JOB VACANCY-LOGISTICS SUPERVISOR

HC Solutions Ltd is a Human Resources Management Agency registered in Rwanda. The Company has a team of highly experienced Human Resources professionals, with a rich exposure in various sectors including Banking, Hospitality, Telecom, Logistics, Manufacturing, NGO’s, UN Agencies etc.

On behalf of our client, HC Solutions Ltd is looking for a self-motivated, qualified individual with passion to join the team on the position of Logistics Supervisor.

Job Title: Logistics Supervisor

Organization Unit: Illovo Sugar Kigali

Reporting line: Manager / Illovo Sugar Kigali

• Implement and drive Illovo Logistics Way and related standards to ensure Logistics excellence and cost optimization
• Manage the warehouses and related processes to optimize cost, efficiency and productivity across the network
• Ensure contracts are effectively negotiated and SLAs managed to the benefit of the company
• Ensure effective management of warehouse resources and processes (people, consumables, material handling equipment and related administration)
• Manage performance of Transport contractors to ensure effective execution of the Logistics strategy through LOC planning
• Drive in-Country commercialization and customer centricity
• Ensure talent and performance management are embedded in local ways of working
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Drive in-Country commercialization and customer-centricity
• Adhere to in-Country SHERQ standards and promote world class safety practices

         The Job Holder will be responsible for performing the following duties:

• Capture and analyze data to draw insights on the stock, finance and planning system (e.g. Sales Orders, Transfer Orders, Stock in Transit from Regional Contracts and Monthly Shipping Plans).
  • Contribute to planning on all transport & logistics systems to meet long term plans, ensure continuity/efficiency
  • Route to consumer enablement and execution
  • Scheduling and placement of domestic trucks and wagons at the warehouse to ensure that truck waiting times are minimized.
  • Provide input to and effectively manage the transport budget on a daily/weekly/monthly basis, by managing rates per allocation per transporter to always optimize transport costs
  • Manage the correct loading sequence to effectively facilitate multi-SKU/drop deliveries
  • Manage the compliance of all transport rates Government regulations and Statutory instructions to ensure that stock movements are in line with these laws
  • Manage timeous transporter payments to encourage cash flow & high truck availability.
  • Customer complaints capture and management
  • Communicate customer delivery updates until delivery is complete
  • Adopt and embed best practices, minimum standards, policies, processes, tools, technology and enablers through the Illovo Logistics Way and capability development strategy
  • Work with Group Logistics to implement cost effective and efficient warehouse management processes
  • Manage effective utilization of warehouses through optimization of warehouse efficiencies, MHE’s, layouts, put away / picking methods and movement processes, and initiation of improvements as required
  • Manage effective Min / Max inventory targets across the warehouse network in line with working capital
  • Manage transporter performance against logistics contracts for domestic (and export, where applicable) markets through measurement against KPIs and management of freight rates
  • Drive cost saving to optimize the cost of logistics through the TCOL system, without compromising agreed customer service standards
  • Ensure the effective picking, staging and dispatch of orders to achieve the defined customer-specific delivery schedules
  • Engage with Group Logistics to identify issues and opportunities for improvement in facilities, processes, metrics and subsequent activities, and to guide the Logistics strategy going forward
  • Work with Group to implement key metrics and measurement systems to monitor effectiveness of decisions and optimize the supply chain and its resources to deliver on the strategic plan
  • Develop, motivate and manage Logistics operational budgets
  • Identify and monitor KPIs to track performance and flag any issues
  • Drive benchmarking and continuous improvement analysis to flag gaps and optimize value in function
  • Promote and adhere to Illovo’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).
    
    
    
• Direction: Understand the facts, listen to key stakeholders, and communicate objectives clearly, concisely and consistently
• Alignment: Clearly define roles, responsibilities, and expectations, and think and act in ways that benefit the whole function
• Commitment: Be consistent in what we say and do, clearly linking strategy to decision-making and performance
• Develop: Build and develop own and team capabilities in Logistics.
• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in Supply Chain / Logistics / Transport Management
• 5 years’ experience in transport / fleet / warehouse management, with exposure to and understanding of supplier management and rates negotiations. Understanding of reverse logistics. Knowledge of export logistics is preferred where relevant in-country. Working knowledge of warehouse operations, including warehouse processes and best practice, material handling equipment, inventory management and safety requirements
• Sound business acumen; leadership and management skills; relationship management skills to build effective partnerships with providers; analytical ability; planning and problem solving skills; effective communication skills; knowledge and ability to work with and optimize transport and warehouse management software systems

All interested applicants should submit their detailed Curriculum Vitae, academic documents, and other relevant certificates recruitment@hcsolutions.rw  no later than Wednesday 31^st May 2023 at 5 PM.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

For more information about HC Solutions Ltd, please visit the below: https: https://hcsolutions.rw/

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JOB VACANCY-OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

HC Solutions Ltd is a Human Resources Management Agency registered in Rwanda. The Company has a team of highly experienced Human Resources professionals, with a rich exposure in various sectors including Banking, Hospitality, Telecom, Logistics, Manufacturing, NGO’s, UN Agencies etc.

We are looking for an Office Administrator to organize and coordinate administration duties and office procedures. Your role is to create and maintain a + of organizational effectiveness, and managing the company front desk.

Job Title: Office Administrator

• Managing the company front desk
• Acting as the first point of contact for customers’ enquiries
• Managing correspondence, scheduling appointments and meetings, handling phone calls and emails, and maintaining office supplies.
• Responsible for managing the physical office space. This includes maintaining office equipment and ensuring a safe and productive work environment.
• Responsible for maintaining and organizing office records, documents, and files. This may involve implementing efficient filing systems, overseeing document retention policies, and ensuring compliance with record-keeping regulations.
• Planning and paying office operational expenditures- i.e.: RRA, RSSB, various suppliers, etc…
• Bachelor’s Degree in Management or any related field
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and French (oral and written)
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Ability to work with others in a team environment
• Ability to think proactively and solve problems

All interested applicants should submit their detailed Curriculum Vitae, academic documents, and other relevant certificates recruitment@hcsolutions.rw  no later than Wednesday 31^st May 2023 at 5 PM.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

For more information about HC Solutions Ltd, please visit the below: https: https://hcsolutions.rw/

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Position Overview 

Educate!, a fast-growing and award-winning social enterprise, is seeking the Operations Manager to drive our operations work in Rwanda as we work towards our organizational vision of measurably impacting millions of students across Africa each year. In this role, you’ll report to the Managing Director and be responsible for building and overseeing the systems that enable our operations to run efficiently and effectively. This includes setting up and running operations that support our scale program, E! Exchange, and improving the existing systems, and working with the performance metrics functions on reporting procedures and workflows. You will ensure we are building and experimenting with diverse systems to optimize our operations processes and maximize efficiency and effectiveness as we scale.  In addition, you will lead, coach, inspire, and build a passionate and results-oriented team that will drive the realization of our ambition over the next years.

The right person for this role is someone who thrives in a high-growth environment and is able to build stable and scalable systems and continuously improve them. Able to oversee a team and see through to results while also managing, guiding, coaching, and supporting them. Should be comfortable using data to improve operations. You should be open to learning from other industries, adopting new ways of working, and changing processes based on feedback. A driven, creative systems builder & problem-solver who is motivated by removing obstacles to help operations teams design and scale high-impact operations systems.

Sound like you or someone you know? Read below, visit our careers page to learn more about Educate!,


About Educate!

What if there was a way to measurably change the trajectory of the lives of youth across Africa? Since its launch in 2009, Educate! has worked to do just this, delivering outsized impacts at scale and at disproportionately low cost, through a product-led approach to youth development. As a disruptive, not-for-profit, social enterprise, our team leverages an obsession with evidence and entrepreneurial drive to tackle one of our planet’s greatest challenges – unlocking the potential of its youngest continent.

Educate!’s core model combines training in key skills with access to practical experience starting a business and mentorship, a formula that has been validated by several independent evaluations. This model is distributed through products targeting two lead channels. First, Educate! works with governments to help reform education systems at scale through policy change, teacher behaviour change and tech-enabled products targeting systems-level sustainability, while also working directly with select schools.

Second, Educate! builds employment-focused bootcamps and business support services targeting out-of-school youth left out of the education system. To date, more than 200,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted by this model across Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya and along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth skills provider in East Africa.

Educate! is a team of over 160 largely African staff. We have been backed by top foundations and product leaders such as Imaginable Futures, Big Bang Philanthropy, Echoing Green, the 1st Google Employee’s foundation, the head of Google Search and Rippleworks Foundation. Educate! won a 2018 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize and a 2015 WISE Award, and has been highlighted by Bill Gates, in the World Bank’s S4YE’s Impact Portfolio, an Al Jazeera documentary, BBC, and The Brookings Institution as one of 14 case studies in their global scaling education learning initiative. Educate! was also selected by the UN’s Generation Unlimited as 1 of 20 innovative youth solutions and by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a Goalkeepers Accelerator.

Educate!’s long-term vision is to design solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa each year.

Performance Objectives

Operations oversight  30%

• Map out end-to-end field logistics workflows and ensure systems build that enables distribution of program materials. Create order fulfillment systems for all field materials needs
• Coordinate with the MD, Program managers and Finance Manager to identify gaps, challenges and solutions within operations with the goal of creating a cost-effective operating strategies to address such challenges
• Oversee and optimize the implementation of the systems and workflows of the field operations.
• Lead the  development of the field operations workflows and tools to help teams operate effectively.
• Constantly train teams on new tools, guide them and track operationalization of such tools.
• Work closely with the Managing Director, finance and program managers to create budgets for all field operation activities.
• Ensure full compliance to finance processes relating to field operations. This could include but not limited to payments, reporting, Mobile Money use, systems audits, requisitions, accountabilities, approvals, and Common Cost sheet
• Solve field logistical program operations-related challenges based on deep research from reputable sources including peer organizations
• Lead the process of scouting for field training locations
• Collaborate with program managers in facilitating efficient and cost effective field travels for staff, teachers and other external stakeholders as need may dictate.
• Lead the process of systems and processes standardization to ensure level ground in application of our policies, procedures and systems across all areas of operations.
• Ensure that the Common Cost Sheet is updated always and is 100% accurate
• Lead the budgeting and budget management processes for the operations department
• Lead the budget review for the operations department through the monthly and quarterly Budget versus Actual (BvA) process.
• Participate in the development of Quarterly field operations goals
  
  
  

Team leadership & Performance Management 20%

• Manage the operations team to achieve set goals and objectives and maintain overall oversight of work allocation
• Develop capacity building initiatives for all the field operations teams and build a culture of continuous learning within the team
• Establish and maintain a strong, positive and engaged team culture. Promote Educate!’s cultural tenets within the team.
• Ensure a healthy pipelining of field operations staff
• Develop field operations manuals and handbooks and train staff on their use
• Work closely with the HR on hiring of new team members and participate in the hiring process.
• Lead interdepartmental collaborative meetings to understand changes in the programs and inform updates in the field operations priorities
• Represent field operations in inter-departmental and strategic meetings
• Lead the annual performance reviews, provide feedback to the teams and lead training that equips the team to perform at their best

Data Reporting Systems and Quality Assurance Oversight 20%

• Establish systems for data integrity check
• Lead data quality assessment conversations with the performance metrics and program management teams and surface any data quality flaws that need to be addressed.
• Collaborate with the data collection and management team, set expectations and participate in weekly and monthly team meetings.
• Identify areas that require new or improved systems and workflows and collaborate with the tech and performance metrics team to solve them.
• Provide timely feedback to the performance metrics team on data systems performance and communicate any system issues that needs to be resolved
• Review periodic monitoring reports and provide insights that enables quality and sound program and field operations decision making
  
  
  

Procurement and procurement policies compliance  30%

• Develop and execute procurement plans and ensure that all programs procurement support and delivery is a top priority
• Implement the procurement policy and strategy and promote purchasing best practices to drive a culture of prudence in resource utilization and management.
• Ensure procurement processes are complete, accurate, documented and in  compliance with relevant laws and Educate! Policies
• Ensure that vendor files and documentation is complete with all relevant information
• Anticipate procurement needs to pre-select competitive vendors, and create systems to track and strategically guard against common procurement challenges
• Liaise with user departments to prepare monthly and quarterly procurement plans to ensure timely closure of procurement needs.
• Coordinate the awards to the best bidder and draft a contract for the selected vendor.
• Ensure that standard operating procedures for the procurement function are understood and applied by staff.
• Lead the process of prequalification of service providers in anticipation of procurement needs
• Build and maintain a strong E! relationship with vendors that is mutually beneficial and drives Educate!’s goals of getting the best value in the market
• Promote the Educate! Ethics Guide principles and ensure that staff understand the dictates of these principles.
• Ensure vendor contracts have complete specifications and invoices paid promptly.
• Lead the negotiation of contract terms on a range of central contracts and to monitor performance against these contracts.
• Seek and act on feedback from end users on the quality of products delivered and general service levels to ensure value for money.
• Formally and proactively communicate and advise budget holders and administration managers on possible areas of cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a company or organization that has experienced growth – adopting new systems and structures as part of the growth.
• Experience managing medium to large-sized operational teams at scale and balancing multiple priorities
• Comfortable working with data, numbers, and reports with basic budget management experience
• Strong orientation to team culture and cross-functional work.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with at least 6 years of operations leadership experience
• A good fit with our Five Cultural Tenets (see “What is Educate! About?” Below; learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here.

Terms

• Compensation will be competitive for the social enterprise sector and commensurate with experience.
• Benefits include a generous vacation policy and medical insurance.
• This position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda with periodic field travels.
  
  
  

Why You Will Brag About Working At Educate!

• We’ve got the impact.
• Educate! is designed for scale. We quadrupled operations in 2014, going from 54 to more than 200 schools served. We carefully measure our outcomes, and — here’s the best part — we are maintaining quality at four times the size.
• We believe in local leadership — 96% of our staff is African.
• Our model has gone nationwide in Uganda — Educate!’s model is now incorporated into the national curriculum and exams, impacting many thousands more students than we can reach directly.
• Educate is a well-oiled learning machine. We built our model by methodically testing hundreds of assumptions and we are constantly experimenting, evaluating, and improving.
• We’re honored that luminaries and leaders like Oliver Wonekha, the Ugandan Ambassador to the US, and Ann Veneman, a former Secretary of Agriculture and head of Unicef, believe in us enough to have joined our advisory board.

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Position Overview

Educate! is seeking a  Finance Officer to work in our finance department in Rwanda. As a Finance Officer, you will be supporting Logistics, Procurement, Finance and administration tasks at Educate! She/he will be responsible for maintaining accounts records in compliance to Educate! procedures, the provision of logistical and administrative support, and other various operations projects within Educate Rwanda. The role involves managing cash flows, mobile money platform and related funds reimbursement.

The Finance Officer will work closely with the Finance Manager and Operations manager to provide monthly financials and BVAs. He/she will also collaborate closely with the program team and the field staff to build strong and sustainable solutions to support the field payments. The Finance Officer will report to the Finance Manager.

About Educate!

What if there was a way to measurably change the trajectory of the lives of youth across Africa? Since its launch in 2009, Educate! has worked to do just this, delivering outsized impacts at scale and at disproportionately low cost, towards the aim of addressing youth unemployment. As a disruptive, nonprofit social enterprise, our team leverages an obsession with evidence and entrepreneurial drive to tackle one of our planet’s greatest challenges — unlocking the potential of its youngest continent.

Educate! prepares youth in Africa with the skills to succeed in today’s economy. We’ve created a 100-hour experience that delivers the most essential skills youth need to transition to work, combining training, mentorship, and practical experience starting a business. We deliver this experience to youth in 3 ways: directly to schools, integrated into education systems, and through bootcamps for out-of-school youth.

