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Community Liaison Officer at Akagera National Park: Deadline: 17-02-2023

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AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Akagera Management Company Ltd (AMC Ltd) was created under the umbrella of African Parks and entrusted by the Government of Rwanda through Rwanda Development Board to manage Akagera National Park. AMC Ltd is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the post of Community Liaison Officer in Akagera National Park.


JOB TITLE: Community Liaison Officer

REPORTING TO: Community Liaison Manager

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Reporting to Park Community Liaison Manager, The Community Liaison Officer is the direct interface between local commmunities and Akagera National Park.

Duties and responsibilities 

  • Implement an Environmental Education Programme in local schools, creation of wildlife clubs
  • Organize meetings with local leaders
  • Reporting on Revenue sharing schemes
  • Conducting anti-poaching awareness to the communities around the park
  • Collect, Assess and report information related to Human Wildlife Conflicts
  • Ensure security and good operating practice of motorbike provided
  • Contribute to overall community development initiatives by the Park
  • Perform any other task related to the community conservation assigned by his supervisor


KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS 

Minimum Education and Qualification Required

  • Diploma in socio-economics development, biodiversity conservation or equivalent
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in community development Projects.
  • Fluent in Kinyarwanda
  • Fluent in English and/or French
  • Motorbike license
  • Self-motivated, hardworking and the ability to work unsupervised
  • Good report writing skills
  • Experience living and working in rural setting
  • Interpersonal skills; patience,
  • Demonstrated skills and experience in facilitating community meetings
  • Clean record of conduct
  • Preferably between 20 and 40 years

Added advantages

  • Knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda both written and spoken
  • Experience in the conservation and tourism field regionally
  • Holding car driving permit.
  • Experience and a genuine passion for conservation
  • Rwandan by nationality
  • Living around Akagera National Park
  • Female candidates are encouraged to apply to this position
  • IT technical skills.


HOW TO APPLY

Cover letter together with CVs in English language providing details of three referees, email address and telephone contact should be submitted by email to amc.recruit@africanparks.org (with the attachment being in PDF, JPEF or TIF format) not later than 17th February 2023. Application should be addressed to:

Park Manager

Akagera Management Company

Please note that only candidates with the needed qualifications and relevant experience will be shortlisted.

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Conservation and Research Officer at Akagera National Park :Deadline: 17-02-2023

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AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Akagera Management Company Ltd (AMC Ltd) was created from the agreement between African Parks and Rwanda Development Board to manage Akagera National Park. AMC Ltd is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the post of Conservation and Research Officer in Akagera National Park. The candidate must be a Rwandan, technically skilled with good problem-solving ability, and must be enthusiastic, motivated, and reliable.


JOB TITLE: Conservation and Research Officer

REPORTING TO: Conservation and Research Assistant 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Support and participate in conservation research activities, data collection, and ecological monitoring in Akagera National Park (ANP). Support special projects and conservation initiatives, including in neighboring communities. Increase the ecological and scientific understanding of Akagera’s ecosystems. Support other departments at the park through data sharing and collaboration. Document and file all initiatives and produce reports on activities.

Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Carry out, support, and participate in biodiversity surveys and data collection to answer key ecological questions in and around ANP.
  • Collate data received from various data collection efforts and other departments to allow efficient use of data in making informed management decisions.
  • Ensure all reports are submitted timely and correctly. Compile and summarize/analyze data.
  • Support the process of field data collection, compilation, and generation of outputs to serve management decisions. Help to improve processes where appropriate.
  • Instill professionalism in other members of the department and any other workmate. Always meet deadlines, uphold commitments, and support other staff members whenever possible.
  • Participate in activities that promote understanding of ecology and instill pride in conservation in the communities through sharing of findings and contributing to educational programs.
  • Monitoring of key species and protection of wildlife.
  • Documenting processes, as well as backing up and archiving data; ensuring data storage is safe and secure.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of management plans.
  • Support student interns and researchers in ANP.
  • Security of all company assets.
  • Visually illustrate work carried out.
  • Build internal capacity and understanding of ecology, generally, and Akagera’s ecosystems through sharing and presentation of information to other staff and colleagues.


KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Minimum Education and Qualification Required

  • Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in ecology, protected areas’ management, biodiversity conservation, or equivalent. Master’s degree or other post-graduate education preferred.
  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in ecological monitoring, conservation research, wildlife management, or related research fields.
  • Experience of work in other protected areas or National Parks.
  • Experience in scientific writing demonstrated by (co)-authorship in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Fluent in English and/or French/Kinyarwanda.
  • Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and be flexible.
  • Computer literate, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and basic computer-based statistical packages (such as Rstudio, Presence, Distance,) and ArcGIS.
  • Experience with using camera traps, VHF telemetry, handheld GPS units, and other related conservation technologies.
  • Outstanding and demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Clean record of conduct (no convictions).
  • Physically fit and able to be in field for extended periods (to undergo fitness and medical annually).
  • Between 20 and 40 years of age.
  • Driver’s license.


NB: Applications that are not meeting the above criteria will not be considered.

Interested candidates should forward their application letter together with all relevant documents to the email address provided below no later than 17th February 2023. The required documents should be submitted in scanned soft copies in pdf format as a single document) to amc.recruit@africanparks.org . Successful candidates will begin with an immediate effect.

Applications must include the following documents: 

  • Application cover letter addressed to the Park Manager, stating where you heard about the position and why you should be considered
  • Curriculum vitae including your personal details, education level, and any relevant experience.
  • Name, address, and telephone numbers of three (3) references.
  • All the documents should be in one pdf document, and named after your name and position, for example: Name_NyungweC&R_Officer_2023.

Please note that only candidates with the needed qualifications and relevant experience will be shortlisted, if you don’t hear from us within one week after submission deadline, know that you have not been shortlisted.

Done in Akagera National Park on 31st January 2023

NDAHIRIWE Ladis

Park Manager/CEO, Akagera Management Company

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Advisor for Digital Skills Development at GIZ Rwanda : Deadline: 12-02-2023

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Vacancy announcement for an

Advisor for Digital Skills Development

Cluster Digital Transformation & Digital Economy of GIZ Rwanda – Kigali

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).


The Cluster Digital Transformation & Digital Economy is home to several GIZ projects, which supports the Rwandan government on the implementation of concrete activities all over the country. These projects include topics like promoting the development of digital solutions for the public sector, develop national strategies, Start-up ecosystem support, artificial intelligence as well as building digital skills and digital literacy for the economic and social development of Rwanda. The projects within the Digital Transformation Cluster are implemented under the guidance of the Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) and with other sector ministries, local and international private companies, research institutions and the civil society.

An essential part of the portfolio of the Cluster focuses on Digital Skills Development, as well as on Digital Inclusion. While the latter ensures that more vulnerable groups, such as rural populations, women and people with disabilities can fully participate and benefit from the digital transformation (“Leave no one behind”), the skills program is supporting labor market demands of the private and public sector. The development and implementation of concrete initiatives in several parts of Rwanda are in close collaboration between public and private stakeholders.

The Cluster Digital Transformation & Digital Economy Rwanda is currently looking for an experienced Individual, to support the existing teams to design a future of work skills program and to help develop target group specific training measures.


The Advisor for Digital Skills Development performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

A.           Responsibilities

  • Support the conception, development and implementation of concrete activities on digital skills development in response to labor market demands in the Cluster-mentioned
  • Manage partnerships with the concerned public and private stakeholders enabling political steering in the implementation
  • Represent the project in technical working groups with partners and other donors
  • Manage contracts with consulting companies and implementing partners
  • Manage technical events and networks and ensure internal knowledge management in the areas of responsibility
  • Contribute to cross-cutting responsibilities such as monitoring & evaluation, communication, financial planning, reporting to BMZ and conceptualization of a follow up project
  • Assuming responsibility for building close collaborations with other projects, e.g. regional or global.

B.           Tasks

The Advisor for Digital Skills Development performs the following tasks:

  • Work closely with MINICT, RISA and the private sector partners implementing GIZ’s digital skills activities
  • Participate in selection process of the content, features and technology to be used during project implementation.
  • Facilitate communication/workshops with stakeholders and implementation team
  • Assist and monitor different activities and ensure compliance with the design and scope
  • Supervise resolution of issues around project implementation
  • Stays up-to date with sector-specific research and identifies ways to contribute to the discussion at sector-specific conferences


C.           Required qualifications, Competences and Experience

Qualifications

  • University degree in pedagogy, educational science, distance education/educational technology, education management or comparable degree
  • Experience in developing and implementing large-scale skills development/upskilling programmes, ideally in the digital sector
  • Digital literacy and very good computer skills if graduated in the field of education or other Teaching/tutoring experience if graduated in a digital topic (e.g. computer science)
  • Diplomatic talent and profound understanding of and experience with public sector organizations ideally demonstrated by work experience in Rwanda
  • Demonstrated in-depth understanding of digital transformation as well as public sector innovation
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communications skills, with keen attention to interpersonal skills and effective, culturally sensitive communication
  • Demonstrated experience working effectively with diverse teams
  • Excellent English and Kinyarwanda is required; German skills preferred; French and other AU languages are an asset.
  • Further qualification or training in project management and/or agile methods

Professional experience

  • At least 5 years’ professional experience after graduating
  • Experience in the moderation of workshops
  • At least 2 years of experience in consulting, ideally in accompanying development or change processes
  • Experience in projects of development cooperation or international cooperation, preferably with GIZ

Other knowledge, additional competences

  • Know-how on social media and/or communication with digital media
  • Experience with learning management and/or content management systems
  • Experience with blended-learning models
  • Know-how about web platforms, mobile applications, working with data

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references); until 12th February 2023 at 4:00 PM ; by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.

GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

GIZ Office Rwanda

KN 41 St. / Nr.17, Kiyovu

P.O. Box 59, Kigali,

Rwanda

                                            GIZ office Rwanda reserves all rights!!

 

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Project Lead at Digital Health Youth Development Labs :Deadline: 28-02-2023

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Project Lead | Digital Health

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT YLABS

YLabs is a leading global design and research organization working to improve health and economic opportunity for young people 10–24 years old. Founded in 2014 at the Harvard Innovation Lab, YLabs partners with young people in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Central America to design, test, and advocate for youth-driven solutions that address key challenges to young people’s health and economic opportunity worldwide. YLabs’ focus areas are sexual/reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and economic inclusion. Find out more about our projects here: https://www.ylabsglobal.org/work




Our team of physicians, designers, economists, public health professionals, and educators bring a unique mix of human-centered design, adolescent health, evaluation, economic and health outcome evaluation, behavioral science, and implementation know-how to the global problems facing youth.

SUMMARY

We’re looking for a dynamic, established global professional to join YLabs’ team. In this role, the Project Lead will support the scale-up and impact of YLabs’ flagship initiative, CyberRwanda, a digital health intervention to support adolescent health and opportunity. This role is based in Kigali, Rwanda.

