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Cristiano Ronaldo yasabye umukobwa baryamanye kubigira ibanga umukobwa ahita abibwira isi yose!!

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Umunyamideli wo muri Portugali Natacha Rodriguez yatangaje ko yatewe ishema no kuryamana na Cristiano Ronaldo!!

Rodriguez avuga ko, nyuma y’amezi abiri yohererezanya ubutumwa na Ronaldo, bombi baryamanye nyuma gato yuko Ronaldo abonanye n’umugore we Georgina Rodriguez.

Rodriguez yatangarije umunyamakuru ati: “Byari saa 1h kandi mboherereje ifoto yanjye igarahaza ndimo Gusomana n’icyamamare”

Ibintu byatangiye muri 2015 ubwo Ronaldo yari akiri mubucuti na Irina Shayk.

Yongeyeho ati: “Sinashoboraga kwizera ko nanjye nakwinjira mu nzu ya Cristiano Ronaldo.”

“Umutima wanjye ntiwabyakiraga ariko we akambwira ngo nifate nk’aho ndi iwanjye.”

Byaje kurangira Ronaldo aryamanye n’uyu mukobwa ukomeye cyane muri Portugali, nyuma Ronaldo yaje kumwandikira amagambo agira ati:

“Nabyishimiye. Umunsi umwe tuzongera kubonana. Kandi bibe ibanga rikomeye ndakwinginze”.

Komeza ukurikire amakuru amarebe.com tukugezaho urusheho kumenya byinshi.

 










2 Job Positions at SOUK IG Ltd (Deadline: 20-09-2021)

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1.Senior Field Agronomist

SENIOR FIELD AGRONOMIST ROLE

Your role as an Agronomist would be to manage a large farm primarily producing Avocado. As the Senior Field agronomist your primary role will be to ensure good management of the farm and high production.

INTRODUCTION TO SOUK FARMS

SOUK is an Agri-business investment company dedicated to the application of cutting-edge solutions in farming, trading, processing, and logistics. SOUK specializes in export of fresh horticulture produce from the beautiful and picturesque country of Rwanda.

SOUK is driven by an overarching mission to become a sustainable agricultural food products provider and partner. We aim to be at the forefront of pioneering innovation to improve the sustainability of agriculture in Africa.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Your primary role is to ensure that expected production is always met. You will be accountable for the delivery of expected yields from the farms.
  • Recruiting, training, and supervising Farm Managers, and other Farm staff.
  • Attaining Global GAP certification for the farm.
  • Crop budgeting and planning, permanent record keeping, coordination of harvestings, and advising the management of daily harvestings.
  • Crop rotation planning and hybrid/variety selection recommendations.
  • Visiting fields to collect seed, plant, and soil samples and testing samples for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes.
  • Prepare and present detailed field reports to the lead supervisor and management.
  • Ensuring that logistics coordinator observes proper transportation and documentation of produce from the field to the end customer.
  • Researching, developing, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests.
  • Insect, weed, and disease monitoring / diagnostics.
  • Assisting with the plant selection process and the development of planting and irrigation schedules, budgets, and timelines.
  • Ensuring the produce meets the international buyer requirements. Particularly the Global GAP accreditation.
  • Making chemical, fertilizer, and seed recommendations to lead to higher yields.
  • Proactively promote and inform sales team on current and potential upcoming agronomic issues that affect growing crops.
  • Keep up to date with agronomic practices by attend company sponsored workshops and seminars to gain and maintain agronomic knowledge.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Diploma/Degree in Horticulture or an equivalent combination of education.
  • Experience in growing Avocado is a must.
  • Growing Habanero, French Beans, Tomato, and Bird Eye Chili will be an added advantage
  • Experience in attaining farm certification (i.e. Global GAP).
  • Have at least 3 years of field experience in Horticulture.
  • Sound knowledge of fertilizer and chemical products with fertilization recommendations.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Demonstrate PR and interpersonal, and leadership skills, supervisory skills, and strategic planning

APPLY USING THE LINK BELOW:

Please click the following link to apply:https://bit.ly/SENIORFIELDAGRONOMISTAVOCADO

Apply job here

Deadline: 20th September 2021 11:45 PM




2.Senior Field Agronomist

SENIOR FIELD AGRONOMIST ROLE

Your role as an Agronomist would be to manage a large farm primarily producing Avocado. As the Senior Field agronomist your primary role will be to ensure good management of the farm and high production.

INTRODUCTION TO SOUK FARMS

SOUK is an Agri-business investment company dedicated to the application of cutting-edge solutions in farming, trading, processing, and logistics. SOUK specializes in export of fresh horticulture produce from the beautiful and picturesque country of Rwanda.

SOUK is driven by an overarching mission to become a sustainable agricultural food products provider and partner. We aim to be at the forefront of pioneering innovation to improve the sustainability of agriculture in Africa.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Your primary role is to ensure that expected production is always met. You will be accountable for the delivery of expected yields from the farms.
  • Recruiting, training, and supervising Farm Managers, and other Farm staff.
  • Attaining Global GAP certification for the farm.
  • Crop budgeting and planning, permanent record keeping, coordination of harvestings, and advising the management of daily harvestings.
  • Crop rotation planning and hybrid/variety selection recommendations.
  • Visiting fields to collect seed, plant, and soil samples and testing samples for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes.
  • Prepare and present detailed field reports to the lead supervisor and management.
  • Ensuring that logistics coordinator observes proper transportation and documentation of produce from the field to the end customer.
  • Researching, developing, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests.
  • Insect, weed, and disease monitoring / diagnostics.
  • Assisting with the plant selection process and the development of planting and irrigation schedules, budgets, and timelines.
  • Ensuring the produce meets the international buyer requirements. Particularly the Global GAP accreditation.
  • Making chemical, fertilizer, and seed recommendations to lead to higher yields.
  • Proactively promote and inform sales team on current and potential upcoming agronomic issues that affect growing crops.
  • Keep up to date with agronomic practices by attend company sponsored workshops and seminars to gain and maintain agronomic knowledge.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Diploma/Degree in Horticulture or an equivalent combination of education.
  • Experience in growing Avocado is a must.
  • Growing Habanero, French Beans, Tomato, and Bird Eye Chili will be an added advantage
  • Experience in attaining farm certification (i.e. Global GAP).
  • Have at least 3 years of field experience in Horticulture.
  • Sound knowledge of fertilizer and chemical products with fertilization recommendations.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Demonstrate PR and interpersonal, and leadership skills, supervisory skills, and strategic planning

APPLY USING THE LINK BELOW:

Please click the following link to apply:https://bit.ly/SENIORFIELDAGRONOMISTAVOCADO

Deadline: 20th September 2021 11:45 PM

Apply job here










Job Position of Senior Field Agronomist at SOUK IG Ltd (Deadline: 20th September 2021 11:45 PM)

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SENIOR FIELD AGRONOMIST ROLE

Your role as an Agronomist would be to manage a large farm primarily producing Avocado. As the Senior Field agronomist your primary role will be to ensure good management of the farm and high production.

INTRODUCTION TO SOUK FARMS

SOUK is an Agri-business investment company dedicated to the application of cutting-edge solutions in farming, trading, processing, and logistics. SOUK specializes in export of fresh horticulture produce from the beautiful and picturesque country of Rwanda.

SOUK is driven by an overarching mission to become a sustainable agricultural food products provider and partner. We aim to be at the forefront of pioneering innovation to improve the sustainability of agriculture in Africa.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Your primary role is to ensure that expected production is always met. You will be accountable for the delivery of expected yields from the farms.
  • Recruiting, training, and supervising Farm Managers, and other Farm staff.
  • Attaining Global GAP certification for the farm.
  • Crop budgeting and planning, permanent record keeping, coordination of harvestings, and advising the management of daily harvestings.
  • Crop rotation planning and hybrid/variety selection recommendations.
  • Visiting fields to collect seed, plant, and soil samples and testing samples for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes.
  • Prepare and present detailed field reports to the lead supervisor and management.
  • Ensuring that logistics coordinator observes proper transportation and documentation of produce from the field to the end customer.
  • Researching, developing, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests.
  • Insect, weed, and disease monitoring / diagnostics.
  • Assisting with the plant selection process and the development of planting and irrigation schedules, budgets, and timelines.
  • Ensuring the produce meets the international buyer requirements. Particularly the Global GAP accreditation.
  • Making chemical, fertilizer, and seed recommendations to lead to higher yields.
  • Proactively promote and inform sales team on current and potential upcoming agronomic issues that affect growing crops.
  • Keep up to date with agronomic practices by attend company sponsored workshops and seminars to gain and maintain agronomic knowledge.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Diploma/Degree in Horticulture or an equivalent combination of education.
  • Experience in growing Avocado is a must.
  • Growing Habanero, French Beans, Tomato, and Bird Eye Chili will be an added advantage
  • Experience in attaining farm certification (i.e. Global GAP).
  • Have at least 3 years of field experience in Horticulture.
  • Sound knowledge of fertilizer and chemical products with fertilization recommendations.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Demonstrate PR and interpersonal, and leadership skills, supervisory skills, and strategic planning

APPLY USING THE LINK BELOW:

Please click the following link to apply:

https://bit.ly/SENIORFIELDAGRONOMISTAVOCADO

Deadline: 20th September 2021 11:45 PM

Apply job here

 










Job Position of Junior Field Agronomist at SOUK IG Ltd (Deadline:20th September 2021 11:45 PM)

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JUNIOR FIELD AGRONOMIST ROLE

Your role as Junior Agronomist would be to manage a large farm primarily producing Avocado. As the Junior Field agronomist your will support the Senior Agronomist in ensuring good management of the farm and high production.

INTRODUCTION TO SOUK FARMS

SOUK is an Agri-business investment company dedicated to the application of cutting-edge solutions in farming, trading, processing, and logistics. SOUK specializes in export of fresh horticulture produce from the beautiful and picturesque country of Rwanda.

SOUK is driven by an overarching mission to become a sustainable agricultural food products provider and partner. We aim to be at the forefront of pioneering innovation to improve the sustainability of agriculture in Africa.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Your primary role is to ensure that expected production is always met. You will be accountable for the delivery of expected yields from the farms.
  • Recruiting, training, and supervising Farm Managers, and other Farm staff.
  • Attaining Global GAP certification for the farm.
  • Crop budgeting and planning, and permanent record keeping Coordination of harvestings and advising the management of daily harvestings.
  • Crop rotation planning and hybrid/variety selection recommendations.
  • Visiting fields to collect seed, plant, and soil samples and testing samples for nutritional deficiencies, diseases, or other changes.
  • Prepare and present detailed field reports to the lead supervisor and management.
  • Ensuring that logistics coordinator observes proper transportation and documentation of produce from the field to the end customer.
  • Researching, developing, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests.
  • Insect, weed, and disease monitoring / diagnostics.
  • Assisting with the plant selection process and the development of planting and irrigation schedules, budgets, and timelines.
  • Ensuring the produce meets the international buyer requirements. Particularly the Global GAP accreditation.
  • Making chemical, fertilizer, and seed recommendations.
  • Proactively promote and inform the sales team on current and potential upcoming agronomic issues that affect growing crops.
  • Keep up to date with agronomic practices by attend company sponsored workshops and seminars to gain and maintain agronomic knowledge.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Certificate/Diploma in Horticulture or an equivalent combination of education.
  • Experience in growing Avocado is a must.
  • Growing Habanero, French Beans, Tomato, and bird eye Chili will be an added advantage
  • Added advantage of Experience in attaining farm certification (i.e. Global GAP).
  • Have at least 2 years of field experience in Horticulture.
  • Sound knowledge of fertilizer and chemical products with fertilization recommendations.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

APPLY USING THE LINK BELOW:

Please click the following link to apply

https://bit.ly/JUNIORFIELDAGRONOMISTAVOCADO

Deadline: 20th September 2021 11:45 PM

Apply job here

 

 

 

 










Job Position of Formateurs (Trices) at Life Wounds Healing Association (LIWOHA) (Deadline:17/septembre/2021)

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TERMES DE REFERENCES DE RECRUTEMENT DE DEUX FORMATEURS (trices).

Life Wounds Healing Association (LIWOHA) voudrait recruter deux Formateurs (trices). Sous la supervision de l’autorité hiérarchique de Directeur et du Chargé de formations; le formateur (trice) assumera les responsabilités suivantes :

  • Participer en tant que formateur/trice dans la planification, la mise en œuvre, le monitoring et l’évaluation des activités du projet de « Prise en charge psychosociale communautaire des femmes et communautés victimes des violences domestiques et sexuelles» ;
  • Préparer les modules et dispenser les formations de terrain
  • Assurer le suivi et l’évaluation des formations dispensées et s’assurer que les rapports réguliers de qualité sont fournis dans les délais ;
  • S’assurer que le travail de l’animateur/trice psychosociale du terrain, des relais communautaires et des chefs de groupes de paroles sont en conformité avec le code éthique de l’organisation, respectent les standards de qualité de l’approche psychosociale communauté et concourent effectivement aux objectifs du projet et de la mission de LIWOHA
  • Entretenir et développer de bonnes relations avec les autorités publiques locales et autres leaders locaux pour la bonne marche du projet ;
  • Participer dans la mesure des moyens mis à sa disposition, à la vie des communautés couvertes par intervention de LIWOHA, pour mieux se familiariser avec eux et connaître leurs besoins et leurs problèmes ;
  • Participer aux réunions organisées par les autorités locales qui touchent à son domaine d’intervention et faire connaitre la mission, les objectifs et les méthodes intervention de LIWOHA dans le milieu de son intervention. ;
  • Proposer une stratégie locale de mise en œuvre en fonction du contexte spécifique et superviser sa mise en œuvre une fois validée.
  • Etre la personne de contact directe et le représentant de LIWOHA aux niveaux du Secteur et du district, tant pour les autorités locales que pour les autres institutions
  • Toujours tenir l’équipe de coordination de LIWOHA informée des progrès et des défis des stratégies opérationnelles,
  • Veiller à ce que les informations opérationnelles clés circulent correctement entre les relais communautaires, l’équipe de terrain, les professionnels et la hiérarchie de LIWOHA
  • Participer aux réunions et autres rassemblements pertinents organisés par les partenaires clés de LIWOHA.
  • Effectuer toutes autres tâches lui demandées par la hiérarchie en relation avec la réussite du projet susmentionné et les autres projets connexes.

TERME D’EMPOI:

C’est un poste à temps plein. Les formateurs (trices) seront basés l’un dans le Secteur de Mageragere, district de Nyarugenge et l’autre dans le Secteur de Mbazi/Ruhashya, district de Huye.

La confirmation de l’emploi se fera après six mois de probation.   Après cette période, les formateurs (trices) recevront un contrat d’une année renouvelable selon la disponibilité du financement payant son salaire.

COMPETENCES REQUISES

A. Compétences en rapport avec la prise  en charge des personnes et groupes en difficultés

  1. Avoir une bonne expérience dans la prise en charge psychologique individuelle des personnes en difficulté (ex. : personnes traumatisées, victimes des VSBGs,  rescapés du génocide, personnes affectées par des maladies incurables)
  2. Avoir une bonne expérience dans la prise en charge psychosociale communautaire des groupes homogènes ou hétérogènes en difficulté (ex. : personnes traumatisées, victimes des VSBGs,  rescapés du génocide, personnes affectées par des maladies incurables)
  3. Avoir bénéficié des ateliers de conscientisation et de guérison communautaire des blessures de la vie (sensibilisation, deuil, gestion des sentiments, pardon et réconciliation, projet de vie) et témoigner des changements induits par ces ateliers dans sa propre vie et dans sa relation avec les autres serait un atout.
  4. Avoir animé avec succès les ateliers de conscientisation et de guérison communautaire (sensibilisation, deuil, gestion des sentiments, pardon et réconciliation, projet de vie) et témoigner des changements induits par ces ateliers dans la vie des groupes formés serait un atout
  5. Avoir des expériences similaires au point 3 et 4 dans des projets similaires de prise en charge des personnes et groupes vulnérables seraient des atouts à mentionner dans la soumission.

b. Compétences liées à la gestion des projets 

  1. Avoir participé comme responsable ou professionnel  dans la conception, le design et la rédaction des projets similaires financés par des partenaires externes ;
  2. Avoir été responsable de la mise œuvre des projets  similaires et être capable de lier correctement les activités du projet et les lignes budgétaires correspondantes ;
  3. Avoir des compétences rédactionnelles et communicationnelles suffisantes permettant de rédiger des narratifs et financiers de qualité ;
  4. Avoir des compétences professionnelles suffisantes permettant de faire le suivi et le monitoring des activités de terrain et si nécessaire de participer à l’évaluation externe du projet.

A. Compétences liées à la maitrise du contexte et des politiques publiques en rapport avec son domaine d’intervention

  1. Avoir des compétences lui permettant de lier les objectifs et activités du projet aux politiques et stratégies nationales guidant l’action gouvernementale dans votre domaine d’intervention
  2. Avoir été impliqué dans une expérience aboutie de mobilisation des membres des communautés à joindre une nouvelle initiative de lutte contre les violences domestiques et sexuelles
  3. Avoir été impliqué avec succès dans la mise œuvre d’un projet impliquant de travailler avec une diversité d’acteurs venant des diverses institutions qui n’ont pas nécessairement des liens hiérarchiques (par exemple autorités de base, églises, ONGs, société civile) serait un atout

B. Qualités humaines et communicationnelle 

  1. Etre honnête, fiable et travailler avec probité et professionnalisme
  2. Etre à l’écoute des autres et capable de transformer pacifiquement les conflits qui surviennent au travail et dans la vie en communauté ;
  3. Adhérer au code éthique de l’organisation
  4. Très bonne maitrise du français du Kinyarwanda et de l’anglais (écrit et parlé).

 QUALIFICATION ET EXPERIENCE

  1. Etre de nationalité rwandaise
  2. Avoir un diplôme universitaire de niveau A0 dans des domaines qui touchent à la santé mentale des individus et des communautés vulnérables (Psychologie clinique, sociologie, éducation, travail social, infirmiers psychiatriques, etc.)
  3. Avoir au moins 3 ans d’expériences qui touchent aux quatre domaines de compétences défini ci-haut (prise en charge des personnes et des groupes vulnérables, gestion des projets et analyse de contexte, qualité humaine facilitant le travail avec les autres).

METHODE DE SOUMISION ET DOCUEMNTS REQUIS

Les personnes intéressées par ce poste sont priées d’envoyer une lettre de motivation en français ou en anglais, un CV détaillé, trois personnes de références avec leurs contacts, une copie du diplôme certifiée conforme à original, une photocopie de la carte d’identité. La date limite de soumission est fixée au vendredi 17/septembre/2021 à 23:45 heure, heure de Kigali-Rwanda.                      Les offres seront envoyées à l’adresse email de mberadanny2001@yahoo.fr avec copie aux adresses suivantes kamuzinzi@yahoo.fr et sgasibirege@yahoo.fr

Pour plus d’informations, contactez le numéro suivant +250788597071

Fait à Kigali, le 05 /septembre/ 2021

Prof  Simon GASIBIREGE/  Président de LIWOHA.

 

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Job Position of Grants Manager at Land O’Lakes (Closing date: September 30,2021)

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Project Description:

USAID Feed the Future Orora Wihaze Activity targets transformation of poultry, fish, pig and goat value chains and will cultivate local demand for animal source foods. Venture37 leads a consortium of four firms that operate as a project team to deliver results using an innovative market systems development approach and aiming to empower micro, small, and medium enterprises. The Activity will use and offer grants and contracts or other contractual mechanisms to create incentives for private businesses and supporting organizations to address gaps and barriers or to seize opportunities in the marketplace for animal source foods. Orora Wihaze will solicit concept notes for innovative and impactful ideas that contribute to the achievement of Activity’s Objectives. After evaluation of the concept notes and where appropriate a grant or contract will be awarded to successful applicants to address high priority issues; target smallholder households, women, youth and PWD in target districts; be highly feasible; and have potential for scale and replication by other market actors.

Position Summary and Primary Responsibilities:

The Grants Manager is responsible for leading the Orora Wihaze grants team and managing an innovative grant fund through the solicitation, design, due diligence, negotiation, documentation, monitoring, reporting and closeout of grants and grant activities while ensuring compliance with Venture37 policies and process and USAID rules and regulations. These grants will assist local market innovators to increase the availability of, access to, and consumption of animal sourced foods (ASF), particularly among women of reproductive age and children (U2) through the development of a profitable market.

The Grants Manager collaborates closely with the technical teams during the conceptualization of individual innovative activities and grant solicitations and help shape their ideas into a grant design which complies with USAID regulations and delivers project results. The Grants Manager also supports Orora Wihaze’s market systems design approach by engaging with the technical team and the grant applicant in a co-creation process to develop a scope of work and budget that fit both compliance standards and technical performance objectives.

The Grants Manager oversees grant compliance and monitoring of all grants from solicitation to closeout and is responsible for ensuring all Orora Wihaze team members are trained in grant compliance review when conducting site visits. The Grants Manager also closely supports grant and contract recipients in compliance and award management ensuring timely collection of required documentation and reports.

Primary Responsibilities:

Prepare, review, update, or adapt the Orora Wihaze Grants Plan to forecast and track the development of partnerships, award of grants or contracts, funds expended, and achievement of the sub-objectives detailed in agreements.

Organize and lead weekly grants meetings with Orora Wihaze staff including members of the Venture37 team and member of the Consortium (Catholic Relief Services, MarketShare Associates, and the Manoff Group)

Work in coordination with Market Systems, Nutrition and Behavior Change, Policy Teams to design, promote, and distribute solicitations for concept notes. Participate in the review and evaluation process, leading in the documentation of the scoring and selection. Assess grant submissions for technical and budget soundness and compliance with USAID regulations, recommending award actions to the team.

Conduct the due diligence of grant applicants to determine their eligibility

Support the Chief of Party and Senior Finance and Administrative Manager submit grants approval request package to the funder for review and approval, and help respond to questions from USAID’s Contracting Officer’s Representative.

Develop grant agreements and facilitate signature of awards. Maintain grant documentation, fully utilizing and managing information in the Cobblestone contract and grant management database and document management system.

Lead grant kickoff meetings with new grantees to review key terms and conditions of their grant agreements.

Oversee and structure regular grantee reporting on an agreed timeline. Monitor and track leverage contributions, performance reports, and compliance with award conditions. Communicate and collaborate with MEL, Finance, and Technical Teams to gather data and share information.

Train and provide guidance to team members to also monitor grant compliance when conducting site visits, grantee deliverables and milestones review, and training and capacity building activities. Act as resource for USAID rules and regulation compliance.

Communicate as necessary with project grantees, assisting and training the partners to complete reports requirements and maintain compliance with the terms of grant agreements.

Create grants closeout plan and lead the closeout process for all grants issued by the project.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, management, or other related field.

A minimum of five (5) years’ experience managing a grants portfolio.

Experience with USAID grants under contract rules and regulations.

Experience with a grants management database used to manage workflow and document key stages in a grant cycle

Experience in or working with private companies and collaborating with local agencies, departments, and ministries.

Proven ability to write clear and concise documents for donor review

Fluency in oral and written English and Kinyarwanda.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls will be accepted.

Land O’Lakes never requests money or payment from candidates for any position type. Please report any such requests to Land O’Lakes.

Land O’Lakes Venture37 is an equal opportunity employer and an organization striving to help global communities thrive through agriculture. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Our culture values a diversity of voices. So bring us your unique experiences, your workstyle, and your dreams — they’ll only make us stronger.

How to apply

Apply online at: https://lol.avature.net/Careers/JobDetail/Kigali-Rwanda-Grants-Manager/1529










Job Position of Administrative manager at Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Closing date: September 15,2021)

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Swiss TPH operates from Basel and through its local and regional project offices. In the Great Lakes region, Swiss TPH has had an office in Kigali for more than 12 years, serving as a base for projects in Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC (North and South Kivu). Currently, the Kigali office serves as a base for 7 projects in Rwanda. As the number of projects has increased, the need for a contract and administrative managers has increased. The Administrative Manager will be part of a management team together with the Country Director, and the Basel-based project leaders.

Your responsibilities include:

1. Demonstrated ability to successfully support the delivery of project objectives (on time and to budget) and ensure effective coordination of:

· Financial operations of the office, including the yearly budgeting activities and its execution, as well external (project) audits;

· administrative operations of the office including logistics, maintenance, software licensing, insurance and registration; and

· Procurement processes, contracting, and compliance with outlined procedures.

Oversee human resource management in support of the Basel based project leaders

Oversee all matters relating to office security and staff safety

You should have the following experiences and skills: **

University degree in business management, management sciences, or a related field. Knowledge of the health sector or public health project or program management is an asset.

At least 5 (five) years of experience managing an international office or large-scale projects.

Demonstrated experience in coordinating the planning, budgeting, and logistics across teams, a team of persons, ideally on projects or within an organization related to development or public health.

At least 2-3 years of human resource management experience with significant involvement in departmental leadership activities.

Familiarity with financial accounting and reporting, ideally for international clients and donors. Experience with audit processes is an asset.

A strong spirit of teamwork and initiative, and ability to work with professionals in a multi-cultural context

Ability to empower employees by building an office environment of mutual trust, respect, transparent communication, and coaching.

Effective negotiation, conflict management, and communication skills

Language skills: the candidate has to be fluent in English, and Kinyarwanda. French would be an asset

Computer skills including word, excel, PowerPoint, and data management software (such as proofhub, switch drive, smart sheet, or others).

Willingness to travel internally within Rwanda and the region, and abroad periodically.

How to apply

Swiss TPH is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Please submit your application to:

If you are interested, please submit your application with:

· CV

· Motivational letter

· Salary expectations

· Names and contact information (email or phone) of 2 references

Please submit your application to stph.recrutment@gmail.com

Only suitable applicants will be contacted for an interview. Interviews will include skill and languages assessment via tests.

Start Date: 01st October 2021 or earlier if available

Deadline for application: 15th September 2021

Contract type: Permanent/ fixed term contract **

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Duration: one year contract, renewable **

Percentage: 80-100%**










Job Position of Finance Manager at Spark MicroGrants (Deadline:7th October 2021)

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ABOUT SPARK MICROGRANTS_

Spark MicroGrants believes in a world where everyone lives with dignity and determines their own positive future. Decades of prescriptive aid have sidelined the poor from the very programs meant to uplift them. For nearly a decade, Spark MicroGrants has been pioneering a new approach to international aid. We believe in local solutions and catalyzing rural villages facing poverty into action. After years of refining a community organizing and seed funding model for rural village action, we are garnering demand from emerging nations and leading civil society organizations to train and support them to adapt and deploy the approach at scale.

At the heart of Spark’s model, the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP), are ‘town-hall’ style weekly meetings, in which women, men, young, old, plan together for their community’s future. Each village elects a leadership committee, establishes a village savings account, and launches a project of their choice. Members receive training on financial management, transparency, leadership, village planning, and advocacy. Each village then receives US$8,000 in seed funds to turn project ideas into reality and additional management support.

Spark is now active in 320+ villages in 6 countries,  benefiting over 230,000 lives. In the next three years, we seek to accelerate the growth of this approach, through i) establishing a global Community of Practice based on cutting edge facilitation and training design, and ii) establishing a national scale program in Rwanda – our flagship program – in partnership with the Government of Rwanda. Spark is seeking an ambitious and impact-driven leader in Rwanda to scale the program and establish a national framework to be incorporated in Government policy and financing.

As a team, we share a set of common values that shape ‘how’ we work. These are:

  • Facilitators. We don’t impose; we enable others to generate impact.
  • Community-driven. We are motivated by what is best for the community.
  • Process-centered. The how of what we do is just as important as the what.
  • Our vision and values live in everything we do.
  • We seek opportunities and are willing to take risks to serve our community partners better.

ABOUT THE ROLE_

Spark is seeking a Finance Manager who will be responsible for ensuring that day-to-day accounting operations and payments are done in accordance with Spark Microgrants Policies. Critical to the role will be managing office and administrative functions, payment systems and directly overseeing Programmatic Finance. They will also collaborate with others in the Operations Team at Spark to develop and implement strategies to improve operational and financial efficiency. This role reports to the East Africa Finance Manager.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:_

Financial Management:

  • Banking and Accounting, including but not limited to daily bookkeeping, petty cash handling and reconciliation, internet banking agent and correspondence responsibilities, and management of financial responsibilities for Rwanda.
  • Team Finance Support, including but not limited to reviewing and approving expense reports per guidelines of the Organization, conducting finance training sessions at team meetings, managing country spending and updates on progress against budget goals, and communicating new policies and procedures to the team.
  • Finance and Reporting, including but not limited to compiling monthly finance reports, preparing quarterly presentations for country retreats on progress against financial goals, and donor reporting
  • Procurement; oversee the execution of procurement plans in compliance with the Spark Policies

Finance As a Support Functions:

  • Review MicroGrant proposals, both implementation, and operating budgets, for consistency, accuracy, and alignment to the Organization’s policy and guidelines.
  • Create and execute financial management skills training to internal teams and partner communities as needed.
  • Verify MicroGrant disbursement request and disburse funds to Community Bank, Accounts/SACCO accounts.
  • Ensure all files are compliant, including required documentation, and work with facilitators to document any variance explanations.
  • Manage community audits by the field team and conduct file audits per internal policy. Assist on Rwanda Local Government training where needed

Strategic Planning:

  • Assist in Annual Budgeting and Planning activities
  • Help create Key Performance Indicators to measure the success of the Rwanda Program
  • Raise value-add suggestions to enable programmatic success (reporting, process, procedures, policy)

Project Implementation

  • Bookkeeping and Procurement
  • Budgets and Payments
  • Asset Management
  • Programmatic Finance
  • Reporting
  • Compliance

 QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:_

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or other related fields, ACCA is an added advantage
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
  • Proficiency in Excel and Accounting software; experience with Oracle Netsuite is an added advantage
  • Experience in and understanding of essential accounting principles, accounting systems, and Rwanda tax requirements
  • Professional standard of finance ethics as well as the ability and willingness to enforce adherence to Spark Microgrants and donor policies and procedures
  • You’ll never be bored – but we also respect and value work-life balance and your need for downtime, vacation, and reflection.

OTHER INFORMATION_

Location: Musanze, Rwanda.

Start Date: As soon as possible. We are looking for someone who is committed to this role for at least 3-4 years.

How to apply

Candidates should submit a CV and a cover letter detailing their interest and aptitude for this position by the link:https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=29&source=aWQ9Nw%3D%3D

The deadline: 7th October  2021

 

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2 Positions at Health Sector Staff Mutual Aid Group-HSS-MAG (Deadline:24/09/2021 at 6:00 PM)

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1.Risk and Compliance Manager

RECRUITMENT NOTICE Nº 003/09/2021

To address constraints hindering the quality of health services in Rwanda, the Government of Rwanda recommended the Ministry of Health to define strategies to motivate and retain health professionals in the public sector. The Ministry of Health has identified the Health Sector Staff – Mutual Aid Group (HSS-MAG) among the multidimensional strategies that can be implemented to incentivize and retain health professionals in public health facilities in Rwanda. In 2017, the HSS MAG registered as a savings and credit scheme for health sector staff, with the primary objective of improving their socio-economic conditions and promoting access to finance, by assisting staff to make savings and access low-rate loans.

HSS-MAG wishes to recruit the competent and self-driven persons on the following position regardless the gender and other kinds of discrimination.

B) Position: Risk and Compliance Manager

Number of needed staff: One per position

Employment period: Temporary

Working place: HSS-MAG Head Office

3. RISK AND COMPLIANCE JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT

Reporting to the Audit Committee, the Risk and Compliance Manager is supporting the HSS-MAG to conform with guidelines and associated rules and regulations. He / She is accountable for auditing, overseeing, and ensuring that the process within HSS-MAG doesn’t violate regulations. His / Her task is an ongoing initiative which continually responds to business growth, newly implemented laws, and changing regulatory environment.

3.1. Key responsibilities

  • Coordinate and facilitate the effective implementation of the overall HSS-MAG risk management system, including its review and monitoring.
  • Perform compliance reviews to assess compliance with all financial, accounting, legal, performance requirements, regulations, policies, and policies.
  • Support and ensure the Accountant complies with all the local laws including taxation, social security, labor laws among others, and various rules and regulations
  • Support and facilitate the monitoring of progress towards agreed risk management/mitigation actions, such that remedial actions can be taken in a timely way as and when necessary.
  • Coordinate and facilitate the identification and classification of risks to the HSS-MAG’s operations, the documentation of these, and the determination of appropriate actions to appropriately manage/mitigate such risks.
  • Conduct internal audits and reviews at regular intervals to ensure that compliance procedures are regularly followed
  • Ensure that all the employees are thoroughly updated about the HSS-MAG’s policies, regulations, and processes
  • Resolve employee issues about the legal risk compliances
  • Advise how to comply with accounting reporting standard and for correction where it is necessary
  • Evaluating compliance systems and ensuring adequate software is in place
  • Reporting on compliance
  • Conducting compliance risk assessment training workshops
  • Conducting internal reviews and audits

3.2. Key measurable goals

  • Full compliance with all laws and regulations that pertain to the industry, as well as professional standards, accepted business practices, and internal policies and standards.

3.3. Skills & Competencies

  • Communication skills
  • Risk assessment capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Business knowledge.
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Organizational

3.4. Requirements:

  • Ambitious professional with a Master’s Degree in Business and Administration, Finance or related field;
  • At least Five (5) years of relevant professional experience, working in a taxation environment is an added advantage
  • To be between 35 and 45 years’ old

JOB APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the motivation letter; copy of ID; CV and copy of required degree, other important documents, and a Maximum of 3 persons of professional references addressed electronically to the HSS-MAG Office at the Ministry of Health, latest 24/09/2021 at 6:00 PM on the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

Questions/clarifications may be requested by email to the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

 Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the exam and interview.

Done at Kigali, on 03/09/2021

UWAMBAYINGABIRE Claudine

General Manager   

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2.Internal Control Officer

RECRUITMENT NOTICE Nº 003/09/2021

To address constraints hindering the quality of health services in Rwanda, the Government of Rwanda recommended the Ministry of Health to define strategies to motivate and retain health professionals in the public sector. The Ministry of Health has identified the Health Sector Staff – Mutual Aid Group (HSS-MAG) among the multidimensional strategies that can be implemented to incentivize and retain health professionals in public health facilities in Rwanda. In 2017, the HSS MAG registered as a savings and credit scheme for health sector staff, with the primary objective of improving their socio-economic conditions and promoting access to finance, by assisting staff to make savings and access low-rate loans.

HSS-MAG wishes to recruit the competent and self-driven persons on the following position regardless the gender and other kinds of discrimination.

1. RECRUITMENT DETAILS:

A) Position: Internal control Officer

Number of needed staff: One per position

Employment period: Open-ended period (Full-time)

Working place: HSS-MAG Head Office

2.  INTERNAL CONTROL JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT

Reporting to the General Manager, the Internal Control Officer is responsible for increasing the operational efficiency of HSS-MAG, detecting and eliminating fraud, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations

2.1.     Key responsibilities

  • Review of credit bookings and system limit for approvals, documentation, and perfection
  • Review of risk asset reports for unauthorized credits disbursements and set up rates
  • Review of the cheques-in-clearing process for irregularities
  • Monitor month-end and member’s statement distribution for prompt and efficient delivery service
  • Review of contingent asset and liability instruments for proper approvals and documentation in compliance with the HSS-MAG’s credit policy
  • Review of credits in general for performance and recovery efforts on problem loans
  • Review member’s complaint register and suggestion boxes
  • Review all sensitive accounts to ensure that they are operated in line with the approved policy of HSS-MAG
  • Lead the process for internal controls reviews across the HSS-MAG
  • Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control
  • Deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to business partners, senior leadership and audit committee
  • Deliver adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies
  • To plan, organize and carry out the internal controls function including the preparation of an audit manual and audit plan.
  • Conduct risk assessment of all Units
  • Reports risk management issues and internal controls deficiencies identified directly to the General Manager and Audit Committee and provides recommendations for improving the organization’s operations
  • Carry out detailed investigations when discrepancy, cash suppression or fraud is noticed.
  • Internal control checks and records to safeguard HSS-MAG assets.
  • Make recommendations regarding facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and systems to improve operational efficiency.
  • Evaluate compliance with existing HSS-MAG policies and procedures, identifying and proposing modifications as needed.
  • Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and develop best practices.
  • Develop and implement appropriate operating procedures to ensure compliance with HSS-MAG and industry policies.
  • Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor controls.
  • Daily, weekly and monthly report.
  • Ensure compliance with KYC procedures in processing new customers in an effort to control Money Laundering activities.
  • Ensure that suspicious transactions are identified and duly reported as per the reporting guidelines to the General Manager for further action.
  • Ensure implementation of treasury and Cash management policies in the back office and report any identified weaknesses.
  • Ensure Implementation & Compliance with Business Continuity Management Policies.
  • Monitor and evaluate procurement process in compliance with HSS-MAG procurement policy.
  • Monitor system access user rights and all IT related processes
  • Review and monitor any other process that is initiated either as a result of a new product or Service for which HSS-MAG may bring on board.
  • Actively seek standardization and automation, apply and implement best practices for managing internal controls and deploy innovative technology where possible to enhance and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, provides support to the HSS-MAG’s anti-fraud programs.
  • Review the responses to internal and external audit management letter queries to ensure that recommendations are implemented and ensure that all action items are resolved

2.2. Key measurable goals

  • Reliable financial reporting;
  • Effective and efficient operations;
  • Minimum frauds & forgeries;
  • Compliance to the internal polices Manuals and procedures

2.3. Skills & Competencies:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office programs
  • Knowledge of existing regulatory framework
  • Excellent reporting skills
  • Firmness
  • Integrity
  • Flair for details.
  • Analytical thinking
  • Account reconciliation skills
  • A good numerical skill

2.4. Requirements:

  • Ambitious professional with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountant, Business and Administration, Finance or related field having a master’s degree is an advantage;
  • At least three (3) years of relevant professional experience from a Microfinance environment or any other financial institution.
  • To be between 25 and 38 years old

JOB APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the motivation letter; copy of ID; CV and copy of required degree, other important documents, and a Maximum of 3 persons of professional references addressed electronically to the HSS-MAG Office at the Ministry of Health, latest 24/09/2021 at 6:00 PM on the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

 Questions/clarifications may be requested by email to the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

 Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the exam and interview

Done at Kigali, on 03/09/2021

UWAMBAYINGABIRE Claudine

General Manager  

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Risk and Compliance Manager at Health Sector Staff Mutual Aid Group-HSS-MAG :Deadline 24-09-2021

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RECRUITMENT NOTICE Nº 003/09/2021

To address constraints hindering the quality of health services in Rwanda, the Government of Rwanda recommended the Ministry of Health to define strategies to motivate and retain health professionals in the public sector. The Ministry of Health has identified the Health Sector Staff – Mutual Aid Group (HSS-MAG) among the multidimensional strategies that can be implemented to incentivize and retain health professionals in public health facilities in Rwanda. In 2017, the HSS MAG registered as a savings and credit scheme for health sector staff, with the primary objective of improving their socio-economic conditions and promoting access to finance, by assisting staff to make savings and access low-rate loans.

HSS-MAG wishes to recruit the competent and self-driven persons on the following position regardless the gender and other kinds of discrimination.

B) Position: Risk and Compliance Manager

Number of needed staff: One per position

Employment period: Temporary

Working place: HSS-MAG Head Office

3. RISK AND COMPLIANCE JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT

Reporting to the Audit Committee, the Risk and Compliance Manager is supporting the HSS-MAG to conform with guidelines and associated rules and regulations. He / She is accountable for auditing, overseeing, and ensuring that the process within HSS-MAG doesn’t violate regulations. His / Her task is an ongoing initiative which continually responds to business growth, newly implemented laws, and changing regulatory environment.

3.1. Key responsibilities

  • Coordinate and facilitate the effective implementation of the overall HSS-MAG risk management system, including its review and monitoring.
  • Perform compliance reviews to assess compliance with all financial, accounting, legal, performance requirements, regulations, policies, and policies.
  • Support and ensure the Accountant complies with all the local laws including taxation, social security, labor laws among others, and various rules and regulations
  • Support and facilitate the monitoring of progress towards agreed risk management/mitigation actions, such that remedial actions can be taken in a timely way as and when necessary.
  • Coordinate and facilitate the identification and classification of risks to the HSS-MAG’s operations, the documentation of these, and the determination of appropriate actions to appropriately manage/mitigate such risks.
  • Conduct internal audits and reviews at regular intervals to ensure that compliance procedures are regularly followed
  • Ensure that all the employees are thoroughly updated about the HSS-MAG’s policies, regulations, and processes
  • Resolve employee issues about the legal risk compliances
  • Advise how to comply with accounting reporting standard and for correction where it is necessary
  • Evaluating compliance systems and ensuring adequate software is in place
  • Reporting on compliance
  • Conducting compliance risk assessment training workshops
  • Conducting internal reviews and audits

3.2. Key measurable goals

  • Full compliance with all laws and regulations that pertain to the industry, as well as professional standards, accepted business practices, and internal policies and standards.

3.3. Skills & Competencies

  • Communication skills
  • Risk assessment capabilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Business knowledge.
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Organizational

3.4. Requirements:

  • Ambitious professional with a Master’s Degree in Business and Administration, Finance or related field;
  • At least Five (5) years of relevant professional experience, working in a taxation environment is an added advantage
  • To be between 35 and 45 years’ old

JOB APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the motivation letter; copy of ID; CV and copy of required degree, other important documents, and a Maximum of 3 persons of professional references addressed electronically to the HSS-MAG Office at the Ministry of Health, latest 24/09/2021 at 6:00 PM on the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

Questions/clarifications may be requested by email to the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

 Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the exam and interview.

Done at Kigali, on 03/09/2021

 

UWAMBAYINGABIRE Claudine

General Manager   










Job Position of Internal Control Officer at Health Sector Staff Mutual Aid Group-HSS-MAG (Deadline:24/09/2021 at 6:00 PM)

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  1. RECRUITMENT NOTICE Nº 003/09/2021

To address constraints hindering the quality of health services in Rwanda, the Government of Rwanda recommended the Ministry of Health to define strategies to motivate and retain health professionals in the public sector. The Ministry of Health has identified the Health Sector Staff – Mutual Aid Group (HSS-MAG) among the multidimensional strategies that can be implemented to incentivize and retain health professionals in public health facilities in Rwanda. In 2017, the HSS MAG registered as a savings and credit scheme for health sector staff, with the primary objective of improving their socio-economic conditions and promoting access to finance, by assisting staff to make savings and access low-rate loans.

HSS-MAG wishes to recruit the competent and self-driven persons on the following position regardless the gender and other kinds of discrimination.

1. RECRUITMENT DETAILS:

A) Position: Internal control Officer

Number of needed staff: One per position

Employment period: Open-ended period (Full-time)

Working place: HSS-MAG Head Office

2.  INTERNAL CONTROL JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT

Reporting to the General Manager, the Internal Control Officer is responsible for increasing the operational efficiency of HSS-MAG, detecting and eliminating fraud, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations

2.1.     Key responsibilities

  • Review of credit bookings and system limit for approvals, documentation, and perfection
  • Review of risk asset reports for unauthorized credits disbursements and set up rates
  • Review of the cheques-in-clearing process for irregularities
  • Monitor month-end and member’s statement distribution for prompt and efficient delivery service
  • Review of contingent asset and liability instruments for proper approvals and documentation in compliance with the HSS-MAG’s credit policy
  • Review of credits in general for performance and recovery efforts on problem loans
  • Review member’s complaint register and suggestion boxes
  • Review all sensitive accounts to ensure that they are operated in line with the approved policy of HSS-MAG
  • Lead the process for internal controls reviews across the HSS-MAG
  • Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control
  • Deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to business partners, senior leadership and audit committee
  • Deliver adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies
  • To plan, organize and carry out the internal controls function including the preparation of an audit manual and audit plan.
  • Conduct risk assessment of all Units
  • Reports risk management issues and internal controls deficiencies identified directly to the General Manager and Audit Committee and provides recommendations for improving the organization’s operations
  • Carry out detailed investigations when discrepancy, cash suppression or fraud is noticed.
  • Internal control checks and records to safeguard HSS-MAG assets.
  • Make recommendations regarding facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and systems to improve operational efficiency.
  • Evaluate compliance with existing HSS-MAG policies and procedures, identifying and proposing modifications as needed.
  • Identify areas of financial and administrative strengths and weaknesses and develop best practices.
  • Develop and implement appropriate operating procedures to ensure compliance with HSS-MAG and industry policies.
  • Monitor and provide advice to management to minimize risk resulting from poor controls.
  • Daily, weekly and monthly report.
  • Ensure compliance with KYC procedures in processing new customers in an effort to control Money Laundering activities.
  • Ensure that suspicious transactions are identified and duly reported as per the reporting guidelines to the General Manager for further action.
  • Ensure implementation of treasury and Cash management policies in the back office and report any identified weaknesses.
  • Ensure Implementation & Compliance with Business Continuity Management Policies.
  • Monitor and evaluate procurement process in compliance with HSS-MAG procurement policy.
  • Monitor system access user rights and all IT related processes
  • Review and monitor any other process that is initiated either as a result of a new product or Service for which HSS-MAG may bring on board.
  • Actively seek standardization and automation, apply and implement best practices for managing internal controls and deploy innovative technology where possible to enhance and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, provides support to the HSS-MAG’s anti-fraud programs.
  • Review the responses to internal and external audit management letter queries to ensure that recommendations are implemented and ensure that all action items are resolved

2.2. Key measurable goals

  • Reliable financial reporting;
  • Effective and efficient operations;
  • Minimum frauds & forgeries;
  • Compliance to the internal polices Manuals and procedures

2.3. Skills & Competencies:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office programs
  • Knowledge of existing regulatory framework
  • Excellent reporting skills
  • Firmness
  • Integrity
  • Flair for details.
  • Analytical thinking
  • Account reconciliation skills
  • A good numerical skill

2.4. Requirements:

  • Ambitious professional with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountant, Business and Administration, Finance or related field having a master’s degree is an advantage;
  • At least three (3) years of relevant professional experience from a Microfinance environment or any other financial institution.
  • To be between 25 and 38 years old

JOB APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Interested candidates should submit soft copies of the motivation letter; copy of ID; CV and copy of required degree, other important documents, and a Maximum of 3 persons of professional references addressed electronically to the HSS-MAG Office at the Ministry of Health, latest 24/09/2021 at 6:00 PM on the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

 Questions/clarifications may be requested by email to the following email address: info@hssmag.rw

 Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the exam and interview.

Done at Kigali, on 03/09/2021

UWAMBAYINGABIRE Claudine

General Manager  

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Job Position of Human Resource and Administration Coordinator at Education Development Trust (Closing Date:14 Sep 2021)

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Human Resource and Administration Coordinator

Location:Kigali, Rwanda

Closing Date:14 Sep 2021

About the role

The Human Resources and Administration Coordinator will ensure the successful provision of the core support service functions of Human resource, general administration, and property to ensure that the projects key objectives can be delivered successfully.

As the lead HR role, the role will coordinate the day-to-day operations of the human resource and administration functions. These including but not limited to staff administration, recruitment, training and development, compliance, benefits management, compensation, organization development, and general office administration.

Responsibilities:

Resourcing and Development

  • Facilitate the provision of a professional resourcing service and ensuring all appropriate contractual documentation, compliance checks, and job descriptions are available to meet the resourcing needs of the project, whether through the engagement of consultants or employees.
  • Identifying recruitment needs, implementing processes, and tracking progress of application through to Interview and offer stage in partnership with the line managers
  • Coordinate and attend interviews as required by line managers.
  • Where required, source employment agencies for recruitment purposes ensuring value for money and service.
  • Ensure that Consultant scheduling and resourcing is executed in a timely and effective manner
  • Develop and implement comprehensive induction and probationary monitoring processes
  • Facilitate training opportunities to meet the business needs

General HR Administration

  • Maintain the project HR Database ensuring all staff changes, attendance, and compliance records are updated accordingly.
  • Prepare and ensure all contracts of employment are current and relevant. Where appropriate, prepare contract modification notices to ensure continued relevance.
  • Support on employee contractual issues ensuring terms and conditions align to business policy and country law
  • Ensure organization statutory compliance on HR related issues
  • Administer staff benefits, i.e., medical insurance and pension as well as maintain contact with the service providers
  • The interface between HR and Finance team to ensure accurate and timely delivery of payroll
  • Preparation and analysis of HR Management Information (MI) to support HR metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and provide meaningful data for the project.

Employee Relations & Engagement

  • Ensure that existing HR policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and updated as appropriate.
  • Implement agreed best practice HR policies and procedures in the project ensuring consistency and fairness and ensuring that line managers are provided with timely and accurate advice and guidance on employee relations and current legislation.
  • Provide adequate and relevant communication channels for staff thereby ensuring changes to policy, process, and key information are accessible.
  • Where appropriate, perform welfare duties particularly for any ex-patriate employees.
  • Where appropriate facilitate social opportunities to develop communication and networking opportunities.

Management of Administration Support Services.

  • Oversee the effective provision of support services for the project in line with cost-effective guidelines.
  • Ensure all property functions adhere to financial and procurement best practice and the standards set for procurement documentation for processing.
  • Ensure timely provision of procurement and logistic support for staff.
  • Maintain contract renewals register for service agreements, maintenance agreements, lease agreements, hire agreements, etc. Ensure all renewals are reviewed in a timely manner for ongoing effectiveness, value, and need.
  • Oversee the daily inspection and review of building-wide facilities, logging issues, and faults with the outsourced service provider or Ed Dev Trust contractors.
  • Together with the concerned units develop and update the administration policies and procedures

Programme Management.

  • Ensure programme priorities and views of programme and administration staff are represented at the Management level.
  • Ensure management team decisions are implemented
  • Model the values and vision of Ed Dev Trust.
  • Any other reasonable duty as may be assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility.

Person Specification:

The role holder will need to possess excellent communication skills as the role requires a considerable level of communication with various stakeholders

Knowledge

Essential:

  • Graduate level qualification in a Business Administration or Human Resources Management discipline, master’s degree would be an added advantage
  • Professional Qualifications in human resource
  • Comprehensive and sound knowledge of Labour Law.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of HR policy/process and good practice.
  • Significant understanding of effective administration, procurement, commissioning, and evaluation practices with a strong sense of customer service.

Experience

Essential:

  • A minimum of 5 years HR and Office Administration at supervisory level.
  • Experience in advising managers and employees on a range of HR issues.

Desirable:

  • Prior experience of Administration & HR practice within an international organisation and/or the NGO sector.
  • Experience of managing teams and effective performance management.
  • Experience of using IT and HR information systems

Skills

Essential:

  • Strong planning and organisational skills.
  • Time management skills.
  • Ability to work flexibly and cope with the ambiguity of an organisation going through change/project setup.
  • Ability to maintain effective relationships.
  • Professional membership with a certified HR body

Education Development Trust and its consortium partners are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Education Development Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women are encouraged to apply.

About the organisation

Building Learning Foundations (BLF) is a programme funded by the UK government which aims to improve the quality of teaching and leadership in Rwanda’s primary schools. The objective of BLF is to improve English literacy and Mathematics in grades P1-P5, ensuring that children have the required foundational skills to make successful progress through the system. BLF focuses on building the capacity of teachers, enhancing school leadership, strengthening the country’s education system, and improving education for children with special educational needs. This project is delivered by a consortium consisting of Education Development Trust, the consortium lead, VSO, and British Council.

How to apply

Interested candidates should send an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English, including 3 names of professional referees through: https://careers.educationdevelopmenttrust.com/vacancies/1375/human-resource-and-administration-coordinator.html

The deadline: September 14, 2021

 

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Job Position of Midwife / Neonatal Nurse at Rwandan Paediatric Association (Deadline:21st September 2021)

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Local QI Teams: Midwife/Nurse:

BACKGROUND:

Rwandan Paediatric Association is working in partnership with The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health since 2012 in perinatal care. Providing training, mentoring on quality improvement and health system strengthening strategies to improve clinical skills and care practices. Based on that we have received a fund from James Percy Foundation to implement a 3-year programme. Therefore, we are looking for 3 midwives and 3 neonatal nurses (or nurses with neonatal experience) to join our new programme ‘Rwanda Perinatal System Strengthening’.

Reporting to: Program Manager

Job Title: Midwife / Neonatal Nurse

Contract: 2 years

Location: Karongi, Kamembe, or Musanze (Must live in one of these areas as work will be based in provincial hospitals)

Terms of Reference 

The Quality Improvement Team will be seconded to support three cluster hospital facilities (one central Provincial hospital, with several geographically adjacent district hospitals). Each team will include nurse and midwifery expertise. They will be supported by a team of international volunteer clinicians working across all hubs (see below).

LOCAL QI TEAMS: This team of two members (Neonatal Nurse, Midwife) will be focused on the Provincial hospital and dedicated to the support and development of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and perinatal improvement.

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT QI TEAM: This team of three international members (Paediatrician, Obstetrician, and Neonatal Nurse) will be dedicated to supporting the local QI teams with light outreach support at the District Hospital level with a specific focus on perinatal care improvement across all cluster hospitals.

PROVINCIAL QI TEAM OBJECTIVE

  1. Support the hospital in developing and strengthening its ability to provide neonatal intensive care – primarily through the operationalisation or improvement in existing NICU facilities.
  2. Work with local counterparts to strengthen general neonatal care quality focusing on the core indicator list set out in the Programme Manual. The focus will be on improving basic routine and emergency care functions associated with improving newborn conditions and outcomes in low-resource settings – temperature regulation, infection control, feeding, and KMC.
  3. Work simultaneously with local counterparts in maternity and delivery to strengthen general intrapartum care quality, focusing on the indicators set out in the Programme Manual. As with NNU, the strategic focus will be on improving the basic skills of midwives in identifying high-risk pregnancies early on arrival at hospital, basic fetal monitoring, appropriate identification of emergency labour conditions, and timely communication and decision-making in the case of decision to c-section. Whilst there will be a focus on improving the skills of General Practitioners to manage process around c-section, much of the focus of QI will be on midwives’ knowledge and skills and their consequent ability to manage an efficient ‘flow’ from triage through to postpartum care, minimising avoidable systemic causes of delay which are associated with poor maternal and neonatal outcomes.
  4. Strengthen the communication and working relationship between delivery and neonatal care – with a clear focus on enhancing the skills of both midwives and nurses in delivering high-quality immediate and follow-on routine new-born care (from the ‘golden minute’ to the 28th day and discharge), as well as efficient and effective resuscitation where required.

 Principal responsibilities of the Provincial QI Team Nurse/Midwife will include:

  • Reviewing assigned hospital’s facility assessment data and engaging with hospital administrators and Champions to agree a 2-year plan for delivering neonatal care training modules, as well as agreeing schedule and/or opportunities (daily/weekly/monthly) for refresher training, on-job mentoring, and other relevant training/mentoring activities.
  • Agreeing with hospital administration consultation and planning process for facility improvement projects (as relevant and necessary) and periodic review of equipment/medicines supply/quality/functionality.
  • Agreeing with hospital administrators/Champions indicators, data, and data collection methods for a 2-year period in line with programme objectives and hospital improvement plans.
  • Engaging with administrators/Champions to give feedback of data collected and agree on improvements to add to the hospital improvement plans on return of data.
  • Engaging with Neonatal & Maternity Champions and RPA Mentor to agree 2-year schedule of training and mentoring activities, and agreeing Champion, Provincial QI Team, and RPA Mentor roles and responsibilities within training/mentoring schedule.
  • Agreeing with Neonatal & Maternity Champions and RPA Mentors the consequent schedule of training/mentoring support for 12-month follow-on period (after initial 2 years, following departure of Provincial QI Team).
  • In partnership with Neonatal & Maternity Champions and RPA Mentor, planning and implementing quality improvement projects and related periodic audits.
  • Contributing with hospital clinical colleagues in the provision of care for neonates (as directed by the hospital administrator/Neonatal Champion, to a maximum of 40% of time weekly, over a 5-day week).
  • In consultation with Neonatal Champion and RPA Mentor, to review post-discharge follow-up practice with small/preterm new-borns; agree and implement strategy to strengthen follow-up system.
  • Agree with Champions/clinical directors/director generals to introduce and implement introductory work-based training in coordination with RPA.

 Tasks of the Local QI Team (Nurse/Midwife) will include:

 Mentoring and Coaching colleagues

  • Maintain communication links with the Hospital Directors.
  • Update hospital staff on the progress of the program
  • Consider introducing MDT meetings within the hospital
  • Being present at the hospital for the UK Quality Assurance visits
  • Be a role model at work – support, encourage and communicate with the MDT and your colleagues
  • Work closely with the international support team
  • Support the facilitation of 3 monthly hospital coordination workshops

Data collection

  • Develop and maintain communication links with the data manager
  • Complete data collection referring to M and E tools and submit it as required
  • Support Champions to complete short monthly/3monthly data collection, of all indicators on the Kobo Toolbox. Complete monthly reports and upload onto SharePoint
  • Complete excel teaching log and upload onto SharePoint
  • Complete the NICU/NNU mortality data collection monthly (this is the Champions role but will need directing to do this)
  • Feedback data was collected to hospital staff to inform HIP

Development and support implementation of Hospital Improvement Plan (HIP)

  • Support Champions with the hospital improvement plan, assisting with assigning roles and responsibilities to hospital staff
  • Support Champions in reviewing and updating hospital improvement plans on a monthly basis
  • Identify gaps in training, equipment, and infrastructure and address them when possible and report them to the RPA administration.
  • Support champions in the engagement from hospital staff with quality improvement plans and share them across departments and senior hospital staff

Training

  • Run training sessions on maternal and neonatal care as and where necessary
  • Conduct bedside teaching/mentoring to colleagues
  • Support Champions in taking on training sessions and bedside training

 Knowledge management

  • Document best practice examples (e.g., innovative approaches to teaching, or quality improvement approaches) and share them with the RCPCH technical advisor and RPA
  • Collate and share posters, and other materials that could be used by other hospitals and health centers

Hospital visits

  • Please ensure that a representative from the Local QI Team is present during supervision visits to the hospital by the funder and other relevant organisations

 REPORTING:

 Monthly:

  • Ensure data collection is completed by Champions and submitted via the KOBO toolbox
  • Your monthly report. Template on SharePoint. Only one per team is required.
  • Excel teaching log. Template on SharePoint
  • Supporting champions in updating and reviewing the hospital improvement plan. Upload updated HIPs onto SharePoint.

Requirements/Competencies

Degree: A0 with a minimum of 3 years experience/A1 with a minimum of 7 years experience

You must have a Rwandan nursing or midwifery licence to practice

Having experience in training or mentoring in a clinical capacity is an added value

Having previous experience working in remote areas in Rwanda or similar settings is added value

Application Guidelines

Please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter of how you fit the criteria of the role and the preferred location to pediatric.rwanda@gmail.com and copy charlotte.mann@rcpch.ac.uk

Application deadline: 21st September (Interviews will be scheduled the following week)

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Imyanya 3 y`akazi muri FHI 360 – Rwanda Country Office kubantu bize pre-primary or primary education, education policy, education leadership;Business Administration or Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Public; accounting, finance cy ibisa nabyo : Deadline: 14-09-2021

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  1. Systems Advisor / IR 4 Lead

Job Description

Systems Advisor / IR 4 Lead – Rwanda Schools and Systems Activity

FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education, economic development, civil society, environment, and research. FHI 360 operates from over 60 offices with more than 4000 employees in the United States and around the world. Our commitment to partnerships at all levels and our multi-disciplinary approach allows us to have a lasting impact on the people, communities and countries we serve by improving the lives of millions.  We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Advisor  for the  Schools and Systems (S&S) Activity, a USAID-funded project in Rwanda.




Project Description 

The Rwanda Schools and Systems Activity will strengthen the education system to enable all pre-primary and lower primary school and classroom environments to be of high quality, inclusive, and focused on learning of foundational reading skills. Specifically, the five-year activity will improve learning outcomes by focusing on increasing Kinyarwanda literacy skills of boys and girls through primary 3 (P3) through four intermediate results: (1) Pre-primary education system enhanced to develop, promote and improve emergent literacy, (2) Lower primary reading classroom instruction improved, (3) School environments improved for increased lower primary reading outcomes, and (4) Education systems management strengthened for improved literacy outcomes. The Schools and Systems Activity will include a focus on learning for children with disabilities to ensure project approaches reach all children.

Position Description 

The Systems Advisor will work under the leadership of the Technical Advisor and have primary responsibility for managing work related to Intermediate Result 4: Education systems management strengthened for improved literacy outcomes.

S/he will directly supervise the Literacy Data Use Specialist and the Decentralization Level Support Coordinator. S/he will consult and work closely with government entities including REB and NESA to plan, manage and facilitate support to improve data collection systems, to increase transparency in data-sharing/use and support increased use of data in decision-making at national and decentralized levels. S/he will also work with faculty from Florida State University to provide leadership for supporting REB/NESA, and possibly pre-service institutions, to create a national learning agenda for emergent/early literacy and carry out at least three demand-driven studies and managing Schools and Systems Activity support for Learning Lab events to synthesize/apply available literacy evidence and learning.

The Systems Advisor will also lead the planning and management of initiatives with district and sector level education actors to coach and mentor school-level staff to ensure that individualized student literacy assessment data is collected, reported, and used to improve classroom instruction.

The Systems Advisor will support and Schools and Systems initiatives to mitigate COVID-19 impacts and improve education system resilience and capacity to ensure the continuity of literacy learning. This includes strengthening distance education and supporting the system to improve planning at district and school levels with communities for increasingly feasible and effective foundational learning methods during crisis/recovery.

The work of the Systems Advisor will require close collaboration with the Government of Rwanda, Save the Children, Florida State University and other implementing partners, and key stakeholders.




Job Summary/Responsibilities

  • Works closely with the Technical Advisor and participates in discussions with government stakeholders to improve systems for literacy data collection and use;
  • Responsible to assure planning, timelines, and scheduling workflow for Result areas 4, in coordination with Save the Children and Florida State University
  • Supports Technical Advisor in design and content development for improving data systems and data use
  • Provides direct support to government stakeholders to continuously improve the quality of literacy data collection and visualization, and management of data collection systems for literacy-related data (which may include a variety of data, such as student literacy outcomes, teacher training, dashboard generation, and visualization)
  • Liaises with FHI 360 Technical experts for input and review and incorporates feedback
  • Writes and oversees quality and timeliness of professional development activities and facilitates professional development sessions at national and sub-national levels
  • Plans and carries out stakeholder discussions, training, and collaborative work with the government at central and decentralized levels to improve the quality of and use of literacy related data for decision-making, and decentralized resource management related to improving literacy results
  • Coordinates with sub-awardees to assure alignment, quality, and integration of activities within Result Areas 4, including for carrying out a research agenda and other initiatives to synthesize and apply literacy evidence.
  • Assures initiatives at system support incorporate Schools and Systems efforts focused on improving literacy and the school environment (including school safety, SEL, UDL, gender, and disability-inclusion)
  • Reviews effectiveness of Result Area 4 and makes recommendations for improvement
  • Supports performance management and professional development of direct reports, including ongoing feedback, coaching, and career support




Required Qualifications

  • A minimum of a master’sdegree is required in one of the following fields, or closely related field: pre-primary or primary education, education policy, education leadership
  • Familiarity with and experience applying Rwanda education strategy, policies and roles and responsibilities of central and decentralized entities involved in pre-primary and primary
  • Experience with data-informed, decentralized resource management for education
  • At least seven years of demonstrated technical experience in Rwanda working on lower primary education issues
  • At least three years of demonstrated excellence in a management position, preferably including direct supervision of professional and support staff, and quality assurance of deliverables
  • Demonstrated technical expertise with literacy teaching and learning, and literacy assessment
  • Experience and expertise in design of professional development/training and capacity building for large-scale education programs required
  • Ability to organize and conduct trainings and technical workshops related to literacy;
  • Experience working in or consulting with key government entities, such as REB and NESA
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work and are subject to modification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

We offer competitive compensation and a package of exceptional benefits. Please visit the FHI 360 Career Center at http://www.fhi360.org/careers  for a list of all open positions.

FHI 360 is an employer with equal opportunity and affirmative action. FHI 360 is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status in policies, programs, or activities.

The deadline:14th September 2021

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2. Procurement and Administrative Officer

Job Description

Procurement and Administrative Officer – Rwanda Schools and Systems Activity

FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education, economic development, civil society, environment, and research. FHI 360 operates from over 60 offices with more than 4000 employees in the United States and around the world. Our commitment to partnerships at all levels and our multi-disciplinary approach allows us to have a lasting impact on the people, communities, and countries we serve by improving the lives of millions.  We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Procurement and Administrative Officer for the Schools and Systems (S&S) USAID-funded project in Rwanda.

Project Description 

The Rwanda Schools and Systems Activity will strengthen the education system to enable all pre-primary and lower primary school and classroom environments to be of high quality, inclusive, and focused on learning of foundational reading skills. Specifically, five-year activity will improve learning outcomes by focusing on increasing Kinyarwanda literacy skills of boys and girls through primary 3 (P3) through four intermediate results: (1) Pre-primary education system enhanced to develop, promote and improve emergent literacy, (2) Lower primary reading classroom instruction improved, (3) School environments improved for increased lower primary reading outcomes, and (4) Education systems management strengthened for improve literacy outcomes. The Schools and Systems Activity will include a focus on learning for children with disabilities to ensure project approaches reach all children.




Position Description 

The Procurement and Administrative Officer supports Procurement and general operations of FHI360 Schools and Systems project in Rwanda. Under the direction of the Operations Manager, this position is responsible for providing administrative and logistical support in procurement of goods and services needed for project activities through a competitive process and in line with established FHI360 policies and funder regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Reviews Purchase Requisition orders to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
  • Assists with developing bid specifications and Request for quotations
  • Contact suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries, resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries to ensure contract terms and Rwanda Schools & Systems activity project needs are met.
  • Assist project staff on all issues related to product specifications, prices and availability, and appropriate substitutes.
  • Design Criteria for supplier and vendor’s selection.
  • Solicit vendors and supplier quotations within the required time limit.
  • Participate in vendors and supplier’s proposals/quotations evaluation and analysis to ensure overall competitiveness, quality and compliance with specified requirements.
  • Ensures compliance and efficiency in procurement of goods and services for Rwanda Schools & Systems Activity project.
  • Check delivery of goods and/or services to ensure orders are filled correctly and goods meet specifications.
  • Ensures the physical and electronic archiving of procurement records.
  • Maintain policies and procedures of organizational and government regulations affecting purchases and share information with management, staff members and vendors.
  • Works with accounting to ensure all receiving and shipping transactions are complete and accurate.




Administration

  • Make certain that all administrative systems and processes (including facilities management, fleet management, procurement, travel administration, inventory/assets management) are highly reliable, finely tuned, and well delivered and in compliance with funder and organizational policies and procedures.
  • Set up and maintain files, prepare reports, presentation and graphic, provide project staff with office supplies, perform data entry, proofreads, and compile special reports as may be required.
  • Provide meeting support as needed (e. g. Scheduling conference rooms, coordinating food, logistics).
  • Prepare and maintain documentation, plans, reports, schedules, databases, spread sheets, logs, etc. to support functions.
  • Schedule and organize activities such as meetings, travel, conferences, and activities for project staff.
  • Use established filing and data systems and file all project files as needed.
  • Review data and information for completeness and accuracy using standard guidelines.
  • Gather readily available information from office records to drafts e-mails, memos, and other documents as may required.

 Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Public or related field
  • Relevant experience in Supply Chain Management and/or a minimum of 5‐7 years experience in procurement and at least 5 years in administrative support
  • Ability to prepare procurement reports providing periodic status updates as necessary required.
  • Knowledge of the laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations governing commodities and services purchasing for USAID funded programs; the methods, policies, and procedures involved in purchasing a large quantity and variety of supplies, equipment, services, and goods; contract law; the various contract development and source selection methods.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

We offer competitive compensation and a package of exceptional benefits. Please visit the FHI 360 Career Center at http://www.fhi360.org/careers  for a list of all open positions.

FHI 360 is an employer with equal opportunity and affirmative action. FHI 360 is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status in policies, programs, or activities.

The deadline:14th September 2021

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3. Finance &Grant Officer 

Job Description

Finance and Grant – Rwanda Schools and Systems Activity

FHI 360 is a global development organization, with a rigorous, evidence-based approach to human development. Our team of professionals includes experts in health, nutrition, education, economic development, civil society, environment, and research. FHI 360 operates from over 60 offices with more than 4000 employees in the United States and around the world. Our commitment to partnerships at all levels and our multi-disciplinary approach allows us to have a lasting impact on the people, communities, and countries we serve by improving the lives of millions. We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Finance &Grant Officer for the Schools and Systems (S&S) USAID-funded project in Rwanda.

Project Description 

The Rwanda Schools and Systems Activity will strengthen the education system to enable all pre-primary and lower primary school and classroom environments to be of high quality, inclusive, and focused on learning of foundational reading skills. Specifically, the five-year activity will improve learning outcomes by focusing on increasing Kinyarwanda literacy skills of boys and girls through primary 3 (P3) through four intermediate results: (1) Pre-primary education system enhanced to develop, promote and improve emergent literacy, (2) Lower primary reading classroom instruction improved, (3) School environments improved for increased lower primary reading outcomes, and (4) Education systems management strengthened for improved literacy outcomes. The Schools and Systems Activity will include a focus on learning for children with disabilities to ensure project approaches reach all children.

Position Description 

 Major Responsibility 

The F&G officer will work under the Leadership of the Finance Manager and will be responsible for the accounting tasks on the project and overseeing and monitoring the sub recipients under the USAID Schools & Systems Activity Project in Rwanda. S/he will manage all sub-award work processes including monitoring compliance with donor regulations, sub award terms and conditions, and FHI 360’s policy. The officer will also provide support on financial management activities for the project.





Job Summary/Responsibilities

  1. Overall financial activities of the project, including the accounting, invoicing, contracts management, procurement, and administrative activities
  2. Ensure that adequate and appropriate internal controls are in place and are in compliance with USAID and USG policies and procedures to meet generally recognized accounting standards
  3. Receive invoices from vendors, sub awardees and supplier, verify their accuracy and all supporting documentation before payment
  4. Prepare vendors and suppliers payments and ensure strict adherence to organizational procedures
  5. Record all transactions in the GFAS accounting system including Sub Awardees payments
  6. Ensure all checks issued by FHI 360 are shipped to Vendors or suppliers on time and receive their proper receipt
  7. Pre-Award Assessment: Participate in conducting pre-award assessments of potential grantees, particularly in examining financial risk, accounting, and administrative procedures for control of funds and expenditures, including appropriate reporting and authorities
  8. Review of financial reports – Review sub awardee financial reports for accuracy and in line with project projection by comparing expenditures against the original project budget. Assist technical staff in monitoring sub-project budgets in accordance with approved work plan activities.
  9. Financial site visits – Conduct site visits to sub-awardees and assess financial and contractual issues and discuss any gaps in performance with the sub awardee.
  10. Tracking contractual compliance – Monitor compliance with each subaward terms and conditions including checking that spending is within the obligated funding amount and period of performance, adherence to reporting deadlines, and additional special award conditions.
  11. Communication with subrecipients –Establish a relationship with subrecipients through regular contact to facilitate/ uncover project challenges before they become serious, identify ways to help increase performance, and provides insights that provide valuable context during site visits.
  12. Audits Ensure subrecipient audits are conducted for sub awardees that meet the US Government threshold and FHI 360 is prime funder.
  13. Capacity building– Identify training needs for the sub-awardees and conduct capacity building as needed.
  14. Respond to queries from sub awardees in collaboration with technical teams.





Qualifications and Requirements.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or other relevant field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Minimum of 3 years in financial management experience
  • QuickBooks experience strongly preferred
  • Computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Knowledge of U.S. Government grants, contracting, and auditing standards as they apply to effective management of multi-year funds.
  • Articulate, Professional, and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
  • Excellent organizational and written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to travel to project field sites
  • Fluency in written and spoken French and English required
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Proven ability to pre-plan critical actions and carry out actions in an efficient and timely manner
  • Track record of being a team player, ability to deal with multiple tasks, flexibility, and getting critical tasks completed on time

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work and are subject to modification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

We offer competitive compensation and a package of exceptional benefits. Please visit the FHI 360 Career Center at http://www.fhi360.org/careers  for a list of all open positions.

FHI 360 is an employer with equal opportunity and affirmative action. FHI 360 is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or veteran status in policies, programs, or activities.

The deadline:14th September 2021













Job Position of Trade Marketing Manager at SKOL Brewery Ltd (Deadline:17 September 2021)

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SKOL BREWERY LIMITED RECRUITS

SKOL Brewery Ltd is looking for an exceptional Trade Marketing Manager to join the team.

INTRODUCTION

Skol Brewery Ltd (SBL) is a subsidiary of UNIBRA, a Belgium-based company operating in the Brewing Real Estate and Financial Services sectors

UNIBRA has had brewing operations in Africa since the mid-twentieth century. The company is proud to produce and commercialize SKOL, a very successful brand selling over 45,000,000 hectoliters internationally and is one of the TOP 5 beer brands, by volume, worldwide. Currently SKOL can be found in more than 10 African countries.

SBL is operating in Rwanda since 2010 and is now one of the fastest growing companies in the country reaching 27% market share.

Since beginning its operations in Rwanda, SKOL brewery Ltd has introduced different brands to the market providing a refreshing choice of beers to satisfy various tastes.

At Skol brewery Ltd, we see consumers at the heart of everything we do. That is why our consumers have been offered high quality beer with a very refreshing taste, brewed with natural ingredients and no added sugar.

We have proudly adopted Rwandan identity and have embraced the country culture, introducing GATANU and VIRUNGA, the first beer brands with local identity.

To accomplish its mission, SKOL Brewery Ltd is looking for a qualified and committed individual to join its team in the in the position of Trade Marketing Manager, based in Kigali.

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE ROLE

 The role will require providing support to the growth of Skol Brands in Rwanda through leading the delivery of the trade marketing plan for national on & off trade channels.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 The Trade Marketing Manager reports directly to the Commercial Director and the top priorities are the following:

Reporting to the Commercial Director you will be expected to take the lead on developing and delivering the trade marketing strategy, setting KPIs and budget allocation for each channel and

Guide and lead the sales team (visibility reps) with the objective of excellence in distribution, visibility & promotional execution in

Nurture relations with customers, convincing them of mutual benefit available of our activation plans. Regular trade accompaniments visit with the team area a must, coaching the team to achieve great

Lead key projects such as the key account and outdoor visibility programme

Work closely on procurement, stock management and delivery of Skols visibility toolkit.

Develop innovative new trade tools that keeps the Skol brand looking fresh & relevant to the young affluent urban

Introduce a best in class Customer Relationship Management tool capable of Providing genuine insight into the dynamics of our market and the brands that operate within

Track and manage costs to guarantee delivery of the annual trade marketing plan within the budget and put in place an effective means for measuring the execution and effectiveness of all trade marketing activity – in-line with the wider business KPIs

Drive national distribution leveraging distribution incentives and trial driving mechanics

KEY COMPETENCES & QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a senior level in sales and/or a trade marketing role in a comparable FMCG environment.

Experience and understanding of trade marketing in a similar FMCG

Excellence in team

Experience in effective budget management and performance tracking and analysis.

Ability to build rapport with multiple stakeholders both internal &

Excellence in commercial

Great organizational and project management

Good creative judgement and understanding of principles of building brands in on and off

Proven Line management

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

In this role, you will have the potential to transform your career and our business. You will get the support and mentorship you need to succeed. We are a meritocracy- based organisation with plenty of room for growth and development, your hard work will be rewarded.

We encourage you to think big and go after your goals. You will get to be creative, work with diverse teams and have direct control over your career and where it takes you.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications including cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV), copies of university degree/diplomas/ professional certificates and a copy of the national ID/passport(all should be uploaded as one Document file !) should be via this link: https://www.skolbrewery-careers.rw/ at the attention of the HR Department not later than Friday, 17th September 2021 at 5:00pm.










17 Job Positions at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline:Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm)

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1.Senior Project Officer/Senior Nutrition Officer

Job Title: Senior Project Officer/Senior Nutrition Officer

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 8

Reports To: Cluster Coordinator

Country/Location: District Level/Field-based

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

As a lead for the cluster level nutrition activities of the Inclusive Nutrition Early Child Development/INECD program, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, GoR’s the policy/strategy, and good practices.
  • Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact relted to nutrition indicators.
  • Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
  • Support the Nutrition Advisor to adapt and test training tools and manuals with partner and GoR STAFF.
  • Assist the Nutrition Advisor in the training of partner and government staff on the latest nutrition programming competency to promote key nutrition approaches.
  • Supervise and support community-level capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
  • Oversee the implementation of a community-based nutrition approach focusing on inclusive nutrition with a focus on households with children under 6, pregnant and lactating mothers.
  • Support partner nutritionists to ensure the functionality of village nutrition school with all target program participants.
  • Supervise the data collection by partner staff and check the data analysis done by partner staff in the reports.
  • Conduct regular technical supportive supervision to service providers to ensure the inclusive nutrition service delivery meets quality standards.
  • Contribute to the accountability towards central and local governments through supervision and assistance to partners in the preparation of program evaluations.
  • Collaborate efficiently with Sr. Econ. &Strengthening Officer, Rehabilitation and Inclusion Officer to ensure that econ. &strengthening, food security and rehabilitation, and Inclusion related activities are well integrated with inclusive nutrition activities.
  • Ensure provision of any logistical and administrative support to partners.
  • Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices
  • Participate in monthly technical planning meetings at cluster and partner levels.
  • Review monthly, quarterly and annual partner reports for nutrition component.
  • Prepare and submit weekly and monthly activity reports.
  • Ensure a good relationship with district officials and other stakeholders involved in nutrition activities in the district.
  • Perform any other task assigned by relevant supervisors

 Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition required. Master’s Degree in nutrition or in the field of food sciences and public health <Program Area> would be a plus.
  • Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of nutrition, public health, nutrition security, food security programs for an NGO.
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages –

  • Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus

Travel – The position is field based. Less than 10% time is anticipated for travel to Kigali.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgment
  • Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and with GoR/MOH, District officials
  • Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
  • Experience in training and supporting the implementation of nutrition activities
  • Staff supervision experience a plus.
  • Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Nutrition Advisor, Food Security Advisor, Cluster level technical staff, DCOP, CRS finance staff

External: INECD consortium and local partners technical staff, district technical staff, district level relevant technical working groups including DPEMs, other nutrition actors in the districts.

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday September 17, 2021, at 5:00pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Senior Nutrition Officer” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Applicationf59fcf87bcb2920ea6107fbb2582b154.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause49b7fdaccfe1396870a485606a42ed82.pdf










2.Senior Economic Strengthening Officer

Job Title: Senior Economic Strengthening Officer

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 8

Reports To: Cluster Coordinator

Country/Location: District Level/Field-based

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

As member of INECD project team, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all Economic Strengthening project activities for the successful implementation of the CRS Saving Internal Lending Communities/Private Service Provider (SILC/PSP) model. You will provide technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable.

 Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key responsibilities:

  • Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities in SILC/PSP as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, and donor requirements.
  • Collaborate with program staff at cluster level to ensure effective coordination of SILC/PSP activities with other aspects of the program through different Components/ approaches planned to be implemented
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with implementing partners, and support partners to achieve program targets
  • Provide periodic training refresher pieces of training or additional pieces of training related to ES component throughout the life of the project.
  • Support accountability through contributing on the evaluation of project activities and guiding partners in their efforts to build on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Provide effective supervision to support partners in SILC/PSP implementation including PSP certification process and establishment of PSP networks.
  • Conduct field visits in the assigned district/cluster and make informative reports with specific recommendations on key gaps identified to ensure improvement of quality services delivery
  • Consolidate and compile project report related to ES component in analyzing SILC data in the SAVIX MIS and narrative reports from partners at cluster level.
  • Support partners to organize financial linkages between savings groups and formal financial institutions.
  • With the Economic Strengthening Advisor, represent CRS economic strengthening programming to key stakeholders, including in the government, community, and among other economic strengthening actors and counterparts in Rwanda

Basic Qualifications Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred in the field of Business, Finance, Economics, Rural Development, Development Studies or related field.
  • Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of microfinance and economic strengthening.
  • Must have 2-3 years of experience in organizing and facilitating Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) training or another community-based micro-finance model.
  • Experience working with partners, participatory action planning, and community engagement.
  • Staff supervision experience a plus.
  • Experience in monitoring projects, collecting and analyzing SILC data using Savings Groups Information Exchange- Management Information System SAVIX-MIS
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Rwandan nationality

Required Languages – Working proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

Travel – The position is field based. Less than 10% time is anticipated for travel to Kigali.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
  • Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and with GoR/MOH, District officials
  • Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with partners, participatory action planning, and community engagement.
  • Experience in monitoring projects, collecting and analyzing SILC data using Savings Groups Information Exchange- Management Information System SAVIX-MIS
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities: None

 Key Working Relationships:

 Internal: Economic Strengthening Advisor, Program staff at the cluster level, Meal Advisor, Project DCOP, COP, and Finance staff

External:  INECD consortium and local partners technical staff, district staff, other Saving practitioners in the project implementation area as well as financial services providers.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Economic Strengthening Officer” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

 Country Representative

  CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application4904576fcf0d704a3fb2672560aacf5b.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausefe93914a54fd147d0429426eedda9d36.pdf




3.Program Manager II/ Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening Advisor

Job Title: Program Manager II/ Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening Advisor

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 10

Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party/ Secondment to NCDA

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

This position is a Secondment to NCDA while maintaining institutional ties to CRS. The Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening Advisor will provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of INECD interventions to ensure DPEM functionality at all levels, that effective systems and processes are in place that supports high-quality programming advancing NCDA and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its inclusive nutrition and ECD programming. You will be responsible for planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and documentation of DPEM interventions.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist NCDA in the implementation of the NCDA Strategic plan especially DPEM strengthening interventions in compliance with the DPEM guidelines and in collaboration with other partners representatives
  • Coordinate DPEM capacity strengthening activities and support their implementation from district to village level.
  • Mobilize, strengthen and advocate towards districts leadership to ensure their commitment to DPEM functionality is effective.
  • Participate in inclusive nutrition and ECD policy and strategy design and update targeting children, adolescent and women of reproductive health.
  • Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all new and existing inclusive nutrition and ECD projects within the CP throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
  • Lead the development of program learning – identify opportunities for learning, research and publications in inclusive nutrition and ECD/DPEM coordination and implementation of MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency and NCDA knowledge management agenda. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
  • Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the CP inclusive nutrition and ECD sector portfolio in line with agency, regional, and CP nutrition, ECD and social inclusion strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality proposals in nutrition, ECD per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
  • Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in inclusive nutrition and ECD for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
  • Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to nutrition, ECD and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
  • Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
  • Ensure timely and highly-quality project activity reports and program documentation are compiled and submitted.

Basic Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition sciences, Public Health, Social sciences or related field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
  • Minimum of 7 years’ experience in relevant field-based project management experience required, with preferably at least 2-3 years working in nutrition and ECD
  • Experience in managing moderately complex projects preferably with the GoR or an international NGO.

Required Languages – Strong oral and written skills in English, French and Kinyarwanda

Travel – The position is Kigali-based/NCDA. Must be willing and able to travel up to 40% of the time to project sites.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions
  • Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
  • Good presentation and facilitation skills
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including USAID.
  • Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals.
  • Experience engaging with partner organizations
  • MEAL skills and experience required.
  • Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities – None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: NCDA leadership and program staff, Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Country Representative, Programming staff, Finance Manager, Regional Technical Advisors.

External: International and local partners, government offices and affiliated agencies, USAID nutrition staff, potential consultants, and TA providers.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                          

  Jude-Marie Banatte

  Country Representative

 CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application6884959b3cc59ca886ad9dff19daa05a.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausedf7799b43e65a1b10433dcba11119a27.pdf




4.Procurement Officer

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Department: Operations

Band: 6

Reports To: Supply Chain Manager

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:  

You will coordinate local procurement processes to acquire goods and services in support to the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Your knowledge and experience will allow you to successfully coordinate the quality and efficiency of procurement and purchasing activities and ensure stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate fully compliant procurement systems and operating procedures. Assess effectiveness and efficiency and recommend improvements. Contribute to ensuring compliance with CRS procurement principles, standards, and policies, donor regulations, and local statutory requirements.
  • Coordinate with various departments to develop and maintain an up-to-date procurement plan with all quantities, quality, and delivery requirements for goods, cash, and voucher assistance (CVA), and services. Provide pricing information to assist budget holders with budget preparation.
  • Coordinate sourcing process to ensure the best value for money. Key activities include: market assessments and price monitoring, defining supplier evaluation criteria, facilitating transparent and consistent bidding and vendor selection processes, quality and availability of goods assessment, negotiation, and contract/purchase order preparation.
  •  Communicate with other procurement staff and various program and operations units to coordinate and track goods/services delivery and receipt and keep everyone informed of the status. Collect information to confirm that goods/services and CVA assets delivered are what have been ordered in the correct quantities and quality, they arrive on schedule and at the right cost.
  • Monitor payment terms and schedules through maintenance of open order report and oversee coordination with the finance team to ensure timely payments to vendors.
  • Maintain correspondence and constant contact with suppliers and voucher vendors to follow up on the execution of contractual terms and conditions, and handle issues if needed. Monitor and report on supplier performance, noting current and/or potential issues and/or inefficiencies, and assist with contract/purchase order modifications.
  • Accountable for transparency within the procurement department through ensuring a complete, accurate, and up-to-date document trail of all procurement processes, vendor files, procurement, and inventory database to assist with control and accountability. Prepare reports and facilitate document retrieval.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Business Administration or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years work experience in procurement/supply chain management, logistics, administration, preferably with an international organization.
  • Good knowledge of various donor procurement regulations (e.g. USAID, EU, UN)
  • Knowledge of international and national procurement regulations and local market conditions.
  • .Strong negotiation skills – interpersonal communication skills – good writing skills in both English and French are required.
  • Knowledge of contract terms, as well as a proven ability to successfully complete purchase orders against specifications.

Required Languages – English, French, and Kinyarwanda

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 25 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

  • Good planning and coordination skills and ability to prioritize competing priorities effectively
  • Good analytical skills with the ability to make independent judgments and decisions
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented with a focus on meeting customer needs
  • Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
  • Good negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Specific CVA programming experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of market assessments. Professional certification a plus.
  • Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Experience with database management systems (e.g. MS Access) is highly desirable.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff) 

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

Supervisory Responsibilities:  Procurement Assistant

Key Working Relationships: 

Internal: All staff

External:  Suppliers, Partners, RRA, Customs, RURA

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. 

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Procurement Officer” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                             

 Jude-Marie Banatte

 Country Representative

  CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application4aeb4f27ba77c6dcb3685810004a8c79.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clauseae29ceddff807ad0d2a13de73e6000c7.pdf




5.Procurement Assistant

Job Title: Procurement Assistant

Department: Operations

Band: 4

Reports To: Procurement Officer

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:  

You will effectively perform various activities throughout the procurement cycle to assist the acquisition of goods and services in support of the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. Your abilities will allow you to successfully support the quality and efficiency of procurement and purchasing activities applying the principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Supports requestors to prepare complete and comprehensive Purchase Requisition Forms.
  • Assists with the maintenance of the procurement plan and the procurement tracking tool to facilitate timely communication of procurement/purchase needs, status updates on the progress of all orders, and effective and efficient service delivery.
  • Assists the Procurement Officer in the continuous search for competent, reputable, and reliable suppliers of goods or services.
  • Visit suppliers (company site, stores, and/or production facilities) to collect information and support the due diligence process.
  • Purchases items following CRS procurement documents (i.e. Purchase Order), instructions, and standards.
  • Prepares Payment Requests, ensuring all the supporting documentation is accurate and on file to assist the timely payment to vendors; and, follows up with requestors, suppliers, and other relevant parties to address any deficiencies and/or discrepancies.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement or a related fields such as Business Administration, management or equivalent
  • Minimum of 2 years work experience in supporting procurement/purchasing, logistics, and/or administration processes and activities.
  • Good writing and negotiation skills.
  • Knowledge of local market conditions.
  • Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Experience with database management systems (e.g. MS Access) is highly desirable.