All three delivery channels have been validated by several independent evaluations, and to date, more than 200,000 youth have been meaningfully impacted by this model across Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda. Along the way, Educate! has become the largest youth skills provider in East Africa.

Educate! is a team of over 160 largely African staff and 300 volunteer youth mentors. We prioritize building an engaging, fulfilling, and growth-oriented work environment. 50% of our top 30 leaders have been with us for over 5 years, 10+ alumni have started other organizations and 5 current or former team members were Acumen Fund East Africa fellows.

We have been backed by top foundations such as Imaginable Futures, Big Bang Philanthropy, and Echidna Giving. Educate! won a 2018 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize and a 2015 WISE Award, and has been highlighted by Bill Gates, in the World Bank’s S4YE’s Impact Portfolio, an Al Jazeera documentary, BBC, and The Brookings Institution as one of 14 case studies in their global scaling education learning initiative. Educate! was also selected by the UN’s Generation Unlimited as 1 of 20 innovative youth solutions and by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a Goalkeepers Accelerator.

Educate!’s long-term vision is to design solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa each year. Our plan is to grow our reach 3x over the next 3 years.

Performance Objectives

Finance (75%)

• Ensuring that field teams are receiving timely payments and addressing the bottlenecks affecting payments
• Preparing and posting journal vouchers
• Entering all journal entries in the accounting software
• Reconciling ledger accounts
• Produce daily and weekly transaction posting reports
• Receiving and verifying invoices and preparing vouchers
• Receiving, verifying requisitions and preparing vouchers
• Verifying accountabilities and reconciling staff advance account
• Facilitating payment of vendors and responding to inquiries regarding finance
• Payment initiation for mobile money and supporting on the bank when necessary
• Maintain detailed and traceable records of supporting documentation for all payment transactions
• Supporting in both internal and external audit processes

Logistics  (15%)

• Providing support to the Operations team to Coordinate training events as required, including but not limited to, pre-booking calls to venues, travel arrangement, providing supplies and materials, equipment and the point person at events.
• Provide support to the program team by arranging logistics for events and meetings held in program districts to ensure that they are properly organized and conducted.
• Book, schedule, and coordinate vehicles when needed
• Conduct periodic inventory checks of office assets and equipment and oversee repairs where necessary

Administration (10%)

• Supporting the Finance manager with other finance administrative tasks as may be assigned
• Facilitating the HQ payments and operations to ensure that teams in the office are adequately supported
• Working closely with and supporting the HR in organizing staff meetings, venues and travel logistics.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• BCom, Accounting or Business Administration with proficiency in Ms Excel and Quickbooks.
• Finance & Accounting experience working in a non-profit environment.
• At least 4 years of experience in finance and accounting, financial analysis (including gathering, evaluating, presenting, and reporting financial information to management and external stakeholders).
• Solid experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll taxes, and accounting.
• Entrepreneurial drive, proven ability to take ownership, lead the team’s combined learning and a collaborative, data-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Possess and display high ethical and business standards.
• Fits our Five Cultural Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here.

Terms

• Compensation will be competitive for the social enterprise sector and commensurate with experience.
• Benefits include a generous vacation policy and medical insurance.
• This position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda with periodic field travels.

Why You Will Brag About Working At Educate!

• We’ve got the impact.
• Educate! is designed for scale. We quadrupled operations in 2014, going from 54 to more than 200 schools served. We carefully measure our outcomes, and — here’s the best part — we are maintaining quality at four times the size.
• We believe in local leadership — 96% of our staff is African.
• Our model has gone nationwide in Uganda — Educate!’s model is now incorporated into the national curriculum and exams, impacting many thousands more students than we can reach directly.
• Educate is a well-oiled learning machine. We built our model by methodically testing hundreds of assumptions and we are constantly experimenting, evaluating, and improving.
• We’re honored that luminaries and leaders like Oliver Wonekha, the Ugandan Ambassador to the US, and Ann Veneman, a former Secretary of Agriculture and head of Unicef, believe in us enough to have joined our advisory board.

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Job Ad: Finance and Administrative Manager at the National Pharmacy Council

About us

The National Pharmacy Council (NPC) is an independent statutory regulatory authority established by law No 45/2012 of 14/01/2013 responsible for ensuring that the rules, honor and dignity of the pharmacy profession are complied with and ensure the protection of public health. The Council ensures compliance with the principles of morality, integrity and dedication essential to the practice of the pharmacy profession and ensures that all its members comply with their professional requirements and the laws and regulations governing pharmacy professionals. The Vision of the National Pharmacy Council is to become a Centre of Excellence in the regulation and control of the Pharmacy profession.