They will spearhead the development of a scale-up strategy in Rwanda, setting clear priorities and targets for the team. They’ll advance national and regional partnerships with a variety of stakeholders including YLabs’ government and NGO partners, and donor agencies, identifying potential partners and opportunities to support scale.

The ideal candidate will be excited to work with a innovative and passionate interdisciplinary team of designers and public health professionals to address some of the biggest challenges facing young people globally. Our ideal profile is someone who has has significant experience launching, scaling, marketing, and measuring digital interventions in Africa. They are adaptable, creative, and results-focused.

This person should also have a demonstrated track record of using marketing and communications as a tool to reach young audiences, ideally in an African context. They’ll be a collaborative and charismatic leader, with strong people management skills, providing leadership to our growing project team. The Project Lead will also support the recruitment and development of new talent for the project and ensure quality of work across our design, marketing, and research teams.




KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Product and Service Model

  • Lead YLabs’ strategy for the scale-up of CyberRwanda in Rwanda
  • Ensure the product and service model are high quality, impactful, and responsive to user needs and changing environmental conditions
  • Oversee youth engagement to guide the project
  • Review data analytics and study data; lead periodic reviews to ensure that the product and service model responds to findings.
  • Develop a marketing and communication strategy across digital and traditional channels to increase the reach of CyberRwanda, bringing on additional staff/consultants as needed

 Partnerships & Communications

  • Foster effective, thoughtful engagement and communications with our funding and implementation partners, developing opportunities for continued collaboration and funding
  • Lead technical reporting on the project to funders.
  • Build YLabs’ network of partners in Rwanda and East Africa and foster strong relationships with our existing partners, including government partners
  • Support the development of new business opportunities for this project with support from the leadership team and growth and partnerships team
  • Collaborate with the global and Rwanda-based communications team to align on annual communications priorities for CyberRwanda

Project Management:

  • Provide oversight and management support to the CyberRwanda team
  • Work with the Senior Portfolio Manager to ensure on-time, accurate financial and technical reporting to funders and partners
  • Work with the global Finance and Programs team to develop and manage the annual budget for the project, including developing projections
  • Provide input into global initiatives to support effective recruitment and retention of outstanding talent for the project team
  • Collaborate with YLabs’ impact team to oversee effective tracking of project impact


Leadership:

  • Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team, investing in their professional growth and development and quality work
  • Sit on YLabs’ global leadership team, guiding the strategy of the organization and developing and tracking strategic objectives
  • Provide input on mission-critical decisions relating to the growth of the organization

YOU HAVE

  • At least ten years of professional experience, including a track record of success in a leadership role in Rwanda and/or East Africa
  • Extensive experience in scaling digital products or services in emerging markets
  • Experience in supporting or leading the thoughtful growth of early-stage, fast-growing organizations and ventures
  • Experience leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams working on digital ventures
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong collaboration skills with attention to addressing power differentials, and ensuring equity in our work and in our organization
  • Experience overseeing budgets and work plans to ensure the project runs on budget, on time, to quality.

Desirable skills:

  • Expertise in a relevant technical or design field to our work (product design, product management, public health, adolescent health, medicine, research disciplines, economics, international development, data science)
  • Human-centered design or design thinking
  • Digital marketing and communications
  • Written or verbal fluency in Kinyarwanda or French.


YOU ARE

  • Passionate and ambitious about improving the health and opportunity of young people globally
  • Culturally competent with awareness and sensitivity to cultural diversity
  • A strong communicator; able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders and funders.
  • Data-driven, organized, and detail-oriented with a high degree of integrity, valor, and care in your decision making
  • Entrepreneurial, flexible, and excited to help scale a high-impact intervention for youth
  • A natural connector, energized by building new working relationships and partnerships
  • Committed to operationalizing equity in our work and decolonizing global health
  • A thoughtful leader who makes decisions with trust and transparency; you are collaborative, non-hierarchical, and consultative in your workstyle and responsive to feedback.
  • Committed to building trusting, convivial working relationships that support wellness, creativity, and collective joy
  • Willing to work flexible hours to accommodate evening calls with staff in other timezones
  • Adaptable and optimistic when faced with changing circumstances and challenges

LOCATION

This role is based out of YLabs’ office in Kigali Rwanda (hybrid working). Relocation benefits are provided for this role.


PAY RATE & BENEFITS

YLabs adheres to Project Fair’s principles and standards to establish equity in pay with the overriding principle of “equal pay for work of equal value” outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals. All salary ranges are based on level within the organization and are competitive to regional and national salary benchmarks, based on the respective office location.

The salary range for this role is gross RF52,250,000 – RF58,375,000 per year, commensurate with experience.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to talent@ylabsglobal.org with the subject line “Project Lead”.

This posting will be open from January 31st to February 28th, 2023. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; all applications submitted within the posting period will be reviewed by our Hiring Committee. YLabs recognizes the effort that goes into submitting an application; all candidates will be notified of their application status once the hiring process begins. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. All YLabs offers of employment are conditional on satisfactory background check and criminal record clearances.

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Education Specialist at Right To Play Rwanda : Deadline: 10-02-2023

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JOB POSTING – Education Specialist

Organization:                    Right To Play Rwanda

Work location:                  Kigali, Rwanda

Authorized to work in:     Rwanda (Eligible to work legally without requiring sponsorship or work permit)

Target Hiring/ Target Hiring Range:    RWF  2,246,217 to 2,611,228 per month (before taxes)

Target Start Date:          01 April 2023

Contract Duration:       1-year contract with possibility of renewal based on performance and availability of funding

Closing Date:                 10 February 2023




BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 million children last year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases like HIV and malaria and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the only global development organization focused exclusively on using play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease and inequality.

Established in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These programs are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and eight national offices across Europe (Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK) and North America (Canada, US).

With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:

  • Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
  • Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
  • Display Courage – Act with integrity
  • Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
  • Be Playful – Have fun at work

Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.

The Education Specialist reports directly to the Program Manager. He/she is responsible for providing technical advice and guidance on the development and implementation of education programs in line with the Country Strategic Plan and Right To Play’s global theory of change.  The incumbent works to integrate Right To Play’s methodologies into the system level education planning and delivery, the curriculum of provincial and national boards/agencies, as well as, the activities of Right To Play’s strategic and implementing partners. This includes developing materials and resources as necessary, in collaboration with the Education Specialist at Headquarters as relevant. The incumbent also provides technical input to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist/Officer on the development of education-related performance measurement frameworks, baseline assessments and evaluations. He/she plays a leadership role in policy engagement with external stakeholders. The Education Specialist is also responsible for analyzing education related results from Right To Play’s interventions and bringing innovative knowledge to organizational approaches




III. RESPONSIBILITIES

In accordance with Right To Play (RTP) approved policies and procedures, the employee:

1.

Program planning, implementation and delivery

  • Together with the Program Manager, leads the design and development of education program strategies in close coordination with the Education Specialist at HQ to ensure alignment with RTP’s global theory of change.
  • Leads technical planning and monitoring of RTP’s education program(s) in line with the Country Strategic Plan, the Ministry of Education plans, and donor requirements.
  • Supports Country Office Program Manager in developing education focused project proposals and concept notes for new projects.
  • Identifies and develops new partnerships with education-focused NGOs, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and communities.
  • In coordination with Country Office Program Manager, the Gender Specialist and program staff ensures that issues of gender equality, inclusion, child protection and safeguarding, accountability, risk and vulnerability are addressed and monitored throughout all education programs.
  • Leads in developing curricula and resources for basic education programs (pre-primary and primary) as needed, working in collaboration with the Global Training and Capacity Building Specialist.
  • Builds networks with other Education Specialists in the region to support cross-learning with other RTP country programs in the region.
  • Stays abreast of new developments and opportunities to develop new initiatives to improve education outcomes for children in the country.
  • Provides technical leadership on the procurement and/or development of appropriate teaching and learning materials, training manuals and education resources.
  • Develops and promotes support-materials for incorporating activity-based learning methods for teachers.
  • Conducts training needs assessments and coordinates the design and implementation of training programmes for education departments, teachers and Education District Officers, and RTP strategic and implementing partners, where applicable.
  • Works closely with teacher training and curriculum development institutions to integrate RTP methodology into curriculum, text books and class room teaching.
  • Regularly develops lessons learned and best practices and shares them with the programs team and stakeholders, ensuring that program lessons are being used to promote improved program delivery
  • Collaborates with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist (MELS) to develop appropriate systems, tools and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of education programs

2.

Representation, advocacy and policy engagement

  • In close coordination with the Program Manager and the Country Director, leads RTP’s advocacy and policy effort in the education sector by participating in national coordination forums as applicable national strategic planning for the education sector, relevant technical working groups and other key coordination platforms.
  • Represents RTP in various platforms and maintains positive relationships with governments and other relevant stakeholders regarding RTP activities.
  • Regularly updates stakeholder analysis for the education sector and ensures that RTP is engaging with and is visible to the most influential actors in the sector.
  • Coordinates research and advocacy interventions related to the program at national and international level, using data from school-level interventions to advocate for national-level policy development/implementation, in close coordination with the MELS
  • Leads and develops RTP’s analysis and best practices in education programming in the country and disseminates through documents and position papers with education stakeholders and within RTP at the regional and global levels.
  • Provides technical inputs to regional and global strategies, policies and resources related to education programming to ensure that country experience and realities are well-reflected.

 

3.

Capacity building support

  • Ensures that country staff are properly supported with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to deliver education program interventions.
  • Conducts regular visits to the field to provide technical support to program teams.

4.

Performs other duties as assigned




  1. PLANNING AND ORGANIZING

The incumbent is expected to provide technical input into planning and implementing the education program of the country office. The incumbent is required to have some flexibility in the plan to respond to urgent needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Required)

  • EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION

Master’s degree in Education or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • EXPERIENCE

5 years’ minimum experience implementing and providing technical guidance on basic education programs and liaising with government officials. Proven experience in project planning, report writing, proposal writing, networking, partnership-building and working with NGOs. Significant experience in designing and delivering training and/or the development of education materials and resources.

  • COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
  • Superior organizational skills and ability to multi-task on a constant basis
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills to build rapport with staff, partners, government officials, donors and community leaders
  • Ability to adapt and work under pressure meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Creative and flexible with problem solving skills
  • Demonstrated professionalism and diplomacy
  • Ability to represent oneself as an effective Right To Play ambassador to high level officials
  • Strategy planning skills for education initiatives
  • People management particularly influence management


(D) TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Understanding of active learning approaches, particularly play-based learning
  • Knowledge and understanding of best practices in basic education programs, including technical experience in teacher training and resource and curriculum development
  • Understanding of community development processes
  • Strong MS Office and program management tools and procedures
  • Knowledge and experience with programmatic approaches related to life skills or social emotional learning
  • Knowledge and experience in education research, quantitative and qualitative methods

(D)    LANGUAGES

Fluency in spoken and written English and Kinyarwanda

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (An Asset)

  • Experience in quality improvement
  • Experience in strengthening civil society organisations
  • Experience in coaching
  • Knowledge/experience in child protection, gender mainstreaming and/or governance
  • Knowledge of adult learning
  • Knowledge of international donors

WHO YOU ARE:

You are highly driven, results-oriented, collaborative and well-rounded leader with a passion for working with

children and youth. You are an exceptional communicator with excellent networking skills.

