JOB ADVERTISEMENT: 

CARE International is seeking to recruit a “Technical Advisor Digitalization.  

Introduction

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE International aims to be a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty.


Overview of the Role

Job Purpose Statement 

The Digitalization Technical Advisor is responsible for the development of strategy, interventions and tools as required for ensuring best practice in his/her area of Digitalization. S/he develops quality control tools/mechanisms that are used to evaluate the effective implementation of strategies and builds capacity of staff and partners to positively impact the lives of vulnerable women and girls. The position holder represents CARE in Digitalization forums and strategically positions CARE as a major voice in the development sector. The position holder liaises with the Impact Measurement Team Leader to develop and pilot innovative approaches in Digitalization, facilitates their evaluation and recommends scale up strategies.


Requirements for the Role

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related digital field (e.g. Information Technology, Digital programming, ICT for Development)
• Project Management Certification (PIMM)
• Master’s degree in development management or social Science

Experience required:

• 8 years’ experience in designing, coordinating, and managing projects in Digitalization projects.
• 4 of the 8 years in designing strategies and coordinating capacity building of partner organizations including management of people
• Demonstrated experience in program design, implementation and evaluation, including participatory approaches.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with implementing partners, donors and government counterparts. 
  
  
  

Technical skills:

• Demonstrated management capacities, as evidenced by strong planning, coordination, and teamwork skills leading to the consistent achievement of significant results
• Excellent understanding of economic development and poverty analysis
• Strong people management skills including capacity building, coaching and conflict management;
• Demonstrated interest and ability to give feedback, develop, motivate and lead a diverse team to achieve results
• Ability to establish a learning culture and to facilitate knowledge sharing
• Demonstrated proposal writing and report writing skills
• Ability to engage, motivate and drive high performing teams through influencing and adult learning techniques
• Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills in English; fluency in spoken Kinyarwanda and French

• CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We are an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity, diversity and Inclusion. CARE’s focus as an organization is to empower women and girls as we strongly believe that they are most affected by poverty. In line with our values, we highly encourage women to apply for this position. 

• We are committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. 
  
  
  
  

• CARE International has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of any person or child by any of our staff, or partners. CARE International reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer. 

• We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

• By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that they have no objection to CARE International requesting the information specified above.

Interested candidates should send their both combined cover letter and well detailed CV no later than 23^rd August 2023 via the apply button below.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps.

*Disclaimer: CARE International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment.