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IT Business Analyst at Educate: Deadline: 09-03-2023

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Position Overview

Educate!, a high-growth and award-winning non-profit social enterprise, is looking for a Business Analyst to work on the Comprehensive Assessment Management Information System. In our first ten years, Educate! became the biggest youth skills provider in East Africa by scaling our proven in-school model to impact hundreds of thousands of youth in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.

According to Ministerial Guidelines on Comprehensive Assessment issued in 2019, all assessment results, must be recorded and reported to different levels (sector, district and national).The results should be analyzed and visualized to provide a general picture of the learner’s performance and implementation status of the curriculum. The business analyst will collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to understand requirements for the technology products/solutions, develop product roadmaps and project-manage the entire technology product/solution development cycle. The ideal hire is passionate about working with data to drive improvements in user experience and excited to work with government stakeholders, teachers, and other education stakeholders to ensure the success of this system.


This role reports to the Director General NESA and works closely with the CAMIS task force comprised of software developers and system administrators for a period of two years.

The right person for this role:

  • Is a master coordinator and exceptional project manager

  • Is analytical and data-driven

  • Will have an end-user focus

  • Will have strong communication and interpersonal skills; must be great at building and maintaining relationships

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 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 behavior 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 and 300 volunteer youth mentors. 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

Requirements gathering: Translating Product strategy into product development specifics

  • Gather all information from cross-functional teams to translate strategy into clear product specifics.

  • Assist business stakeholders to define and refine their requests

  • Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to define the relevant personas, user journeys, and functional requirements.

  • Drive decision-making with internal partners

  • Translate requirements into product designs

  • Develop and own a product strategy that is clearly articulated, easily understood, and delivers meaningful value to NESA customers and business over time

  • Identify areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently develop these modifications requirements

User-focused/Customer-centered product design

We need a Business Analyst to build processes and practices to continuously gather and address usability issues with NESA technology products.

  • Lead ideation for the needs identified- creating designs based on requirements and strategy

  • Construct systems and processes to gather data on how users actually experience it on a day to day basis

  • Own process of integrating  customer feedback into products under NESA’s guidance

Market Research and User Testing

  • Research and analyze the users, and the roadmap for the product

  • Plan, prepare and conduct research on potential solutions

  • Collect quantitative and qualitative product data and metrics through market research

  • Testing and evaluating new designs/ product features

  • Research and analyze the way CAMIS data can be used and then drive improvements in user experience

Project Management

  • Build and execute an actionable roadmap that empowers developers to realize the product strategy

  • Providing vision and direction to the development team and stakeholders to achieve the product vision

  • Collaborate closely with NESA departments to drive the execution of the product development team

  • Plan and prioritize product feature backlog and development for the product

  • Lead the planning product release plans and set the expectation for delivery of new  functionalities

  • Developer management: oversee development of product features either through external consultants or development

  • Develop quality assurance procedures


Qualifications and profile

  • Bachelor’s degree, and a minimum of 3 years of work experience in project management.

  • Experience in UX research: using qualitative and quantitative data (especially from A/B tests) to make product decisions.

  • Experience in project management (PMP, Prince2 or Agile)

  • Have experience working with government agencies to deliver software

  • Have experience working closely with teachers

  • Possess a broad understanding of the tech product development process

  • Have independently driven the design of technology products in a team, with a strong focus on the end-user

  • Software Development experience [e.g. USSD system development (PHP or other languages), MySQL, JavaScript]

  • Passion for Educate!’s mission is a must, but past work in education or youth development is not required. We value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from people with a variety of backgrounds.

  • Fits our Five Cultural Tenets(see What Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate! culture deck here

  • This role will preferable be based in Kigali, Rwanda,

We’re ambitious. Are you? Educate! is growing fast, so new opportunities are opening up and expanding all the time. We’re inspired by people with drive, and we love to help them reach their full potential. We expect everyone at Educate! to contribute above and beyond their job description, grow their skills, and advance their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey.

  1. We Put Youth First – The youth we serve come first. Always. In everything. That means we wake up thinking of ways we can serve youth even better and get the highest impact out of every dollar that we spend. It means Educate! doesn’t own a single vehicle, because we’d rather take the bus if it means one more student can participate. It means making every decision like the future depends on it — because if we get our way, it does.

  2. We Are Always Learning – When you work at Educate!, educating yourself is part of your job too. We encourage every employee to find the best book on management; share the latest article on graphic design; bring in your favorite college mentor; or meet the researcher pushing the edge of the field. We are always thirsty for knowledge and love to share.

  3. We Only Solve a Problem Once – We are allergic to band-aids so we love the person who brings the new system to solve the problem for good, even problems we haven’t recognized yet.

  4. We Are Flexible – We thrive on change — we’re driving it. We are growing every day, so we have to adapt quickly to meet new challenges, and our team keeps up.

  5. We Exceed Expectations – We assume we can achieve the impossible because we already have, year after year. We want our staff to create your own challenges, ask the toughest questions, and dream scary big!

Every person at Educate! — from interns to the executive director — is evaluated by how they live up to these five cultural tenets. They are at the core of how we achieve our mission and why we work as well as we do.

Educate is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who interact in our community.  In creating this environment, we encourage people from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and life experiences to join our diverse team.

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Program Manager at Educate: Deadline: 09-03-2023

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Position Overview

Educate!, is currently seeking an outstanding people and project manager with experience in the education sector in Rwanda to join our growing team in Rwanda as the Program Manager. In our first ten years, Educate! became the biggest youth skills provider in East Africa by scaling our proven in-school model to impact hundreds of thousands of youth in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.In this role, you’ll lead a team to plan, and manager a program for Rwanda driving towards Educate!’s long-term vision of designing solutions that measurably impact millions of youth across Africa every year. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing a program  and successfully implementing initiatives that have achieved measurable results. This opportunity has all the challenges and excitement of a startup, with the benefits of building off a proven model at an organization with a strong reputation and track record. This role also involves working with the Program team across multiple programs across the country.

The right person for this opportunity is passionate about our mission and excels in  managing people, projects, and budget to achieve program goals. You should have experience teaching or training, be driven to contribute to the education sector, and be excited to create program resources by documenting existing procedures.


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 behavior 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 and 300 volunteer youth mentors. 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

Program Management and Quality Assurance

  • Oversee Educate!’s program in over 300 schools distributed across the country.
  • Set and manage to program goals to ensure that the program is executed efficiently and effectively to create maximum impact.
  • Build and execute systems to maintain quality assurance, ensuring that the program is being delivered as designed.
  • Work with performance matrix teams to ensure program milestones are achieved
  • Build and maintain performance matrix tools while eliminating any loopholes with field teams.
  • Develop program termly plans for the teams and ensure seamless execution of those plans


Financial Management

  • Manage program budget in line with our philosophy of maximizing impact for every franc that we spend.
  • Promptly and efficiently check and approve expenditures in the field, maintaining compliance with financial procedure.
  • Lead Budget variation discussions with the finance department.
  • Prepare a quarterly and annual budget for the program and ensure its prudent execution.
  • Act as liaison between the programs team and finance team to answer any financial and operational needs of the field teams.

  Performance Management

  • Manage a team of about five Program Coordinators/officers and  as they implement the Educate! Exchange program at over 300 schools across the country.
  • Lead the creation of district termly reports and their delivery by working with the program officers and coordinators as well as the local government.
  • Collaborate with the design and experimentation team to identify any program design loopholes and propose possible solutions for improvement.
  • Establish and manage systems for strategic alignment, open and regular communication, and team coordination, including annual and termly goals, team calendars, and team meetings.
  • Provide coaching and other forms of professional development to  field teams especially program officers/coordinators and the youth leaders.
  • Manage team performance and ensure that any performance issues are promptly flagged

Program Procedures

  • Lead creation and updates of program procedures and staff handbooks, making sure that program procedures are accurately and effectively documented
  • Review and edit proposed changes to ensure that they are accurate, well-stated, and user-friendly


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of 3 years professional experience (4-5 years preferred).
  • Familiarity with and experience in the education sector in Rwanda
  • At least 1 year of training or teaching experience
  • Excellent manager, motivator, and coach
  • Comfortable managing a budget and using Excel; demonstrated project management experience; program management experience preferred but not required
  • Fluency in Kinyarwanda and English with strong writing skills in both
  • Rwandan citizenship required; Women are strongly encouraged to apply
  • Fits our Five Cultural Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here

Terms

  • This position will be based in Kigali, but will require visits to rural districts and schools
  • Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience..
  • Benefits & perks include a generous vacation policy and health insurance.