Required Languages: English – French – Kinyarwanda

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 25 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

  • Strong attention to detail with good organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
  • Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized organizational codes of ethics
  • Strong customer service orientation with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff) 

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Key Working Relationships: 

Internal: All staff

External: Suppliers, Partners, RRA, Customs, RURA

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. 

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Procurement Assistant” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application623d98fbc89464eed980d827a53b221a.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause0eb91cc2d0fc5cb85ceac6fdd40bd6f8.pdf




6.Information, Communications, and Technology Officer

Job Title: Information, Communications, and Technology Officer

Department: Operations

Band: 7

Reports To: ICT Manager

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:  

  • Deploy, configure, and maintain ICT systems and databases, including networks, servers, and telecommunications. Troubleshoot and address issues to ensure optimal performance.
  • Configure and maintain applications and user devices. Provide timely and quality service delivery, technical support, and advice to user requests to ensure proper user access to agency business data and information.
  • Maintain inventory of ICT equipment, hardware, and software and ensure adequate supply and functionality, in collaboration with relevant staff. Provide input to budget for ICT related expenses.
  • Coordinate relationships with suppliers to facilitate delivery of ICT-related services that meet CRS business requirements and needs.
  • Partner with program staff to support integration and evolution of digital solutions in improving program implementation. Support building capacity of program staff by supporting use and integration of digital data collection tools with ICT4D solutions (i.e. Red Rose, CommCare, Power BI, and ArcGIS) to facilitate and track participant registration and in-kind, cash or voucher assistance distributions.
  • Prepare statistical reports on ICT-related data and metrics. As needed, implement measures to ensure required standards are met.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT-related field (Computer Science, Computer Networking, Programming, and Information Systems) required. Significant work experience in a directly related field combined with appropriate training/certificates may substitute for degree.
  • Desired certifications include Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate or equivalent, Cisco Certified Network Associate or equivalent, Microsoft SharePoint Foundations or equivalent, and ITIL Foundation Certified.
  • Minimum of three years of work experience in a position with similar responsibilities.
  • Experience in introduction, design, implementation, and adoption of relevant technology and data management tools.

Required Languages – English – French – Kinyarwanda

Travel – include percentage of required travel, if applicable. Could be stated as Must be willing and able to travel up to 25 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Good relationship management skills. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally with a strong client-service focus.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate technical ideas and concerns in a non-technical manner.
  • Strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to see the big picture, make sound decisions and offer non-standard solutions.
  • Able to maintain confidential information.
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented.
  • Basic understanding of business analysis concepts and best practices.
  • Demonstrated experience building ICT capacity with professional staff.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated capacity in the management of network/server software and hardware devices and platforms.
  • Grasp of complex network, security, mobile, desktop, server, telephony, backup, application, and database technologies.
  • Experience with ITSM and systems management tools preferred.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: All Staff

External:  Suppliers, RURA

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. 

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “ICT Officer” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

   Jude-Marie Banatte

  Country Representative

  CRS/Rwanda Program 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Applicationd4315976b5d9ffa10baa166f32b92509.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause4f4ccda3014e61ae7cf0ba1848a92a23.pdf




7.Human Resources Officer

Job Title: Human Resources Officer

Department: Operations

Band: 7

Reports To: Human Resources Manager

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:  

You will help coordinate and support the execution of the Country Program (CP) HR strategy and operational plans in support of high-quality programs serving the poor and vulnerable. You will provide responsive, high-quality service to address HR programs and operations needs in the areas of recruitment, staff development, performance management, employee relations, compensation and benefits, onboarding/orientation, policies, staff care, and employee administration.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to the HR Manager or Head of Operations in his/her responsibilities with regard to the overall management of HR programs and services in the CP.
  • Ensure periodic review, revision, development, and implementation of sound human resource policies including Personnel Manual, systems, and tools in collaboration with HR Manager.
  • Help coordinate and support HR processes, activities, and service delivery, to ensure they meet latest agency, donor, and local legal requirements and standards and reflect best practices.
  • Assess service needs and provide quality process services and advice to support managers in their daily staff management responsibilities.
  • Collect and organize input on HR processes and policies and participate in the review and update of various systems, manuals, guidelines, and tools.
  • Support professional development needs assessment and help ensure the provision of precise development programs for CRS staff and partners
  • Maintain record keeping through personnel files and/or Insight that adheres to required CRS, donor, and local law regulations. As needed provide support on analytical reports on HR-related data, metrics, and trends to support decision-making, workforce planning, and development.
  • Assist International staff to obtain the working permit at DGIE and ensure its timely renew.
  • In consultation with HR Manager and Staff Representative, define the staff Engagement survey action plan and support its implementation.
  • Ensure proper communication of changes in HR policies and procedures to all staff.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or Business Administration required. Relevant experience and completion of HR certification or courses may substitute for some education.
  • Minimum of three years work experience in HR, preferably with an International or local NGO, and good knowledge of HR best practices and standards.
  • Experience with and knowledge of employment laws, regulations, policies, principles, concepts, and practices. Good understanding of the local labor law.

Required Languages – English – French – Kinyarwanda

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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
  • Strong customer service ethic and abilities
  • Very good planning, coordinating, and organizing skills
  • Able to maintain confidential information
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, HRIS.
  • Supervisory experience would be a plus.

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities: None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: All Country Program Staff

External:  HR Community, Legal Counsel, Labor Inspector, DGIE 

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

 CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “HR Officer” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 Kigali. September 6, 202

Jude-Marie Bana

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application51205304138a45396c932d8eed800089.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clauseba49fb011296fad18aa33af3bcfd63ac.pdf




8.Driver

 

Job Title: Driver

Department: Operations

Band: 2

Reports To: Logistics Officer

Country/Location: District Level

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:

The CRS driver is responsible for driving CRS staff, guests, partners, and other associates. He/ She is also responsible of other key duties such as the 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 CRS Vehicles in accordance with CRS travel and vehicles policies;
  • Monitor and implement regular 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 -three years’ experience driving experience, preferably for an international NGO;
  • Having knowledge in mechanics automobile preferred;
  • Basic knowledge in MS Office packages is advantageous;
  • Able to communicate in basic written and spoken English or French.

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

Supervisory Responsibilities – None

Agency-wide Competencies:

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Accountability and stewardship
  • Builds relationships
  • Develops talent
  • Continuous improvement and innovation
  • Strategic mindset

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

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Driver” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application8666f167f26e50a488c23154d40a39fb.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausec01646708b737a17fc07a52d9b593b30.pdf




9.Grants Accountant

Job Title: Grants Accountant

Department: Finance

Band: 8

Reports To: Deputy Finance Manager

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:  

You will help coordinate and contribute to the implementation of the CRS policies and procedures in compliance with CRS’ 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 CRS 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 CRS subrecipients and partners following established standards. Ensure setup and maintenance of all data required for processing financial transactions for assigned project/grant accounts in INSIGHT financial accounting package.
  • 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 subrecipient financial management processes in accordance with policy and strengthen the capacity of partner in financial accounting and transactions.
  • Monitor disbursement/receipt schedules, alert relevant CRS 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 CRS staff with decision-making. Assist with budget maintenance for proper management of financial resources.
  • Provide information to CRS staff, subrecipients, 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 (Employees, Partners,…)
  • Perform assigned treasury CRS (cash payment/receipt, cash forecast, etc.) duties, as long as segregation of duties is ensured.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or other relevant field preferred. Accounting or audit certification preferred.
  • Previous experience ensuring compliance on DFID or other large donor contracts.
  • Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or Project Management Professional certifications preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years work experience, ideally with an international organization, with progressive responsibility in operations and/or programming. At least 3 of these years entailing audit, compliance, or risk management experience.
  • Knowledge of audit standards and compliance regulations; knowledge of COSO’s Internal Control Framework or The Institute of Internal Audit’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
  • 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 50 %.

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 INSIGHT financial accounting package or similar financial reporting software preferred.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Finance and Programming staff

External: Sub-Recipients, Partners

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

 CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday September 17, 2021, at 5:00pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Grants Accountant” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

 CRS/Rwanda Program 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application14b4cf5698a8b75f8210bd498959cd3e.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausef837c1d24d5f28c842d0d9a85a65dec9.pdf




10.Program Manager I/Gender Mainstreaming Advisor

Job Title: Program Manager I/Gender mainstreaming Advisor

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

You will manage Gender programming in the INECD and be responsible for ensuring integration of Gender activities across INECD design and implementation advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable, especially all women (including youth and women with disability). You will be responsible for addressing gender inequality in the household and community with regards to access to nutrition and ECD services.

Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and implement all gender activities throughout relevant project cycles – project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out – to ensure efficient and effective implementation of the project’s gender and social inclusion approaches including in research and data collection, as outlined in the detailed implementation plan and in line with the national gender and social inclusion strategy, CRS program quality standards, and donor requirements and good practices. Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate and gender related systems and tools.
  • Work in close collaboration with the SBC Advisor to shift practices around gender roles for inclusive nutrition and ECD in the household and in the community.
  • Effectively manage talent, supervise, and provide coaching especially with regards to gender mainstreaming. Contribute to the recruitment process of project staff.
  • Champion learning in gender mainstreaming in inclusive nutrition and ECD with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
  • Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in gender programming area, and proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles for inclusive nutrition and ECD in project outcomes.
  • Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and gender technical assistance needs of partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
  • Help identify, assess and strengthen partnerships relevant to inclusive nutrition and ECD applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
  • Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources.
  • Coordinate and compile high-quality project activity reports, technical documentations, and program lessons.

Basic Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, development studies or related field required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience working on gender and social inclusion issues within community and civil society development programs, preferably in USAID programs and with an international NGO.
  • Knowledge of gender and social inclusion issues in Rwanda including social, political, and cultural gender norms and challenges. Knowledge of the status of vulnerable and marginalized populations within Rwanda and their engagement in social, political, and cultural norms.

Required Languages

Oral and written fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. Professional proficiency in French a plus

Travel – The position is Kigali based. Must be willing and able to travel to the field up to 50% of the time

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write reports
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Project management experience in inclusive nutrition and ECD is highly desirable.
  • Experience engaging with partner organizations.
  • Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
  • MEAL skills and experience preferred.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: All INECD staff, relevant CRS Country Program staff

 External: MoH, Migeprof,  NCDA leadership, District Leadership, Local Partners, relevant TWGs, NGO working in INECD areas.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Gender mainstreaming” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                             

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application001b6f981b6eae35c982951cb01340c7.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausee56e10f4b8abf8c3b67f7a00bdcc9cfa.pdf




11.Finance Officer

Job Title: Finance Officer

Department: Finance

Band: 6

Reports To: Deputy Finance Manager

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:  

You will support the Finance department’s management of accounting systems, policies, and procedures in compliance with CRS’ 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. As part of an experienced finance team, you will help coordinate daily financial activities through the preparation and delivery of financial services.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Review and validate supporting documentation before processing financial transactions to ensure all required documents are accurate and complete and authorizations are in place.
  • Ensure setup and maintenance of all data required for processing financial transactions for assigned accounts in INSIGHT financial accounting package.
  • 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.
  • Monitor disbursement/receipt schedules, alert relevant staff of due payments/liquidations, and maintain appropriate communication and follow-up to facilitate timeliness of financial resource management.
  • Evaluate and monitor subrecipient financial management processes in accordance with policy and strengthen capacity of partner in financial accounting and transactions.
  • Prepare various, periodic and ad hoc financial reports, as needed, and perform variance analyses to assist with decision-making and proper management of financial resources.
  • Provide information to subrecipients and staff on financial accounting policies and procedural compliance issues and contribute to capacity strengthening.
  • Keep up-to-date filing of documents supporting financial transactions
  • Analyze and settle the balance of account payables timely (Taxes, Social contributions, …)
  • Perform assigned treasury (cash payment/receipt, cash forecast, etc.) duties, in strict respect of segregation of duties.

 Basic Qualifications

  • B.A. degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or equivalent).
  • Minimum of three years experience in a position with similar responsibilities, preferably with an international or local NGO, or a financial/banking institution.
  • Knowledge of the relevant public donors’ regulations preferred.
  • Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web Conferencing Applications.
  • Knowledge of INSIGHT financial accounting package or similar financial reporting software preferred.

 Required Languages – English – French – Kinyarwanda

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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to detect and report inconsistencies.
  • Accuracy and completeness with great attention to detail.
  • Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
  • Ability to work collaboratively

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)

  • None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Country Program Staff

External: Suppliers and Contractors

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

 CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Finance Officer” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 Kigali. September 1, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

 Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Applicationa6a4be7f8139c28e1a6c8dbea9d90802.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause88f7375f62b94f6a01c6e3163220d19a.pdf




12.Project Manager-Data Specialist

 

Job Title: Project Manager-Data Specialist

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: MEAL Advisor

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

 About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

You will manage, coordinate, and monitor project activities and relationships with partners and other project stakeholders to assist the achievement of the Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development (INECD) project objectives advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your project management skills and knowledge of the program area will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of this project. The position of Data Specialist (DS) will be responsible for creating project-specific systems, tools, and applications to capture and run the project database. S/he will oversee the design and implementation of the data management plan to ensure high-quality data capture, storage, and access. The DS will manage the INECD’s database, data cleaning protocols, and entry processes, including INECD data quality control and performance monitoring systems.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • You will lead technical, budget management, monitoring, and reporting activities through most of the project cycle – start-up, implementation, and close-out – in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
  • Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities following MEAL Policy. Proactively identify issues, report them to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Engage and strengthen partnerships relevant to INECD, applying the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
  • Represent the organization with donors, INGO working groups, UN, relevant local partners and relevant local government and community actors for INECD.
  • Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and disseminate results. Review project documentation to ensure the project file is complete with all required documentation and is filed per agency and donor requirements.
  • You will create, maintain and update the INECD Beneficiary database
  • The DS will oversee the development and use of data systems.
  • S/he will discover efficient ways to organize and store data with attention to accuracy, completeness, efficiency, security, and confidentiality.
  • Troubleshoot and address any issues to ensure optimal performance of the databases, networks, servers, and devices.
  • Provide timely and quality service delivery, technical support, and advice to user requests to ensure proper user access to the INECD data and information.
  • In collaboration with CRS IT, maintain inventory of ICT4D/MEAL equipment, hardware, and software and ensure adequate supply and functionality, both in the office and in the field.
  • Support capacity-building initiatives, remotely or on-site, to staff, partners, and end-users to ensure efficient and consistent adoption and use of data.
  • Make available high-quality data on a regular and timely basis for INECD decision-making.
  • Regularly review and accordingly adjust data management plans and procedures in the light of changes and needs in the field context based on monitoring data and reflection sessions.

 Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree in the field of Statistics, Data Science, information management, computer science, or a similar field would be a plus.
  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in project management, ideally in the field of health and/or education and for an INGO.
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages – English and Kinyarwanda. The knowledge of French would be a plus.

Travel – The position is Kigali based. Must be willing and able to travel up to 30 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgment.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with local stakeholders. Representation abilities.
  • Ability to contribute to written reports
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and strengthening community partnerships.
  • Ability to contribute to the development of technical proposals, a plus.
  • Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SPSS, STATA, R, Power Bi, and CommCare.

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities

None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: MEAL team, INECD Technical Advisors, CRS IT Manager, DCoP, CoP, Country Representative, MEAL RTA, HQ GKIM Team

 External: INECD consortium members, INECD local implementing partners, INECD supported districts leadership, MOH, RBC, NCDA, relevant TWGs.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Data Specialist” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application315db66f182ee67567e5685e4fd96344.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause3bbd6bea35d30254c1417d22071dc01e.pdf




13.Communication Advisor

Job Title: Communication Advisor

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: Chief of Party

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

As Communication Advisor You will be responsible for the development and dissemination of effective documents, reports, and communication materials and increasing the visibility of the program among key stakeholders. A key component of this will be the development and implementation of a INECD communication’s strategy. The position holder will also monitor compliance with the program’s USAID-approved branding and marking plan. In addition, the Communication Advisor will also be responsible for building the capacity of CRS and partner staff on communications and documentation; use of appropriate tools and technologies to capture human success stories, lessons learned, and promising practices; and effective reporting for different audiences (e.g. donor, government, etc). The Communication Advisor will report to the Chief of Party and will work closely with the Deputy Chief of Party, technical experts of INECD, and other relevant colleagues of the CRS/Rwanda Country Program.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead development and implementation of INECD’s communications strategy targeting both internal and external audiences
  • Prepare and regularly update project briefing packet (talking points, photos, brochures, etc)
  • Strengthening capacity of CRS and partners’ staff in key skills and competencies of developing communications materials, including compliance with branding & marking plans, writing success stories, communicating with external audiences, etc.
  • Coordinate the development and dissemination of success stories highlighting program impacts
  • Design and develop appropriate materials for major events of INECD’s program and its partners, including project milestones, dissemination workshops, major donor visits, annual planning and review meetings, campaigns and major district level events
  • Develop high quality quarterly newsletters in coordination with INECD’s technical staff to communicate the status of the program to the donor, relevant government stakeholders, other peer organizations, and internally for CRS staff. Draft and issue press releases, information notes, and written materials for dissemination to key stakeholders
  • Develop strong relationships with local media, social media outlets and utilize appropriate channels to portray INECD’s program as per the agency’s guideline
  • Ensure effective knowledge management by archiving photos, videos, fact sheets, training materials, and other communications documents on CRS’ Sharepoint site or other formats and ensure they are accessible to program staff in a timely way
  • Manage the project branding and marking strategy. Take leadership in ensuring that all project communications are consistent with the agency’s branding and publications guidelines, global best practice, the donor compliance requirements
  • Assume other duties relevant to the position and that might be enforced by the line manager from time to time

Basic Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Development Studies, Journalism Communications, Social Science, Literature, and other related disciplines.
  • Minimum of 7 years work experience in media, marketing, public relations, or journalism; experience working for an INGOs is preferred

Required Language: Oral and written fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

 Travel – The position is Kigali-based.

Must be willing and able to travel to the field, INECD districts, up to 40 % of the time.

 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgment.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with local stakeholders including government agencies, non-government organizations, donors, media groups, faith-based organizations, and CRS staff. Representation abilities.
  • Ability to write and contribute to written reports and some basic skills of research and systematic documentation using both qualitative/ quantitative approaches.
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
  • Understanding of the principles and techniques of effective communications
  • Proven organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and independently

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant knowledge on USG’s rules and regulation related to branding, marking, and communications policy is a plus
  • Staff supervision experience.
  • Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and strengthening community partnerships.
  • Ability to contribute to the development of technical proposals, a plus.
  • Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.
  • Highly experienced using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and desktop publishing skills

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities

None

 Working Relationships:

  • External: USAID communications focal person; relevant NGO & government partners; consultants; research and academic institutions; district government structures
  • Internal: INECD/CRS technical and operations staff, CRS/Rwanda program and operations staff, INECD consortium members and local implementers technical staff,

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Communication Advisor” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

 CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application354d4c2e97bc7922d3a49ea97792ba0e.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausef314d3d7778d93769e18cd699667ea8c.pdf




14.Program Manager I/ Collaboration and Learning Advisor

Job Title: Program Manager I/ Collaboration and Learning Advisor

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: MEAL Advisor

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

You will manage collaboration and learning (CL) programming in the Country Program (CP) for the Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development (INECD) and ensure collaboration and learning activities are included in the designing and implementing of the projects advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming. The CLA will lead the design, implementation, and use of learning initiatives to improve INECD impact on the Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development (INECD) in Rwanda. S/he will be responsible for increasing INECD’s positive contribution to donors’ and implementing partners’ evidence-based decision-making.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and implement all CL activities throughout relevant project cycles – project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out – to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices. Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate systems and tools.
  • Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
  • Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy.Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
  • Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in collaboration and learning programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
  • Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
  • Help identify, assess and strengthen partnerships relevant to INECD, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
  • Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources
  • Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed.
  • Identify and share creative, efficient, and effective ways to share learnings and information, engage audiences, and facilitate collaboration.
  • Design and facilitate regular, strategic planning sessions and learning events, assisting INECD in a learning journey as well as development of its annual plans.
  • Lead the team to create a plan to operationalize and capacity build Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA) practice across implementing teams and partner organizations, including creating a culture of learning and systems thinking to stimulate an adaptive, iterative management approach.
  • Lead and support learning events such as Collaborative Learning and Adaptation workshops at all levels to ensure to review and reflection on the evidence
  • Lead and/or collaborate with external researchers and evaluators on the design and rollout of the program assessments, formative research, baseline study, and evaluations, while setting up effective systems for continuous learning, reflection, and adaptive management.
  • Lead and support learning events such as Collaborative Learning and Adaptation workshops at all levels to facilitate review and reflection on the evidence
  • Produce high-quality learning briefs, white papers, or other reports that showcase key insights from INECD’s research and learning initiatives, as well as recommendations for the program, mission, agency and/or donors, and other implementing partners.
  • Concisely communicate key program insights from learning activities with program audiences in a concise and appropriate manner.
  • Refine, implement and report on strategic learning initiatives in the program,
  • Provide technical assistance to develop and implement high-quality participant-based surveys,
  • Support evidence-driven adaptive management through dashboarding and collaborating, learning, and adaptation (CLA) facilitation, Collaborate with UGHE to build the research, learning, and adaptation capacity of the INECD program teams.

Basic Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in International Development, International Relations or in the field of research methods, knowledge management, social sciences, or another relevant field required.
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education.
  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant field-based experience in coordinating or managing light to moderately complex projects required, preferably with an international NGO.

Required Languages – Oral and written fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

Travel – The position is Kigali based. Must be willing and able to travel up to 40 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgment.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write reports
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
  • High-quality analysis and report writing skills to write/review consistent high-quality reports and technical briefs that are developed as learning products.

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Project management experience in Nutrition, early childhood development, and inclusiveness is highly desirable.
  • Experience engaging with partner organizations.
  • Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
  • MEAL skills and experience preferred.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
  • Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management and developing MEAL and performance monitoring plans that support learning agendas and contribute to program efficacy required.
  • Experience with theoretical and practical background in MEAL and research and skilled in participatory qualitative and quantitative methodologies and techniques, including experience in planning and managing surveys and developing and refining data collection tools required.
  • Strong qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills and knowledge:
  • Demonstrated understanding of intermediate statistics and ability to summarize and make predictions from multiple data sets. Power-user with Excel required. Experience with statistical packages including STATA, R, or SPSS preferred
  • Demonstrated understanding of qualitative methodologies.
  • S/he should be able to employ the use of traditional and digital learning approaches to develop and implement innovative, creative, and effective ways to strategically capture and share technical knowledge, leverage good practices, and improve the effectiveness of INECD.
  • Knowledge of and prior experience of using MEAL technologies required. CommCare for data collection, PowerBI for data visualization and reporting preferred.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities: None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: MEAL team, INECD Technical Advisors, CRS IT Manager, DCoP, CoP, Country Representative, MEAL RTA

 External: INECD consortium members, INECD local implementing partners, INECD supported districts leadership, MOH, RBC, NCDA, relevant TWGs.

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Collaboration and Learning” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

 CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application4a4896443145f477b14a23ad8f686803.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause7a779928b3873bd408e8a3aedc87dc75.pdf




15.Project Manager/Cluster Manager

Job Title: Project Manager/Cluster Manager

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party

Country/Location: Rwanda/Kigali

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

You will manage, coordinate, and monitor project activities in all INECD’s four clusters and relationships with partners and other project stakeholders to assist the achievement of the Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development (INECD) project objectives advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your project management skills and knowledge of the program area will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of this project. You will report directly to INECD’s Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • You will lead technical, budget management, monitoring, and reporting clusters’ activities through most of the project cycle – start-up, implementation, and close-out – in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, GoR’s policies, and strategy, and good practices.
  • Participate with INECD technical and grant teams in Local implementers annual planning, budgeting, and compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports (both reports to donor and government).
  • Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage clusters team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
  • Ensure learning properly accompanies cluster project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities following MEAL Policy. Proactively identify issues, report them to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Engage and strengthen partnerships relevant to INECD applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
  • Represent the organization with INGO working groups, relevant local partners and relevant local government and community actors for INECD areas.
  • Coordinate activities required for ensuring the financial, material, and human resources for the quality implementation of the project. Conduct periodic budget reviews and follow-up with partners on timely submission of financial reports to facilitate proper tracking of resource use.
  • Identify staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and contribute to capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
  • Work closely with MEAL team to ensure that the MEAL system effectively tracks district-level project performance, providing additional support as needed.
  • Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and disseminate results. Review project documentation to ensure the project file is complete with all required documentation and is filed per agency and donor requirements.
  • Coordinate and compile project deliverables coming from partners and CRS staff at the cluster level to ensure the submission of timely and high-quality reports and plans.

 Basic Qualifications

  • A Master’s Degree in International Relations or in the field of nutrition, ECD or disability inclusion, or other related field is required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in project management, ideally in the field of nutrition, ECD or disability inclusion and for an NGO.
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages

  • Oral and written fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

Travel – The position is Kigali based.

Must be willing and able to travel to the field, INECD districts, up to 50 % of the time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgments.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with local stakeholders. Representation abilities.
  • Ability to write and contribute to written reports
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant grant management experience, especially for USG or other public donors, is a plus .
  • Staff supervision experience.
  • Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and strengthening community partnerships.
  • Ability to contribute to the development of technical proposals, a plus.
  • Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)

  • Will supervise 4 Cluster Coordinators

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Working relationship with other staff: CoP, Nutrition Advisor, Economic Strengthening Advisor, Food Security Advisor, ECD Advisor, Disability and Inclusion Advisor, MEAL Advisor, Deputy MEAL Advisor, CRS Operations and Finance staff.

 External: INECD consortium members, Local Civil Society Organizations implementing INECD, INGO, and LNGO working in nutrition, ECD and disability and inclusion, GoR institutions at central and decentralized levels.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Cluster Manager” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Applicationb9e1b989ece7b00afe026f3d87685e7f.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause8ce6adb6f344fa3900fa2dc2dc74fb68.pdf

 




16.Senior Project Officer/Cluster Coordinator

 Job Title: Senior Project Officer/Cluster Coordinator

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 8

Reports To: Cluster Manager

Country/Location: District Level/Field-based

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

As a lead for the Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development/INECD cluster team, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve. The position will be responsible of managing and coordinating the cluster activity implementation and building working relationships with the districts covered by INECD cluster and reports to the INECD Cluster Manager.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, GoR’s policy and strategy, and good practices.
  • Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.
  • Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
  • Monitor partner activities at different levels up to the community and discuss with the concerned technical advisors and program managers any challenges and/or gaps identified and proposed solutions.
  • Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
  • Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
  • Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices.
  • Support accountability towards central and local governments by coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners to prepare evaluations.
  • Participate in monthly program technical meetings (remotely or physically).
  • Review and compile the partner monthly, quarterly and annual narrative district reports.
  • Prepare and submit monthly coordination activity reports.
  • Ensure a good relationship with districts and other district partners.
  • Perform additional tasks assigned by the Cluster Manager
  • Represent INECD/CRS at the district partnership platforms including JADF, DPEM, open days, and USAUD district hub activities

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required. Degree in International Relations or in the field of nutrition, agri-business, development studies, agricultural Economics, project management would be a plus.
  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of nutrition, economic strengthening (community saving), agriculture, ECD, monitoring and evaluation, and for an NGO.
  • Previous experience working with partners organizations
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages –

  • Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

Travel

The position is field based. Must be willing to travel to other cluster districts up to 35 % of the time and to Kigali up to 10% of the time.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
  • Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners
  • Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with partners, participatory action planning, and community engagement.
  • Staff supervision experience is a plus.
  • Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises 2CRS Senior Project Officers, 3 consortium members Senior Project Officers, and 1 Admin and Logistic Assistant.

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: INECD technical Advisors, CRS Operations and finance staff, Deputy Chief of Party, Chief of Party

External: INECD consortium members, INECD local partners, districts leadership and technical staff, NGOs working in the cluster area

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Cluster Coordinator” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                             

 Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application6c10417a0403138af7fbc38b5212fb65.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clauseacca83f3f6509abcdafac3b27b3a5fb1.pdf




17.Program Manager I/Capacity Strengthening Advisor

Job Title: Program Manager I/Capacity strengthening Advisor

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

 About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

You will manage programming in the Country Program (CP) for INECD, providing technical oversight of the development and implementation of the CRS Rwanda’s INECD Capacity Strengthening and Coordination Activities, ensuring effective systems and processes are in place that supports high-quality programming advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of INECD Program. You will work with INECD technical advisors and officers to ensure that Comprehensive capacity strengthening and coordination efforts are designed and implemented at national, district, and lower levels involving both GOR stakeholders and local partners. You will report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) of INECD.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all capacity building and coordination efforts under the INECD Program to ensure project plans, implementation and sustainability measures are in line with CRS quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, GoR’s policy strategies, and industry best practices.
  • Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff.
  • Lead the development of program learning – identify opportunities for learning, research, and publications in capacity strengthening, partnership, and coordination, and implementation of MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency knowledge management agenda. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
  • Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure the growth of the CP’s Capacity Strengthening and Coordination sector portfolio in line with an agency, regional, and CP’s Partnership strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality marketing material to capture innovations and lessons in Capacity Strengthening and Coordination per agency and donor standards.
  • Oversee technical assistance and capacity-strengthening activities under INECD for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
  • Oversee the identification, assessment, and strengthening of partnerships relevant to INECD and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
  • Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
  • Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in the respective programming areas, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
  • Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
  • Ensure submission of timely and high-quality reports on program performance, partnership forum, collaboration outputs, research undertakings by directly compiling and through coordination of relevant partner and CRS’ staff

Basic Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in International Development, International Relations, Public Administration or in the field of Social Science required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
  • Minimum of 7 years experience in relevant field-based project management experience required, with at least 2-3 years working in Capacity Strengthening and Coordination, preferably with an international NGO.

Required Languages – Oral and written fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

Travel – The position is Kigali based. Must be willing and able to travel up to 50 %.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to make a sound judgments.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write reports
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Project management experience in nutrition, ECD, and disability and inclusion is highly desirable. Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including USAID
  • Experience engaging with partner organizations.
  • Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
  • MEAL skills and experience preferred.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities – None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: All INECD staff, relevant CRS Country Program staff

 External: MoH and RBC relevant staff, NCDA leadership, District Leadership, Local Partners, relevant TWGs (FNTWG, ECD&SP WG, DI TWG, etc.), CHES platform, NGO working in INECD areas.

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Capacity strengthening” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                             

 Jude-Marie Banatte

 Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application58649d158093a1a27fd38119a5f0c9cb.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause8516646618522d00e2311b30f1f088f2.pdf










Job Position of Global Ombuds/Mediator at One Acre Fund (Deadline:23 November 2021)

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ABOUT ONE ACRE FUND

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

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

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Global Ombuds mediates employee conflict and investigates DEI-related employee conduct and bias complaints and resolves them, usually through recommendations or mediation sessions. The Global Ombuds also works with the Office of the CEO and the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council to identify systemic issues leading to poor employee conduct or culture and makes recommendations for improvement. The objective of this role would be to help One Acre Fund create a safe, supportive, inclusive workplace, and to ensure that employees can report and resolve instances of bias in a fair, transparent process free from retaliation. The Global Ombuds would report to the Office of the CEO and would manage one direct report, and would work with HR and Legal Teams. The Global Ombuds would:

  • Create the structures and processes needed to manage cases
  • Resolve cases related to bias, minor misconduct cases, and staff conflict
  • Provide One Acre Fund staff support and mediation services
  • Escalate cases of formal discrimination and grave misconduct to Legal
  • Report aggregated trends and make recommendations to the CEO, DEI Council, Company Board, and Managing Counsel

RESPONSIBILITIES

While the Global Ombuds will be first and foremost involved in staff mediation work, they will have a number of other responsibilities, which may take up a greater or lesser percentage of the Global Ombuds’ bandwidth, depending on the caseload of staff mediation cases.

A. Staff Mediation (60%)

  • Resolve cases of bias, staff conflict, micro-aggressions through mediation, training, and recommendations.
  • Ensure confidentiality and fairness in resolving cases

B. Awareness & Training (15%)

  • Lead programs and communication to increase all staff awareness of and access to reporting channels.
  • Shape the organizational culture we want at OAF through preventative training and other interventions.
  • Ensure that staff view the Ombuds and reporting channels as accessible, trusted, and unbiased.

C. Identify trends and support systemic solutions (10%)

  • Analyze case data, draft reports, and make recommendations.
  • Advocate for any necessary changes to organizational structures, plans, or processes to ensure that One Acre Fund is building the culture we want.
  • Provide support scoping or implementing relevant DEI projects.

D. Stakeholder Management (Community of Practice leadership) (15%)

  • Delegate cases to and support in-country mediators / staff-liaison officers
  • Offer performance support and professional development resources to in-country mediators
  • Build knowledge of the Ombuds services and gain a better understanding of staff sentiment by attending regional meetings and country-level leadership meetings

CAREER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

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

QUALIFICATIONS

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

  • 5 or more years of experience in mediation/Ombuds/conflict resolution work
  • 3+ years of experience in any of our countries of operation
  • 2+ years in management
  • Experience working in a multi-cultural, diverse workplace.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Some experience in corporate Culture or DEI work, or experience in the legal field is a plus.
  • English is required, knowledge of French/Swahili/Kinyarwanda/Kirundi/Chichewa/Amharic is preferred.

PREFERRED START DATE

As soon as possible

JOB LOCATION

Flexible within East Africa; Kigali, Rwanda is preferred.

BENEFITS

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

ELIGIBILITY

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:23 November 2021

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

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

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity, or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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Job Position of Program Manager II/ Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening Advisor at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline:September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm)

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Job Title: Program Manager II/ Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening Advisor

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 10

Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party/ Secondment to NCDA

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

This position is a Secondment to NCDA while maintaining institutional ties to CRS. The Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening Advisor will provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of INECD interventions to ensure DPEM functionality at all levels, that effective systems and processes are in place that supports high-quality programming advancing NCDA and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its inclusive nutrition and ECD programming. You will be responsible for planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and documentation of DPEM interventions.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist NCDA in the implementation of the NCDA Strategic plan especially DPEM strengthening interventions in compliance with the DPEM guidelines and in collaboration with other partners representatives
  • Coordinate DPEM capacity strengthening activities and support their implementation from district to village level.
  • Mobilize, strengthen and advocate towards districts leadership to ensure their commitment to DPEM functionality is effective.
  • Participate in inclusive nutrition and ECD policy and strategy design and update targeting children, adolescent and women of reproductive health.
  • Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of all new and existing inclusive nutrition and ECD projects within the CP throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
  • Lead the development of program learning – identify opportunities for learning, research and publications in inclusive nutrition and ECD/DPEM coordination and implementation of MEAL policy. Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the agency and NCDA knowledge management agenda. Ensure integration of innovations and best practices.
  • Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to ensure growth of the CP inclusive nutrition and ECD sector portfolio in line with agency, regional, and CP nutrition, ECD and social inclusion strategic priorities. Serve as the technical lead and technical writer to ensure quality proposals in nutrition, ECD per agency and donor standards. Contribute to budgeting and staffing plans and activities for proposals.
  • Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities in inclusive nutrition and ECD for staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
  • Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to nutrition, ECD and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools, and approaches.
  • Ensure timely and appropriate project expenditures in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
  • Ensure timely and highly-quality project activity reports and program documentation are compiled and submitted.

Basic Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition sciences, Public Health, Social sciences or related field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
  • Minimum of 7 years’ experience in relevant field-based project management experience required, with preferably at least 2-3 years working in nutrition and ECD
  • Experience in managing moderately complex projects preferably with the GoR or an international NGO.