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

The opportunity to work with a passionate, innovative and collaborative team where you have the ability to make things happen. You will gain experience working for a globally recognized organization with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). In addition, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package including personal learning and development days.


HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply here to upload your resume and cover letter in English.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Shortlisting of applications will begin immediately and interviews may be held before the closing date.

Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. As such, we encourage groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions at Right To Play. We offer a family-friendly environment that allows for flexible work arrangements in order to support staff diversity and ensure a healthy work-life balance.

We are a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening or equivalent criminal check as a condition of employment.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com.

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Gahunda y`ikorwa ry`ibizamini kumyanya itandukanye mukarere ka Nyabihu

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Bubicishije kurubuga rw`Akarere;Ubuyobozi bw’Akarere ka Nyabihu buramenyesha  abakandida basabye akazi ku myanya itandukanye, ko ikizamini cyanditse kuri iyo myanya
giteganyijwe guhera tariki 06/02/2023 kugera kuwa 10/02/2023 no kuva kuwa 13/02/2023 kugera kuwa 17/02/2023, muri Kaminuza y’u Rwanda,Ishami rya Nyarugenge (UR- College of Science and Technology).

Umukandida arasabwa kuza yitwaje indangamuntu kandi ko telefoni igendanwa itemewe kwinjiranwa ahakorerwa ikizamini.
Reba Gahunda irambuye igaragaza uko ibizamini bizakorwa mu itangazo rikurikira:

Kanda hano urebe iyi gahunda kurubuga rw’Akarere










Customer Care Officer at King Faisal Hospital Rwanda (KFHR) :Deadline: 06-02-2023

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Patient centered care

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 continued to grow due to its positive reputation for authentic compassionate health care and highly skilled medical practitioners, especially in specialized surgical and medical services.


King Faisal Hospital Kigali is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following position

POSITION

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

No of Post

Customer Care Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • He/she must have Minimum a Diploma in Hospitality Management or any related field
  • A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in Hospitality Management Preferably in the hospital settings

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Deep knowledge of work processes and/or procedures such as daily patient care tasks, planning, and organization
  • Basic computer knowledge.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
  • Disposition, tact, courtesy, enthusiasm, cooperation, and sincerity as they affect fellow workers and others.
  • Makes clients and their needs a primary focus of work and actions. This includes clients that are both internal and external to the Hospital.
  • Gives out information and ideas clearly and concisely, including the requirement to inform and persuade.
  • Retrieval of all patient records in advance of the booked appointment
  • All copies of blood investigations and radiological reports to be filed in appropriate sections of the patient files before the appointment
  • Filing to be completed daily
  • Appointments to be noted either in the appointment book or on a database if used
  • Clinical staff appraised daily of the appointment list for their clinic/ surgery
  • Patients requiring Blood investigations, X-rays , and removal of Plaster Of Paris  are requested to come in earlier to have these completed before the appointment
  • Constant contact maintained with patients, receptionist and Clinical staff to ensure smooth flow through the Department and to be able to warn the patient if there are anticipated delays
  • A database of complaints maintained in order to identify bottlenecks or other problems so that these issues can be addressed
  • Awareness of the functioning of the hospital, transport networks, Pharmacy Policy, and Procedures
  • Awareness of the Policies and Procedures governing the Out-Patient and Emergency Medical Departments
  • To ensure that Results of all waiting times surveys analyzed and reported to the customer care Manager
  • Wheelchairs are cleaned and the footrests are in place
  • Adherence to all Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
  • Compliance with Infection Prevention and Control Policies and Procedures maintained
  • Ensure that directions for patients are adequate and maintained: for example, colored lines/stripes/ painted footsteps for patients to follow to different wards areas
  • Patient and personnel fire and emergency evacuations practiced annually
  •  Monitor all exits for obstacles, boxes, and vehicles blocking the free flow of people exiting that area

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5 Job positions of Project Field officers at ARCT-RUHUKA (Rwandese Association of Trauma Counsellors): Deadline: 10-02-2023

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE

  1. BACKGROUND

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


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

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

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

In partnership and with International Alert ,  ARCT-Ruhuka has been implementing a 3 years USAID funded project “Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” that operates at 1 sector in each of the 30 districts with 5 field offices . ARCT-Ruhuka wish to recruit 5 more  qualified, motivated, dynamic and capable staff to work as Field officers  that will be based in 5 more districts of Gasabo, Rulindo , Nyanza, Huye and Nyamasheke under the “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” that will contribute to Healing , resilience building and social cohesion at community level, where each Project field officer will coordinate 3 Districts.


  1. POSITION: Project Field officers

 The purpose of the position is to support the overall implementation and day to day management, monitoring and evaluation of  “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” in their areas of operation  to achieve its goal.

Job Title:   Project Field Officer

Reports to:   Dudatanye Urumuri  (Light) Project Coordinator

Duty Station:  One of the 5 field  offices namely; Gasabo, Rulindo , Nyanza, Huye and Nyamasheke districts

  • Key Duties: Under the supervision of USAID Dudatanye Urumuri (Light) Project Coordinator, the Project field officers  will be responsible  for the following:


Responsibilities:

  • Work as the contact person for ARCT-Ruhuka and specifically “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project”  in the districts of operation
  • Ability to coordinate and monitor project activities across the assigned 3 districts of operation
  • Overall day to day planning , management, implementation  and Coordination of project activities
  • Develop a detailed project implementation /work plan and provide professional progress reports including;   Data visualized Bi-weekly, monthly quarterly and annual Plans and Reports, as well as JADF plans and reports.
  • Carry out Psychosocial and social cohesion training needs assessment to identify existing gaps for building capacities and appropriate interventions.
  • Organize and conduct training of Community Psychosocial Workers,
  • Provide Clinical Supervise to the Trained Community Psychosocial Workers (CPWs)
  • Regularly monitor and collect necessary data and create project data base in excel sheet and other necessary formats
  • Work closely with other partners to create synergy among different interveners
  • Receive project participants and handle referred cases by CPWs for further professional counseling as needed
  •  Attend project coordination, staff and/or other district /stakeholders’ , JADF meetings and represent ARCT –Ruhuka as required
  • Putting in place strategies to ensure high quality and professional services to the beneficiaries and Do No Harm approach
  • Create and maintain networks of relevant interveners/stake holders for referral purposes, and maintain their data base for sustainability of the project
  • Create and maintain regular project documentation data base with clear statistics , and able to report best practices /lessons learnt , challenges and strategies  and  well elaborated success stories
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


  1. Personal specifications

Essential Skills/Qualities Required

  • Ability to monitor coordinate, motivate people and work effectively in teams and partnerships with a various communities and groups of stakeholders
  • A person of integrity and trust worthy, transparent and accountable
  • Demonstrate leadership, managerial and coordination skills
  • Proven ability to develop Professional modules, provide training, clinical supervision and counseling for individual, couples and groups.
  • Good interpersonal, negotiation, mediation and communication skills
  • Developed computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, outlook and others
  • Developed level of initiative/innovation, creativity and able to work semi-independently and solve problems under tight deadlines and minimum supervision
  • Living or ready to work and live in a rural setting
  • Able and ready to move using local transport and long distances

4. Education required

  • Bachelor degree (A0 ) in Professional Counseling, Clinical psychology, Peace and Conflict Management , Social work, or other related disciplines with at least 3 years practical  field experience

5. Language Requirements:

Proficiency in the English is very much required (spoken and written); Kinyarwanda is obligatory and French is an added value.


     6. Desirable requirements

  • Previous experience in training and clinical supervision and counseling is required
  • Proven experience in a variety areas including , peace building, conflict management, healing & psychosocial support , social cohesion and clinical interventions
  • Prior experience working in similar field and work environment is an added advantage
  • Skills and experience in data visualization is highly required.

HOW TO APPLY

 Interested candidates should submit the following documents:

  • Motivation letter
  • Signed CV with most recent experiences and at least 3 referees
  • Notified copies  of academic qualifications
  • Copy of ID
  • Driving permit (Category A ) for Motor cycles

The above required documents should be addressed to The Chairperson, ARCT-Ruhhuka. Documents should not later than  Monday , 10th February , 2023 at 12:00 by Email with all the required documents attached to: arct.recruitment@gmail.com;   For any other information,  please contact us on telephone no 250 787104307 (ARCT-Ruhuka Mobile Phone) .

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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

Done at Kigali 24/01/2023

MUKARUBUGA Ancilla / Chairperson ARCT-Ruhuka

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Project Coordinator at ARCT-RUHUKA (Rwandese Association of Trauma Counsellors) :Deadline :10-02-2023

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE

  1. BACKGROUND

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


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

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

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

In partnership and with International Alert ,  ARCT-Ruhuka has been implementing a 3 years USAID funded project “Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project”  that operates at 1 sector in each of the 30 districts with 5 field offices . ARCT-Ruhuka wishes to recruit  5 more  qualified, motivated, dynamic and capable staff to work as Field officers  that will be based in 5 more district Field offices under the “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” that contribute to Healing , resilience building and social cohesion at community level, where each Project field officer will coordinate 3 Districts.


  1. POSITION: Project Coordinator

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

Job Title:  Project Coordinator

Reports to:  Program  Manager (PM)

Duty Station:  The USAID Dufatanye Urumuli “Light” (DUP) project Coordinator will be based in Kigali , at ARCT-Ruhuka Headquarters .

Key Duties: Under the supervision of ARCT-Ruhuka Program Manager , the Project Coordinator   will be responsible  for the following:

Responsibilities:

  • Work as the contact person for “USAID Dufatanye Urumuli (Light) Project” at Organization level.
  • Planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluation of “USAID  Urumuli (Light) Project” activities across 30 districts of operation.
  • Develop a detailed overall project implementation /work plan and provide consolidated professional progress reports including; Bi-weekly, monthly quarterly and annual Plans and Reports.
  • Develop monitoring and evaluation logic framework and other data collection tools for project intervention, that will help to capture quality data on project progress and impact over time
  • Support all Field officers to Carry out Psychosocial and social cohesion training needs assessment to identify existing gaps for building capacities of Field officers for appropriate interventions.
  • Carry out continuous context analysis and changes brought about by the project interventions and able to provide recommendations for adjusting interventions
  • Provide Technical support and clinical supervision support to the Project field officers
  • Regularly monitor, collect and consolidate necessary data and create project data base
  • Work closely with other partners to create synergy, learning and sharing
  • Organize and lead project coordination and project staff meetings and represent ARCT –Ruhuka and its partner International Alert as required
  • Putting in place strategies to ensure high quality and professional services to the beneficiaries and Do No Harm approach
  • Create and maintain regular project documentation data base with clear statistics, best practices /lessons learnt, challenges, strategies and well elaborated success stories
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


  1. Person specification

Essential Skills/Qualities Required

  • Proven ability and knowledge in monitoring, evaluation and learning of Psychosocial and peace building programs
  • Proven Skills of data visualization is key requirement (data collection, cleaning, analysis and presentation in various format
  • Able to make critical analysis of reports, cases on changes (positive or negative) brought about by USAID Dufatanye Urumuri Project interventions and propose actions
  • Ability to coordinate, motivate people and work effectively in teams and partnerships with a various communities and stakeholders
  • A person of integrity and trust worthy, transparent and accountable
  • Demonstrate leadership, managerial and coordination skills
  • Proven ability to develop Professional modules, provide training, clinical supervision and counseling for individual, couples and groups.
  • Good interpersonal, negotiation, mediation and communication skills
  • Developed computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, outlook and others
  • Developed level of initiative, creativity and able to work semi-independently and solve problems under tight deadlines and minimum supervision
  • Able and ready to frequently travel to the fields of operation.
  1. Education required
  • A masters in Professional Counseling, Clinical psychology, Peace and Conflict studies, Social work, or other related disciplines with at least 3 years practical field experience
  • A Bachelor degree (A0 ) in the above related fields with at least 5 years of field practical experience

Language Requirements:

Proficiency in the English is very much required (spoken and written); Kinyarwanda is obligatory and French is an added value.

Desirable requirements:

  • Previous experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of community programs in relation to Psychosocial wellbeing and/or Peace building, social cohesion and resilience.
  • Skills and experience in data visualization is highly required.
  • Previous experience in training and clinical supervision and counseling is required
  • Proven experience in a variety area including, peace building, healing & psychosocial support, social cohesion and clinical interventions
  • Prior experience working in similar field and work environment is an added advantage


HOW TO APPLY

 Interested candidates should submit the following documents:

  • Motivation letter
  • Signed CV with most recent experiences and at least 3 referees
  • Notified copies  of academic qualifications
  • Copy of ID

The above required documents should be addressed to The Chairperson, ARCT-Ruhhuka. Documents can sent not later than  Monday , 10th  February , 2023 at 12:00 noon  by Email with all the required documents attached to: arct.recruitment@gmail.com;   For any other information,  please contact us on telephone no 250 787104307 (ARCT-Ruhuka Mobile Phone) .  

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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

Done at Kigali 24/01/2023

MUKARUBUGA Ancilla / Chairperson ARCT-Ruhuka

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Environmental Advisor at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity: Deadline: 10-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

Environmental 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 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

Reporting to the MEL Director, the Environmental Advisor will ensure environmental compliance with USAID (in particular 22 CFR 216) and GoR environmental regulations, and adherence with the relevant IEE. S/he will also oversee the process of assisting grantees and ModAg beneficiaries with environmentally-friendly and climate-smart practices. Generally, s/he will be responsible for ensuring compliance on all environmental-related project activities. The Environmental Advisor is based in Kigali.


Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the Environmental Advisor include, but are not limited to:

  • Update on a regular basis and implement the Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) in accordance with USAID rules and regulations, and CNFA guidelines;
  • Lead the monitoring and evaluation team in assessing the environmental impact of project activities;
  • Provide regular updates to Chief of Party (COP), DCOP, and Component Leads on the environmental implications of project activities;
  • Responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and leading administration of compliance measures for all grant and Catalytic Service Provider activities
  • Ensure project’s activities are in compliance with the relevant PERSUAP, IEE, EMMP and USAID and GOR environmental regulations;
  • Contribute technical guidance to the design and implementation of activities related to agricultural production, climate smart agriculture techniques, improved access to agro-inputs, etc.
  • Ensure activities are developed and implemented in alignment with the USAID Climate Strategy (2022-2030)
  • Develop a Climate risks adaptation/management plan as part of the EMMP showing how the climate change risks to the activity will be addressed
  • Coordinate with relevant technical leads to ensure smooth implementation of environmental compliance activities and administration of Environmental Review Checklists (ERCs), as needed.
  • Produce, train staff on, and administer environmental review forms and mitigation plans for project-use, and as required by USAID or GOR regulations;
  • Conduct environmental training and ensure relevant records, reports, and audits are effectively implemented and accounted for;
  • Responsible for contributing to training modules related to safe use of pesticides and other agrochemicals;
  • Facilitate capacity building support for private sector actors on climate-smart agriculture in collaboration with the Nutrition and Market Development team
  • Ensure that private and public sector partners understand and build their capacity to market/promote the safe use of pesticides and other agrochemicals;
  • Coordinate with the Social Inclusion Advisor to ensure all interventions support the Activity’s inclusion goals;
  • Contribute as appropriate to periodic report preparation, and participate and assist in the project’s workshops and seminars as needed;
  • Undertake other assignments or tasks at the request of the Chief of Party.


Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources Management, Agronomy, or relevant field is required.
  • Minimum of 5 years working in natural resource management, resilience, environment, environmental compliance, or a combination of the above on donor-funded projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to advise on the environmental implications of development activities.
  • Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Proven knowledge of USAID regulations regarding environmental monitoring and mitigation is strongly preferred, including proficiency in 22 CFR 216
  • Experience advising on environmental compliance for private sector driven programming (market systems) preferred
  • Experience with climate risk management strongly preferred
  • Experience ensuring environmental compliance on grants program strongly preferred
  • Advanced oral and written communication skills in English required; Kinyarwanda and French considered an asset.
  • Ability to comply with deadlines, work independently and as part of a team.


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 10th February 2023 at 6:00 PM. Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.

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Trade and Market Access Advisor at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity :Deadline: 10-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

Trade and Market Access 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 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

Reporting to the Nutrition and Market Development Director, the Trade and Market Access Advisor is responsible for supporting and strengthening the private-sector oriented market systems in key agricultural high value and nutritious commodities, as well as value chain strategy development, facilitating the creation of horizontal and vertical linkages along the value chains, and building the technical capacity of the targeted value chain actors, stakeholders, and project staff. The Trade and Market Access Advisor will also provide strategic vision, leadership and technical assistance in the select value chains to expand local and export market opportunities, with an emphasis on promoting nutritious and safe foods and developing market places and platforms where market actors (buyers and sellers) can meet to facilitate exchange or transaction of goods and services The Trade and Market Access Advisor is based in Kigali.


Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the Trade and Market Access Advisor include, but are not limited to:

  • Coordinate with private sector actors such as major processing operations, small and medium sized firms, cooperatives, lenders and farmer groups to implement market access and value chain upgrading-related activities for firms, farmers and households at the National, provincial and district levels;
  • Facilitate capacity building of cooperatives and other value chain actors to improve their ability to access markets for their products, while also facilitating their access to additional resources (e.g., working capital, post-harvest facilities, irrigation equipment, and digital technologies) to service these markets;
  • Develop strategies and interventions to increase and strengthen market linkages and trust between market actors and reduce market access barriers for farmers;
  • Coordinate with ModAg grantees and sub-contractors to effectively roll out the digital market information systems for both inputs and output products as well coordinating “pitch fairs” to generate competitive submission of innovations for grant and subcontract funding for partners;
  • Interface and collaborate with the project’s targeted value chain stakeholders, including Government of Rwanda officials, grantees and subcontractors to advance program objectives and activities especially in areas of market development and market access for smallholders;
  • Identify and lead the development of innovation and partnership opportunities for the project with a focus on nutrient dense foods, ensuring coherence of approaches within the Nutrition and Market Development component;
  • Collaborate with the Finance and Investment team to facilitate access to finance for partner market actors, enabling them to meet market demand;
  • Collaborate with productivity and nutrition teams to develop the key nutritious foods to promote in available in target markets at affordable prices in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence (ZOI), at key times throughout the year.
  • Identify and pursue opportunities to increase market access for women, youth and disabled farmers and women- and youth-led agribusinesses and increase their productive economic resources;
  • Participate actively in the Private sector and Market access working groups to advocate for private sector engagement.
  • Contribute to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework (including reporting), in close collaboration with the Nutrition and Market Development Director and the MEL Director;
  • Coordinate with relevant technical leads in the field and the Kigali-based technical and administrative management units to ensure smooth implementation of market development activities;
  • Undertake other assignments or tasks at the request of the Nutrition and Market Development Director, the DCOP and/or the Chief of Party.


Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural economics, Agriculture, Business Administration or a related field;
  • At least five years of progressively responsible work experience in sustainable private sector and rural development approaches for complex donor-funded project(s) related to agricultural finance, value chain development, agricultural investment, private sector investment management and/or access to finance;
  • At least 3-5 years in a supervisory capacity or experience managing teams of direct reports, experience in coordinating field teams, grantees and service providers is a plus;
  • Proven experience and understanding of innovative market development approaches including inclusive aggregation models, market incentives such as certification and the use of digital tools in market development is a plus;
  • Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with wide range of stakeholders both verbally and in writing, creating effective value chain analyses and powerful client reporting,
  • Effective at collaboration; willingness to innovate and ability to think systematically;
  • Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines;
  • Advanced oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda required, French considered 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 10th February 2023 at 6:00 PM. Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.

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Input Supply Advisor at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity : Deadline: 10-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

Input Supply 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 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

Reporting to the Director of Agriculture Productivity, the Input Supply Advisor is responsible for collaborating with and strengthening input supply companies and agro-dealers to effectively promote the appropriate use of agricultural inputs to smallholder farmers, with a focus on women and youth. The Input Supply Advisor will coordinate extensively with input supply companies, especially to secure their participation in ModAg market systems interventions. The Input Supply Advisor is based in Kigali.


Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the Input Supply Advisor include, but are not limited to:

  • Build capacity of agro-dealers on agriculture inputs product knowledge, business management, effective use of climate smart agriculture inputs, and best practices regarding service provision;
  • Interface and collaborate with the project’s targeted input supply stakeholders, including Government of Rwanda officials, seed companies, importers, and cooperatives to advance program objectives and activities and facilitate discussions on input supply policy-related issues;
  • Lead the rollout of CNFA’s “Farm Service Center” model as well as its hub-and-spoke agrodealer strategy to increase the quality, quantity and private-sector oriented provision of inputs to farmers.
  • Coordinate with relevant technical leads in the field and the Kigali-based Agriculture Productivity team and ModAg provincial offices to ensure smooth implementation of input supply-focused activities;
  • Facilitate agro-dealers to meet quality standards and certification requirements set out by Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA);
  • Facilitate input suppliers to create sustainable linkages with farmers for increased supply of quality inputs;
  • Lead outreach to Agro-Processing Trust Corporation (APTC) agents and other Rwandan stakeholders to ensure proper coordination between ModAg and GOR activities;
  • In coordination with the Gender Advisor, recruit and train women to become certified agrodealers and provide grants to help them meet storage and other standards of the decree as well as provide extension, machine-leasing, and marketing services;
  • Identify and lead the development of innovation and partnership opportunities for the project;
  • Examine models of input financing and propose appropriate interventions within ModAg to increase provision of such financing models;
  • Undertake other assignments or tasks at the request of the Component Lead, the DCOP and/or the Chief of Party.


Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Value Chain Provision/Financing, International Development, Development Studies, Rural Development or a related field;
  • At least five years of progressively responsible work experience leading capacity building activities to facilitate sustainable input supply systems for smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and input dealers;
  • In depth knowledge and experience with Rwandan input supply systems;
  • Demonstrated experience working with complex donor-funded project(s) related to agricultural finance, value chain development, private sector investment management and/or access to finance;
  • Technical experience with NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and NGO procedures;
  • Demonstrated ability to interact and effectively communicate with a wide range of stakeholders both verbally and in writing;
  • Effective at collaboration; willingness to innovate and ability to think systematically;
  • Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines;
  • Advanced Kinyarwanda as well as oral and written communication skills in English required; French considered 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 10th February 2023 at 6:00 PM. Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.

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10 TEMPORARY DRIVER POSITIONS: Deadline:09/02/2023.

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JOB VACANCY

Rwanda Revenue Authority is seeking to recruit self-motivated, qualified person of high integrity to fill the Contractual Staff position for (6) months.

TEMPORARY DRIVER (10 POSITIONS)


Under the supervision of Logistics Management Section, the Driver is responsible for the vehicle
assigned to him and performs such driving activities as may be assigned to him.
Main duties
• Drives and takes staff and other persons involved in RRA activities to different destinations as required by the supervisor or other superior.
• Completes the vehicle log book on daily basis recording each movement.
• Ensures the safety of the vehicle and its tools.
• Keeps the vehicle clean and neat.


Qualifications skills and competences

✓ Secondary level of education certificate (A2) or equivalent qualification in General
Mechanics and driving license with categories B & D
✓ 2 years working experience as a driver
✓ General mechanics skills
✓ Good driving ability
✓ Car maintenance skills
✓ Basic Knowledge of English or French
✓ Time management skills


HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates should download the “Job Application Form” from the RRA website:
www.rra.gov.rw
The candidates should submit the job application via recruitment@rra.gov.rw with a well-filled and signed RRA Job Application Form, Curriculum Vitae, a scanned National Identity Card and a copy of the Certificate as per the required qualification in a PDF format organized in one file not later than 09/02/2023.

Done at Kigali on 31/01/2023.

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2 Job Positions of Laundry Assistants at RwandAir Catering Ltd :Deadline: 15-02-2023

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30th January 2023

JOB ADVERT

RwandAir Catering Ltd is a fast growing In-flight Catering Company in Rwanda that started its operations from August 2014 and is providing catering services to scheduled airlines, private jet and charters. RwandAir Catering Ltd aims to be one of the biggest aviation catering company in Africa in few years to come.


As part of this strategy, we are looking for interested, qualified, committed and competent candidate to fill in the position mentioned below:

  1. Job title:      Laundry Assistants (2 positions)

Department: Quality Assurance                      

Reports to :    Quality Assurance Supervisor

  1. Major responsibilities.
  • Collecting dirty uniforms, napkins, table clothes and blankets for washing.
  • Sorting clothes by color, texture and type before washing.
  • Drying all clothes and napkins after washing them and according to the Standard Operating procedures.
  • Iron all washed and dried clothes according to the instructions and using the right machines,
  • Fold and seal ironed materials according to Rwandair Catering instructions.
  • Report any fault machine to the Supervisor as soon as possible.
  • Apply carefully the chemicals according to the labels.
  • Taking care of Laundry machines.
  • Observance of Hygiene rules and regulations according to the Company’s
  • Any other assigned duty to him/her by the Quality Assurance Manager.


  1. Knowledge, skills and experience.
  • A Level Certificate
  • Training Certificate in Laundry work
  • 2 years’ experience working in Laundry.
  • Be extremely flexible and able to react to changing priorities;
  • Have no scheduling restrictions (Physically fit, able to work day & night shifts, weekends and holidays);
  • Be organized and able to work under pressure;
  • Must be able to speak and write English & Kinyarwanda;
  • Knowledge of any other language would be an added advantage;
  • Good personality and positive interpersonal skills is required; 

How to apply

If you meet all the above criteria, send in your:

  • Application letter addressed to Senior HR & Administration Manager;
  • Recent Curriculum Vitae, including three referees with their personal telephone contacts and E-mail addresses;
  • Notified A level certificate and other professional certificates, if any;
  • A photocopy of Rwandan national identity card;

at hr.admin@rwandaircatering.rw & quality@rwandaircatering.rw   not later than 15th February 2023, 05:00 pm.

Note: – Application letter, CV and other documents must be in English and must

            specify the position you are applying for;

          – Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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HR & Admin Officer at RwandAir Catering Ltd:Deadline :15-02-2023

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30th January 2023

JOB ADVERT

RwandAir Catering Ltd is a fast growing In-flight Catering Company in Rwanda that started its operations from August 2014 and is providing catering services to scheduled airlines, private jet and charters. RwandAir Catering Ltd aims to be one of the biggest aviation catering company in Africa in few years to come.




As part of this strategy, we are looking for interested, qualified, committed and competent candidate to fill in the position mentioned below:

  1. Job title:      HR & Admin Officer (1 position)

Department: HR & Administration                 

Report to  :    Senior Manager HR & Administration

  1. Job Purpose:

Support day-to-day activities of HR & Administration department by processing Employees’ data, updating staff files and assist in arranging all required documents for hiring process.

  1. Major responsibilities.
  • Track leave database, eligibility and closing balances for each staff at the end of every month and provide monthly leave report to Senior Manager HR & Administration;
  • Gather all related Payroll inputs e.g. new staff, resigned and terminated staff and any other payroll addition or deduction;
  • Prepare both Expatriate and Local Staff Payrolls before every 20th day of the month and submit them to Senior Manager HR & Administration’s office for reviews and approvals;
  • Maintain a complete database of all Employees in a specified Payroll software to be updated with new changes;
  • Share Annual/Mid-year appraisal forms to all staff for evaluation.
  • Prepare staff contract renewals in a timely manner;
  • Maintain the Employee personal files, recruitment files and performance management related documents;
  • Schedule Job interviews and contact candidates as required by the Senior HR & Administration Manager;
  • Ensure resignation letters are received from Employees who intend to leave and submit them to Senior HR & Administration Manager;
  • Keep training and on-boarding material safe;
  • Respond to Employees’ questions about benefits e.g. number of untaken leave days’ balance and other questions related to staff benefits;
  • Prepare immigration related letters for official letters;
  • Filing of all staff documents, memos, sick leaves, training certificates, birth and wedding certificates;
  • Keep proper records and track all service providers’ contract renewal dates e.g. all insurance contracts, telephone contracts and others;
  • Prepare staff requested documents and process all required documents;
  • Any other assignment related to HR &Administration Officer’s duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by Senior HR & Administration Manager;




  1. Education Background
  • Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Social Sciences,

 any higher degree/certificate in Human Resources management would be

 an added advantage.

  1. Preferred Work Experience
  • Minimum 2-3 years’ work experience in HR & Administration;
  • Career in Profit Organizations would be an asset;
  1. Other Skills and experience.
  • Good knowledge of computer Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and Power point);
  • Be extremely flexible and able to react to changing priorities;
  • Be organized and able to work under pressure;
  • Must be able to speak and write English & Kinyarwanda;
  • Knowledge of French and/or any other language would be an added advantage;
  • Good personality and positive interpersonal skills is required;




How to apply

If you meet all the above criteria, kindly send in your:

  • An application letter addressed to Senior HR & Administration Manager;
  • Recent Curriculum Vitae, including three referees with their personal telephone contacts and E-mail addresses.
  • Notified University degree and certificates, if any;
  • A photocopy of Rwandan national identity card;

at hr.admin@rwandaircatering.rw   & operation@rwandaircatering.rw

not later than 15th February 2023, 05:00 pm.

Note: –  Application letter, CV and other documents must be English and must

              specify the position you are applying for.

-Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Dispatch Clerk at RwandAir Catering Ltd: Deadline: 15-02-2023

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30th January 2023

JOB ADVERT

RwandAir Catering Ltd is a fast growing In-flight Catering Company in Rwanda that started its operations from August 2014 and is providing catering services to scheduled airlines, private jet and charters. RwandAir Catering Ltd aims to be one of the biggest aviation catering company in Africa in few years to come.


As part of this strategy we are looking for interested, qualified, committed and competent candidate to apply for the position mentioned below.

Job title:        Dispatch Clerk (1 position)

Department: Operations           

Reports to :    Dispatch Coordinator

Major responsibilities.

  • Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, directed and all delivery times are respected;
  • Collect meal orders via emails or by hand and make sure that they are timely distributed to the users (Production);
  • Schedule and control staff to meet labour productivity and overtime targets;
  • Ensure on-time and accurate production and/or catering of all flights;
  • Manage productivity hours and costs in the area of responsibility; initiate and steer corrective actions in case of deviations;
  • Check meals with loaders and drivers before delivering/loading them to the onto A/Cs;
  • Liaise with people at the airside and facilitate preparation and delivery of the revised orders, make sure that special meals are prepared according to their specifications;
  • Meet VVIP/VIP Charters and collect their orders;
  • Record on daily basis sales figures, number of flights and share the monthly consolidated reports with the management;
  • Interact face to face with the flight crew to address needs, solve problems, provide solutions and assure that customers receive excellent service based on the flight’s specific requirements;
  • Communicate effectively to avoid delays and solve the problems;
  • Ensure flights are complete and fully prepared for departure and make sure that handover to the Purser is completely done and invoices are signed;
  • Ensure fuel requisition forms and logbooks are properly filled for all trucks and company vehicles;
  • Fill and send all the invoices to finance for billing;
  • Perform other duties assigned


Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Abilities:

  • Bachelor’s Degree holder, preferably in Hospitality Management, Business management, Airline or Industrial Catering, Economics, Finance or Accounting.
  • Minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience;
  • Computer literate with MS Office (Word, Excel and Power point);
  • Having good customer service and communication skills;
  • Able to meet tight deadlines;
  • Basic knowledge in food safety, quality and hygiene;
  • Be extremely flexible and able to react to changing priorities;
  • Have no scheduling restrictions (Physically fit, able to work days, nights, weekends and holidays);
  • Be organized and able to work under pressure;
  • Must be able to speak and write English & Kinyarwanda;

Knowledge of any other language would be an added advantage;

  • Good personality and positive interpersonal skills is required;
  • Possess Rwandan Driving License Category B, having category C would be an added advantage.


How to apply

If you meet all the above criteria, send in your:

  • An application letter addressed to Senior HR & Administration Manager;
  • Recent Curriculum Vitae, including three referees with their personal telephone contacts and E-mail addresses;
  • Notified University degree and professional certificates, if any;
  • A photocopy of Rwandan national identity card and driving license.

at hr.admin@rwandaircatering.rw or operation@rwandaircatering.rw

not later than 15th February 2023, 05:00 pm.

Note: – Application letter, CV and other documents must be in English and must specify

            the position you are applying for.

– Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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ITANGAZO KU BIFUZA KWINJIRA MU NGABO Z’U RWANDA KU RWEGO RW’ABASIRIKARE BATO RYO KUWA 24/01/2023

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Bubicishije mu itangazo ryanyujijwe kumbuga za MoD-RDF;ubuyobozi bukuru bw`ingabo z`u Rwanda buramenyesha abanyarwanda bose bifuza kwinjira mungabo z`u Rwanda kurwego rw`abasirikare bato ko ibizamini by`ijonjora bizatangwa guhera Taliki ya 1 kugeza Taliki ya 11 Werurwe 2023.

Reba ibisabwa na gahunda irambuye y`ibizamini by`ijonjora mu itangazo rikurikira:

Kanda hano usome iri tangazo kuri Tweeter ya RDF

Kanda hano usome iri tangazo kurubuga rwa MoD










Underwriter -Medical at Old Mutual Insurance Rwanda : Deadline: 04-02-2023

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Role Title:

Underwriter -Medical 1 Post

Business Unit(s):

Rwanda

Business /Function:

Underwriter-Medical

Location:

Rwanda-Kigali

Reports To:

Senior Underwriter

MDP Level:

Manager of self

Role Size

L




Job Summary

To evaluate and analyse the medical risks involved in insuring people and Establish pricing for accepted insurable risks.

Key tasks and responsibilities

  • Prepare quotations in a timely manner to assist in business acquisition
  • Prepare, dispatch and follow up of renewal business to ensure retention
  • Maintain effective business relationships to ensure effective delivery of service
  • Signing of accountable documents within the authority limit as per the agreed and give them legal effect
  • Assessment, management and rating of risks to ensure we accept and retain quality business
  • Enforce credit control and effect cancellation for policies not paid for to ensure that premium is paid for risks accepted
  • Respond to customer queries and complaints
  • Train and mentor underwriting assistants to ensure motivation


Qualifications and experience

  • University degree in statistics, insurance or business-related course
  • Insurance qualification
  • Minimum of 3 years in a similar role

Skills and competencies

  • Good communication and negotiating skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Thorough understanding of policy covers/wordings and their interpretation as pertaining to claims

Please visit our careers page through: https://oldmutual.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Old_Mutual_Careers/details/Underwriter-Medical_JR-35019?q=rwanda

Interested candidate are requested to submit their applications by 5.00 p.m. 04th February 2023.

Applicants must possess or be in the process of applying for a POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE as at the time of making an application.

ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Machine Learning & Full Stack Developer at TechnoServe : Deadline: 06-02-2023

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Machine Learning & Full Stack Developer

Job Category: Programs

Locations

Kigali, Main Office

Full time

Description

Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.


The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics, and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing…when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.

Job Summary:

The ML & software developer will design and implement software systems for our coffee practice in Africa, ranging from mobile, web, and machine learning applications. In the first year, the role will concentrate on completing the development of the Cherie app (Coffee cherry quality application) for Ethiopia, an android mobile application that take coffee sherries images as input and with uses a machine learning algorithm to predict their qualities by providing the ripeness percentage (overripe, underripe & rip), deploy it to production and finally support rolling it out in different programs. The mobile app will be having a web dashboard that program managers will be having access to in order to have several insights about the coffee quality produced in different regions.


Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

Primary activities include, but are not limited to:

Development of the Cherie mobile application

  • Develop the Cherie app by improving the existing version & bug fixing
  • Retrain and work on the Machine Learning Algorithm to improve the accuracy of the coffee quality predictions for different regions
  • Develop the web dashboard to visualize the coffee quality information from different regions
  • Ensure SOPs, training materials, and user guides on the system are up-to-date and accurate.
  • Monitor system performance and operation, verifying the integrity and availability of server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs.
  • Work with TechnoServe Labs in the development of other digital tools for the Coffee programs

Working with TechnoServe Labs and program management teams to design, test and roll-out new features in Cherie app

  • Collaborating with prospective users and program teams to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements
  • Managing the product backlog and prioritizing them based on changing requirements
  • Implement all stages of product creation including design and development
  • Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process
  • Liaising with the product team and provide regular updates to end-users
  • Participating in scrum meetings and product sprints
  • Developing training materials and training system users for the new product developed.
  • Design, implement, and maintain system data quality assurance checks for the new product developed.
  • Ensure Standard Operating Procedures are in place as a guide to users for the new product developed.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, with 3 years of experience in software development with the focus on mobile app dev and machine learning, or a Master’s degree in Information Technology, computer science, Machine Learning, or related field, with 1 year of experience.
  • Full stack developer with experience in systems development, implementation, operations, maintenance, and support activities for software systems.
  • Experience working with Native Android development using Kotlin, Java, and Flutter.
  • Web application development using Django/Python
  • Experience using Pytorch is preferred
  • Machine Learning skills, focusing on Deep Learning Algorithms such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), and object detection.
  • Experience using Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services is preferred.
  • Experience working in an agile environment is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills are required.
  • Analytical thinking skills.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in building digital systems that are used by people with limited resources
  • Experience working with teams located in different time zones. Having worked in teams that are agile-driven is preferred.

 Required Languages

  • English is required, both spoken and written.
  • Other languages are a plus.

 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

 Core competencies include:

  • Integrity and honesty: Is widely trusted; seen as a direct, truthful individual; presents truthful information appropriately and helpfully; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; does not misrepresent himself or herself for personal gain.
  • Team Work/ Relationships: Works co-operatively and flexibly with other team members with a full understanding of the role to be played as a team member and/or leader to achieve a common goal.  Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and networks.
  • Learning attitude: Proactively takes advantage of opportunities to learn. Actively identifies new areas for learning; applies and shares new knowledge and skill appropriately.
  • Diversity/Inclusiveness: Demonstrates an understanding and appreciation for diversity and supports diversity efforts. Interacts effectively and inclusively with people of all races, cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, ages, and genders.
  • Communication: Expresses ideas effectively in individual and group situations. Listens effectively; shares information, ideas, and arguments; adjusts terminology, language, and communication modes to the needs of the audience; ensures accurate understanding; acts in a way that facilitates an open exchange of ideas and information; uses appropriate non-verbal communication.
  • Decision-making/Problem-Solving: Can analyze situations, diagnose problems, identify the key issues, establish and evaluate alternative courses of action and produce a logical, practical, and acceptable solution.  Can make effective decisions on a day-to-day basis, taking ownership of decisions and demonstrating sound judgment in escalating issues where necessary.
  • Results-Oriented/High-Quality Deliverables: Stays focused on the efforts necessary to achieve quality results consistent with programmatic or departmental goals. Demonstrates the ability to achieve effective results; works persistently to overcome obstacles to goal achievement. Accomplishes tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks.
  • Planning & Time Management: Establishes a course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a specific goal. Effectively plans, schedules, prioritizes, and controls activities; identifies, integrates, and orchestrates resources (people, material, information, budget, and/or time) to accomplish goals. Prioritizes work according to the program or department’s goals, not just own job responsibilities; manages own time effectively.
  • Business Acumen: The ability to use information, ask the right questions, and make decisions that make an impact on the overall business performance.

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe’s vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

How to apply

Applications will be received by February 6, 2023 at 5:00pm local time via this link: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/TEC1006TESER/JobBoard/18180d88-ced0-4361-bd09-d5eef66dab24/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=8a1fac67-20e5-4b56-8a3a-a74076dd46e5

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Operations and Procurement Manager at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity: Deadline: 13-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

Operations and Procurement Manager

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’ market outcomes, and strengthen the enabling environment to foster market-driven outcomes in agriculture.




Position Description

Reporting to the Finance and Operations Director, the Operations and Procurement Manager will serve as the lead member of the operations team overseeing all aspects of program compliance to USAID regulations, logistics, procurement, HR, IT and office operations. S/he is responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the project office, coordinating logistics, leading procurement processes, supporting the program’s overall human resource and program administration, supervising and monitoring the administrative budget, and maintaining necessary documentation according to CNFA policy, USAID rules and regulations, and host-country regulations. The Operations and Procurement Manager is based in Kigali.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the Operations and Procurement Manager include, but are not limited to:

  • Ensure the smooth implementation of all project operational activities, including: procurement, human resources, logistics, and service delivery aspects of the program;
  • Directly supervise the Admin Coordinator and HR/Admin Specialist
  • Collaborate with CNFA HQ to develop and periodically update the program’s policies, procedures, and guidelines, including, but not limited to: procurement and HR policies and ensure that all organizational policies and regulations are in line with USAID and host-country regulations;
  • Lead and/or oversee procurement processes including, drafting/reviewing RFPs and RFQs, conducting bid analyses and evaluations, drafting procurement contracts, and reviewing contract deliverables;
  • Ensure procurement files are maintained in an orderly and up-to-date system, as per USAID and CNFA regulations and internal standards;
  • HR administration responsibilities include, but are not limited to, management of local and international consultants, expert interpretation of the program’s field personnel manual, manage personnel recruitment cycle, oversee training of program staff, manage workforce development, and collaborate with the COP to resolve HR issues;
  • Ensure that staff contracts and profiles (other than the ones managed directly by CNFA’s Washington, DC Office) are in place and appropriately monitored and updated;
  • Ensure that all personnel records are maintained in a confidential manner;
  • Maintain necessary program documentation and reporting in accordance with USAID and host-country regulations, CNFA policy and host-country regulations;
  • Coordinate travel logistics, monitor the use of vehicles and drivers, handle vehicle administration;
  • Undertake other assignments or tasks at the request of the Chief of Party


Qualifications

  • Masters degree in business administration, finance or related area of study or equivalent work experience;
  • At least ten years progressively responsible work experience in managing complex donor-funded project(s), and at least five years of accounting, financial or operational management, procurement,
  • Minimum of five years of experience in USAID-funded program(s);
  • Demonstrated ability to interact and communicate with wide range of stakeholders both verbally and in writing;
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate, willingness to innovate and ability to think systematically;
  • Proven experience in managing multiple and competing tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines.
  • Advanced oral and written communication skills in English required;

All interested and qualified Candidate can send their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) documents to: ModAg@cnfarwanda.org not later than 13th February 2023 at 6:00 PM.  Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.

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Accountant at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity: Deadline:13-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

Accountant

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’ market outcomes, and strengthen the enabling environment to foster market-driven outcomes in agriculture.

Position Description

Under the supervision of the Director of Finance and Operations, the Accountant will lead preparation of the program’s expenditures and reporting system. She will be responsible for monitoring the overall financial reporting system. The Accountant will also prepare and present financial reports, analysis, and recommendations concerning relevant financial issues. Additionally, the Accountant will maintain the Accounts Payable Ledger and Check Register. The Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate and complete record in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and CNFA Accounting and Financial Policies and Procedures.  She/he also verifies all source documents for proper approval and documentation.


Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the Accountant are:

  • Conduct day-to-day accounting activities in compliance with CNFA policies and procedures and with Rwandan laws, including but not limited to:
  • Maintaining the general ledger and all related accounts with proper documentation and records of all transactions; review of entries to the general ledger to assure accuracy and compliance with the company’s and established accounting principles;
  • Prepare mandatory reports as required and respond to inquiries as necessary;
  • Process monthly staff payroll, tax calculations and remittances;
  • Maintain tax accounting and ensure due reporting to tax authorities;
  • Undertake monthly and year-end closing of the general ledger including the preparation of journal entries;
  • Supervise monthly bank reconciliations for all accounts; verify accuracy of bank statements and maintain integrity of cash balances and cash flow systems;
  • Maintain fixed asset records and determine depreciation terms/rates to apply to items;
  • Maintain a computerized accounting system (CostPoint);
  • Preparation of payment vouchers for signature and bank transfers, review of payment requests for format and accuracy;
  • Manage daily petty cash payments and cash reconciliation, including verifying support documentation; prepare petty cash replenishment/request documents;
  • Prepare monthly funds request;
  • Process local travel expenses/reimbursements;

 


Other duties related with position and assigned by supervisor

  • Maintain Accounts Payable Ledger and Check Register;
  • Monitor bank account balances (money market & operating accounts);
  • Verify accuracy of expenses and expense reporting from sub-contractors and grantees;
  • Verify vendor invoices for accuracy and run checks twice a week;
  • Verify cash balance on a monthly basis;
  • Review work on collections and advance repayments;
  • Verify petty cash register;
  • Review invoices for rent and other expenses;
  • Maintenance of all equipment contracts and insurance policies;
  • Prepare payroll processing;
  • Develop, enhance, and maintain automated financial reporting systems to track financial performance of CNFA and its affiliates;
  • Prepare the accounting functions in closing the books and reports;
  • Work directly with external auditors on a variety of technical accounting issues
  • Providing assistance with internal or external audit requirements.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of Bachelors’ degree required in accounting or a relevant field;
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in accounting with at least 3 year within the International Non-Governmental Organization’s (NGO) sector;
  • Proficiency in Excel and other relevant accounting software;
  • Experience in CostPoint software strongly preferred
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to work in fast-paced environment;
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously;
  • Fluency in English;
  • Experience working on USAID or other donor-funded programs a plus;
  • Strong attention to details and high degree of integrity, accountability, energy and flexibility.

All interested and qualified Candidate can send their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) documents to: ModAg@cnfarwanda.org not later than 13th February 2023 at 6:00 PM.  Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.

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GIS/IT Advisor at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture Feed the Future Modernizing Agriculture Activity :Deadline: 13-02-2023

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USAID/Rwanda Modernizing Agriculture Activity

GIS/IT 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 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

Under the supervision of the Director of Finance and Administration, the Geographic Information System (GIS)/IT Advisor has a combination of roles to fill. S/he will be responsible for maintaining the computers, network and IT systems of all 40-50 program staff while managing relevant GIS data required by the program to inform annual reports and communications documents. S/he will provide quantitative results that will feed into analysis, evaluations, performance monitoring, and other M&E reporting of the project while simultaneously being available for IT-related interventions (network issues, internet, computer software installation) as needed. S/he will also develop, manage, and maintain a GIS Mapping Database and develop data collection tools to geographically map program interventions and project management indicators for the activity.

Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties of the GIS/IT Advisor include, but are not limited to:

  • Collect and analyze GIS data and remote sensing data to help ModAg capture the three following types of GIS data:
    • Activity and Intervention Location Data that records   discrete  point  locations  for  activity  and  intervention  sites
    • Activity outcome datasets including discrete  point  locations  at  the  collection point
    • Activity Specific Geographic Data including but not limited to analytical output of a geographic analysis that  is  conducted  while  implementing  ModAg
  • Design and advise ModAg how data gathered by ModAg and its partners can be better displayed and incorporated into program documents and reports;
  • Generate periodic progress reports using GIS data, as required for reporting to USAID and GoR.
  • Support ModAg in rolling out new software/cloud-based applications used to support programming, as needed, including but not limited to Knack software
  • Advise ModAg on IT setup and operations issues, in coordination with the CNFA Operations & Procurement Manager.
  • Identify needs such as software, installation, hardware and communications equipment for the office and staff and provide support to the procurement process as needed, providing specifications, as an evaluator, etc.
  • Report quarterly the status of IT and GPS equipment to the CNFA Operations & Procurement Manager
  • Other tasks as assigned by the COP, Director of Finance and Operations, or Operations & Procurement Manager.


Qualifications:

  • At least 3-5 years of experience in the design and implementation of GIS project data to identify successful approaches and trends at the field level, and development of MEL systems and plans;
  • Ability to become familiar with and administer cloud-based software applications preferred
  • At least three years of USAID reporting experience;
  • BSc or higher in data management, information technology, or a related field;
  • Fluency in English and advanced level of French and Kinyarwanda
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to work in fast-paced environment;
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously;
  • Experience working on USAID or other international donor-funded programs a plus;
  • Excellent communication and writing skills.

All interested and qualified Candidate can send their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) documents to: ModAg@cnfarwanda.org not later than 13th February 2023 at 6:00 PM.  Please quote the job title in the subject.  Only candidates selected for interview will be notified.

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Primary School Principal at Kigali Christian School(KCS) :Deadline :15-02-2023

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JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

ORGANISATION: KIGALI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

KIGALI CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (ECOLE CHRETIENNE DE KIGALI) is a private Christian school owned and operated by YOUTH FOR CHRIST/RWANDA which is a missionary movement entrusted with a global vision and committed to a mission of youth evangelism, discipleship, social involvement and leadership development.

In one of its strategies, Youth For Christ/Rwanda reaches out to the youth through Quality Christian Education and thus started, owns and operates KIGALI CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (KIGALI and RWAMAGANA CAMPUSES).

It is against this back ground that Youth For Christ/Rwanda wishes to recruit a competent and qualified person to fill the position: A PRIMARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 

Location: Kigali

Nature of Contract:  INDEFINITE

Job Title: Primary School Principal

Supervisor(s):  School Superintendent.


Job Summary: The role of the Principal in KCS is to provide shepherd leadership, direction, co-ordination, relationship management and meeting the stakeholders’ expectations within the school community.

The Principal’s main focus should be to develop and maintain effective educational programs within his/her school and to promote the improvement of teaching and learning with his/her school. The Principal should strive to create an organizational climate that actively fosters student and teacher growth and development.

In fulfilling this role the Principal shall work under the supervision of the School Superintendent of     YFC/Rwanda schools and within the provisions of the YFC/Rwanda Leadership Team standards framework.

The duties of the School Principal are all encompassing as all aspects of the schools operations are either directly or indirectly under his/her jurisdiction. In general terms, the Principal shall be responsible for: (a) the detailed organization of the school; (b) the development of the instructional program; (c) the assignment of duties to and the supervision of members of his staff and: (d) the general operation of the school facility

Requirements:           

  • Follower of Jesus Christ and actively involved in a local church;
  • Passion to serve and work hard;
  • Self-disciplined and teachable;
  • Experience as a teacher;
  • Passion to see students and staff reach their full potential;


Knowledge and Skills:

  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
  • Well versed with Rwanda curriculum and education system details;
  • Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda;
  • Able to communicate in French;
  • Able to motivate others;
  • Familiar with various learning styles, teaching techniques, and ways of evaluation

 Preferences:

  • University degree in Education and qualified teacher status in Rwanda;
  • Previous experience in positions of leadership in a school setting;
  • Experience in training others;
  • Experience with supervising others;
  • Professional knowledge and understanding of effective instructional strategies;
  • Must have excellent knowledge of health and safety, child protection;
  • Must have experience of effective planning, monitoring assessment, tracking and record keeping, promoting high quality teaching and learning.

 Essential Characteristics:

  • An ambitious person with great energy and clear leadership potential;
  • Proven record of high level of administration, honest and hard-working;
  • Excellent communicator (written and verbal) with parents, students and colleagues;
  • Personally committed to continuing professional development and evidence of recent professional development;
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality appropriate in a Christian setting;
  • A team player with sound interpersonal skills and sensitivity;
  • An effective and successful teacher with firm discipline, high personal standards and high expectations of pupils;
  • Committed to safeguarding the physical, emotional and mental well-being of young people;
  • Remains positive and enthusiastic under pressure;
  • Ability to manage own workload effectively and respond swiftly to tight deadlines;
  • A willingness to offer and support extra-curricular club activities within the school;
  • Must be able to exercise sensitive pastoral and academic leadership and maintain good relationships with staff.


Roles and Responsibilities:

Vision and Mission Teamster

  • Carry forward the vision and mission of YFC/Rwanda and Kigali Christian School to meet the stakeholders’ expectations.
  • Initiate programs that promote the well-being of learners, staff, parents and the entire KCS community.
  • Actively liaise with other school leaders to create a potent Professional Learning Community.
  • Actively engage him/herself in School Wide Improvement plans in liaison with the School Superintendent.

Leadership and School Climate

  • Suggest appropriate changes in and ensure adherence to approved policies,  practices and procedures within his/her area of
  • Keep the Superintendent fully advised as to the conditions and needs of the school with a consideration of the available resources.
  • When not involved in teaching duties, to devote as much time as possible to the supervision of the school; observing methods of instruction and endeavouring to improve the efficiency of the staff and the school in
  • Keep informed of current practices and techniques relating to school programs, teaching and administration by attending meetings and professional development conferences, and reading professional
  • Continually endeavour to improve the effectiveness of the school for which s/he is responsible for.

Programming

  • Co-ordinate and foster the development of programs within the school to best meet the needs and interests of the This includes the establishment,  supervision, and evaluation of special education programs where a child needs that form of intervention.  Assist the teaching staff in the development, implementation, modifications, and selection of supplemental curriculum materials, and keep the Superintendent informed as to any modifications in or substitution of approved courses.
  • Develop and support a high degree of student morale through curricular and extracurricular activities and services and co-ordinate the participation of all members of the teaching staff in the extracurricular


School Organization and Staffing

  • Participate with the Superintendent’s Office in the selection of professional teaching and support
  • Be responsible for the preparation of timetable, class lists and schedules, and supervision schedules and be responsible for their
  • Hold regular staff meetings for the purpose of discussing educational and administrative
  • Be responsible for the proper registration and transfer of students in the school  and for the maintenance of up-to-date student cumulative
  • Maintain or direct the maintenance of other records and files, and the preparation and submission of reports as
  • Establish appropriate procedures for the control of all school textbooks, materials, equipment,
  • Have authority over students accepted at his/her

Professional Development

  • Promote professional and academic growth of his/her staff through staff meetings, in-service training and personal one on one meetings. Take an active role in the selection, planning, and implementation of professional development activities for the staff in cooperation with the Superintendent’s Office.