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 — 97% of our on the ground staff is African.
  • Our model has gone nationwide in Uganda — Educate!’s model is now incorporated into the national curriculum and exams, impacting thousands of 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.

What Is Educate! About?

We’re ambitious. Are you? Educate! is growing fast, so new opportunities are opening up and expanding all the time. We’re inspired by people with drive, and we love to help them reach their full potential. We expect everyone at Educate! to contribute above and beyond their job description, grow their skills, and advance their careers, and we are committed to supporting our staff members on that journey.

  1. We Put Youth First – The youth we serve come first. Always. In everything. That means we wake up thinking of ways we can serve youth even better and get the highest impact out of every dollar that we spend. It means Educate! doesn’t own a single vehicle, because we’d rather take the bus if it means one more student can participate. It means making every decision as the future depends on it — because if we get our way, it does.
  2. We Are Always Learning – When you work at Educate!, educating yourself is part of your job too. We encourage every employee to find the best book on management; share the latest article on graphic design; bring in your favorite college mentor, or meet the researcher pushing the edge of the field. We are always thirsty for knowledge and love to share.
  3. We Only Solve a Problem Once – We are allergic to band-aids so we love the person who brings the new system to solve the problem for good, even problems we haven’t recognized yet.
  4. We Are Flexible – We thrive on change — we’re driving it. We are growing every day, so we have to adapt quickly to meet new challenges, and our team keeps up.
  5. We Exceed Expectations – We assume we can achieve the impossible because we already have, year after year. We want our staff to create your own challenges, ask the toughest questions, and dream scary big!

Every person at Educate! — from interns to the executive director — is evaluated by how they live up to these five cultural tenets. They are at the core of how we achieve our mission and why we work as well as we do.

Educate is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all who interact in our community.  In creating this environment, we encourage people from a variety of cultures, backgrounds and life experiences to join our diverse team.

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Senior Information Security officer at AB Bank Rwanda Plc :Deadline :24-02-2023

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AB BANK Rwanda Plc. is looking for a qualified and competent staff to fill the position of Senior Information Security  officer.

Senior Information Security officer is  responsible to bring the institution’s information security risks under explicit management control through the establishment and implementation of the Information Security Management System (ISMS).

The Senior ISO will investigate alerts, assisting with developing new security monitoring, use cases and ensuring all investigative activities are properly documented in the bank’s systems and followed up with relevant support teams. The Senior ISO reports directly to Head of Risk and AccessHolding’s Information Security Manager.


Major Responsibilities

  • Identify, assess and remediate technology and information security risks.
  • Assist with implementation of IT Security Policies, Standards, Guidelines, and provide IT Security Advisory services and guidance.
  • Build and implement security and compliance goals, define security strategies, metrics, reporting mechanisms and program services; and create maturity models and a roadmap for continual program improvements.
  • Proactively identify cyber-security threats.
  • Create awareness of Information Security good practices to all staff.
  • Drive compliance of enterprise information by identifying and mapping data; determine data protection and privacy requirements; prescribe security controls, prepare plans, assess all data held in all business systems; prepare/update data protection and privacy standards, prepare technical security policies, and procedures associated with data classifications.
  • Ensure ABR is current on data protection laws, regulations, and technical requirements to ensure the Bank is not exposed to privacy risks and penalties
  • Maintain the data protection and privacy program for ABR Rwanda in compliance with Rwanda Data Protection law, Cybersecurity regulation, and other data protection requirements
  • Performing information security risk, vulnerability assessments and serves as an internal assessor for data protection and privacy issues.
  • Participate in the development of new and the annual review of existing IT Security Policies, Standards and Guidelines by providing input to enhance the quality and completeness of these documents.


Necessary Experience, Skills and qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in information Technology/ Computer Science or related field.
  • At least 4 years of work experience in Information Security or related field preferably in banking or financial services, Telecom or any related field.
  • A good knowledge of information security management or related functions (such as IT audit or IT Risk Management), will be and added advantage.
  • A good understanding of technical IT roles such as IT architecture, development or operations, with a clear and abiding interest in information security and or system controls.
  • Specialist knowledge and understanding in financial services, obligations of data protection and privacy regulations, privacy technologies, and cybersecurity.
  • Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and motivate others to do the same.
  • Relevant certifications will be an added advantage, including but not limited to, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, and/or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) awarded by ISACA, and/or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

Interested candidates should send ONLY:

  • Letter of Interest
  • CV
  • Copy of academic qualifications

To abr-recruiting@abbank.rw, not later than 24th February 2023. 

[NOTE: Please state the POSITION in the subject of the email.]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Human Resource and Administration Assistant, Rwanda at IPA Rwanda : Deadline : 04-03-2023

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Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Position: Human Resource and Administration Assistant, Rwanda

  • Location: Kigali, Rwanda
  • Deadline to apply:  5 PM 04th March 2023, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
  • Length of Commitment: 1-year renewable
  • Desired start date: ASAP
  • Reports to:  HR Manager

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) has 10 active projects spanning across Education, Agriculture, Finance and Health. IPA has number of full-time and part-time staff including enumerators working across the country in Rwanda, predominantly implementing Randomized Control Trials in collaboration with leading Rwandan and international universities and academicians from all over the world, the Government of Rwanda and other development organizations to evaluate the impact of new development concepts to help inform future government policy and development projects.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the HR Manager, the HR and Administration Assistant will ensure the efficient delivery of the administrative and human resource support in the Rwanda country office. The position holder will play an important role of assisting with the planning and implementation of office travels, study tours, office management and providing human resources support to the country team etc.

 SPECIFIC DUTIES:

  • Provide general administrative and logistical support to the country office and programme staff.
  • Collect, compile and organize background documents and other materials for meetings held in the offices.
  • Monitor the usage of office resources including supplies, equipment, office repairs and general office management.
  • Responsible for efficient booking of the meeting rooms and FO training tent.
  • Ensure effective filing through automated filing systems and safekeeping of all HR documents and mails
  • Coordinate the office vehicle booking by program staff or support staff
  • Monitor the inventory levels of office materials.
  • Update the asset register for the Rwanda country office.
  • Facilitate inhouse and outdoor meetings and workshops organized by country office and program staff.
  • Monitor the local staff medical insurance usage as per signed contract and report any misuse found.
  • Take staff meeting minutes and follow-up action points from staff meetings, conferences, and workshops.
  • Assist in ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety Act in the country office and ensure that standards are adhered to as per the local labor laws.
  • Support all HR administration processes in the Rwanda Office i.e. Preparation of staff induction, support the recruitment processes, process work permits applications, renewals and cancellations, prepare work certificates for staff;
  • Ensure that IPA Rwanda complies with all local labor laws and all staff are registered with the appropriate authorities (RSSB registration for new staff, etc.);
  • Manage the field officer’s database to assess FO performances on duties assigned to them
  • Carry out any other administrative and human resource duties as assigned by the line manager.


 Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, business administration, human resource management; general management or any other related field.

 Work Experience

  • At least 2 years of progressively responsible HR and administrative and/or programme support experience is required at the national or international level.
  • Experience of providing administrative and logistical support to programme activities of for a Not-for-Profit Organizations / Programme based exposure
  • Experience in human resources administration will be an added advantage.
  • Experience of programme reporting, including monitoring and evaluating based on provided data
  • Experience of communicating effectively, including writing skills
  • Experience of working effectively within an office environment, using initiative, and prioritizing own workload

 Language Proficiency

  • Excellent command of English and strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Sound command of the French Language both written and spoken
  • Capability to speak the native language is an added advantage
  • MS office proficiency




How to Apply:

Interested applicants meeting the requirements should fill an online application form and attach their Cover Letter, CV and Degree(s) through the following link: https://poverty-action.formstack.com/forms/ipa_rwanda_hr_and_adim_assistant

APPLICATIONS CLOSE AT 5 PM RWANDA TIME ON March 04th 2023. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS, ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED. 

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Rwanda Procurement Intern at One Acre Fund : Deadline :10-03-2023

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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. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, our farmers harvest 50 per cent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.


About the Young Professionals Program

One Acre Fund’s Young Professionals Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund’s operations.

When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects. Throughout your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career.

About the Role

  • This is a junior role
  • You will focus most on a market survey to ensure that we are getting the best value for money
  • You will report directly to Purchasing Team Lead


Responsibilities

Purchase

  • Execute requests for quotations, supplier selection, and purchases from Kigali and regions.
  • Negotiate for the best prices for all purchased goods and services.
  • Follow up with the Finance team to make sure suppliers are paid on time.

Deliveries and client communication

  • Negotiate best delivery/payment terms with suppliers.
  • Build relationships with requesting departments.
  • Collect all purchases’ supporting documents from suppliers and share them with SAP Data Administrator promptly.
  • Improve customer satisfaction through the use of proactive communications – constantly keep clients updated on the status of their requests.

Tender & Contract Management

  • Process requests to the agreed terms and conditions under contracts
  • Write tender in Vendorful and coordinate its review
  • Overall supplier relationship management

Market Research

  • Conduct market research related to operational goods and services
  • Maintain long-term business relationships with our suppliers

Career Growth and Development

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


Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Procurement or other related fields.
  • Experience in market surveys
  • Familiar with google tools(Sheet, Doc, and Drive)
  • Very dynamic

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Interns will be provided with a reasonable stipend for the duration of their contract. Rural area-based fellows will be assisted in locating suitable housing.

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda

Application Deadline

We hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed continuously until a hire is made.

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.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, 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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Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity : Deadline: 22-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor

CNFA

CNFA is a not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to stimulating economic growth in the agricultural sector by nurturing entrepreneurship, private enterprise, and market linkages. CNFA specializes in fostering private sector investments in training, new technologies and marketing as a means to increase the overall competitiveness of agricultural value chains and rural development, to increase people’s incomes, to develop skills in the rural workforce, and to facilitate exports.


Program Description USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

The purpose of the Modernizing Agriculture Activity (ModAg) is to support increased agriculture productivity and income, access to finance and markets, and access and consumption of nutritious food products in Rwanda, while increasing the resilience of the agriculture and food systems to the changing climate. To achieve this goal, the Activity will sustainably increase agricultural productivity, increase access to finance for farmers and agribusinesses, improve producers’ market outcomes, and strengthen the enabling environment to foster market-driven outcomes in agriculture.

Position Description

The Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor will lead efforts to operationalize gender and social inclusion equality throughout programming. The Advisor will work closely with the 4 Component Leads (productivity, access to finance, market and nutrition development, and enabling environment facilitation) to ensure gender and social inclusion principles are integrated into all Activity approaches and interventions, adhering to USAID and global best practices. S/he will lead outreach efforts to identify root causes of exclusion, and enable project participants (e.g. market actors, financial institutions, government agencies, etc.) to collaboratively identify the mutual benefits of including women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups as suppliers, customers, clients, etc.  S/he will design community-led empowerment approaches and interventions that use principles of inclusion to increase income, nutritious food access and affordability and improve nutrition status of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups in a gender-equitable way. S/he will work with the MEL Director to ensure that gender and social inclusion concerns are considered in into the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan. The Gender & Social Inclusion Advisor is based in Kigali.


Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the Gender & Social Inclusion Advisor include, but are not limited to:

  • Provide strategic leadership and vision to mainstream gender and social inclusion throughout all project activities;
  • Lead efforts to build the capacity of program staff and other key stakeholders including market actors and government partners to mainstream gender and social inclusion;
  • Collaborate with all project staff, but principally the 4 Component leads, to ensure activity design and implementation adhere to gender and social inclusion principles;
  • Conduct trainings and Trainings of Trainers (ToT) for program staff and BDS providers to support the development and implementation of gender and social inclusion approaches to ensure women, youth, persons with disabilities and other excluded groups are included in the market system;
  • Use relevant USAID-approved tools and methodologies to promote gender and social inclusion within activity design, implementation, monitoring, and among relevant stakeholders;
  • Define areas/triggers of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in project implementation and develop strategies to mitigate and/or respond to GBV issues that may rise as unintended consequences of women’s economic empowerment and access to finance interventions;
  • Promote male and youth engagement and introduce notions of positive masculinity regarding gender norms and roles in agriculture, agribusiness, finance, nutrition, and policy;
  • Design and implement tools to understand women’s roles in agriculture – including their decision-making over what is produced, why, and how through increased access to assets, inputs, and services;
  • Design interventions to increase women and vulnerable people’s access to opportunities to generate income; increase women’s participation in decisions on the use of household income to purchase nutritious foods and promote a more equitable division of time and labor
  • Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Unit to ensure that the outcomes and impact of the gender and social inclusion approaches are measured and evaluated for constant learning and improvement;
  • Promote and support the use of gender- and disability-inclusive standard qualitative and quantitative indicators;
  • Document success stories;
  • Maintain and develop strong relationships with relevant stakeholders including by representing the Activity at the technical working groups, among relevant government ministries and staff, and collaborating with other implementing partners.
  • Contribute to timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of program activities and results to the donor, including progress reports and annual reports;
  • Undertake other assignments or tasks at the request of the Chief of Party.


Qualifications

  • At least 5 years’ professional experience in designing, managing, and implementing development programming, with a focus on gender and social inclusion in Rwanda;
  • A minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant subject or a Bachelor’s degree with an additional four years (making 9 years) of relevant technical work experience in gender studies, international development, or other related field is required;
  • Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to support gender and social inclusion in USG- funded projects, agriculture or economic development projects preferred;
  • Experience in the development and implementation of gender and social inclusion training for international organizations, NGOs, or other civil society organizations;
  • Understanding of the constraints that prevent women, youth, and persons with disabilities from integrating into market systems;
  • Familiarity with USAID tools and methodologies is highly desirable;
  • Familiarity with nutrition sensitive and climate smart agriculture concepts is highly desirable;
  • Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with wide range of stakeholders both verbally and in writing is required;
  • Strong verbal and written skills in English are required. Knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda is an asset.

Application Instructions

All interested and qualified Candidate can send their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) documents to: ModAg@cnfarwanda.org not later than 22nd February 2023 at 6:00 PM. Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.










Policy Advisor (Private Sector and Finance) at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity : Deadline: 22-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

Policy Advisor (Private Sector and Finance)

CNFA

CNFA is a not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to stimulating economic growth in the agricultural sector by nurturing entrepreneurship, private enterprise, and market linkages. CNFA specializes in fostering private sector investments in training, new technologies and marketing as a means to increase the overall competitiveness of agricultural value chains and rural development, to increase people’s incomes, to develop skills in the rural workforce, and to facilitate exports.


Program Description USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

The purpose of the Modernizing Agriculture Activity is to support increased agriculture productivity and income, access to finance and markets, and access and consumption of nutritious food products in Rwanda, while increasing the resilience of the agriculture and food systems to the changing climate. To achieve this goal, the Activity will sustainably increase agricultural productivity, increase access to finance for farmers and agribusinesses, improve producers’ nutrition and market outcomes, and strengthen the enabling environment to foster market-driven outcomes in agriculture.

Position Description

The Policy Advisor (Private Sector and Finance) will provide support to the ModAg team and various GoR institutions responsible for private sector development, private sector finance, and access to finance in the agriculture sector. S/he will coordinate activities implemented under ModAg’s Components 1-4 and support activities conducted under the ModAg MEL Plan and Work Plan at both the national and provincial levels. Reporting to the Enabling Environment Director, the Advisor will collaborate with and facilitate the strengthening of private sector actors, value chain platforms, business associations/groups, etc. to effectively advocate for business and investment friendly policies that support Activity objectives. The Policy Advisor will be based in Kigali.

In support of this, the Policy Advisor will:

  • Mobilize private sector actors including but not limited to agribusinesses, business associations, and financial service providers to participate in policy development and advocacy efforts, including through public-private dialogues;
  • Provide or facilitate capacity building for various private sector and financial service providers to sustainably participate in policy development and advocacy efforts promoting a conducive environment for agricultural finance
  • Support private sector and financial service providers to better understand the existing finance-related policies and and their implementation;
  • Collaborate with the Enabling Environment Director to develop and/or conduct relevant policy analyses related to private sector development in the agriculture sector in order to provide recommendations to relevant policies makers and practitioners;
  • Build or facilitate capacity building of relevant public institutions to better collaborate with and align with the interests of the private and financial sectors;
  • Collaborate with the Nutrition and Market Development team to facilitate advocacy activities and related capacity building within value chain platforms supported by the Activity;
  • Collaborate with Finance and Investment team to facilitate the implementation of policy reforms and recommendations from public- private dialogue
  • Enable private sector, financial service providers, and project beneficiaries to understand and benefit from government and donor initiatives related to the agricultural finance market (loans, subsidies, matching grants, guarantees, etc);
  • Monitor reforms and identify early, visible “quick wins” such as existing policy initiatives that can be sped up or better realized with the project support, in order to foster trust and credibility among public and private reform champions;
  • Support government institutions to improve the functioning, marketing, and inclusion of their programs to support private sector and financial institutions;
  • Identify and engage short- or long-term consultants to support or implement any of the aforementioned activities;
  • Collaborate with the Gender and Social Inclusion Advisor to ensure relevant government policies and programs are inclusive of women, youth, people with disabilities and other marginalized groups;
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Component Lead and COP.