About the Role

We are currently looking for a Finance and Administrative Manager who will be responsible for overseeing the financial and administrative operations of the National Pharmacy Council. He/she will manage the financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes, oversee the day-to-day accounting and financial operations, and provide support to the National Council Board in strategic planning and decision-making. Additionally, the Finance and Administrative Manager will manage the organization’s administrative operations, ensuring that policies, procedures, and systems are in place to support the smooth functioning of the Council.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and manage the Council’s investments and ensure that investment policies are put in place and adhered to.
• Manage the council’s financial risks and resources mobilisation
• Provide financial analysis and advice the management of the Council in order to support strategic decision-making.
• Prepare or as appropriate supervise the preparation of grant applications and financial reports to funders.
• Ensure tracking petty cash, keeping appropriate records and maintaining reconciliations
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Administrative Management:

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the smooth functioning of the Council’s administrative operations;
• Provide a strategic orientation and guidance on all administrative matters;
• Manage and coordinate the Council’s human resources management
• Ensure proper management of the council’s assets
• Manage the Council’s insurance policies and ensure that the organization is adequately protected against risks;
• Monitor and implement the recommendations of the auditors;
• Record all financial transactions, grants, and donations to the Council with the appropriate applications;
• Prepare monthly financial reports, quarterly reports, annual reports, and other reports that may be required by the Permanent Secretary and Registrar;
• Proper record of expenditures and the smartest filing method using the appropriate accounting applications;
• Plan and facilitate employee’s capacity development;
• Prepare or as appropriate supervise the preparation of the invoice’s payments for signatory authorities’ approval;
• Prepare all documentation for contract issuance;
• Ensure supply chain management and any logistic activities are undertaken appropriately;
• Keep updating the procedure manual and any other Administrative and/ or financial policies;
• Perform other duties as determined by the Permanent Secretary/Registrar.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management, finance, accounting, and business administration, with professional certificate of ACCA or CPA. A Master’s degree in Management, finance, accounting, and business administration, with professional certificate of ACCA or CPA, is preferred;
• Proven experience of five (5) years in the finance field;
• Knowledge of financial management standards and procedures;
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices and financial data reporting;
• Proficiency in financial management software and Microsoft Office;
• Knowledge of nonprofit accounting principles and regulations;
• Knowledge of Human Resources Management Principles and Practices;
• Leadership and Management skills;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Experience in managing human resources, IT, and facilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

• Fluent communication in Kinyarwanda, French and English;
• Time Management skills;
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Not have been blacklisted in public service

Selection Criteria

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted for examinations. The date and venue shall be communicated.

Other Information

Job Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Start Date: July 01^st_, 2023

How to Apply

If you’re interested in applying for this position, Click Here to submit your application.

Note: Applications close on June 02^nd, 2023 at 5:00 pm.

Disclaimer: The National Pharmacy Council does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment.

Done at Kigali, May 22, 2023

NSENGEYUKURI Jean Damascène                                                                                                                               

Permanent Secretary and Registrar

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Job Title:                               Security Manager

Location:                               Lake Kivu – Nyamasheke, Rwanda

Compensation:                    Commensurate with experience

Start date:                            As soon as possible

About Kivu Choice:

Kivu Choice is the sister company to Victory Farms, the largest fish farm in East Africa, bas ed in Kenya. We launched our Rwandan business in Q4 of 2021 and will have all standing functions up and running this year across Hatchery, Production, Processing, Distribution, and Sales. We are now on track to become the largest protein producer in Rwanda by year’s end, and one of the leading tilapia businesses globally within the next 5 years.

Description:

As Security Manager, you will oversee Kivu Choice Security Department of 20+ security guards across Rwanda and will report directly to the CEO. You will be responsible for all Mwaga and Kigembe based security teams (Lake and land Based).

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure safety and protection of company property and stakeholders including but not limited to employees, customers, and suppliers always.
• Conduct security checks.
• Record all daily incidences and accidents in the security occurrence book as well as on the adopted platform and submit to Senior Management for review.
• Conduct inspections on a regular basis to determine need and extent of service on equipment and systems related to safety & security.
• Supervise internal and external movements of materials.
• Verify all security equipment’s that are used by the security personnel and offices and ensure they are in good working condition.
• Ensure that evacuation procedures and training is always adhered to by security personnel in appointed location.
• Report on gaps identified that might present theft of company properties.
• Investigations and recording statements.
• Work closely with local law enforcement institutions to gather information of any security risks to the farm.
• Monthly evaluation of guards and working schedules.

Skills:

• Patrolling and guarding
• People management
• Risk analysis
• Security operations
• Access control
• Security systems monitoring
• Boat handling and working in the Lake
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• A good communicator, able to implement the organization’s security procedures and ensure that this is understood by the team.
• Must have a 5+ years’ relevant job experience in managing several security teams.
• Supervisory skills are a must.
• Training and Development skills for guards.

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recruiting@kivuchoice.com

Deadline: Sunday 21^st June 23

Position: Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist (Obs&Gyn)

Reports to:

• Director of Clinical Services at Kirehe District Hospital.
• MNCAH director at PIH/IMB for programmatic and research activities

Primary Location: Kirehe District Hospital 

Job overview:

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialist will serve to provide specialty clinical teaching, support hospital leadership to implement clinical services, provide Women’s health technical advice to the IMB MCH program Director and clinical mentoring to clinical staff, and help maintain high quality clinical services at all levels of the district health system in accordance with Ministry of Health norms in the area of Maternal health.

