JOB DESCRIPTION: Finance and Administration Manager

Overview of the Organization

UNABU stands for Umuryango Nyarwanda w’Abagore Bafite Ubumuga, translated into English as the Rwandan Organisation of Women with disabilities. It is a non-governmental organization aiming at promoting gender equality and the removal of various barriers preventing girls and women with disabilities from fully enjoying their human rights and participating in the country’s development. The organization was established in 2004 women with various disabilities and for women with disabilities envisioning a world where “Women with disabilities enjoy equal and equitable opportunities and actively participate in the country’s development. UNABU empowers girls and women with disabilities to become agent of change, to demand their rights, and to affirm their dignity as human beings.

Since its creation the organization has been implementing projects of capacity building of local groups of women with disabilities, strengthening the voices of women with disabilities in community development and empowering individual women with disabilities in income generating activities, human right, gender and gender based violence in Rwanda.

 Job Purpose Statement

UNABU seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated, and experienced Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Finance for financial and administrative services for UNABU and will provide strategic organizational guidance to further develop UNABU as a financially sound organization. The Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Finance will provide strategic organizational leadership in planning, supervise and or conduct all financial operations, and manage the administrative performance for UNABU. S/he will serve as key member of UNABU staff team responsible for the project’s administrative and financial management and reporting, human resources, and procurement, while ensuring compliance with UNABU’s donors’ regulations and agreements as well as local laws.  Deputy Executive Director in charge of finance works closely with the Executive Director and the projects managers for fundraising

1. Key roles and Responsibilities

The Deputy Executive Director in charge of finance will work directly under the supervision of the Executive Director and work closely with project officers and other UNABU staff. S/he will be responsible for the following tasks:

1.1. Strategic Management and Leadership 

• In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Finance will be responsible for the strategic directions of UNABU.
• Support management of the organization’s strategic plan, budget and fundraising strategy.
• Supervise and mentor senior staff to ensure quality work and accountability.
• Ensure the operationalization and adherence to all UNABU and donors’ policies and procedures.
• Create a supportive environment that fosters personal responsibility and commitment to UNABU’s goals and values.

1.2.Operational Management 

• Direct and manage the overall operations of Rwandan Organization of Women with Disabilities.
• Oversee the financial management and be responsible for ensuring quality and integrity of the systems and policies.
• Oversee all procurement and local contracting processes and ensure compliance with the organizational Procurement and contracts policies, donors’ procurement  rules and regulations
• Oversee human resource management at Rwandan Organization of Women with Disabilities supervise human resources personnel to develop and ensure that all personnel are managed in compliance with manuals and local labour laws.
• Support and oversight to the team in all program fundraising, planning, and budgeting
• Coordinate the process of preparation of financial reports to be submitted to donors and General Assembly
• Contribute effectively to the overall strategic visioning, conceptual development, planning, and monitoring of UNABU’ work.
• Ensure accurate project budgeting and expenditure projections, quarterly financial analyses (projections against actual), and the development of annual operating plan budget for approval by UNABU’s board and General assembly ;
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance team, and senior management team; assess any changes necessary.
• Update and implement all necessary policies and accounting practices; improve the finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual.

1.3.  Human resource Administration 

• Coordinate UNABU’s staff and consultant recruitment plan and process
• Organize capacity building sessions for UNABU’s members and staff in relation to finance and administration as well as various policies ;
• Coordinate in collaboration with accountant monthly payroll and other payments requests related to procurement and acquisition of services
• Ensure UNABU’s staff files are appropriately  filed and updated

1.4.  Internal and External Relations 

• Facilitate internal processes for UNABU staff that build skills and commitment to organizational values and social justice.
• Demonstrate effective, values driven leadership to all UNABU staff.
• Foster a conducive environment that is transparent, accountable, and supportive.
• Work collaboratively with the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director in charge of programs and projects managers on strategic decisions and leadership of UNABU.
• Represent UNABU at national processes and events in Rwanda and beyond.
• Contribute to maintaining UNABU’ good strategic relationships and partnerships at national and international level in collaboration with the Executive Director.

1.5. Reporting 

• The Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Administration and Finance will lead all UNABU’s operations and oversee programming. S/he will report to the Executive Director of UNABU.
• The Human resources and administration officer, accountant will report directly to the Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Administration and Finance

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION 

The successful candidate will demonstrate effective financial management experience in national and International NGOs as well as proven experience in accounting, administration, and procumbent. S/he  should possess

• Master’s degree desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or similar field required; minimum of five (5) years of experience with national and International NGOs in financial management and administration, grants management, and contractual technical assistance services experience also highly desirable. Your application will not proceed if this criterion is not met
• Minimum of three (3) years working experience in a supervisory role related to accounting, payroll, procurement, and logistical support services;
• Work experience providing contractual and financial oversight to UK Aid and UN funded projects;
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment;
• Detail-oriented, and ability to prioritize tasks and support program implementation while ensuring adherence to required policies and protocols;
• Rwandan nationals, persons with disabilities, and especially women with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Technical skills:

• Additional skill sets/experience in budgeting, forecasting, business planning, procurement, contract management, management of statutory audits and tax reporting Technical skills:
• Strong report writing skills and fluent communication skills in English as well as Kinyarwanda required
• Accounting/audit certifications highly preferred;
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting software like  Quickbooks required;
• Kinyarwanda, French and English language fluency (oral and written) is required.
• Computer literacy: Microsoft word, spreadsheet, power point, Internet,

Competencies:

• Disability and gender responsiveness

• Ability to work in a team ;

• Accountability
• Attention to details
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate high level of integrity, transparency, serving as a role model for others
• Good interpersonal and social collaboration ;
• Strong analytical, organization, and decision-making skills.
• Good communication skills in English, French, and Kinyarwanda.

N.B: Persons with disabilities specifically girls and women are encouraged to apply and indicate their types of disability in their motivation letter for reasonable accommodation purpose

TO APPLY

Make sure you fully meet the requirements and provide your CV along with your education certificates, cover letter stating why you are the best candidate for this position, and your salary expectations to unaburwanda@yahoo.com by 20 October 2021 at 5:00pm Kigali time. UNABU team will not be able to respond to any inquiry addressed to UNABU through phone calls and or email for this purpose.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Done at Kigali

On 11 October 2021

Executive Director

UNABU

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JOB OPPORTUNITY

 Sponsorship Assistant.

 World Vision Rwanda is a child focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programs in 29 Districts of Rwanda.

World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated, and experienced national for the position of Sponsorship Assistant. The position will be based at Head Office – Kigali reporting to the Sponsorship Manager.

