1.Gender Equity and Social Inclusion Director at Winrock International: (Deadline Ongoing)
POSITION SUMMARY:
Winrock International works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock is seeking a Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Director for an anticipated USAID-funded project that will strengthen the capacity of Rwandans—women, youth, and persons with disabilities—to activity participate in the workforce. The Director will work across project teams to ensure that all interventions are grounded in and responsive to the barriers to workforce inclusion faced by women, youth and persons with disabilities and build on their unique strengths and talents. The Director will assess, review and inform the design and adaptation of all interventions based on their effectiveness in impacting women, youth and people with disabilities. The Director will also provide strategic direction of the design of SBC strategies, mechanisms and tools that inspire women, youth and people with disabilities towards entrepreneurship and employment, and increase societal awareness, positive perception and acceptance of inclusion amongst market actors. The position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
Essential Responsibilities:
Segment skills development and business strengthening activities to the specific needs faced by women, youth and persons with disabilities, and to demonstrate the business case for social inclusion;
Work with the CLA team to design and implement GESI-related learning activities to assess intended and unintended impacts of project interventions on women, youth and people with disabilities;
Foster collaborative and action-oriented dialogue between private sector, civil society organization and government to design, usher and ensure compliance with anti-discrimination policies and practices;
Engage with agribusinesses to promote adoption of effective strategies for inclusive business practices;
Develop and implement strategies for promoting successful examples of inclusive business models with the goal of elevating inclusion at the macro level;
Ensure grants and partnerships are designed to address the barriers faced by women, youth and persons with disabilities in integrating the workforce, and contribute to systems-level learning and demonstration of the business case for inclusion;
Build and nurture partnerships aimed at increasing societal awareness, positive perception, and acceptance of the importance of inclusion;
Build capacity of project staff, partners, and grantees on GESI-sensitive programming and implementation.
Education:
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in international development, public/business administration, international relations, other social sciences or a similar relevant field;
Work Experience:
At least 8 years of experience in designing GESI-sensitive activities preferably for agriculture, competitiveness, and/or enterprise/workforce development projects;
Experience designing and implementing SBC tools aimed at changing societal perceptions, preferably towards women and socially excluded/vulnerable groups;
In-depth knowledge of the local operating environment in Rwanda and proven ability to foster and maintain partnerships with private and public sector actors;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce. Winrock remains committed to maintaining diversity, inclusion and equity across the entire organization
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2.Business Services Director – Rwanda Employment and Entrepreneurship Activity at Winrock International: (Deadline Ongoing)
JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Business Service Director
POSITION LOCATION: Kigali Rwanda
REPORTS TO: Chief of Party
POSITION SUMMARY:
Winrock International works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock is seeking a Business Service Director for an anticipated USAID-funded project that will strengthen the capacity of Rwandans—women, youth, and persons with disabilities—to activity participate in the workforce. The Director will provide strategic, results-based leadership to facilitating small and medium enterprise (SME) access to business services and market information they require to grow their businesses and generate revenue. The Director will provide primary direction to the expansion of a geographically robust and segmented entrepreneur and skills development system, ensuring that solutions are demand driven and responsive to the growth trajectories of businesses, and grounded in the aspirations and needs of women, youth, and persons with disabilities. The position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
Essential Responsibilities:
Build and foster a dynamic and market-driven network of skills development and business development service providers;
Identify potential opportunities offered by end markets and the private sector buyers and align skills development and private strengthening activities to those opportunities;
Cultivate shared value partnerships that leverage the interconnections between lead firms and SMEs, training and skills development institutions and business development service providers;
Analyze and enable relationships among market actors that translate into shared benefits to incentivize new investment in market systems;
Segment skills development and business strengthening activities to the specific needs faced by women, youth and persons with disabilities, and to demonstrate the business case for social inclusion;
Provide technical and managerial oversight to staff and partners; and collaborate with the DCOP to lead and coach staff in creative problem solving, refining and adapting approaches or activities based on iterative learning.
Education:
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in finance, agricultural economics, agribusiness, and/or business development, or a similar relevant field
Work Experience:
At least 7 years of experience working in enterprise development and strengthening, preferably in the agribusiness sector;
Proven ability to foster and maintain partnerships, particularly with private sector actors;
Demonstrated experience in business strengthening and value chains, and expert-level knowledge of the SME sector in Rwanda, legal and regulatory frameworks for investment, and financing institutions;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce. Winrock remains committed to maintaining diversity, inclusion and equity across the entire organization
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3.Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director at Winrock International: (Deadline Ongoing)
POSITION TITLE: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director
POSITION LOCATION: Kigali Rwanda
REPORTS TO: Chief of Party
POSITION SUMMARY:
Winrock International works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director for an anticipated USAID-funded project that will strengthen the capacity of Rwandans—women, youth, and persons with disabilities—to activity participate in the workforce. The Director will lead the development of data collection and analytical systems to inform technical interventions and support decision-making on the project’s three objectives: (i) increasing the entrepreneurial, soft and technical skills of Rwanda jobseekers and entrepreneurs (ii) facilitating small and medium enterprise (SME) access to business services and market information they require to grow their businesses and generate revenue (iii) increasing the awareness of the social and business case for inclusion of women, youth and persons with disabilities within businesses and institutions. The position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
Essential Responsibilities:
Provide technical leadership on MEL to ensure USAID MEL requirements are met on timely basis and guide data collection, management, analysis and visualization, and reporting progress towards indicator targets and results;
Lead knowledge management and sharing activities within project, with USAID, other implementing partners, and local government agencies;
Facilitate a collaborative effort across technical teams to develop a learning agenda, and package and document evidence and learning from project activities to inform scale and replication;
Collaborate with complementary donor programs to document learning and impact from coordinated activity implementation;
Design and develop the monitoring, evaluating, learning, and research plan for the project, including selecting and defining indicators, setting targets for all indicators, planning data collection methods, tools, and reporting formats;
Develop and put in place efficient and accurate data collection and analysis systems and procedures that include efficient processes for collecting and analyzing data and ensuring data quality;
Co-facilitate quarterly Pause and Reflect sessions to capture learning, introduce improvements, and achieve meaningful results;
Build capacity of MEL and technical staff, partners and key stakeholders to ensure application of high-quality MEL activities and data collection.
Education:
Degree in social sciences, such as statistics, public health, public policy, economics or a related field, and/or specialized training/certification in monitoring & evaluation
Work Experience:
Minimum 7 years of professional experience managing and implementing complex MEL systems for international development projects, preferably with USG funded projects in Rwanda;
Experience managing large MEL databases and conducting timely data analysis and developing reports;
Experience in both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis;
Experience designing, testing and managing surveys required;
Experience with mobile data collection strongly preferred;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce. Winrock remains committed to maintaining diversity, inclusion and equity across the entire organization
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4.Deputy Chief of Party at Winrock International: (Deadline Ongoing)
POSITION SUMMARY:
Winrock International works with people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Winrock is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for an anticipated USAID-funded project that will strengthen the capacity of Rwandans—women, youth, and persons with disabilities—to activity participate in the workforce. The DCOP will provide strategic, results-based leadership to project objectives related to: (i) increasing the entrepreneurial, soft and technical skills of Rwanda jobseekers and entrepreneurs (ii) facilitating small and medium enterprise (SME) access to business services and market information they require to grow their businesses and generate revenue (iii) increasing the awareness of the social and business case for inclusion of women, youth and persons with disabilities within businesses and institutions. The position is contingent upon receipt of donor funding.
Essential Responsibilities:
In partnership with the Chief of Party, provide programmatic leadership and oversight of strategic planning of activities in support of the project goals and objectives, including the determination of project priorities and appropriate technical initiatives;
Provide technical and managerial oversight to technical leads, working closely with them to problem solve, refine and adapt approaches or activities based on iterative learning, foster a spirt of innovation, entrepreneurship and acceptance of and learning from failures;
Ensure all activities, partnerships and grants align business/commercial objectives with GESI and youth empowerment principles;
Provide leadership to technical teams in partner engagement and relationship management including private sector, government and complementary donor programs that provide opportunities for co-investment, joint activity implementation, and systems-level learning;
Provide technical leadership and high-level coordination to the design, implementation, and adaptive management of the grants strategy. This includes working with component leads to design activities and associated partnerships that link to project objectives and promote the piloting and scale of locally driven initiatives.
Education:
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in finance, agricultural economics, agribusiness, and/or business development, or a similar relevant field;
Work Experience:
At least 7 years of technical leadership experience in issues related to workforce development, competitiveness, agribusiness, and/or enterprise development;
At least 5 years of continuous advancement in managing diverse teams and operational functions;
Rwandan citizenship, with at least 5 years of relevant experience in Rwanda
In-depth knowledge of the local operating environment, with a track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships with government ministries and the ability to foster and maintain good working relationships with senior officials.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.
At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.
Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce. Winrock remains committed to maintaining diversity, inclusion and equity across the entire organization
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY
