Job responsibilities
• Ensure that LODA’s SPIU Exiting Poverty and SPTP Program provides high quality technical support to the monitoring and evaluation of LODA’s Social Protection activities, promoting lesson learning, informing continued improvements in program performance and ensuring compliance with government and development partner requirements. • Support capacity- building activities in relation to the IPF to ensure that program implementation is informed by lessons learned from M&E, including in relation to project guidelines, planning documents including the annual work plans, M&E framework, and any other instruments which are in place for effective implementation of the project.; • Lead the establishment and implementation of a robust M&E framework for the EPR/FCDO and where necessary other development partner- funded projects
• Lead (in collaboration with social protection specialists) the design of regular internal reviews of areas of innovation within the EPR/FCDO, which will involve qualitative as well as quantitative assessment; and ensure that findings are fed back to program managers to inform improvements to program design. • Provide technical input to the TORs for external assessments and evaluations and to LODA feedback on draft reports of these reviews and evaluations. • Support the implementation of recommendations from internal and external assessments of the SP, including in relation to programme management. • Regularly review IPF performance and ensure that risks are identified and mitigation is effectively and promptly applied; • Participate in formal reviews and evaluations • Provide inputs to periodic progress updates and coordinate completion of progress reports to the FCDO as required under the project Academic qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Social work, Development Studies, Business Administration, Public administration, Economics, Sociology, Rural Development, Management, Finance, Community development with eight (8) years of experience in related field with at least 5 years at managerial position
Or Master’s degree in the same fields with six (6) years of experience in related field with at least 5 years at managerial position. Required Competencies and Key Technical Skills – Demonstrate experience in development and management of government or donor funded social protection programs/projects; – Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and to communicate well with a variety of people at all levels of the management hierarchy, with development partners and other stakeholders. – Experience and demonstrated knowledge in the concepts, approaches and practices in the following areas: – Rwanda’s social protection policy and strategy and the design of VUP, including direct income support (safety net) programs and building rural livelihoods. (Knowledge of international evidence and best practice would be an advantage.)
– An understanding of the global evidence-base on graduation programs; – General knowledge of operational policies, processes, procedures and systems used in different aspects of the project cycle; – Proficient in the concepts of gender and disability inclusion, – Capacity building and training experience, including providing remote technical support; – Demonstrated knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and planning with experience in overseeing data collection and M&E activities – Demonstrated capacity to lead a team (organize, plan and oversee) – Good communication, report writing, and facilitation, – Speak and write English and Kinyarwanda and French fluently – Good computer skills: Excel, Word and PowerPoint – Self-motivator, able to work with limited supervision; – Able to work under pressures and meet deadlines; – Capacity to maintain excellent working relationships with relevant stakeholders – IT literate, good skills in Excel and Word
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
8 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration
8 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
8 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelors in Project Management
8 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s in Rural Development
6 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s in Project Management
6 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s in Finance
6 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s in Economics
6 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Management
8 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Management
6 Years of relevant experience
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Masters in Business Administration
6 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Public Administration
6 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies
8 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Development Studies
6 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Sociology
6 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Social Work
6 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree Social Work
8 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
8 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Development
8 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
8 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
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Experience and demonstrated knowledge in the concepts, approaches and practices in the Rwanda’s social protection policy and strategy and the design of VUP, including direct income support (safety nets /cash transfer) programme and building rural livelihoods, disaster risk management and shock responsive social protection.
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