 Purpose of the position:

Sponsorship Assistant will be responsible for effective handling of Administrative responsibilities in Sponsorship department, to ensure integrity and confidentiality of correspondence between sponsors and children, at the NO level for the realization of Child wellbeing outcomes.

The major responsibilities include:

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

Salary:

The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

N.B: Women are highly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to http://careers.wvi.org/job-opportunities-in-rwanda

If this is your first time applying online via the World Vision International careers website, you will need to register an account along with your application details. This site will provide you with additional functionality, such as saved searches and email alerts. Registration requires minimal information to create your account. Further details will be collected during the application process.

All applicants must apply using our online application system, CVs received via email or standard post will NOT be considered.

In case you face any challenges in applying, please let us know on wvrwanda-recruitment@wvi.org (no applications will be accepted through this email).

The closing date for submission of applications is 20^th October 2021; no late applications will be accepted.

As a child focused organization, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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1.Finance and Administration Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION: Finance and Administration Manager

Overview of the Organization

UNABU stands for Umuryango Nyarwanda w’Abagore Bafite Ubumuga, translated into English as the Rwandan Organisation of Women with disabilities. It is a non-governmental organization aiming at promoting gender equality and the removal of various barriers preventing girls and women with disabilities from fully enjoying their human rights and participating in the country’s development. The organization was established in 2004 women with various disabilities and for women with disabilities envisioning a world where “Women with disabilities enjoy equal and equitable opportunities and actively participate in the country’s development. UNABU empowers girls and women with disabilities to become agent of change, to demand their rights, and to affirm their dignity as human beings.

Since its creation the organization has been implementing projects of capacity building of local groups of women with disabilities, strengthening the voices of women with disabilities in community development and empowering individual women with disabilities in income generating activities, human right, gender and gender based violence in Rwanda.

 Job Purpose Statement

UNABU seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated, and experienced Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Finance for financial and administrative services for UNABU and will provide strategic organizational guidance to further develop UNABU as a financially sound organization. The Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Finance will provide strategic organizational leadership in planning, supervise and or conduct all financial operations, and manage the administrative performance for UNABU. S/he will serve as key member of UNABU staff team responsible for the project’s administrative and financial management and reporting, human resources, and procurement, while ensuring compliance with UNABU’s donors’ regulations and agreements as well as local laws.  Deputy Executive Director in charge of finance works closely with the Executive Director and the projects managers for fundraising

1. Key roles and Responsibilities

The Deputy Executive Director in charge of finance will work directly under the supervision of the Executive Director and work closely with project officers and other UNABU staff. S/he will be responsible for the following tasks:

1.1. Strategic Management and Leadership 

• In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Finance will be responsible for the strategic directions of UNABU.
• Support management of the organization’s strategic plan, budget and fundraising strategy.
• Supervise and mentor senior staff to ensure quality work and accountability.
• Ensure the operationalization and adherence to all UNABU and donors’ policies and procedures.
• Create a supportive environment that fosters personal responsibility and commitment to UNABU’s goals and values.

1.2.Operational Management 

• Direct and manage the overall operations of Rwandan Organization of Women with Disabilities.
• Oversee the financial management and be responsible for ensuring quality and integrity of the systems and policies.
• Oversee all procurement and local contracting processes and ensure compliance with the organizational Procurement and contracts policies, donors’ procurement  rules and regulations
• Oversee human resource management at Rwandan Organization of Women with Disabilities supervise human resources personnel to develop and ensure that all personnel are managed in compliance with manuals and local labour laws.
• Support and oversight to the team in all program fundraising, planning, and budgeting
• Coordinate the process of preparation of financial reports to be submitted to donors and General Assembly
• Contribute effectively to the overall strategic visioning, conceptual development, planning, and monitoring of UNABU’ work.
• Ensure accurate project budgeting and expenditure projections, quarterly financial analyses (projections against actual), and the development of annual operating plan budget for approval by UNABU’s board and General assembly ;
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process, liaise with external auditors and the finance team, and senior management team; assess any changes necessary.
• Update and implement all necessary policies and accounting practices; improve the finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual.

1.3.  Human resource Administration 

• Coordinate UNABU’s staff and consultant recruitment plan and process
• Organize capacity building sessions for UNABU’s members and staff in relation to finance and administration as well as various policies ;
• Coordinate in collaboration with accountant monthly payroll and other payments requests related to procurement and acquisition of services
• Ensure UNABU’s staff files are appropriately  filed and updated

1.4.  Internal and External Relations 

• Facilitate internal processes for UNABU staff that build skills and commitment to organizational values and social justice.
• Demonstrate effective, values driven leadership to all UNABU staff.
• Foster a conducive environment that is transparent, accountable, and supportive.
• Work collaboratively with the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director in charge of programs and projects managers on strategic decisions and leadership of UNABU.
• Represent UNABU at national processes and events in Rwanda and beyond.
• Contribute to maintaining UNABU’ good strategic relationships and partnerships at national and international level in collaboration with the Executive Director.

1.5. Reporting 

• The Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Administration and Finance will lead all UNABU’s operations and oversee programming. S/he will report to the Executive Director of UNABU.
• The Human resources and administration officer, accountant will report directly to the Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Administration and Finance

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION 

The successful candidate will demonstrate effective financial management experience in national and International NGOs as well as proven experience in accounting, administration, and procumbent. S/he  should possess

• Master’s degree desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or similar field required; minimum of five (5) years of experience with national and International NGOs in financial management and administration, grants management, and contractual technical assistance services experience also highly desirable. Your application will not proceed if this criterion is not met
• Minimum of three (3) years working experience in a supervisory role related to accounting, payroll, procurement, and logistical support services;
• Work experience providing contractual and financial oversight to UK Aid and UN funded projects;
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment;
• Detail-oriented, and ability to prioritize tasks and support program implementation while ensuring adherence to required policies and protocols;
• Rwandan nationals, persons with disabilities, and especially women with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Technical skills:

• Additional skill sets/experience in budgeting, forecasting, business planning, procurement, contract management, management of statutory audits and tax reporting Technical skills:
• Strong report writing skills and fluent communication skills in English as well as Kinyarwanda required
• Accounting/audit certifications highly preferred;
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with accounting software like  Quickbooks required;
• Kinyarwanda, French and English language fluency (oral and written) is required.
• Computer literacy: Microsoft word, spreadsheet, power point, Internet,

Competencies:

• Disability and gender responsiveness

• Ability to work in a team ;

• Accountability
• Attention to details
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate high level of integrity, transparency, serving as a role model for others
• Good interpersonal and social collaboration ;
• Strong analytical, organization, and decision-making skills.
• Good communication skills in English, French, and Kinyarwanda.

N.B: Persons with disabilities specifically girls and women are encouraged to apply and indicate their types of disability in their motivation letter for reasonable accommodation purpose

TO APPLY

Make sure you fully meet the requirements and provide your CV along with your education certificates, cover letter stating why you are the best candidate for this position, and your salary expectations to unaburwanda@yahoo.com by 20 October 2021 at 5:00pm Kigali time. UNABU team will not be able to respond to any inquiry addressed to UNABU through phone calls and or email for this purpose.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Done at Kigali

On 11 October 2021

Executive Director

UNABU

Read more and apply

2.Social Economic Empowerment Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION: Social Economic Empowerment Coordinator

Overview of the Organization

UNABU stands for Umuryango Nyarwanda w’Abagore Bafite Ubumuga, translated into English as the Rwandan Organisation of Women with disabilities. It is a non-governmental organization aiming at promoting gender equality and the removal of various barriers preventing girls and women with disabilities from fully enjoying their human rights and participating in the country’s development. The organization was established in 2004 women with various disabilities and for women with disabilities envisioning a world where “Women with disabilities enjoy equal and equitable opportunities and actively participate in the country’s development. UNABU empowers girls and women with disabilities to become agent of change, to demand their rights and to affirm their dignity as human beings.

Since its creation the organization has been implementing projects of capacity building of local groups of women with disabilities, strengthening the voices of women with disabilities in community development and empowering individual women with disabilities in income generating activities, human right, gender and gender-based violence in Rwanda.

 Job Purpose Statement

UNABU seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated, and experienced Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator. The primary responsibility of the Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator is to provide technical support to the projects and program implementation through field project activities planning and implementation and building the capacity of community mobilization volunteers change leaders and monitor the implementation and contribute to organizational compliance.

In collaboration with the Deputy Executive Director in charge of Programs, MEAL, and projects managers, Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator will establish and maintain excellent relationships with key project stakeholders including but not limited to local leaders, community mobilization volunteers, and GBV and justice service providers as well as girls and women with disabilities themselves as primary beneficiaries.

The Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator reports to the Deputy Executive Director in Charge of Programs and is based in Kigali office with more than 80% working time spent on the field.

1.  KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1.1. Providetechnical support to the projects and programs planning and implementation :

• Coordinate all projects awareness-raising and training activities in collaboration with the project managers and officers
• Coordinate the projects training activities, training guides development, and harmonization of self-advocacy groups training manuals, IEC materials at the organizational level
• Coordinate young girls leadership development initiatives at organizational level
• Coordinate self advocacy groups training activities in  financial literacy and business skills development trainings and ensure effective management  of distributed seed capital and support to self advocacy groups
• Coordinate and facilitate self advocacy groups linkages to existing community support services and opportunities
• Provide technical advice on strategies and directions and projects priorities based on project goal and UNABU vision and mission National strategy.
• Communicate the organization Visionary plans to the local leaders, strategic stakeholders and community mobilization volunteers change leaders;

1.2. Building the  capacity of UNABU’s partners and stakeholders

• Coordinate capacity building programs for UNABU’s strategic partners, stakeholders, and community mobilization volunteers to ensure they affectively contribute to the significant change in the   life of girls and women with disabilities
• Coordinate disability mainstreaming into other partners women’s rights and GBV programs implementation
• Assess stakeholders and Projects community mobilization volunteers capacity development needs and coordinate capacity building plans implementation through coaching and mentoring
• In collaboration with the projects managers, carry out performance appraisals for the community mobilization volunteers on a regular basis
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to projects staff, partners and community mobilization volunteers on gender and disability inclusion sensitivity and approaches

1.3. Financial Resources management 

• Contribute to the projects budgeting process including preparation of periodic budgets, cash request, and justification
• Assist in the Proposal writing, working closely with Deputy Executive Director in charge of programs, Project Managers, MEAL for the intervention design

1.4. Networking  and  Representing UNABU

• Carrying out stakeholder analysis in order to identify individuals, organisations, and institutions with whom relationships need to be built
• Ensure and strengthening partnership with local authorities, women empowerment, and GBV stakeholders.
• Ensure that project required reports  in the district where the projects are being  implemented are timely submitted to rights  stakeholders for the purpose of  celebrating successes and sharing lessons learned
• Keeping up to date with standards of professionalism and UNABU’s expectations concerning personal behaviour and values; at all times acting accordingly

1.5. Quality ,Learning & Knowledge Management

• Actively participate in reflection session on the projects implementation, documentation of UNABU’s project experiences and achievements
• In collaboration with MEAL , lead on social impact monitoring, evaluation, and data collection tool development in  accordance with the projects results frameworks
• Coordinate gender based violence identified and reported cases management
• Ensure collected information about violence cases across all the projects  is documented and stored appropriately in accordance with confidentiality and safety principles;
• Participate in the ongoing project planned assessments and evaluation activities
• In collaboration with MEAL and project Managers, coordinate documentation and dissemination  of the projects  impact, lessons learnt , success stories, and its

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION  

Educational Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor degree in the following fields: Projects management, Psychology,  social sciences (sociology , social work ), gender and development studies, law, nursing preferably working in NGOs

Job related experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in similar position, community mobilization, and volunteers management
• Working experience in the disability movement and vulnerable groups ,  local leadership structures, and stakeholders
• Proven experience in human rights, gender-based violence, and women empowerment programs would be an asset
• Should have been involved in the volunteerism.
• Experience in capacity building, counseling, and report writing is essential.
• Basic experience in finance management , capacity building delivery, and training manual development
• Proven experience working in the community with vulnerable groups, Financial literacy, and business-oriented mindset

Technical skills:

• Strong report writing skills and fluent communication skills in English as well as Kinyarwanda required
• Theoretical and practical skills in human rights and women empowerment
• Computer literacy: Microsoft word, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, Internet

Competencies:

• Disability and gender responsiveness
• Accountability
• Adaptive to change management
• Advocacy
• Effective communication
• Knowledge Management & Learning
• Working in Partnership
• Networking and influencing skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Using Evidence from Research

N.B: Persons with disabilities specifically girls and women are encouraged to apply and indicate their types of disability in their motivation letter for reasonable accommodation purpose

TO APPLY

Make sure you fully meet the requirements and provide your CV along with your education certificates, cover letter stating why you are the best candidate for this position, and your salary expectations to unaburwanda@yahoo.com by 20 October 2021 at 5:00 pm Kigali time. UNABU team will not be able to respond to any inquiry addressed to UNABU through phone calls and or email for this purpose.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Done at Kigali

On 11 October 2021

Executive Director

UNABU

Read more and apply here

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 7

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR A DRIVER AT AEE RWANDA

Job Title: Driver

Department: Operations

Reports to: Logistics Officer

Location: Kigali

About AEE Rwanda

African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) is a Christian local relief, development, and advocacy organization established in 1987 and dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities to address root causes of poverty and injustice.

AEE Rwanda currently implements projects in Education, Nutrition, WASH, Agriculture, Youth entrepreneurship, Improved livelihood and Peacebuilding, and reconciliation. The organization has over 200 staff and implements its projects through community-based partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:

The AEE driver is responsible for driving AEE staff, guests, partners, and other associates. He/ She is also responsible of other key duties such as regular maintenance of vehicles including ensuring that registration and insurance documents are kept up to date as well as providing basic logistics support to the program and support team.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Drive staff/guests or partners in a safe, timely, and controlled manner.
• Ensure proper use of AEE Vehicles in accordance with AEE travel and vehicle policies.
• Monitor and implement regular vehicle maintenance plan.
• Review maintenance Logs and recommend changes as necessary.
• Ensure all staff/guests or partners have and travel with appropriate authorizations as per applicable policies.
• Ensure that paper vehicle logs are maintained up to date.
• Support procurement and logistics activities through collection/distribution of documents and goods.
• Provide basic administrative support to the Programs when required.

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Minimum valid driving license Category B and C
• High school certificate(A2) or 3 years Vocational/technical training certificate.
• Strong ability to read and interpret traffic policies and regulations
• Minimum of three years’ driving experience, preferably in an NGO.
• Having knowledge in mechanics automobile preferred.
• Basic knowledge in MS Office packages is advantageous.
• Able to communicate in basic written and spoken English

Personal Skills

• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Physical fitness.
• Ability to work smoothly in a multi-cultural environment while building good teamwork spirit.
• High tolerance rate for working under pressure and dealing with diversified cultures and tense situations.
• Customer services approach.
• Ability to work diligently and independently
• Maturity and discretion.

Required/Desired Foreign Language

• French and English as working languages.

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: All staff

External: Partners and Guests

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

How to apply:

Please submit the following documents in a single file attachment to the following email aeerecruitment@aeerwanda.ngo (please indicate in the subject -application for AEE Driver).

• Motivation/application letter explaining your suitability for the position (maximum 1page)
• Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) and notarized copies of academic documents
• 2 referees that are not blood relatives with their full address/contact.
• Recommendation from your church leader, issued within 6 months period
• Copy of your National ID
• Copy of your valid driving license Category B or C

Deadline for application: Wednesday 20th October 2021 at 5 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that AEE requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics”

 Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali, Rwanda October 11, 2021

AEE Management

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JD for Project Accountant at AEE Rwanda

Company: AEE Rwanda

Location: Kigali

Job type: Full-Time

Job category: Accounting and Finance

 Job Title: Project Accountant

Department: Finance

Reports To:  Finance Manager

About African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) Rwanda

AEE is a Christian local relief, development, and advocacy organization established in 1987 and dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities to address root causes of poverty and injustice. AEE’s relief and development work is accomplished through programs of health, nutrition, agriculture, education, peacebuilding and reconciliation, emergency response, and youth/women entrepreneurship.

AEE Rwanda has been present in Rwanda since 1987, and currently implements projects in education, nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth and women entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding and reconciliation. The Organization has over 200 staff and implements its projects through local community-based partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:

You will help coordinate and contribute to the implementation of the AEE policies and procedures in compliance with AEE’s established accounting standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donors’ rules and regulations, and legal requirements to support high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. You will efficiently perform accounting services through documenting AEE’s financial transactions by compiling, analyzing, and verifying account information, preparing account entries, and delivering financial reporting services.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

• Set and monitor sound accounting and financial reporting procedures for INECD Project staff following established standards. Ensure setup and maintenance of all data required for processing financial transactions for assigned project.
• Review and validate supporting documentation before processing of financial transactions to ensure all required documents are accurate and complete and authorizations are in place.
• Record financial transactions following appropriate authorizations. Review and analyze various accounts to detect irregularities. Advise on corrective actions and prepare correcting entries and adjustments, as necessary.
• Assess, evaluate, and monitor financial management processes in accordance with policy and strengthen the capacity of project staff in financial accounting and transactions.
• Monitor burn rate and alert relevant AEE staff of due payments/liquidations and maintain appropriate communication and follow-up to facilitate timeliness of financial resource management and compliance with set deadlines.
• Prepare various periodic and ad hoc financial reports and perform variance analysis to assist AEE staff with decision-making. Assist with budget maintenance for proper management of financial resources.
• Provide information to AEE staff, and partners on financial accounting policies and procedural compliance issues and deliver training and other capacity-building activities.
• Keep up-to-date filing of document supporting financial transactions
• Analyze and settle the balance of account payables timely (Taxes, Social contributions, …)
• Analyze and recover the balance of account receivables timely
• Perform assigned treasury AEE (cash payment/receipt, cash forecast, etc.) duties if segregation of duties is ensured.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or another relevant field preferred. Accounting or audit certification preferred.
• Previous experience ensuring compliance on USAID or other large donor contracts.
• Minimum of 5 years work experience, ideally with NGOs, with progressive responsibility in operations and/or programming. At least 3 of these years entailing audit, compliance, or risk management experience.
• Knowledge of data analytics techniques and process performance improvement leading practices
• Knowledge of accounting systems
• Coaching and training abilities.
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems.

Required Languages – English – French – Kinyarwanda

Travel – willing and able to travel up to 20 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good relationship management skills
• Good analytical, organizational, and systems thinking skills
• Ability to make sound judgment
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented

 Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the relevant public donor regulations preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications. Knowledge of QuickBooks financial accounting package or similar financial reporting software preferred.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Finance and Programming staff

External: Donors and Partners

 Disclaimer:  This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

 AEE’s talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

 How to apply:

Please submit the following documents in a single file attachment to the following email aeerecruitment@aeerwanda.ngo (please indicate in the subject -application for Project Accountant).

• Motivation/application letter explaining your suitability for the position (maximum 1page)
• Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) and notarized copies of academic documents
• 2 referees that are not blood relatives with their full address/contact.
• Recommendation from your church leader, issued within 6 months period
• Copy of your National ID

Deadline for application: Wednesday 20th October 2021 at 5 pm.  Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that AEE requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics”

 Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali, Rwanda October 11, 2021

AEE Management

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Sanitation Facilitators/Project Officers at AEE Rwanda

Job Title: Sanitation Facilitators/Project Officers (10)

Department: Programming

Reports To: Project Coordinator

About African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) Rwanda

AEE is a Christian local relief, development, and advocacy organization established in 1987 and dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities to address root causes of poverty and injustice. AEE’s relief and development work is accomplished through programs of health, nutrition, agriculture, education, peacebuilding and reconciliation, emergency response, and youth/women entrepreneurship. AEE works closely with CARE International to improve rural sanitation and handwashing services and products. AEE with its partner CARE will promote market-based sanitation.

Background and program objectives

Isooko y’Ubuzima WASH Activity (IUWA) is a five-year USAID-funded project that aims to improve access to water and sanitation services. The project will focus on 3 main components led by different consortium members: (1) Improving Decentralized WASH Governance; (2) Improving Rural Drinking Water Services and (3) Improving Rural Sanitation and Handwashing Services and Products. The Sanitation Officer will support and implement sanitation marketing approaches to sustainable sanitation in Rwanda, within AEE Rwanda focus districts.

Job Summary

The Sanitation Officer will support and drive the implementation of market-based approaches in sanitation, an initiative which seeks to facilitate private sector development and increase access to sustainable urban and rural sanitation through local market channels.

The successful candidate will develop, pilot, and support the national rollout of successful and affordable sanitation technologies and work with relevant institutions, districts, and local sanitation entrepreneurs and operators of District Sanitation Centers to create a sustainable supply chain for sanitation products and services in Rwanda.

3. Major responsibilities and duties

 The Sanitation Facilitator / Project Officer will specifically perform the following tasks:

• Conduct assessment on households’ needs and preferences for improved sanitation and hygiene products and services.
• Work with local leaders and institutions responsible for sanitation to identify existing entrepreneurs, both individuals and companies, local masons and technicians running sanitation business in each of the AEE’s focus districts, discuss sanitation business, and get their areas of interest and commitment to providing sanitation services.
• Work with sanitation local entrepreneurs, technicians, and local artisans to design prototypes of appropriate sanitation products.
• Develop targeted marketing and distribution plans for sanitation and hygiene products and services.
• Test and evaluate the effectiveness of new sanitation technologies and approaches to sustainable onsite and offsite sanitation and work with the government and other interested sector stakeholders to roll out successful technologies/approaches.
• Support establishment of a sustainable supply chain for sanitation products and services, to ensure that they are available in each sector/cell where households can purchase them near their homes.
• Contribute to expansion of the marketing and or sales efforts
• Increase linkages between various sanitation entrepreneurs and customers
• Sensitize VSLA members on WASH products, and various financial Products they can use to purchase them,
• Contribute to the elaboration of training modules for sanitation marketing.
• Document successes in sanitation marketing approaches and support roll-out regionwide.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of sanitation programming

Job Qualifications:

• Must have a degree level of science in environmental health, public Health, Nursing or other relevant area of study.

• Must be a Rwandese

• At least 3 years of experience in the sanitation area.

• Must have an experience in sanitation related project implementation.
• Have experience in WASH networks and strong relationship management skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and excellent written and analytic skills, report writing, networking, and representation.
• Must be innovative and have a nose for entrepreneurial opportunities.
• Good analytical skills and the ability to extrapolate lessons to other situations.
• Comfort and talent in communicating with diverse constituents.
• Ability to analyze and organize data and communicate results effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects with multiple priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team effort.
• Must have well-developed written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda.
• Must be flexible, innovative, proactive, to work under tight deadlines, and have excellent follow through skills.
• Maintain sound ethical principles, integrity, and transparency of due process
• Be a self-starter and to work with limited supervision.
• Must have a valid motorcycle riding license Category (A).

 Note:   This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

How to apply:

Please submit the following documents in a single file attachment to the following email aeerecruitment@aeerwanda.ngo (please indicate in the subject -application for Sanitation Facilitator/ Project Officer).

• Motivation/application letter explaining your suitability for the position (maximum 1page)
• Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) and notarized copies of academic documents
• 2 referees that are not blood relatives with their full address/contact.
• Recommendation from your church leader, issued within 6 months period
• Copy of your National ID
• Copy of your valid driving license category (A).

Deadline for application: Wednesday 20th October 2021 at 5 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that AEE requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics”

 Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali, Rwanda October 11, 2021

AEE Management

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMNT 4

 JD for WASH Project Coordinator

Name of Position: Project Coordinator

Donor and Name of project: USAID Rwanda, Isooko y’Ubuzima WASH Activity (IUWA)

Location of position: Kigali

Members of project consortium: Water for People; CARE; IRC-WASH; AEE

Level of Effort /Duration of position: 56 months

Reports to: Program Manager

Supervises: 1 Field Coordinator, 10 Field Officers, and 1 M&E Officer

Minimum travel expectation: 60%

African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) is a Christian local relief, development, and advocacy organization established in 1987 and dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities to address root causes of poverty and injustice. AEE works closely with CARE to improve rural sanitation and handwashing services and products. AEE with its partner CARE will promote market-based sanitation.

Isooko y’Ubuzima WASH Activity (IUWA) is a five-year USAID funded project that aims to improve access to water and sanitation services. The project will focus on 3 main components led by different consortium members: (1) Improving Decentralized WASH Governance; (2) Improving Rural Drinking Water Services and (3) Improving Rural Sanitation and Handwashing Services and Products.

Position Roles and Responsibilities

1. Project planning and implementation (45% LoE)

• Under supervision of the IUWA Sanitation Project Manager, the National Project Coordinator will lead and coordinate planning and implementation of rural sanitation activities—demand creation and financing for market-based sanitation—under component 3 of IUWA WASH Project approved proposal and work plans, and in compliance with relevant donor guidelines, quality standards and best practices in market-based sanitation.
• Collaborate with IUWA WASH consortium members to ensure utilization of relevant resources, tools, and materials.
• Coordinate the development and alignment of the detailed implementation plan and approved budget
• Provide support to respective field teams in timely fashion to ensure implementation and achievement of agreed milestones.
• Champion implementation of the sanitation marketing strategy in collaboration with District sanitation centers, sanitation product entrepreneurs, and other actors as appropriate.
• Facilitate mobilization and capacity building of identified community structures such as hygiene focal points, village agents, Village Savings and Loan Associations, District Sanitation Centers, and Community Hygiene Clubs to ensure delivery of project results.
• Strengthen linkages between VSLAs, MFIs and sanitation entrepreneurs to increase access to affordable rural sanitation finance and sanitation products.
• Ensure implementation of the social and behavior change strategy, promote adoption of key WASH behaviors, and address harmful gender norms that prevent women and girls from benefitting from WASH investments
• Conduct regular progress reviews on implementation, identify challenges and capacity gaps, and ensure timely flow of information to respective Program Coordinators/Managers.
• Together with finance and administration, lead the preparation of appropriate documentation for procurement of goods and services and ensure effective utilization of project resources in accordance with donor and AEE guidelines
• Effectively participate and contribute to joint planning and review sessions with consortium partners/teams

2. Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning (35% LOE)

• Participate in the development of technical and innovation tools related to market-based sanitation and hygiene interventions, in collaboration with respective MEL, Quality Assurance, and component leads and technical advisors.
• Collaborate with respective program teams to undertake assessments, reviews, and evaluations that capture the priorities of targeted communities.
• Ensure roll out and application of relevant MEL procedures and activities including the use of approved monitoring tools to collect data
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits, provide feedback and recommendations to relevant Program and Management teams as appropriate
• Both formal and information reporting and learning related to what is working and what is not working at the field/community-level for the market-based sanitation and sanitation financing approaches will be needed. The national coordinator will be the primary liaison for communicating these findings and needed program adaptations to CARE and the IUWA consortium.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of quality monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and/or annual technical and financial reports for internal and external purposes; clearly capturing implementation status against agreed work plans and results.

3. Staff management and capacity building (15% LoE)

• Supervise field coordinators, field officers, and M&E Officer, strengthening their capacities and ensuring regular performance management.
• Identify capacity building needs of the team and coordinate capacity building initiatives as appropriate
• Ensure staff adhere to AEE policies, code of conduct as well as rules and regulations upheld by the consortium

4. Coordination and Representation (5% LoE)

• Represent AEE in relevant forums and meetings, both internal and external, and provide timely information and feedback to relevant program and management teams
• Ensure coordination and collaboration with relevant stakeholders in the project sites

Qualifications:

Desired skills:

• At least a degree in international development, WASH, finance, public health, business, education, or another relevant/related field
• At least 5 years’ experience in relevant field-based project management position with at least 2 in implementing market-based and/or community mobilization approaches, preferably in WASH sector
• Experience with community mobilization, community finance and savings, social marketing, and behavior change marketing campaigns preferably in health and WASH sectors
• Proven track record in project planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and financial management.

Preferred skills:

• Experience working with VSLAs and/or micro-finance institutions is an added advantage.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with implementing partners, donors, government counterparts private sector actors, and local communities.
• Strong human resource management skills including capacity building, coaching and conflict management.
• Demonstrated interest and ability to give feedback, develop, motivate and lead a diverse team to achieve results.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good command of spoken and written English and Kinyarwanda is essential.
• Hold a valid driving License (Category A or B)
• Willingness to travel to program target districts with occasional overnight

How to apply:

Please submit the following documents in a single file attachment to the following email aeerecruitment@aeerwanda.ngo (please indicate in the subject -application for Project Coordinator).

• Motivation/application letter explaining your suitability for the position (maximum 1page)
• Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) and notarized copies of academic documents
• 2 referees that are not blood relatives with their full address/contact.
• Recommendation from your church leader, issued within 6 months period
• Copy of your National ID
• Copy of your valid driving license category A or B

Deadline for application: Wednesday 20th October 2021 at 5 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that AEE requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics”

 Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali, Rwanda October 11, 2021

AEE Management

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer) at AEE Rwanda

Job Title: M&E Officer

Department: Programming/INECD

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Location: Kigali

 About African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) Rwanda

AEE is a Christian local relief, development, and advocacy organization established in 1987 and dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities to address root causes of poverty and injustice. AEE’s relief and development work is accomplished through programs of health, nutrition, agriculture, education, peacebuilding and reconciliation, emergency response, and youth/women entrepreneurship. AEE works closely with CRS Rwanda to promote Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development initiatives in both rural and urban settings.

Job Summary:

The Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development (INECD) activity will promote nurturing and responsive care practices, especially in the areas of health, functioning, nutrition, and early childhood development (ECD) for caregivers and children. Specifically, the activity aims to improve health and nutrition outcomes among women of reproductive age and adolescents and improve infant and young child feeding practices. It also aims to address child development gaps and significant unmet physical rehabilitation and assistive technology (rehab/AT), and social inclusion needs for infants and children. The activity will focus on community-level service delivery, community-health facility linkages, and district-level capacity development, as well as address issues of inclusion and participation, including access to programs and services for children and adults with disabilities, in line with Government of Rwanda priorities.

AEE seeks a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to handle her portion of INECD aspects of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The M&E Officer shall implement strategies designed to assure the quality of data collection, collation, entry, analysis, and reporting through consistent application of the existing monitoring and evaluation Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other guidelines.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monitoring and evaluation project performance in accordance with the logical framework and reporting requirements.
• Receive, review, analyze, validate, enter/code, and store various program data streams as submitted by field operations staff. Prepare and collate these into relevant formats for preparing reports and feedback for decision support.
• Share analyses and trends with project team members to help synchronize project decision-making processes with M&E results.
• Ensure M&E information is shared and flows transparently within the project team and to other organizational levels as appropriate.
• Work closely with the Project Coordinator to help ensure that project work plans are on target to meet deliverables in a timely and effective manner.
• Contribute to AEE’s understanding of the effectiveness of technical training packages.

 Basic Qualifications:

• Qualifications at degree level in business management, economics, statistics, development studies, international relations, or other relevant area of study.
• At least 2 years of experience with M&E methods and approaches, including designing, planning, and implementing M&E systems, analyzing and reporting using a logical framework, and other strategic planning approaches.
• Proven ability to work with various M&E methods and approaches.
• Experience working with inclusive nutrition and early childhood development preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills are a must.
• Ability to generate innovative solutions in work situations/environment.
• Ability to manipulate data using quantitative software such as SPSS and STATA preferred.

Required languages:  Fluency in both Kinyarwanda and English is required.

Travel: Undertake visits to the field as necessary to enforce and validate data collection techniques and to identify where adaptations might be needed to ensure continuous quality of project data.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong planning skills and ability to work independently within agreed workplans and timelines and generate solutions to changing situations.
• Good communication skills that allow regular interface with a diverse team both in the field and in back-room operations.
• Willingness to spend time working and travelling in project sites located in rural areas.

 How to apply:

Please submit the following documents in a single file attachment to the following email aeerecruitment@aeerwanda.ngo (please indicate in the subject -application for Project M&E Officer).

• Motivation/application letter explaining your suitability for the position (maximum 1page)
• Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) and notarized copies of academic documents
• 2 referees that are not blood relatives with their full address/contact.
• Recommendation from your church leader, issued within 6 months period
• Copy of your National ID

Deadline for application: Wednesday​ 20th October 2021 at 5 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that AEE requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding-related topics”

Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali, Rwanda October 11, 2021

AEE Management

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Director of Finance and Administration (DFA-Junior)

Lawyers of hope(LOH) is a Non-Governmental Organization with the mission to seek and reach out to the most vulnerable members of Rwandan Society, in particular Children, Prisoners, Women, and other needy people, to seek Justice on their behalf, and to share with them Christ Love and compassion.

LOH is seeking to recruit a qualified, dedicated and experienced director of finance and administration (DFA) to fulfill the following duties:

1. Job Title: DFA-Junior
2. Reporting to: National Coordinator
3. Location: Kigali City/Kacyiru
4. Nationality: Only Rwanda nationals
5. Period: 1-Year renewable 

6. Responsibilities: 

A. Accounting and Financial Management    

• Develop and manage annual and multi-year budgets that are adequate for the organization’s needs including preparation of periodic budget forecasts;
• Prepare and maintain cash flow analysis as needed;
• Analyze monthly financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows) and effectively convey analysis to staff as requested;
• Assist in preparing year-end books for audit;
• Ensure operational compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations for any necessary entities;
• Process vendor payments and check requests;
• Process employee reimbursements including managing employee credit card charges and reconcile credit card accounts;
• Reconcile bank accounts and general ledger accounts as assigned;
• Respond to inquiries from staff regarding budgets, deposits, disbursement, and grant reporting requests;
• Oversee the work of all project accountants;
• Assist in reconciling all balance sheet and income statement accounts on a monthly/quarterly basis as indicated by the monthly closing schedule;
• Process payroll and report payroll taxes for the organization;

B. Human Resources, Technology and Administration  

• Preparing, organizing, and storing information in paper and digital form;
• Dealing with queries on the phone and by email;
• Welcomes and guides visitors;
• Managing diaries, scheduling meetings, and booking rooms;
• Arranging travel and accommodation;
• Arranging post and deliveries;
• Taking minutes at meetings;
• Typing up letters and reports;
• Updating computer records using a database;
• Ordering office supplies;
• Maintaining overall management and office systems;
• Liaising with suppliers and contractors;
• Liaising with staff in other departments, e.g. Project Management Department
• Managing volunteers and interns;
• Respond to any other call of duty.

7. Qualifications

• Minimum of a BA in Accounting, Management, any related social science, “Having a CPA Certificate is an added value.”
• Minimum of 3-years of work experience in a similar domain
• Proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and practical knowledge in financial systems and internal controls.
• Good knowledge of accounting software (The knowledge of QuickBooks, would be an added advantage).
• Proven experience in treasury activities, establishment, monitoring of budgets, and an understanding of data processing concepts and systems.
• Computer literacy and working knowledge of spreadsheet applications are essential.
• Good oral and written communication skills and team-building skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Ikinyarwanda
• Relevant working Experience with nongovernmental organizations, whether local or international.

8. Core capabilities, Skills, and Values

• Christianity beliefs
• Integrity and accountability
• Computer literacy
• Effective communication
• Leadership skills
• Critical thinking
• Quick at learning

9. Method of application

Please submit your application documents, including your resume, motivation letter, copy of your certified degree, 2-recommendations letter; one of which shall be from your Church.

 Note:

“The candidates with CPA are more privileged”

“Women are encouraged to Apply”

Applications should be submitted via email address lawyersofhoperecruitment@gmail.com no later than Friday, 22^nd October 2021 at 3 PM.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for written exam.

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Career Opportunities: Technical Advisor on Women’s Empowerment and Family Promotion (41377)

Requisition ID 41377 – Posted 11/10/2021 – Country (1) – Gender

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels using our reach, experience, and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

ROLE PROFILE

ROLE PURPOSE

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for a better life for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and the goals on gender equality.

The position holder will be contributing to advocate for Plan International influencing asks toward the advancement of children rights and equality for Girls including different framework such as the Girls Get Equal Campaign and specific Call to Action (CtA) for girls’ rights promotion targeting policy and decision-makers during high level influencing events.

The main objective of the Senior Technical Advisor is to provide technical advice, support the implementation of Plan International Influential asks toward children right advancement and equality for girls in high-level advocacy spaces as well as provide support to MIGEPROF and its partners in ensuring smooth planning, programming, implementation and timely reporting of gender equality promotion and women’s empowerment initiatives.  This will also involve capacity-building support to the partners and strong collaboration and linkages to facilitate learning and effectiveness for all stakeholders in Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE).

management scope, reporting lines, key relationships

Reports to: Head of Programs for Plan International Rwanda with a dotted line reporting to PS MIGREPROF

Direct reports: N/A

Key relationships

Internal:  

• Head of Programs for Plan International Rwanda
• Gender Advisor for Plan International Rwanda
• Functional departments Heads at PIR

External:

• PS MIGEPROF
• MIGEPROF Partners
• Plan International Rwanda implementing partners
• National and Local authorities
• Other INGOs

Level of contact with children

• Mid contact: Occasional interaction with children

Physical Environment

• The position is typical office environment

Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Planning and integration

• Contribute to girls’ and young women’s transformational leadership and empowerment commitments
• Ensure gender advocacy actions including Plan International influencing asks are embedded in MIGEPROF’s plans to work with others to challenge negative gender norms and sexual and gender-based violence hindering gender equality and empowerment of girls and women.
• Embed and align Plan International gender equality and inclusion framework such as the Girls Get Equal campaign and influencing asks, call to action in MIGEPROF planning, gender agenda including in high level influencing space.
• Contribute to MIGEPROF’s and its partners’ operational plans and assess their interventions in regard to the promotion of gender equality and women empowerment.
• Ensure that the gender agenda including girls ‘rights, issues are consciously embedded in all programmes, policy of MIGEPROF and its partners.
• Initiate and suggest gender equality and girls, women empowerment initiatives to the management of MIGEPROF
• Participate and contribute to the development of the national and other strategic documents on girls, women empowerment, gender equality, and inclusion promotion, women’s rights, fight against gender-based violence against women and girls such as child defilement and it outcome including teenage/early pregnancy, etc.
• Assist the Ministry in designing frameworks and wide action plans for the implementation of international and regional GEWE commitments;