Key responsibilities and /Expected deliverables:

• Capacity Building in nursing and physician care delivery at PIH supported hospitals
• Build the systems that ensure clinical care is of reasonable standard via:
• Real time capacity/skills building on rounds especially for students who come to Kirehe DH for their practicals
• Real time instruction of providers to improve protocol and standards based adherence
• Creation of centralized documents and resources that pertain to facility based Ob & Gyn practice in Rwanda
• Initiation of continuous professional development activities for general practitioner.
• Support creation and implementation of quality improvement projects in partnership with MCH mentors.
• Ensure that equipment and drug lists respond to the needs of Obstetric emergency, Maternity ward, in – patients and out-patients services.
• Supporting MNCAH mentors to implement B-EmONC and C-EmONC trainings and other relevant trainings at hospital/HC level.
• Providing technical support to the MCH director:

Provide technical advice on IMB MCH programs activities, including but not limited to grant writing, program design and implementation, quality improvement, training, mentorship, pharmacy and supply chain, monitoring and evaluation, operational research, and fund-raising, with a specific focus on Maternal Health.

• Providing on-going technical advice, protocol/training support to any other program with pediatric needs such as Oncology.
• Identify and work with research on any potential research projects in the pediatric domain
  
  
  

Reporting:

• In addition to reporting to the Director of MNCAH, all hospital-based and clinical activities will be dually reported to the Hospital Administration (Hospital DG or designate, including clinical director, Nursing Chief of Staff, Line Managers).
• Programmatic and research activities will be conducted under the supervision and collaboration of the MNCAH Director.

Qualifications:

• Masters of Science in Obstetrics and Gynecology with least 5 years of experience working in hospital setting
• Experience with facilitation, training and mentorship will be and added value
• Strong communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and partners
• Proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda
• Ability to work and live in rural settings.
• Ability to live PIH/IMB values: Ubumuntu-Compassion, Ubupfura-Integrity, Ubunyangamugayo-Honesty, Ubwubahane-Mutual respect, Ubumwe-Solidarity, Agaciro-Dignity, Kugira ishyaka-Determination
• At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. By this, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures
  
  
  

How to apply:  

If you believe that you are the right candidate for the above position, please submit your application: CV and application letter in Word or PDF formats only to https://www.pih.org/pages/employment?p=job%2Fotvnnfws

Applications should be submitted no later than 05 June 2023.

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Description

Job Title: Civil and Structural Engineer

Report to: Facilities Maintenance Manager

Department: Infrastructure Department

Location: Butaro, Burera District

Position Overview

Reporting to the facilities maintenance manager, the civil and structural engineer is responsible for the planning and hands-on maintenance of all UGHE facilities’ structures, landscape structures as well as civil and structure works for new medium sized renovation or upgrade projects. These include but not limited to building walls, floors, roof, drainage channels, electrical channels, ironmongery, door and window frames, aluminum and steel glazed installations, water feature structures. The individual will be based at Butaro campus but will work at other UGHE sites/campus based on needs. We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and highly skilled civil and structural Engineer who will drive and sustain building structures to stay safe and in good visible shape.

Key Responsibilities

Technical

• Maintaining all UGHE buildings structures that include but not limited to building walls, floors, roof, drainage channels, electrical channels, ironmongery, door and window frames, aluminum and steel glazed installations.
• Play a key role in UGHE mission of transforming all its infrastructure into a green star compliance campuses
• Develop annual procurement plan for all maintenance spared parts required to maintain all UGHE building structures and grounds.
• Conduct regular preventative maintenance inspections at all UGHE building structures and grounds
• Respond to any emergency incidents related to all UGHE building structures and grounds
• Conducting preventive maintenance and repairs on all building gutters, rooftops, roof sheets, canopy roof as well as and civil layouts i.e. pathways, roads, external stairs, etc..
• Advise on the building structure upgrades necessary to increase productivity, functionality and efficiency
• Supervise structural and grounds repairs caused by issue resolution i.e plumbing and electrical
  
  
  

 Managerial and administrative

• Develop a maintenance plan for all UGHE civil, structural and grounds/landscape
• Provide support in planning and implementation of small and medium renovation/upgrade projects.
• Support in planning, procurement of maintenance materials
• Keep up to date maintenance records of all UGHE civil, structural and grounds through UGHE facilities maintenance system
• Provide all necessary maintenance reports for all UGHE building structures and grounds through UGHE facilities maintenance system
• Develop policies, manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and tools to guide maintenance of all UGHE building structures and grounds.
• Manage a team; composed of UGHE staff and contractors, involved in the day to day maintenance of all UGHE building structures and grounds.
• Coordinate works with all relevant team members in and outside the infrastructure department

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil and structural engineering. Masters in the same fields is desired

• A minimum of 5 years hands on experience in installation and/or management of building structures and grounds

• Experience in installing and managing complex structural building elements and grounds
• Experience is facility maintenance and infrastructure planning for large infrastructure projects focused on civil and structural trades.
• Knowledge in interpreting design sets
• Experience in managing multi-tasking for high performing staff
• Demonstrated experience in Fault Finding with various building structures
• Demonstrated strong communication skills
• Certified by Rwanda Utility and Regulatory Authority (RURA)
  
  
  

Desirable

• Formal qualifications in the following fields; roof, ironmongery, floor, ceiling, painting, building security maintenance
• Formally trained in Testing, Inspection and safe handling civil and structural building elements

 Essential Behavioral Competences

• Team Player: Always willing to be involved in the team’s activities to achieve their objectives. Works collaboratively and uses influence to gain resolution of issues. Demonstrates honesty, loyalty and commitment.
• Initiative: Is able to work alone to get results in an effective way. Understands and seeks to minimise waste in resources and processes. Adopts and encourages others to adopt new ways of working and user manuals.
• Customer end user focus: Demonstrate the ability to listen and communicate to customers in a professional way and address maintenance issues raised on time.
• Effective Communication skills: Able to adapt communication to the audience and create detailed written documents and reports. Able to maintain and manage communication links with a variety of stakeholders (campus residents, contractors, etc). Presents a professional image.
• Problem Solving: Looks objectively at every side of an idea or situation to ensure that all outcomes are thoroughly assessed before deciding on an appropriate course of action.

To apply  

Applicants should provide: (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) names and contact information of three professional references who can attest to work experience, and (4) copies of all degrees earned. Please upload your cover letter and copies of degrees as a single PDF file under “Additional Files” on the application page.

Organization profile

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is on a mission to radically change the way health care is delivered around the world. UGHE is a new university based in Rwanda that is growing the next generation of global health professionals—doctors, nurses, researchers, and public health and policy experts—into leaders and change makers who strive to deliver more equitable, quality health services for all. The University launched in Rwanda in September 2015 with the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD). Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system. UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care.

In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality healthcare to some of the world’s most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu Buzima—PIH’s sister organization—and our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.

Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The UGHE team seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team. Partners In Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment: 

At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy.

UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.  By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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Business Development Manager (RW)

Business Development Manager · Kigali, Rwanda

Company Profile: Sawa Energy is a solar energy and energy efficiency company servicing SMEs across East Africa, with operations in Rwanda and Uganda. They bring together international capital and local solar expertise in order to enable SMEs to get access to solar and energy efficiency solutions with no upfront cost. In doing so, Sawa Energy aims to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses in emerging markets. Sawa Energy’s objective is to deploy a portfolio of 35 MW of solar C&I projects across East Africa within the next 5 years, and have been actively deploying since February 2021. Their clients include I&M Bank, MTN, King Faisal Hospital and other leading regional businesses.

Learn more at www.sawaenergy.com

Job Summary:

The company is recruiting an ambitious and energetic Business Development Manager to lead the sales  initiatives for Sawa Energy’s Rwandan Portfolio. This role will report directly to the Rwandan Country Manager with responsibilities in sales, account management, and project management. This person will be integral in executing Sawa Energy’s vision to lead the revolution of solar for SMEs in East Africa. Given that Sawa Energy is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, flexibility, and dynamism.

Responsibilities :

• Lead the development of strategies for identifying, tracking, and engaging potential clients and preparing proposals to meet their requirements
• Lead the development of the Rwandan sales pipeline by diligently tracking, managing, and engaging numerous clients’ stakeholders across the local and regional levels, and across various functions within the client organizations including technical, procurement, financial, and leadership
• Lead the coordination of a range of co-development and technical partners to originate, develop, and close projects
• Lead the preparation and review of a variety of financing contracts including private power purchase and lease-to-own agreements
• Lead the negotiations on commercial aspects and coordinate input from the internal technical and legal teams
• Lead the due diligence of potential projects and clients, including collecting client information and coordinating across the internal teams for support

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Hours: Full time

Job Requirements:

• Business-related bachelor’s degree is strongly desired
• Experience working in East Africa, especially in Rwanda
• 4+ years in a business-related role within the following industries: solar, energy (e.g. generators, energy efficiency solutions, etc) or SME lending.
• Systematic and highly organized sales professional with a strong SME network in Rwanda;
• Must take personal accountability for tracking numerous activities across workstreams and driving them all to a successful conclusion.
• Must display a track record of thriving in a fast-paced sales environment, able to work towards and hit KPIs.
• Being a self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit is paramount.
• Must be very comfortable working in the digital realm, using tools such as Google Drive (Docs, Slides, Sheets), CRMs, and other remote working tools.
• High level of proficiency in building PowerPoint presentations
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• The role will require regional travel from time to time and have your own means of transport (Fuel and mileage will be reimbursed).

Other Critical Requirements:

Technical skills

Networking, relationship building, negotiating, writing, and presentation skills are strongly desired for this role.

Leadership

We are a team of self-starters and expect all team members to take initiative, own their projects, and assume leadership within their set of responsibilities.

Communication

This role involves communicating both within the team, and with partners. As such, effective written and verbal communication is integral to ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.

Multitasking

We are looking for a team member who can manage many projects at once while still meeting deadlines. We seek someone with strong multitasking,  decision-making, and organizational abilities to ensure the workload is managed effectively.

How to apply:

Interested candidates should apply through this application form. Applications will close at 11:59 pm (CAT) on the 18^th of June 2023. Only selected candidates for the interview will be contacted. For questions, reach out to hr@sawaenergy.com

TOR FOR RECRUITMENT OF PROJECT ACCOUNTANT 

1. Background Information 

The Rwandan Organization of Trauma Counselors ARCT – Ruhuka is a National Nonprofit making Organization , formed in April 30^th 1998 and officially registered under the Ministerial Decree No.97/11 on 28 July, 2004 and registered by Rwanda Governance Board  (RGB).  The organization was started to support survivors of psychological trauma, through integrated and holistic services for prevention, care, and healing to facilitate recovery for sustainable unity and reconciliation, peace and development.

Our mission: is to lead the development and application of innovative psychosocial approaches to mental health services and strengthen professional capacity in understanding, treating and preventing mental health problems for sustainable development.

Our Vision: ARCT-Ruhuka envisages a Rwanda where all people have access to integrated mental health services.