Qualifications and Experience:

  • A Master’s degree in policy, government, international development, or a related field of study or equivalent work experience plus a bachelor’s degree required;
  • At least eight years of experience working in agriculture, business, policy, or government and related issues in Rwanda;
  • Demonstrated expertise in policy analysis and development in the agriculture sector is required;
  • Experience building local stakeholder capacity in advocacy in the agriculture sector is required;
  • Strong networks in both the public and private sector in agriculture-related fields required;
  • Familiarity with USAID or other donor programs preferred;
  • Strong verbal and written skills in English preferred; proficiency in Kinyarwanda necessary.

Application Instructions

All interested and qualified Candidate can send their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) documents to: ModAg@cnfarwanda.org not later than 22nd February 2023 at 6:00 PM.  Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.










KHEA Project Officer Rwanda at Organic Agriculture Movement (ROAM): Deadline: 17-02-2023

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Job Advert – KHEA Project Officer

Rwanda Organic Agriculture Movement (ROAM) is a National Umbrella Organization established in 2007 to respond to the needs expressed by different stakeholders in the organic sector (producers, farmers, processors, exporters and importers) to have an organized and more focused movement to spearhead the stimulation, development and promotion of the organic sector in Rwanda. ROAM started to operate as a legally registered non-governmental organization in 2014.

ROAM has a mandate to promote the organic sector in Rwanda and intervenes in activities related to raise awareness amongst the population on the benefits of organic agriculture, provide capacity building to organic value chain actors, advocate and lobby for the adoption of organic policy and related legal framework in agriculture sector in Rwanda, Strengthen synergies and networking amongst the organic value chain actors.

ROAM is the Country Implementing Partner(CIP) in the implementation of the Knowledge Centre for Organic Agriculture in Africa (KCOA) in the Eastern Africa Knowledge Hub (KHEA). For more details about the project visit https://biovisionafricatrust.org/kcoa-project/ or https://roam.org.rw/programs.php?pid=1


DESCRIPTION

ROAM is seeking for a project officer who will support the project Country Implementing Partner (CIP) to successfully implement the KCOA- KHEA project in Rwanda. The Project Officer will report to the ROAM’s Programs Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

The KHEA project officer will be responsible to:

  • Continuously conduct simple information/knowledge needs assessments to inform the collection/preparation of Knowledge Products (KPs) at the country level.
  • Develop capacity to gather, assemble and validate knowledge on organic agriculture from various sources.
  • Gather and assemble knowledge on organic agriculture from identified authentic sources in different formats (texts, print materials….,etc)
  • Upload the collected/prepared and validated KPs into the KCOA Digital Knowledge Platform (DKP) in collaboration with the Regional Knowledge Manager.
  • Work closely with Master Trainers/Multipliers to undertake trainings of farmers on organic agriculture practices.
  • Facilitate the adoption of the Regional Market Development & Networking Strategy and customize it into country specific strategies and initiatives for the implementation of action plans.
  • Link with other knowledge hubs and networks for peer learning and exchange.
  • Link farmer groups and other actors to Multipliers (agrovets, off-takers, transporters, bulking agents, sprayers, bio-pesticide dealers, seed merchants, etc) through events where the farmer groups are participating like field days, trainings, workshops, trade fairs, etc.
  • Train Multipliers on value chain, entrepreneurship and market development on the selected value chains and their support services (inputs, marketing, pricing, technology, bulking, storage, transportation, labelling and certification
  • Build capacity of value chain actors to comply with Participatory Guarantee Systems certification requirements
  • Organize consumer awareness on the benefits of organic agriculture and nutrition through campaigns, marketing forums/events, professional fairs, or trade shows, TV talk show, radio, etc.
  • Document learnings from partners, demonstration centers, farmers and success stories of the KHEA project.
  • Produce and share monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports of the CIP in a timely manner.
  • Attend different online meetings organized by project partners.
  • Undertake frequent monitoring field visits to monitor the project implementation progress.
  • Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

  • The desired candidate should be qualified with a minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, crop production, soil and environment management or any other related field.
  • At least 4 years of experience in the implementation of project activities related to agriculture.
  • Experience of working with smallholder farmers and other value chain actors.
  • Being innovative and having a team work spirit.
  • Minimum skills in the use of Microsoft offices (word, excel, PowerPoint, Publisher) and other online platforms
  • Good skills in both written and spoken English language, knowing French is an added value.
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision
  • Ability to work in multicultural context with good self-expression
  • Experience in leading teams
  • Knowledge on organic agriculture/agro-ecology will be an added value.  

How to apply:

Application letter addressed to Chief Executive Officer/ROAM  and academic certificates ,recent curriculum vitae (CV) with proven work experience including three referees and a copy of National Identification at careers@roam.org.rw , not later than 17th, February 2023 , 5pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Done at Kigali, on 9th, February 2023

Approved by:

Lise Chantal DUSABE

Chief Executive Officer

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Business Development Executive at 102.3 KISS FM – SMW Communications LTD :Deadline: 28-02-2023

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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Strong background in media sales

A network of relevant industry contacts

Knowledge of the media landscape in Rwanda

Must be a citizen of Rwanda fluent in Kinyarwanda and English


KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Maximize revenue for the station, manage budget and resources, ensuring revenue is collected in a timely manner.
  • Monitor and analyze competitor business in order to identify and exploit new business opportunities and increase market share.
  • Establish, manage and maintain positive relationships with all internal stake holders, agencies and clients directly in order to generate income and profits.
  • Set the bar for budgets and performance expectations, plus the penalties for not achieving them.
  • Serve as one of the most visible management representatives in the community at large.

COMPETENCIES

  • An individual who is driven to achieve objectives and succeed
  • Excellent selling, presentation and negotiation skills
  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Able to establish and maintain relationships with people at all levels
  • Ability to solve problems
  • Strong business development and planning ability










Business Operations Manager at TEACH Rwanda : Deadline: 22-02-2023

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TEACH Rwanda (TR) is an International NGO (INGO) in Rwanda and a 501(c)3 in the US. TEACH Rwanda’s mission is to enrich children’s lives by establishing world-class early childhood and primary teacher education in Rwanda through teacher capacity-building. We operate a demonstration pre and primary school, Bright School (BS), in Muhanga that exemplifies a play-based approach using the Competence-based Curriculum (CBC). We are a small but agile team and as such TEACH Rwanda employees are deeply invested in the futures of children and the lives of their teachers.

TEACH Rwanda is seeking an experienced Business Operations Manager who is passionate about transforming the lives of Rwandan children through education reform. Reporting to and closely working with the Country Representative, the Operations Manager will help develop and operate the organization by streamlining financial operations and systems, expanding the organization’s scope and improving sustainability. The role will include regular travel to Muhanga and other parts of Rwanda as well as opportunities to work remotely from home.


Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a similar field, preferably an M.B.A., and at least 2 years of demonstrable management experience in the education and/or nonprofit sectors.
  • Commitment to develop and operate an organisation that supports evidence-based education. Minimum of 2 years of experience within African cultures. Demonstrated organizational development skills including prioritisation, implementation, leadership, teamwork, and communication.
  • Fluent in English. Kinyarwanda and/or French are also beneficial.

Roles

Advocate for high-quality, research-based education

  • In collaboration with the Head Teacher and Parent Organization, supervise financial and business operations at TEACH Rwanda and Bright School, a demonstration school operated by TEACH Rwanda.
  • In collaboration with the Country Representative, continue to expand the full Bright School campus and implement TEACH Rwanda’s mission through its National Teacher Mentoring Center.

Manage Finances

  • Establish financial and legal record-keeping and reporting systems for Bright School and TEACH Rwanda as identified by the 2022 audit.
  • Maintain all Bright School and TEACH Rwanda financial records in accordance with the auditor’s recommendations and the approved budget allocations.
  • Prepare monthly financial reports and funding requests for TR and Bright School to the TR board. Submit these reports to the TR Treasurer at least one week before the monthly board meeting.
  • Collaborate with the TR/BS Management Team to identify and implement initiatives that support organisational self-sufficiency, including school fees, student support services, teacher mentoring, income-generating activities, and other projects.
  • Prepare and submit the Quarterly Reports and Annual Action and Strategic Plans to the appropriate governing body(ies) in a timely manner to maintain TR’s INGO status in Rwanda.
  • Collaborate with TR’s Country Representative and Treasurer to prepare an annual budget for approval by March 1 of each year.

Develop the Organisation

  • Implement TEACH Rwanda’s management/culture values: skill, passion, effectiveness, experience, education, commitment, judgement, teamwork, respect, integrity, and transparency
  • With the TR Board’s approval and Country Representative’s leadership, hire, supervise, and develop a strong, capable management team at TR and Bright School.
  • Advise TR partner schools on financial and business management to build local capacity to provide high-quality education and lead African countries in the transformation process.
  • With the TR Country Representative, conduct TR Management Team meetings, approximately every 2 weeks. Set agenda, follow through as needed, develop an organisation that values engaged learning at all levels.
  • Collaborate with the TR board, Country Representative, and TR Teacher Mentor(s) to analyse TR’s vision, mission, and services and strategise to expand opportunities and/or shift priorities to improve quality and sustainability.
  • Continue to develop TR and Bright School management staff and one’s own knowledge base and skills in nonprofit management, fundraising, income generation, budgeting, and teamwork.
  • Develop and work with TR’s Volunteer Coordinator and volunteers within and beyond Rwanda.
  • Vigorously seek funding opportunities and collaborate with TR board and leaders to write proposals for continuing and new projects, as well as TR staff positions, as needed.
  • With the TR Country Representative, participate as an ad hoc member in TR board meetings, currently held the third Tuesday of every month, at midnight or 1 am Rwanda time.




Salary and benefits

Salary range from $18,000 – $20,000 gross salary plus benefits.

Benefits include health insurance for Rwandan nationals, business expenses such as ground transportation in Rwanda, 21 days annual leave and a 1-year contract with possibility of renewal based on performance and funding.

Please send CV and letter of application detailing experience relating to the skills and aptitudes above to:

Rachel Walmsley, Country Representative

teachrwanda.countryrep@gmail.com

Closing date: February 22nd, 2023

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Finance Internee at Africa Healthcare Network Rwanda LTD : Deadline: 13-02-2023

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POSITION: Finance internee  

REPORTS TO: Finance Manager

LOCATION: Rwanda

REVISION DATE: February 2023

Job Summary:

The financial internee is responsible for supporting continuous management of financial transactions and periodic generation of financial statements. Work closely with the finance manager to build the business

transactions and periodic generation of financial statements. Work closely with the Finance Manager to build the business.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

  • Working on the preparation of management and financial accounts and provision of financial information to the Finance Assistant, Country Head, and CFO for business decision making o Facilitating preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
    • Analyzing financial data using Microsoft excel functions
  • Managing and coordinating the budgetary process for the business and financial forecast
  • Petty cash Management and reconciliation.
  • Ensure that the company is compliant with taxation and statutory requirements, including preparing and generating the necessary statutory filings for PAYE,PENSION, MATERNITY, WHT and any other statutory requirements to ensure compliance with all tax law
  • Ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting requirements, international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS), and other regulatory requirements
  • Implementing and advising on the financial systems, procedures, policies for quality and expense control and administrative system.
  • Accurately and proficiently maintaining orderly accounts, including entering all financial transactions in Sage (or other future accounting software in use by the Company), ensuring Bank and Petty Cash reconciliation, and maintaining fixed asset registrar and accrued expense registrar
  • Executing daily transactions classification and recording keeping using Microsoft excel
  • Assisting with Posting transactions in Sage basing on accrual accounting principle
  • Assisting with Updating accounts payables and receivables on Microsoft excel spreadsheets and on Sage, basing on payments, debit notes and credit notes
  • Maintain the filing of all finance documentation.
  • Support the finance Assistant in overseeing the financial management of the various clinics, including monthly cash flow and financial reporting
  • Working to review Claims files with the Claims Department and ensure collection of payment from the hospitals and Insurance Partners
  • Ensure that billing for all dialysis centers is compliant with the company standards and insurance partners
    • Monitor, evaluate and report on daily clinical bills and trackers
  • Monitor account receivable and liaise with relative partners to minimize payment time
  • Assist during reconciliation with the supply chain officer to ensure inventory balances are updated regularly for all additions, deletions and changes in inventory
  • Manage the external audit process for financial statements; ensure that Company complies with internal policies and relevant regulations.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Desired Competencies: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance.
  • Minimum of 1-year professional Finance experience.
  • Experience working in a healthcare organization, preferred.
  • Excellent attention to detail, communication and organization skills
  • Ability to multi-task in a fast- paced environment
  • A strategic mind that is focused on execution
  • Willingness and ability to get into the weeds and solve the problems at hand if needed  Works well under pressure and meets tight deadlines.
  • Highly computer literate with capability in email, MS Office and related business and communication tools.
  • Passion for AHN’s mission

Interested candidates should send in their full documents to hr@africahealthcarenetwork.com  not later than 13th February 2023 – Shortlisted candidates will only be contacted for the next steps of hiring process.

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Health Academic Partnership and Resource Mobilization Specialist Under Statute at HUMAN RESOURCE FOR HEALTH SECRETARIAT(HRH): Deadline: Feb 20, 2023

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Job description

1. Develop a detailed partnership and resource mobilization for HRH Strategy;
2. Develop donor profiles and solicitation strategies and maintain relations with donors to ensure continued funding and recommend innovative funding opportunities;
3. Map all potential funders for the HRH strategy;
4. Map all research projects;
5. Develop grants to support the HRH Strategy;
6. Monitor the implementation of the resource mobilization strategy and all available potential grants;
7. Develop resource mobilization presentations, proposals and brief notes;
8. Draft, revise and monitor agreements with donors;
9. Initiate tools and procedures for monitoring and evaluation of the HRH strategy;
10. Develop and implement fund-raising strategies and approaches;
11. Liaise with equivalent role-holder(s) at the partner institution(s) to ensure the successful implementation of the national strategy for health professional development;
12. Develop and update database of partners and funders;




Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Management

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in International studies

    5 Years of relevant experience




Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • Integrity

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

  • • Professional, detail orientated with high standards;

  • Adhere to results focus, teamwork, integrity, accountability, transparency, responsibility, commitment, building effective relationships, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, inclusiveness and client/citizen focus.

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Network Senior Engineer Under Statute at RWANDA INFORMATION SOCIETY AUTHORITY (RISA) :Deadline :Feb 21, 2023

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Job description

• Designs, implement, configure and install various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN, QoS);
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations;
• Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability;
• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning;
• Design and set standards for different government institution on Network (WAN/LAN);
• Provide Level 2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues;
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure;
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team;
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.




Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Communication Technology

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

    1 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering

    1 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Information and Communication Technology

    1 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

    1 Year of relevant experience




Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • Integrity

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

  • Resource management skills

  • Analytical skills

  • Problem solving skills

  • Decision making skills

  • Networking skills

  • Leadership skills

  • Mentoring and coaching skills

  • Time management skills

  • Risk management skills

  • Results oriented

  • Digital literacy skills

  • Fluency in English, Kinyarwanda or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage

  • Understanding of networking (subnetting, routing, VPC / VNet, security groups, load balancing, etc.);

  • Proficient in Internet technologies and infrastructure (TCP/IP), WAN, LAN, MPLS, fixed and mobile telecommunications networks, data center infrastructure, IPV6, VPN, Network Security;

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Accountant Under Statute at RWANDA INFORMATION SOCIETY AUTHORITY (RISA): Deadline: Feb 21, 2023

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Job description

* Prepare all types of institutional payments;
* Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements;
* Declare and pay VAT and withholding taxes of RISA service providers to RRA;
* Develop RISA budgets ( ordinary and development) in collaboration with other units;
* Ensure regular follow up of budget execution and update management on the progress;
* File all accounting documents;
* Dealing with Office of the Auditor General.




Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM/ACCA ( Applied Knowledge of ACCA) or Stage two of CAT/API Certificate

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance with foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM/ACCA ( Applied Knowledge of ACCA) or Stage two of CAT/API Certificate

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM/ACCA ( Applied Knowledge of ACCA) or Stage two of CAT/API Certificate

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Management with foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM/ACCA ( Applied Knowledge of ACCA) or Stage two of CAT/API Certificate

    0 Year of relevant experience




Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • Integrity

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

  • Resource management skills

  • Analytical skills

  • Problem solving skills

  • Decision making skills

  • Time management skills

  • Risk management skills

  • Results oriented

  • Digital literacy skills

  • Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

  • Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and auditing standards (Such as IPSAS, IFRS; ISSAs)

  • Proficiency in financial management systems

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Advisor in CSO Office at RWANDA DEVELOPMENT BOARD (RDB) Under Statute : Deadline: Feb 21, 2023

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Job description

– Examine all technical documents and ensure their quality control (technical notes, files, reports, etc.) in line with core missions/business of RDB;
– Provide strategic advice to CSO in matters related to strategic human & capacity building and Labour market interventions;
– Support CSO to manage strategic partnerships of Chief Skills Office;
– Regular follow up on the implementation of briefings from high level authorities and compliance on quality and deadlines;
– Follow up the implementation of recommendation of the SMM and BoDs advise CSO on matters arising;
– Coordinate information flows and correspondence on CSO behalf,
– Manage interactions between CSO office and external stakeholders
– Provide technical advisory services on policies and strategies linking skills development and employment;
– Advise CSO on frameworks, guidelines and guidance on integration and mainstreaming employment and capacity building in sector strategies and Decentralized development planning;
– Review speeches and messages to be delivered by CSO;
– Follow up on logistical preparation of all meetings and travels of CSO and the Head of Departments;
– Manage CSO agenda and appointment schedules of visitors;
– Set up and constantly update an effective filing system and ensure proper custody of confidential files and information;



Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Human Resource

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Communication

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Human Resource

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education

    5 Years of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Education

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Master’s degree in Public Administration

    3 Years of relevant experience




Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • Integrity

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

  • Strong command of written and spoken English;

  • Proficiency in French and Kinyarwanda is an added advantage;

  • Strong communications skills with ability to communicate well with various audiences, including staff, management and external clients.

  • Self-starter, able to multi-task and deliver as required with leadership skills in order to take charge in facilitating the office needs;

  • High professionalism and integrity with ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality;

  • Sound skills in Microsoft Office products;

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Awards & Sub-Awards Officer CARE International Rwanda | kigali : Deadline: 13-02-2023

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JOB RE-ADVERTISEMENT:

CARE International is seeking to recruit an “Awards & Sub-Awards Officer”.

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

Under the supervision of the Awards and sub-awards specialist, the position of Award and Sub award officer ensure that controls applicable to each grant under his/her responsibility are observed including, donor regulations, mapping donor budget line item to CARE Chart of Account , ensuring expenses are within budget line item and budget flexibility, providing support to PMs, informing all concerned about budget over/under expenditures and recommending actions such as line item re-alignments and other budget revisions.

S/he handle the management of grants and contracts and related financial analysis and reporting and s/he is responsible for sub award management including partners’ funding agreements, sound partners’ financial reporting, budgeting monitoring and capacity building.




 Requirements for the Role

Educational Qualifications:

  • Educational Qualifications (required)
  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting /finance management.
  • Educational Qualifications (desirable)
  • Knowledge and experience work with an accounting software package
  • Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, etc. or its equivalent as a Master’s degree in a relevant qualification like accounting, Finance or an MBA but with bias of Finance or accounting




  • Experience required:
  • 3 years’ experience in grants, sub grants and budget management and proposal budgeting at similar level within development sector organizations
  • Technical skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and good skills in using financial software applications.
  • Fluency in English language and written communication.
  • Thorough understanding of financial accounting, reporting, and grants, sub grants and contracts management processes.
  • knowledge of key donor regulations and compliance requirements
  • Good understanding of fund accounting and financial analysis
  • Capacity building, facilitation skills and proven ability to effectively transfer skills.
  • Interpersonal skills and proven ability to work effectively with diverse teams.

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.

Interested candidates should send their cover letter and well detailed CV not later than 13th February 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.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M/F) Enabel | kigali :Deadline :26-02-2023

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JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M/F)

Enabel is a Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges – Agriculture Development and Food Security, Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality – and to promote Global Citizenship. With 2,000 staff, Enabel manages about 170 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa, and the Middle East.

Its staff members in Brussels and overseas embody the commitment of the Belgian State and other development partners to international solidarity.

The EU Action document “Transformational climate-smart and inclusive agriculture in Rwanda”, of which this intervention is a part, has as an Overall Objective ‘to consolidate the sustainable agricultural transformation in Rwanda’ and as specific Objectives: 1) to foster Rwanda’s agricultural transition to socially and environmentally inclusive food systems and 2) to ensure Rwanda’s environmental and climate sustainability.

The ”KWIHAZA – Transformation towards sustainable food systems” intervention contributes directly to Specific Objective 1.

For this intervention, the following overall and specific objectives have been defined:

The overall objective:  To contribute to the transition towards socially and environmentally inclusive food systems with the development of the value chains in the aquaculture, fishery, and horticultural sectors.

The specific objective: To increase in a sustainable way the production, per capita consumption, and income generated by fish, aquaculture, and horticulture quality products, with a focus on women and youth.




 Given the further development of its activities, Enabel is currently looking for a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M/F) for the intervention “KWIHAZA – Transformation towards sustainable food systems”.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda. 

Duration of the contract: Open-ended employment contract – local contract according to the Rwandan labor law 

Expected starting date: April 2023 

Salary package according to our salary grids (class 5: M&E Officer):   From 1.932.107 RWF gross salary depending on the number of years of relevant experience.

Function:

Under the direct supervision of the Intervention Manager and in close collaboration with members of the intervention team, the implementing partners (grantees and services providers), and stakeholders the M&E officer will ensure the availability of relevant information on the evolution of the intervention (outcomes and results) and use it for reporting, decision making, learning, and capitalization, while rendering account on the performance of the intervention to stakeholders, donor and public at large.




 In general (s)he will:

  • Lead the development and implementation of a results-based M&E framework emphasizing results and impacts and using user-friendly templates/tools in line in line with the broader M&E guidelines and the existing tools of Enabel ;
  • Train and follow up with implementing partners on the use of the framework and its tools;
  • Consolidate the M&E activity reports of partners in accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure their timely submission
  • Undertake regular visits to the field to support the implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed
  • Support the preparation of the M&E plan, including helping interventions establish baselines, targets, and indicators;
  • Prepare and present a regular basis analysis of data and support all levels for improvement of data reporting and data use;
  • Check that monitoring data are discussed in the appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussion forums to fill any gaps;
  • Assure with the help of the communication department, the communication officer communication on relevant achievements and success stories;
  • Network with other Enabel M&E experts and partner organizations, provide expertise on M&E to the overall Enabel across specific workgroups/circles to be put in place ;
  • Contribute proactively to the interventions/portfolio mid- and end-term review and evaluation processes;
  • Continuously monitor the evolution of information sources in the sector and the development environment;
  • Give support to the finalization/closing of an ongoing (end of operational phase December 2023) intervention in the poultry and piggery value chains (= PRIM Enabel);

Profile:

qualification and experience

  • Rwandan Citizen;
  • Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Statistics, Monitoring, and Evaluation, or other areas closely relevant.
  • At least 5 years of working experience in M&E in public, private, or international organizations;
  • Working experience in the area of value chain development and/or in the field of private sector development with a diversity of actors (small and large scale producers) will be an asset




 Technical skills

  • Skills in manipulating M&E tools;
  • Excellent skills in knowledge management or learning;
  • Advanced skills in mobile data collection tools (e.g. Kobo Toolbox, ODK);
  • Excellent skills in EXCEL and other analysis tools (EpiInfo, Stata, SPSS, etc.)
  • Expertise in M&E methodologies including the various approaches and theories, the norms and standards, the quantitative and qualitative methods, the quality and validity of data, the analysis and interpretation of the data;
  • Expertise in reporting and learning exercises;
  • Fluency in spoken and excellent writing skills in English (as skills in French will be an asset);
  • A strong M&E network, allowing data sourcing/data sharing from and with other organizations/institutions will be an asset;
  • Strong communication skills;

Attitude

  • Mature and team player
  • Ability to work under stressful conditions with the flexibility to work overtime and undertake field missions
  • Ability to work with a variety of actors and stakeholders with good communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and proactively to produce expected results
  • High level of rigor and integrity
  • Proactive
  • Adaptability, cultural-gender-age-religion-nationality sensitivity

Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission, and values of Enabel (https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values).

Following this recruitment procedure, a shortlist of successful applicants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.




 How to Apply

Interested applicants fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria are invited to submit their application documents through Job in Rwanda by filling out the application form carefully including detailed Curriculum Vitae (max 5 pages), a motivation letter, and a copy of a university degree(s). Past and current service certificates also need to be attached to the application (unproven experience will not be considered during the shortlisting). Submit the full file no later than 26th February 2023.

Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other factor other than competence. 

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Enabel never requests money to be part of any of the recruitment processes.

Done at Kigali, 10th February 2023

Resident Representative, Enabel Rwanda










Secretary General at Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Union | Kigali : Deadline: 17-02-2023

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Ref no……../RNMU/01/2023

Kigali, 27th January 2023

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

Rwanda Nurses and Midwives Union (RNMU)

Rwanda nurses and midwives Union (RNMU) is a combined professional organization and trade union of over 10,000 nurses/midwives’ members working in the public and private sectors. RNMU was established in 2013 to advocate and protect the nursing and midwifery profession in the aspects of professional development, labor rights, social welfare, and economic development for nurses and midwives in Rwanda.




 Position: Secretary General

Terms: Full-time, 12-month contract; inclusive of an initial 3-month probationary period, with the possibility of renewal.

Expected start date: 01/04/2023

Overall Job Purpose:

Reporting to the President, the SG will be responsible for budget planning, executing, and coordinating, including the oversight of staff, finances, operations, and communications, and supporting the President and the Board by offering insights and financial strategy advice that will allow them to make the best decisions for the sustainability of the organization.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Coordinate and supervise the administration of the finance of RNMU
  2. Coordinate, supervise, and ensure timely activity and budget Planning, execution, and reporting in coordination with the President and finance department,
  3. Liaise with external auditors in the event required,
  4. Oversee treasury activities of RNMU and compliance with all relevant tax laws.
  5. Check the new funding opportunity and support the funding application process
  6. Evaluate the performance, and provide training and opportunities for staff if needed.
  7. Execute the plans of the organization in accordance with the policies and directives of the National Executive Committee (NEB).
  8. Work with the NEB to set up & implement strategies for RNMU’s financial sustainability
  9. Identify gaps in documented policies related to the management function and propose necessary improvements;
  10. Coordinate the request for funds from partners (check of reports and expenses before NEB validation);
  11. Report on analysis and checks done on financial reports issued by partners;
  12.  Preparation of the annual budget including report creation, communication, and collaboration with stakeholders, financial model updates, and budget presentations;
  13. Prepare action plans and budgets for activities concerning all components of the organization;
  14. Handle all HR matters of the entire organization and ensure the welfare of the staff;
  15. Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the RNMU President.
  16. Take the minutes of the Nation Executive Bureau, the National Union Council, and the Congress.




 Key Qualifications and Experience

The successful candidate must have at least:

  • A Master’s Degree in Financial Management with an experience of at least 5 years in financing and project management and working with Trade Unions or Civil Society. A background in the health sector is an added value.
  • A Master’s/Bachelor’s degree in Nursing/Midwifery with a strong background in project management, and working with Trade Unions or Civil Society.

Key Competencies

Technical Competencies:

  1. The role holder must have in-depth knowledge of the project management and funding application
  2. The role holder must have in-depth knowledge of financial budgeting and reporting.
  3. The role holder must understand the Nursing/Midwifery professions and the Trade union environment in Rwanda and in the region
  4. The role holder should have good working knowledge and understanding of the tax laws in Rwanda.
  5. The role holder should have good knowledge and understanding of the labour laws in Rwanda
  6. Strong skills in both working and speaking English.




 Behavioral Competencies:

  1. Must demonstrate impeccable customer service focus, strategic thinking, and strong ethical background with an ability to resist and have zero tolerance for corrupt, political, and other undesirable influences;
  2. Must be able to establish and maintain constructive and effective relationships with RNMU leaders/Members, key stakeholders, and staff alike;
  3. Strong presentation and public speaking skills with the ability to connect and build strong relationships with others,
  4. Strong time management skills and effective prioritization of competing priorities, tasks, and activities,
  5. Experience with conceiving, planning, and executing complex programs or projects with verifiable results,
  6. Strong leadership and communication skills and ability to guide employees toward achieving their goals,
  7. Strong mentor, manager, role model, and team player who demands the highest standards of performance from themselves and the entire team.

Application process

The applicants shall submit their CVs, Degrees, License to practice for nurses/midwives, ID, and any other relevant documents to info@rnmu.rw copied to fionamutoni@rnmu.rw before February 17th, 2023. Shortlisted Candidates will be invited for the interview Exam. For any questions, please call 0781600415 during working hours.

Mr Andre Gitembagara

RNMU President










Account Manager in Rwanda Yellow | Kigali :Deadline: 26-02-2023

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Account Manager in Rwanda

Join our mission to bring affordable energy and digital access to Africa’s bottom of the pyramid households as an Account Manager for Yellow! As a key member of our team, you’ll manage a portfolio of smartphone merchants and drive their credit performance, customer support, and sales growth. We’re seeking self-starters with a passion for running their own business, strong communication skills, and a love for technology. This is a full-time role and you will be expected to work retail hours, 6 days a week.

Apply now and make a real impact in the world with a cutting-edge startup.




 Key information:

  • Independent Contract
  • Must be willing to travel and service merchants outside of Kigali
  • Credit and Sales Experience is preferred
  • This is not an office job, you will be working from home, on the road etc.
  • Performance based salary, no base salary
  • Must speak Kinyarwanda
  • Must be able to use technology
  • Be able to form and maintain relationships with business partners
  • Able to problem solve and think outside the box

Exponential growth for excellent performersInterested candidates should send their cover letter and well detailed CV not later than 26th February 2023 via the apply button below

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Rwanda Contract Coordinator One Acre Fund | Kigali : Deadline: 05-03-2023

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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. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 per cent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

To learn more about our work, look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.




 About the Role

The Global Procurement teams oversee over $10M in spending each year across over 15,000 transactions and manage all operational goods and service purchasing on behalf of over 1M smallholder farmers. You will support standardized processes and create over 5% of purchasing costs out of the system through contracting and upstream supplier sourcing. You will report to the Contract Coordinator, and implement important projects to improve quality and improve cycle time, resulting in internal client satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Forecast and Tender Management

  • Run tenders and establish contracts for all frequently needed goods/services, high-value purchases, and identified strategic purchases that require long-term agreements.
  • Identify opportunities for cost savings through upstream supplier relationships and advise the relevant teams. Set a 0-6 month target for strategic procurement activities
  • Improve existing contracting and tendering processes to improve efficiency and customer service.
  • Set target prices for all items before contracting, align with the relevant stakeholders and negotiate prices to achieve the target or below.




 Contract Planning & Management

  • Prepare an annual tender calendar for different categories and review it every quarter. ∙
  • Monitor contract expiry and renewal dates.
  • Review market trends and advise management of potential contracting risks or anticipated price changes. Review price changes over the allowable tolerance and advise management on proposed next steps e.g. re-tendering
  • Measure cost-savings achieved through contracts
  • Manage the contracting process from drafting to a signature when requested by team members or internal client departments

Supplier Management and Performance Evaluation

  • Manage supplier meeting calendars to minimize supply challenges by meeting with at least 2 top suppliers on Long-term Agreements per month.
  • Manage the bi-annual supplier evaluation and categorize suppliers based on performance and bargaining power.
  • Create supplier performance reports, rank by performance and create performance improvement plans for poor-performing suppliers.
  • Ensure supplier contractual commitments are respected, in particular, coordinating payments.

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

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration or any other related field
  • Well-presented and professional
  • 2+ years of work experience in Supply Chain, Business administration or any other related field.
  • Project management experience is desirable.
  • Experience in contract management is desirable.
  • Strong language and communication skills.
  • Language: English and Kinyarwanda are required, French, Kirundi, or Swahili is nice to have




 Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance paid time off

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda

Application Deadline

05 March 2023

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.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, 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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40 job positions of Digital Health Officers at Society for Family Health(SFH) | Kigali : Deadline: 17-02-2023

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Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda

JOB ADVERT                                                 

TITLE: DIGITAL HEALTH OFFICERS (40)

SUPERVISOR: DIGITAL PROVINCIAL LEAD

TYPE: FIXED TERM CONTRACT (SIX MONTHS)

DATE:  FEBRUARY 2023

OPEN FOR: RWANDA NATIONALS ONLY

ABOUT SFH

Society for Family Health (SFH), Rwanda is a non-profit organization in Rwanda. It is the largest social marketing organization in Rwanda, with five regional offices across the country. Working in partnership with the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, SFH provides life-saving products, clinical services and social and behavior change communications (SBCC) that empower the world’s most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. SFH’s core values include a belief in markets and market mechanisms to contribute to sustained improvements in the lives of the poor; results and a strong focus on measurement; speed and efficiency with a predisposition to action and an aversion to bureaucracy; decentralization and empowering our staff at the national and district level; and a long-term commitment to the people we serve. SFH implements diverse public health interventions in HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, malaria, and maternal and child health including nutrition as well as Health Systems Strengthening. SFH’s activities ranges from product sales and distribution to social and behavior change communication, advocacy, reproductive health research, and community mobilization.




 Job summary

The Digital Health Officer (DHO) will be responsible for overseeing the Health Posts’(HPs) electronic health record (EHR) system and ensuring that it is used effectively and efficiently to support patient care and delivery of all services at the Health Posts. This includes managing the implementation of the EHR system at the Health Post, training of the staff, maintenance of the EHR system and all technology devices, as well as providing technical support to the Health Post staff. S/he reports to the Digital Provincial Lead.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIGITAL HEALTH OFFICER (DHO):

Under the overall technical supervision of the Digital Provincial Lead, the DHO will be responsible for the following:

  • Manage the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) at the health post and ensure that the system is used by the nurses effectively and efficiently for patient care and delivery of a good service.
  • Maintain the network, computers and other IT equipment at the health post
  • Overseeing patient data management and ensure the security access at the health post.
  • Maintain a training calendar for the health post personnel and lead the training and support on the electronic records system the HP staff.
  • Provide technical support to the HP staff as the need arises including troubleshooting, problem-solving, and training.
  • Ensure the proper data entry for the patient journey at the HP level
  • Submit monthly report of health post data related to disease burden, medical supplies, and profitability,
  • Collaborate with other health IT professionals to ensure the health post’s EHR system is aligned with industry standards and best practices.
  • Liaise between the organization’s IT departments and the different bodies receiving this data to identify and address possible issues.
  • Develop and maintain policies and procedures for the use of the EHR system.
  • Monitor the performance of the EHR system and make recommendations for improvements.
  • Stay current with advancements in digital health technology and make recommendations for upgrades as needed.




 REQUIREMENTS:

  • A1 diploma in ICT, computer science/technology, data management, Healthcare Administration, or a related field with 2 years’ experience or A2 in ICT, computer science/technology, data management, Healthcare Administration, or a related field with 3 years’ experience providing technical assistance in a healthcare-related setting. Candidates with experience in IT support particularly in IT systems support will be most preferred.
  • Demonstrated and practical experience in health information systems will be an added value.
  • Strong understanding of data management and security.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Experience with project management and implementation of electronic systems.
  • Candidates should be willing to work in any of the 30 districts of Rwanda and most especially in the remote areas where the health posts are located in Rwanda.
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and dedication to the objectives of the project.
  • Fluency and writing skills in English or French and Kinyarwanda are required.




 STATUS: Full-time position, based at the health post in any District in Rwanda.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT INCLUDE:

  • Application letter addressed to the Executive Director, SFH Rwanda
  • Curriculum Vitae (3 referees including at least 2 former employers).
  • Copies of diplomas, certificates.
  • Copies of Certificates of Professional qualification and trainings.

All interested applicants who fulfil the required qualifications are advised to submit their application files by email ONLY to hr@sfhrwanda.org by Friday February 17, 2023, at 16:00 PM. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

SFH is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals.

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ICT Support Engineer Under Statute at RWANDA MINES,PETROLEUM AND GAS BOARD: Deadline: Feb 20, 2023

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Job Description

 Propose concept notes and/or memos for new initiatives related to IT maintenance, support and any other changes or required tools or device in the ICT infrastructure of the institution under his/her responsibilities;
 Take a lead in support of all end-users who are using various digital and/or online services of the institution;
 Participate in the implementation of the IT projects and initiatives;
 Actively prepare and maintain plans for future infrastructure maintenance and services;
 Plan improvements of the functionalities of all devices/hardware owned or managed by the institution to ensure current and future demands placed on it is supported;
 Troubleshot and maintain computer networks and related computing environments, including servers, computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations;
 Check new computer equipment and any other electronic / electric device on arrival and install as appropriate;
 Troubleshot computer peripheral equipment such as scanners, printers, whiteboards, projectors, and so forth, and ensure that they are prepared and ready to be used;
 Liaise with external suppliers for the repair or replacement of equipment or spare part of the equipment under warranty or maintenance contract;
 Keep the updated inventories of all IT-related equipment based on the types, serial number (if applicable), delivery date, supplier, warranty period, operational status and other necessary information to track the life cycle of the equipment;
 Keep the updated inventories of all mostly used software (licensed and unlicensed) based on the types, license number/code (if applicable), acquisition date, author/publisher, license validity period (if any), operational status and other necessary information to track the life cycle of the software;
 Provide necessary support to the users to install required software or program application in the desktop or laptop computers;
 Work closely with the Digital Information Unit team where necessary on the issues related to the install and updates of the Microsoft Windows Servers, Linux-Based Servers, and any other type of servers in line with the ICT infrastructure;
 Participate in most of the meetings, activities and events organized by Digital Information Unit or where the Digital Information Unit staff are invited;
 Write, execute and test codes using mostly used programming languages including Object-Oriented PHP, JavaScript, CSS, C#, Java, Node.js, Angular, Python, ReactJS, React Native, and others;
 Write, execute and test SQL queries in MySQL, MySQLi, Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other mostly used databases;
 Solve real problems which require hands-one skills with the usage of various technical skills;
 Perform any other assigned duties.




Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Management

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Information Management Systems,

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master of Science in Computer Engineering

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication

    0 Year of relevant experience




Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • Integrity

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

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Digital Information System Senior Engineer Under Statute at RWANDA MINES,PETROLEUM AND GAS BOARD: Deadline: Feb 20, 2023

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Job Description

 Conceptualize the required system, application and /or any other digital tools;
 Propose concept notes and/or memos for new initiatives related to systems and any other changes or required tools or device in the ICT infrastructure of the institution under his/her responsibilities;
 Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements;
 Evaluate, test and deploy all systems / software in the ICT infrastructure;
 Take a lead in the design and implementation of all systems / software to be adopted by the institution in collaboration with the entire Digital Information Unit team;
 Audit all servers, networks and systems / software and provide associated recommendations to supervisor for further considerations;
 Coordinate with vendors and with company personnel in order to facilitate purchases;
 Conduct system integration, upgrades and migrations;
 Work with management and other staff to build, improve, adopt and implement ICT strategies / policies / law / instructions;
 Conduct periodic user training sessions to ensure effective use of systems / software, ICT policies, regulations and instructions / guidelines;
 Write, execute and test complex codes using mostly used programming languages including Object-Oriented PHP, JavaScript, CSS, C#, Java, Node.js, Angular, Python, ReactJS, React Native, and others;
 Write, execute and test complex SQL queries in MySQL, MySQLi, Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other mostly used databases;
 Conduct data analytics and provide further insights to supervisor(s) using modern technologies;
 Solve complex problems with the usage of various technologies;
 Perform any other assigned duties.




Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Communication Technology

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Information and Communication Technology

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Management Systems,

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Information Management Systems,

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications

    3 Years of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication

    0 Year of relevant experience




Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • Integrity

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

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Geophysics Officer Under Statute at RWANDA MINES,PETROLEUM AND GAS BOARD : Deadline: Feb 18, 2023

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Job Description

•Assist the geophysicist in his/her daily work;
•Capture and classify the various types of data;
•Take part in taking geophysical meas-urement;
•Keep and maintain the geophysical equipment in good condition;
Perform any other tasks assigned by the geophysicist;




Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Physics

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geophysics

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • Master’s Degree in Geophysics

    0 Year of relevant experience

  • bachelor’s degree in Earth Observation Sciences

    0 Year of relevant experience




Competency and Key Technical Skills

  • Integrity

  • Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

  • Inclusiveness

  • Accountability

  • Communication

  • Teamwork

  • Client/citizen focus

  • Professionalism

  • Commitment to continuous learning

Click here to apply














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EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda, “A center of excellence in health service provision, clinical education, and research”. This is an exciting time for King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda as we embrace a new strategic direction. The hospital has...

Plumber at King Faisal Hospital Rwanda (KFHR) | Kigali : Deadline: 05-05-2026

EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda, “A center of excellence in health service provision, clinical education, and research”. This is an exciting time for King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda as we embrace a new strategic direction. The hospital has...