union.org

For More Information,please visit Pan African (African Union) University 2020/2021 (Masters & PhD) Scholarships




 

Japan – Rwanda Governments Scholarships for 2021: Deadline: 14 August 2020

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) wishes to inform the general public that, through the Bilateral Cooperation between the Government of Rwanda and the Government of Japan, the latter has offered scholarships to Rwandan students in the following categories:

Undergraduate Students;
• Research Students;
• College of Technology Students;
• Specialized Training College Students.

Interested candidate should find the application form and others relevant information for each level on the annex attached herewith.

Please note:

1.Click here for more details & to apply

And

2. Click here  for more details and to apply

 

• The applicant must sign up on the link below, get his/her password on email and login before submitting his/her application;

• The application including all digital copies should be submitted online via the link: http://mis.hec.gov.rw/system-login

• No hard copies documents will be received at HEC.

Application deadline: 14th August,2020

Downloads

 




 

Menya ibyiza byogukaraba amazi akonje

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Abantu benshi bakunda kwiyuhagira amazi ashyushye kuruta kwiyuhagira akonje. Nyamara, ubushakashatsi butandukanye bwerekanye ko yaba amazi akonje cyangwa ashyushye ashobora kugirira akamaro ubuzima bwacu.

Muri iyi nkuru, turabagezaho bimwe mubyiza byo kwiyuhagira amazi akonje kubw’inyungu zitandukanye z’umubiri wacu:

1.Gukaraba amazi akonje, bigabanya ibinure mumubiri, kuko umubiri ubitwika ushaka kuzamura ubushyuhe bwo mumubiri wacu.

2.Bigabanya umunaniro ndetse no gucika intege mu mubiri

3.Gukaraba amazi akonje byongera uburumbuke (fertility) bw’abagore.

4.Gukaraba amazi akonje byongera imbaraga n’imibereho myiza by’umubiri

5.Gukaraba amazi akonje biri mubirinda umubiri gutanga umwuka mubi ( impumuro mbi)




6.Gukaraba amazi akonje, byongerere umubiri ubwirinzi kuburyo wihanganira ububabare  kurenza umubiri  wuhagirwa amazi ashyushye burigihe.

7.Gukaraba amazi akonje birinda uruhu gusaza imburagihe .

8. Gukaraba amazi akonje, bifasha gusinzira neza cyane cyane iyo uyakarabye nka mbere y’isaha yo kuryama.

9. Gukaraba amazi akonje  bifasha cyane mugutembera neza kw’amaraso cyane cyane kubageze muzabukuru.

10. Gukaraba amazi akonje bifasha cyane mugukemura ikibazo cyo kuribwa imitsi cyane cyane nka nyuma y’imyitozo ngorora mubiri

11. Gukaraba amazi akonje bifasha kugira imisatsi ndetse n’uruhu bimeze neza.

 

Ugize igitekerezo, icyifuzo cyangwa inyunganizi kubyo twabateguriye watwandikira ubinyujije muri comment.




 

4 Job opportunities at COMESA ( via MINICOM):Deadline: 30/07/2020

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The Ministry of Trade and Industry would like to inform the Public that the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), is seeking to recruit four persons qualified for the following Job positions:

Click on desired job position:

 

1.Director legal and corporate affairs 

2. Senior private sector development officer

3. Senior customer affairs officers

4. Internal IT Auditor 

 




Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist Consultants: Deadline:August 7, 2020

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Chemonics is seeking a part-time Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist (Consultant) for the USAID/RwandaDuteze Imbere Ubutabera (DIU) activity. The position is expected to start as soon as possible and will require a commitment of at least 16 hours/week (2 days/week).

DIU is designed to increase access to justice and enhance the rule of law in Rwanda through improving judicial effectiveness in both formal court mechanisms and community justice (Abunzi); and improving public understanding of judicial system processes and legal rights. The objectives of the DIU activity are to improve the effectiveness of Rwanda’s judicial system locally and nationally and improve public awareness of their legal rights (collectively, the System).

As part of DIU’s programmatic responsibilities, the activity works with organizations (subcontractors and grantees) to implement the activities furthering access to justice. Each of these subcontracts and grants has indicators and data that needs to be collected and rolled up and reported in our systems to USAID. DIU also submits biweekly reports and quarterly reports to USAID. The DIU activity ends on January 25, 2021, and a draft final report will be submitted before this date. The MEL Consultant will gather and report on all MEL data and build the capacity of DIU stakeholders to grow in their MEL understanding and the use of data to drive results.




Illustrative Tasks

  • Review the Part Two Workplan, most recent biweekly, the most recent quarterly report, and template for the DIU final report
  • Provide administrative MEL support across the project, including collecting, reviewing and entering all data and developing reports, including graphs and charts to communicate data in different ways
  • Report on MEL data in biweekly, monthly, and quarterly reports
  • Work with partners to review data collected and reported to-date and become familiar with the remaining data that will need to be reported in their agreements
  • Identify which data should be submitted to USAID’s required reporting systems and maintain a tracker of all submissions
  • Identify opportunities for drafting and support the drafting of success stories that include quantitative and anecdotal successes
  • Ensure MEL is integrated into all management and technical activities
  • Build staff and local partners’ capacity in MEL and their understanding of the adaptive management approach to include using data to reflect on project implementation and inform approaches going forward to achieve the best results
  • Identify linkages to project result targets and provide data for biweekly reports and quarterly activity reports showing performance against targets
  • Lead DIU’s end of activity MEL analyses and integrate findings into the final report and various communications products
  • Contribute the data and MEL activities in the biweekly report and the final report
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party.




Qualifications

  • More than eight years of MEL experience with USG and other donor-funded projects.
  • Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, management, and/or development studies.
  • Experience building databases and conducting capacity building training.
  • Experience in research design, adaptive management through MEL, and using technology to understand change for development programs in Rwanda.
  • Expertise in using statistical software programs and infographics to share information with a non-technical audience.
  • Record of collecting and analyzing data to evaluate program and activity impact and redesign activities for better results.
  • Experience creating databases, tools, and training materials while helping program officers compile and report information.

Application Instructions

Please submit an electronic version of your CV, cover letter, and contact information by August 7, 2020, at rwandadiu@gmail.com

Please submit your applications as soon as possible, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. No telephone inquiries, please. The finalists will be contacted.

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