Programming

• Provide strong technical inputs in implementation of women and girls national mentorship programme;
• Support the Ministry to operationalize and influence Rwanda Women Leaders Network on embedding gender responsive agenda including critical girls’ issues (child defilement, early pregnancy);
• Identify strategies to further promote participation of girls and women in decision making especially at local government level
• Support the implementation of Plan International girls programming: The Girls Get Equal Campaign, Girls Takeover, and Plan International influencing asks aligned to the girls’ right promotion.
• Contribute to the analytical work of the existing gender and girls, women empowerment policies and programs and assess their relevance and alignment to the national priorities;
• Participate and identify opportunities for the formulation of GEWE related bills, policies, plans, and programmes;
• Provide technical guidance and advisory services on critical issues to accelerate GEWE based on evidence-based analytical work;
• Develop high-level policy briefs to be used by the Ministry in high-level forums to move GEWE to influence policy dialogue;
• Support efforts to formulate GEWE sensitive programs that are responsive to the needs of targeted beneficiaries;
• Provide systematic guidance and support to the Ministry to ensure effective implementation of GEWE policies, programs, and strategies;
• Support the National Women Council to mobilize young women and women to exploit existing economic and financial opportunities;
• Provide systematic guidance and support to the Ministry to ensure implementation of international and regional gender equality commitments including those targeting girls ‘right advancement;

Partnership, networking, and influencing

• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the performance of partners and advise the MIGEPROF on the remedial actions that can be taken.
• Support and strengthen the partnership, networking, influencing between MIGEPROF and Plan International Rwanda on children’s rights advancement and Equality for Girls.
• Build and strengthen links with networks of women to learn and share from knowledge gained, propose best practices and programs based on researched mechanisms
• Develop mechanisms to strengthen strategic partnerships with various stakeholders on girls, women empowerment
• Develop and maintain up-to-date analysis of the global emerging issues on gender equality and women empowerment, develop mechanisms for stakeholder’s dialogue on those issues;
• Strengthen network with key actors to advance GEWE in Rwanda;
• Develop and maintain a good relationship with International and Regional GEWE actors and intergovernmental bodies;

Mainstreaming

• Provide technical advice and support to government institutions in developing mainstreaming strategies that put girls and women at the center of everything
• Facilitate capacity building initiatives of partners and actors in gender mainstreaming and analysis
• Provide technical support in mainstreaming gender and girls, women empowerment initiatives across sectors and work with gender machinery institutions to ensure gender and family are mainstreamed in District development plans and in their annual performance contracts.

Coordination, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting

• Support MIGEPROF and partners in developing, monitoring, and reporting frameworks to follow up on the implementation of the GEWE interventions
• Strengthen MIGEPROF partners’ accountability and learning through regular follow-up, coaching, and capacity building through Gender Equality and Women Empowerment sub-clusters
• Contribute to the implementation of reporting obligations, documentation of good practices, and submissions for regional and international GEWE commitments;
• Participate in organizing high-level policy, strategic meetings, and events related to women empowerment & gender equality like the CHOGM women side event, CSW, International Women`s Day, International Rural Women’s Day, 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence, etc
• Support the active participation of Plan International Rwanda in the High-level policy, meeting, and event related to girls, women such as the CHOGM, International Day of the girls Child, 16 days of activism and International Women ‘Day, etc.
• Participate in the coordination process and supervision of all interventions related to gender equality and women empowerment;
• Facilitate coordination and documentation of women’s economic empowerment initiatives and best practices in consultation with the National Gender Machinery Institutions.

Leadership and BUSINESS management COMPETENCIES

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Set high standards for self-behaviour, inside and outside work. Championing our values and commitment to rights, gender equality, and safeguarding. Supporting the health, well-being, and both physical and psychological safety of our staff, including their safety to speak out.
• Hold self to account for what we have agreed, dealing with a poor performance quickly, firmly, and constructively.
• Create a positive team spirit, helping people work well together, to reflect, and continuously improve the efficiency and quality of what we do.
• Collaborate with team members, colleagues, and partners in finding creative solutions to problems by sharing information, experience, and ideas and actively seeking their input.
• Accept change and support others in adjusting to it, helping them understand.
• Motivating and developing others by taking an interest, giving constructive feedback and praise, ensuring they are properly trained, and helping them develop their potential.
• Positive about change and supporting others in adjusting to it, helping them understand.

TECHINICAL COMPETENCIES

• Understands fundamental issues and root causes: Understands the development and needs of our Primary Impact Groups from birth to adulthood, the root causes of the issues affecting them, and the key actors most relevant to their interests and therefore to our work
• Understands key programme and influence principles: Understands the rationale for and practical implications of being rights-based, gender transformative, participatory, working in partnership; evidence-based, and working to strengthen civil society.
• Understands a range of strategies and approaches: Understands approaches to programme/project logic, trends in own and related fields of work, and a range of effective strategies, approaches, and practices.
• Analyses issues and evidence in context – Builds the evidence base by analysing issues in their context, using appropriate methods and relevant data sources.
• Shapes strategy, policy, standards, and plans clearly aligned with relevant priorities and stakeholder interests and based on rigorous internal and external evidence
• Designs effective programmes and projects with clear and measurable objectives contributing to overall outcomes, appropriately resourced, mainstreaming gender and inclusion and participatory approaches, and engaging with and influencing relevant actors and stakeholders.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

• Understand relevant sectoral context including how the sector operates in terms of funding and governance and awareness of Plan’s purpose, values, and global strategy
• Manage legal and reputational risk including risk assessment, communication, risk management, and reporting in full compliance with risk-related standards, including in areas such as Child and Youth Safeguarding and Protection, Gender equality and inclusion, Counter Fraud, Safety, and Security
• Manage activities and resources including skills in strategic thinking, planning and organising, financial planning and monitoring, negotiation and programme, and project management.

Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications/ experience essential:

• A Bachelor’s degree in nursing, midwifery, public health, or other clinical or related disciplines with nursing or social sciences background is required.
• At least 3 – 5 years experience implementing and/or supporting reproductive health programs
• Proven experience working with and for adolescents and young people, and track record of successful implementation of similar programs in Rwanda.
• Experience to mentor health providers using competency-based approaches; experience of training health workers on clinical aspects related to ASRH, peer education, etc.
• Ability to work with senior MOH officials, executives of NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, the for-profit business community, and senior members of the donor community on ASRH/FP matters.
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of the Rwandan healthcare system
• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop technical capacity in national programs and technical staff in ASRH

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Willingness to work overtime as required

Languages required

• Strong oral and written communication and presentations skills in English and Kinyarwanda.  The knowledge of the French language is an added value.
• Strong skills in word processing, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint Presentation.
• Ability to travel nationally (frequently)

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organization by being open, honest, and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others while doing what we say we will do.

We strive for lasting impact

We strive to achieve a significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused, and innovative.

We work well together

We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities, and our partners.

We are inclusive and empowering

We respect all people, appreciate differences, and challenge inequality in our programs and our workplace. We support children, girls, and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.

Location: Kigali

Reports to: HoP

Grade: D2

Closing Date: 25th October 2021

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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