Staff Supervision and Evaluation

  • The Principal is responsible for the daily supervision of the school, its students, facilitators, professional and support staff, volunteers, and personnel from outside
  • See that every teacher shall be on duty in the school at least 10 minutes before   the assigned time where applicable.
  • Shall evaluate the effectiveness of each member of the staff in accordance with strategic plan (YFC/Rwanda strategic plan) and shall forward written reports to the
  • Be responsible for the development and conduct of an orientation program for all  teachers new to his
  • See that instructions are prepared for the guidance of substitute


Student Control and Supervision

  • Establish a climate in which students can develop self-discipline.
  • To have disciplinary authority over each student while on school premises, while going to and from school, while riding on school buses and while taking part in   authorized school
  • To have authority over activities sponsored and conducted by the student organizations/clubs of his
  • Be responsible for the provision of supervision of students and student activities in the school buildings, on school grounds, while loading or unloading from school  buses, or involved in field trips or other student activities sponsored by the
  • Work cooperatively with outside agencies including the government authorities.
  • Execute all related duties assigned by the senior school leaders.

Pastoral Care Roles to the Staff & School Community.

Support the school community in the discipleship process and providing utmost care to the staff.

Promote the values of the school, developing a culture of high expectations and personal responsibility. Support the consistent implementation of school policies, approaches and expectations. Promote high standards of behaviour, discipline, and personal appearance amongst pupils.

Applicants should note that all of the above will be tested as part of our robust selection process. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be required to provide evidence of qualifications and will be subject to competitive selection tests. The school seeks to appoint somebody with an honours degree, who holds a recognised teaching qualification and has appropriate experience and proven leadership qualities, to take up the appointment in Ist March 2023 or as soon afterwards as possible.

HOW TO APPLY:

  • If you are qualified, send an application letter addressed to the National Director, Youth For Christ/Rwanda, a detailed curriculum vitae (resume), relevant academic documents, contact details of at least three (3) referees that have supervised you in a leadership position, statement of faith and a church recommendation letter. Please submit your application materials in PDF format in English.
  • Send your     application      requirements   to: eck@gmail.com  or drop a copy at our offices at YFC/Rwanda in the office of Human Resource Manager.
  • Applications need to be received no later than February 15th 2023, at 5:00 pm (Rwanda time).

Geoffrey MUTABAZI,

School Superintendent,

Kigali Christian Schools, YFC/Rwanda

Done at Kigali on January 31st, 2023

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Operations Director at Spark MicroGrants : Deadline: 28-02-2023

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Operations Director

Executive · Kigali, Kampala, Nairobi

About Spark 

Spark MicroGrants believes in a world where everyone lives with dignity and determines their own positive future. Spark has pioneered a community-driven development model in East Africa, and works with NGO and Government partners to scale adoption and impacts for rural communities – on their own terms. Our model combines facilitated community meetings with a small, discretionary grant to catalyse local action and institution building. Read more about our Approach, Impact and Values on our website.




Overview:

The Operations Director will work closely with the Executive team and interact with the Finance committee of the Board of Directors and will be overall responsible for the Operations team. The right candidate will drive high level operational strategy and its implementation. The director will directly manage a Finance Lead,  HR Lead,Organizational Excellence lead, Procurement lead and the Project Management Unit lead with the opportunity to build out their teams further. We are looking for candidates with a strong strategic finance mind, passion for culture and people development, who are excited about new age institution building and are excellent at management.

Values:

At Spark our values are what define us and shape the work that we do. Our values are:

1)   Facilitators. We don’t impose; we enable others to generate impact.

2)   Community-driven. We are motivated by what is best for the community.

3)   Process-centered. The how of what we do is just as important as the what.

4)   Authentic. Our vision and values live in everything we do.

5)   Dynamic. We seek opportunities and are willing to take risks to serve our community partners better.


1. Responsibilities

  • Drive Strategic Finance:
  • Responsible for developing growth and financial models that drive operational efficiency and impact: lead on financial modeling for growth, and analysis on efficiency such as modeling out cost per community for different scenarios. Be a thought partner to program leads during expansion planning.
  • Directly manage the Finance Director who leads the finance team to deliver on budgets, reports, policies and internal financial regulations and to ensure priority goals, systems, reports, audits and compliance processes remain current.
  • Lead the development of budgets for new business opportunities and revenue streams, such as government and nonprofit contract based work.
  • Manage the board finance committee (quarterly calls, develop decks and set agenda to review strategic financial questions).

2. Lead the HR Function:

  • Overall owner on the senior leadership team for all aspects of our HR systems. This includes collaboration with the HR lead for the employee life cycle and experience and ensuring Spark’s culture is embedded and reinforced at every step.
  • Responsible for building a strong integrated people function, including HR and talent development.  Supervise and streamline key talent processes incl. recruitment, onboarding, talent development and performance management.
  • Ensure we’re building an effective organization structure towards growth. Directly support senior level recruitment.

3. Spearhead organizational excellence: 

  • Lead a process that ensures we set strong organizational goals, budgets and KPIs across the organization, continually drive efficiency and quality, and develop work plans that enable us to deliver to our target.
  • Ensure strong processes, systems and procedures are developed and operationalized across Spark, ensuring compliance across countries of operations and sources of funding. This will include responsibilities such as internal audits, compliance checks, procurement policies and oversight, etc.
  • Drive change management across Spark and its team as our models change and we grow and ensure that Spark’s culture and unique approach is kept in mind, supported and exacerbated.
  • Manage and develop functional teams within and across Finance, Human Resources (HR), and Operations to support Spark’s program teams, including working closely with the Organizational Excellence lead who builds management capacity and strengthens internal communication.


4. Procurement and Logistics Leadership

  • Maintain and improve sound procurement and logistics processes and procedures.
  • Ensure organizational compliance with the above processes and procedures in line with World Bank funding guidelines as well and lead the exceptions process where necessary.
  • Lead the development of the procurement committee and establish it in organizational processes

5. Project Management

  • Support the development of organizational project management practices in collaboration with the project management team.
  • Sponsor and advocate for the implementation of the established project management principles and practices by all departments.
  • Lead the growth and development of the project management department.

6. Safeguarding 

  • Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, especially including the HR Code of Conduct, Finance Manual, and the Spark safeguarding framework pertaining to the World Bank funding


Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree, a Masters Degree in a related field would be an added advantage
  • Experience in senior strategic finance management and people management.
  • Strong process mind (Development, Improvement and Implementation)
  • Past work experience in rural East Africa
  • Passion for rural communities
  • 10 years experience is nurturing and retaining great talent

OTHER INFORMATION

Job Location: Uganda/Rwanda/Malawi

Estimated start date: As soon as possible

Application closing Date: On a rolling basis, we reserve the right to close this recruitment process at any time.

How to Apply: Follow this link to apply:  https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/careers/62

Please note that we are able to sponsor visa applications for this position.

Safeguarding

Our safeguarding follows a do no harm principle. All Spark staff are to respect and uphold the safeguarding procedures and principles to minimize harm to stakeholders, program participants, and the environment, in compliance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework and Rwandan Legislation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Spark Microgrants provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions at Spark are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Spark does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. Spark will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to daily operations.

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Sr. Project Assistant (WATSAN) at International Organization for Migration (IOM): Deadline :13-02-2023

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 VACANCY NOTICE

Open to Internal and External Candidates

Position Title

Sr. Project Assistant (WATSAN)

Organization Unit

: IBG

Duty Station

Kigali, Rwanda

Classification

: General Service Staff, Grade G6 (UN salary Scale for GS staff)

Type of Appointment

 

: One-year Fixed term, with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date

:   As soon as possible

Closing Date

13/02/2023

Reference Code

VN 2023/01 -RW




Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Internal and external candidates are eligible to apply to this vacancy. For the purpose of the vacancy, internal candidates are considered as first-tier candidates.

Context:

The selected person, under the supervision of Senior Immigration and Border Governance (IBG) Regional Programme Manager (SRPM), will support the definition of the WATSAN standards as well as the supervision of the construction companies and liaison with relevant government authorities.  

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

  1. Review the work plan and bill of quantity of the planned construction of handwashing facilities and report any inconsistencies to the supervisor.
  1. Support the identification and selection of construction companies
  1. Monitor the construction works of the handwashing facilities verifying they comply with the design, and the required technical specifications and quality standards.
  1. Monitor through field visits the progress and the quality of the construction works.
  1. Support to elaborate and file all needed documentation related to the infrastructures and procurement process
  1. Coordinate on continuous basis with local authorities, IOM Rwanda team, selected constructor, and national authorities (when assigned by the SRPM)
  1. Contribute to regular reporting and coordination meetings.
  1. Facilitate and produce minutes of the meetings with the selected constructor, local authorities and between lOM Rwanda and National Focal Persons.
  1. Support the IBG unit in any matter related to infrastructure and WATSAN that requires a specific expertise.
  1. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.


Required Qualifications and Experience 

     Education

  • University Degree in civil engineering, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

  • At least 4 years of work experience with governmental, inter-governmental organisations or Non-Governmental organisations, especially in the field of civil engineering and WATSAN.
  • Sound experience in liaising with governmental counterparts in Rwanda.
  • Excellent skills across the SAP and CAD construction software.
  • Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong reporting skills
  • Demonstrated understanding of cutting-edge ICT security and data protection  

    Languages

Fluency in English. French, Kinyarwanda and Swahili are an added advantage. 

Required Competencies

Values

  • Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
  • Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
  • Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies

  • Accountability – Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs
  • Client Orientation – Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries;
  • Continuous Learning – Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area
  • Communication – Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures;
  • Creativity and Initiative – Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems
  • Leadership and Negotiation – Presents goals as shared interests;
  • Planning and Organizing – Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others;
  • Professionalism – Masters subject matter related to responsibilities;
  • Teamwork – Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment;


Other

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment and verification of residency, visa and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.

Only candidates residing in either the country of the duty station or from a location in a neighbouring country that is within commuting distance of the duty station will be considered. In all cases, a prerequisite for taking up the position is legal residency in the country of the duty station, or in the neighbouring country located within commuting distance, and work permit, as applicable.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications to iomrwandarecruitment@iom.int by at the latest, referring to this advertisement.

The subject of your e-mail MUST indicate the reference code, the Position title as well as candidate’s names

In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM will only accept applications which should include a completed CV and an application letter (not more than one page)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Posting period:

From 31.01.2023 to 13.02.2023

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