ARCT-RUHUKA operates country wide and intervenes in the field of Mental health and psychosocial support that contributes directly to building peace at individual, family and community levels .

In partnership and with International Alert ,  ARCT-Ruhuka wish to recruit a project Accountant to work under a 3 years USAID funded project “Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project”  that contribute to Healing , resilience building and social cohesion at community level, operating in 30 districts.

Job Title: Project Accountant

 The purpose of the position is to support the overall Planning, implementation and day to day management, monitoring, evaluation and reporting as well as coordination of “Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” activities and 10 Project Field officers in their areas of operation  to achieve its goal.

Reports to:     Director of Administration and Finance (DAF)

Duty Station:  The project Accountant will be based in Kigali , at ARCT-Ruhuka Headquarters , and may travel to district as required.

2. Purpose of the position:

To support /contribute to the overall functioning and effectiveness of ARCT-Ruhuka at Finance team to achieve its mission and vision. In particular, the Project Accointant will oversee the project finance and record the day-to-day financial transactions of project activities under the USAID funded Dufatanye Urumuri Project (DUP).

3. Key Duties:

The Project Accountant will be part of finance team of the organization and will report to DAF. S/he will ensure full compliance with all the requirements of USAID , International Alert and ARCT-Ruhuka  financial guidelines, regulations and procedures where applicable to ensure the effective processing of financial transactions, reporting and efficiency in
expenditures. The accountant will monitor budget execution, develop and submit regular financial reports in standard formats as may be required by the DUP donors.

     4. Major Responsibilities

The specific responsibilities of the Project Accountant shall include, but not limited to the
following:

• Maintain up-to-date accounting and financial records in accordance with the project’s accounting system, including journals, ledgers, fixed asset registers, etc.
• Responsible for the safe custody of petty cash and documents and inspection of daily petty cash disbursement documents;
• Verify the eligibility and accuracy of all payments by ensuring that documents are in compliance with donor , ARCT-Ruhuka and GoR financial requirements before submission to the DAF for approval;
• Reconcile accounts and prepare financial statements;
• Ensure timely closure of accounts per agreed deadlines stipulated in MOU, and update same for submission Management;
• Prepare periodic financial reports approved by the DAF  in the form required by the donor and ARCT-Ruhuka
• Prepare audit file to facilitate the work of Internal and external auditing firm;
• Carrying out financial managerial activities under the Project and provide financial advisory and technical tasks relative to the scope of this assignment;
• Work closely with the project team to prepare Annual Work Plans and
• Budgets of the Project;
• Ensure that all financial transactions are in accordance to the approved budget lines;
• Facilitate and ensure the submission of checks are signed on timeby designated signatories;
• Identify all bottlenecks in the financial cycle of the Project – internal control weaknessand bring these to the attention of senior for remedialactions;
• Ensure that ALL payments are in compliance to the signed financial agreement andother agreed protocols of the donor;
• Ensure that supporting documents for payment are satisfied before issuing payments;
• Monitor compliance with the Bank’s rules, audit and fiduciary requirements;
• Ensure that financial transactions are carried out in accordance with applicable Finance Management policies, procedures, and instructions;
• Ensure that relevant accounting policies and standards are followed in the preparation of the project financial reports and relevant files;
• Perform other tasks as may be assigned by supervisor/employer
  
  
  

Qualifications And Experience, Essential Skills and Key Competence.

• A minimum bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with at least 2^nd class upper division
• Communicates clearly and cogently in English and Kinyarwanda in writing and speech.
• Reads French easily, can write informal memos in French, and can sustain a professional conversation in French about finance and operational aspects of the project work.
• Comprehensive computer skills with practical knowledge of Microsoft Office,
  (especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint) and familiarity with usage of Quick books accounting software in recording, processing and preparing financial reports.
• Minimum of two years(2)of demonstrated professional experience in accounting, auditing, finance or grants management with a busy organization or project (not-for-profit sector preferred).
• Knowledge of income tax and labour laws as well as other Rwandan government regulations related to NGOs.
• Possess knowledge and experience of donor disbursement procedures and justification
• Possess good people management skills, interpersonal relationship skills, honesty
• A team player and have the ability to meet deadlines.

• Must be prepared to undertake field visits where necessary in support of implementation.
• Candidate must be resourceful and capable of meeting deadlinesin a highly work demanding environment; flexible and able to multi-task.
• Ready to learn and share knowledge
• Having worked for USAID funded projects is an added advantage
  
  
  

HOW TO APPLY

 Applications for the position above should be submitted to ARCT-Ruhuka the following documents:

• Application letter addressed to the Chairperson of ARCT-Ruhuka
• Signed CV with most recent previous experiences and at least 3 referees
• Notified Copies of Degrees and Certificates
• Copy of ID

Qualifying candidates can submit all signed  the required documents  no later than 25^nd May  2023 at 03:00 pm to  https://forms.gle/jfHTsWdD9mbAC3qy5    in PDF format .

For any other information, please contact us on telephone  (+250) 787104307.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ARCT-Ruhuka is committed to safeguarding. All staff is required to sign and adhere to safeguarding, child protection and PSEA. Background checks, including criminal record checks will be required at a later stage. 

Done at Kigali 15/05/2023 

Ancilla MUKARUBUGA

Chairperson – ARCT-Ruhuka

 ITANGAZO RY’AKAZI

Kamombo 19/05/2023

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