Required Languages – Strong oral and written skills in English, French and Kinyarwanda

Travel – The position is Kigali-based/NCDA. Must be willing and able to travel up to 40% of the time to project sites.

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions
  • Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.
  • Good presentation and facilitation skills
  • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Good experience in project grants management, including project design, preferably for grants from multiple public donors, including USAID.
  • Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals.
  • Experience engaging with partner organizations
  • MEAL skills and experience required.
  • Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities – None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: NCDA leadership and program staff, Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Country Representative, Programming staff, Finance Manager, Regional Technical Advisors.

External: International and local partners, government offices and affiliated agencies, USAID nutrition staff, potential consultants, and TA providers.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Senior DPEM Capacity Strengthening” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                          

  Jude-Marie Banatte

  Country Representative

 CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

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PDF icon Global Employment Application6884959b3cc59ca886ad9dff19daa05a.pdf
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Job Position of Re-advertisement – Senior Program Manager at IntraHealth (Deadline: September 30, 2021)

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INGOBYI ACTIVITY
GOLDEN PLAZA, 3rd Floor
KG 546 Street 1
P.O.Box 6639-Kigali
Tel.: + (250) 738795924
Kacyiru, Kigali
www.intrahealth.org

Re-advertisement – Senior Program Manager

Why Choose IntraHealth

At IntraHealth, we are a global team of creative, committed humanitarians on a mission. We are advocates, technologists, health workers, and communicators. Program officers, finance experts, and technical leaders. We are passionate and diverse. And we’re united in our belief that everyone everywhere should have the health care they need to thrive. That’s why we work every day to improve the performance of health workers around the world and strengthen the systems in which they work.

For almost 40 years in over 100 countries, IntraHealth has partnered with local communities to make sure health workers are present where they’re needed most, ready to do the job, connected to the technology they need, and safe to do their very best work. Our programs are designed with a deep understanding of and appreciation for the context of human rights, gender equality and discrimination, economic empowerment, and changing populations. And the longstanding relationships we’ve built with government agencies, private-sector partners, and members of civil society make our efforts stronger and more effective.  Join us and together we can make lasting changes in global health—for all of us.

The Ingobyi Activity is a five-year cooperative agreement to improve the quality of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) and malaria services, in a sustainable manner with the goal of reducing neonatal, child, and maternal mortality in Rwanda. The Ingobyi Activity builds upon the tremendous gains Rwanda has made in the health sector as well as previous USAID investments in the health sector to provide a healthier, more productive future for all Rwandans. Ingobyi improves the availability, quality, and utilization of RMNCH and malaria services with resilience and sustainability. The Activity partners with the Government of Rwanda (GOR) to build on the country’s considerable achievements, guided by national health strategies, goals, objectives, and data.

SUMMARY OF ROLE

IntraHealth seeks a Senior Program Manager for the USAID Ingobyi Activity. The Senior Program Manager will work as an integral part of the Ingobyi Activity MEL team. S/he will report directly to the MEL Director. The Senior Program Manager will lead the reporting and documentation of key project interventions, processes, and outcomes, working closely with the technical team, led by the DCOP/ Technical Director.

The duties will be but not limited to the following:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Planning

  • In consultation with MEL and technical teams, develop annual and periodic plans, and guidance for documenting project interventions, processes, outcomes and promising practices;
  • Develop and apply annual capacity building plan for documentation and reporting; and
  • Support annual planning process by ensuring reporting and documentation activities and incorporated and aligned to key interventions and requirements.

Capacity building in reporting

  • Conduct periodic coaching and training to staff to improve capacity and quality of project reporting and documentation; and
  • Identify and disseminate resources on documentation and reporting to improve staff capacities in these areas.

Reporting and documentation

  • Guide reporting processes amongst technical staff and consolidate periodic program reports;
  • Review technical team reports and provide feedback to improve quality of reporting;
  • Compile and edit technical and periodic reports, including internal assessments, case studies, and promising practices that document project achievements;
  • Promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learned;
  • Work closely with project staff, and partners to develop technical briefs, case studies, and success stories;
  • Work with and support project staff to identify promising practices for documentation;
  • Support staff to develop conference abstracts and presentations;
  • Work with technical team leads and MEL team to identify opportunities to disseminate project results, documentaries, and case studies;
  • Work with technical teams to plan and conduct dissemination workshops to disseminate project results, case studies, and promising practices;
  • Support documentation of key meetings and workshops to ensure deliberations and key actions are well captured to enhance prompt follow up by project teams and leadership;
  • Work with the communication officer to produce case studies, success stories, and documentaries to be used as quarterly reports annexes and to be sent to IH to feed into IntraHealth websites and other communication activities;
  • Summarize project reports into a simple easy to digest project achievements’ bulletin to be disseminated on a quarterly basis; and
  • Provide regular reports and updates on documentation and reporting activities.

Collaboration

  • Establish and maintain good working relations and collaboration with the relevant MoH technical working groups, as well as other higher-level stakeholder groups;
  • Represent Ingobyi Activity in relevant technical group and other meetings and workshops; and
  • Perform other tasks assigned by the MEL Director, the Technical Director, and/ or the COP.

Requirements Abilities/Skills

  • Advanced degree (at least Master’s level) in public health, health communication, global health, or other related fields with specialization or experience in scientific writing, informatics, and global health research.
  • Clinical background with working knowledge and experience in the Rwanda health sector or another East African country will be required.
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant working experience in scientific writing, scientific publications, global health research, and documentation of health programs.
  • Extensive experience in scientific writing (evidence of submitted papers required), documentation of program activities, evaluation of health programs, preparation of project and research papers or policy briefs (evidence required);
  • Sound understanding of current developments in RMNCH and malaria prevention and treatment programs.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills, and an ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills in English are key requirements (evidence of written work will be required);
  • Solid skills in documentation and report writing (evidence of written work will be required); and
  • Excellent use of MS Word and Excel required.

COMPETENCIES:

Managing Performance: Ability to plan and design practices, processes, and procedures that allow for effective management of people, resources, and processes to optimize overall organizational performance. Managing for performance includes the ability to delegate and encourage growth and leadership across the team(s) as part of maximizing performance and productivity.

Strategic Thinking: Applies organizational knowledge to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for IntraHealth while recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational challenges. Ability to develop organization- and industry-specific expertise and apply sound decision-making processes to reach productive resolutions that translates strategy into actionable business plans.

Effective Communication (Oral & Written): Understands effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors

Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools, and techniques for assessing and controlling the organization’s exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Innovation: Develops new, better, or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives within an assigned role that result in improvement of IntraHealth’s s performance and meeting objectives, results, and global commitments.

Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for all work activities, research, and personal actions and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high-quality results for IntraHealth’s s success. Exercises ethical practices, respectful words and behaviors, and equitable treatment of others in all activities.

SUMMARY OF BENEFITS

IntraHealth International, Inc. is a great place to work and prides itself on its comprehensive benefits package.  We offer competitive salaries and a dynamic inclusive work environment that supports health workers so they can improve the lives of people throughout the world.

IntraHealth International is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and requires affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.  This is also to include inquiry about, disclosing, or discussing their compensation or the compensation of other applicants or employees.

HOW TO APPLY:

Learn more about IntraHealth Careers @: http://www.intrahealth.org/section/careers

Learn more about “Who We Are” @: http://www.intrahealth.org/section/about-us1

Note:

  • The application deadline is September 30, 2021. Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the suitable candidate has been found or by the deadline. Applicants are therefore advised to submit their interests as early as possible. Only applicants fulfilling the above requirements will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within two weeks from the submission, consider your application unsuccessful.

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Job Position of Senior Economic Strengthening Officer at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline: September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm)

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Job Title: Senior Economic Strengthening Officer

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 8

Reports To: Cluster Coordinator

Country/Location: District Level/Field-based

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

As member of INECD project team, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all Economic Strengthening project activities for the successful implementation of the CRS Saving Internal Lending Communities/Private Service Provider (SILC/PSP) model. You will provide technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable.

 Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key responsibilities:

  • Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities in SILC/PSP as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, and donor requirements.
  • Collaborate with program staff at cluster level to ensure effective coordination of SILC/PSP activities with other aspects of the program through different Components/ approaches planned to be implemented
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with implementing partners, and support partners to achieve program targets
  • Provide periodic training refresher pieces of training or additional pieces of training related to ES component throughout the life of the project.
  • Support accountability through contributing on the evaluation of project activities and guiding partners in their efforts to build on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Provide effective supervision to support partners in SILC/PSP implementation including PSP certification process and establishment of PSP networks.
  • Conduct field visits in the assigned district/cluster and make informative reports with specific recommendations on key gaps identified to ensure improvement of quality services delivery
  • Consolidate and compile project report related to ES component in analyzing SILC data in the SAVIX MIS and narrative reports from partners at cluster level.
  • Support partners to organize financial linkages between savings groups and formal financial institutions.
  • With the Economic Strengthening Advisor, represent CRS economic strengthening programming to key stakeholders, including in the government, community, and among other economic strengthening actors and counterparts in Rwanda

Basic Qualifications Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred in the field of Business, Finance, Economics, Rural Development, Development Studies or related field.
  • Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of microfinance and economic strengthening.
  • Must have 2-3 years of experience in organizing and facilitating Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) training or another community-based micro-finance model.
  • Experience working with partners, participatory action planning, and community engagement.
  • Staff supervision experience a plus.
  • Experience in monitoring projects, collecting and analyzing SILC data using Savings Groups Information Exchange- Management Information System SAVIX-MIS
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Rwandan nationality

Required Languages – Working proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

Travel – The position is field based. Less than 10% time is anticipated for travel to Kigali.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
  • Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and with GoR/MOH, District officials
  • Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with partners, participatory action planning, and community engagement.
  • Experience in monitoring projects, collecting and analyzing SILC data using Savings Groups Information Exchange- Management Information System SAVIX-MIS
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities: None

 Key Working Relationships:

 Internal: Economic Strengthening Advisor, Program staff at the cluster level, Meal Advisor, Project DCOP, COP, and Finance staff

External:  INECD consortium and local partners technical staff, district staff, other Saving practitioners in the project implementation area as well as financial services providers.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Economic Strengthening Officer” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

 Country Representative

  CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

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job position of Senior Project Officer/Senior Nutrition Officer at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline: September 17, 2021, at 5:00pm)

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Job Title: Senior Project Officer/Senior Nutrition Officer

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 8

Reports To: Cluster Coordinator

Country/Location: District Level/Field-based

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

As a lead for the cluster level nutrition activities of the Inclusive Nutrition Early Child Development/INECD program, you will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partner(s) advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, GoR’s the policy/strategy, and good practices.
  • Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact relted to nutrition indicators.
  • Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
  • Support the Nutrition Advisor to adapt and test training tools and manuals with partner and GoR STAFF.
  • Assist the Nutrition Advisor in the training of partner and government staff on the latest nutrition programming competency to promote key nutrition approaches.
  • Supervise and support community-level capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
  • Oversee the implementation of a community-based nutrition approach focusing on inclusive nutrition with a focus on households with children under 6, pregnant and lactating mothers.
  • Support partner nutritionists to ensure the functionality of village nutrition school with all target program participants.
  • Supervise the data collection by partner staff and check the data analysis done by partner staff in the reports.
  • Conduct regular technical supportive supervision to service providers to ensure the inclusive nutrition service delivery meets quality standards.
  • Contribute to the accountability towards central and local governments through supervision and assistance to partners in the preparation of program evaluations.
  • Collaborate efficiently with Sr. Econ. &Strengthening Officer, Rehabilitation and Inclusion Officer to ensure that econ. &strengthening, food security and rehabilitation, and Inclusion related activities are well integrated with inclusive nutrition activities.
  • Ensure provision of any logistical and administrative support to partners.
  • Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices
  • Participate in monthly technical planning meetings at cluster and partner levels.
  • Review monthly, quarterly and annual partner reports for nutrition component.
  • Prepare and submit weekly and monthly activity reports.
  • Ensure a good relationship with district officials and other stakeholders involved in nutrition activities in the district.
  • Perform any other task assigned by relevant supervisors

 Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition required. Master’s Degree in nutrition or in the field of food sciences and public health <Program Area> would be a plus.
  • Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of nutrition, public health, nutrition security, food security programs for an NGO.
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages –

  • Fluency in English (written and spoken) and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus

Travel – The position is field based. Less than 10% time is anticipated for travel to Kigali.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgment
  • Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and with GoR/MOH, District officials
  • Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
  • Experience in training and supporting the implementation of nutrition activities
  • Staff supervision experience a plus.
  • Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Nutrition Advisor, Food Security Advisor, Cluster level technical staff, DCOP, CRS finance staff

External: INECD consortium and local partners technical staff, district technical staff, district level relevant technical working groups including DPEMs, other nutrition actors in the districts.

***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday September 17, 2021, at 5:00pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Senior Nutrition Officer” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Applicationf59fcf87bcb2920ea6107fbb2582b154.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause49b7fdaccfe1396870a485606a42ed82.pdf










job position of Project Manager/Cluster Manager at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline:September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm)

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Job Title: Project Manager/Cluster Manager

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party

Country/Location: Rwanda/Kigali

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

You will manage, coordinate, and monitor project activities in all INECD’s four clusters and relationships with partners and other project stakeholders to assist the achievement of the Inclusive Nutrition and Early Childhood Development (INECD) project objectives advancing Catholic Relief Services (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your project management skills and knowledge of the program area will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of this project. You will report directly to INECD’s Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP).

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • You will lead technical, budget management, monitoring, and reporting clusters’ activities through most of the project cycle – start-up, implementation, and close-out – in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, GoR’s policies, and strategy, and good practices.
  • Participate with INECD technical and grant teams in Local implementers annual planning, budgeting, and compilation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports (both reports to donor and government).
  • Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage clusters team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
  • Ensure learning properly accompanies cluster project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities following MEAL Policy. Proactively identify issues, report them to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  • Engage and strengthen partnerships relevant to INECD applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
  • Represent the organization with INGO working groups, relevant local partners and relevant local government and community actors for INECD areas.
  • Coordinate activities required for ensuring the financial, material, and human resources for the quality implementation of the project. Conduct periodic budget reviews and follow-up with partners on timely submission of financial reports to facilitate proper tracking of resource use.
  • Identify staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and contribute to capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
  • Work closely with MEAL team to ensure that the MEAL system effectively tracks district-level project performance, providing additional support as needed.
  • Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and disseminate results. Review project documentation to ensure the project file is complete with all required documentation and is filed per agency and donor requirements.
  • Coordinate and compile project deliverables coming from partners and CRS staff at the cluster level to ensure the submission of timely and high-quality reports and plans.

 Basic Qualifications

  • A Master’s Degree in International Relations or in the field of nutrition, ECD or disability inclusion, or other related field is required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in project management, ideally in the field of nutrition, ECD or disability inclusion and for an NGO.
  • Additional experience may substitute for some education.

Required Languages

  • Oral and written fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. French is a plus.

Travel – The position is Kigali based.

Must be willing and able to travel to the field, INECD districts, up to 50 % of the time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgments.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with local stakeholders. Representation abilities.
  • Ability to write and contribute to written reports
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
  • Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant grant management experience, especially for USG or other public donors, is a plus .
  • Staff supervision experience.
  • Experience working with stakeholders at various levels and strengthening community partnerships.
  • Ability to contribute to the development of technical proposals, a plus.
  • Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none)

  • Will supervise 4 Cluster Coordinators

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Working relationship with other staff: CoP, Nutrition Advisor, Economic Strengthening Advisor, Food Security Advisor, ECD Advisor, Disability and Inclusion Advisor, MEAL Advisor, Deputy MEAL Advisor, CRS Operations and Finance staff.

 External: INECD consortium members, Local Civil Society Organizations implementing INECD, INGO, and LNGO working in nutrition, ECD and disability and inclusion, GoR institutions at central and decentralized levels.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include the below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Cluster Manager” in the subject line. Due to the anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Applicationb9e1b989ece7b00afe026f3d87685e7f.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clause8ce6adb6f344fa3900fa2dc2dc74fb68.pdf










Job Position of Program Manager I/Gender Mainstreaming Advisor at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline:September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm)

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Job Title: Program Manager I/Gender mainstreaming Advisor

Department: Programming/INECD

Band: 9

Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

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.

You will manage Gender programming in the INECD and be responsible for ensuring integration of Gender activities across INECD design and implementation advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable, especially all women (including youth and women with disability). You will be responsible for addressing gender inequality in the household and community with regards to access to nutrition and ECD services.

Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and implement all gender activities throughout relevant project cycles – project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out – to ensure efficient and effective implementation of the project’s gender and social inclusion approaches including in research and data collection, as outlined in the detailed implementation plan and in line with the national gender and social inclusion strategy, CRS program quality standards, and donor requirements and good practices. Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate and gender related systems and tools.
  • Work in close collaboration with the SBC Advisor to shift practices around gender roles for inclusive nutrition and ECD in the household and in the community.
  • Effectively manage talent, supervise, and provide coaching especially with regards to gender mainstreaming. Contribute to the recruitment process of project staff.
  • Champion learning in gender mainstreaming in inclusive nutrition and ECD with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policy. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
  • Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in gender programming area, and proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles for inclusive nutrition and ECD in project outcomes.
  • Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and gender technical assistance needs of partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
  • Help identify, assess and strengthen partnerships relevant to inclusive nutrition and ECD applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
  • Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources.
  • Coordinate and compile high-quality project activity reports, technical documentations, and program lessons.

Basic Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, development studies or related field required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience working on gender and social inclusion issues within community and civil society development programs, preferably in USAID programs and with an international NGO.
  • Knowledge of gender and social inclusion issues in Rwanda including social, political, and cultural gender norms and challenges. Knowledge of the status of vulnerable and marginalized populations within Rwanda and their engagement in social, political, and cultural norms.

Required Languages

Oral and written fluency in English and Kinyarwanda. Professional proficiency in French a plus

Travel – The position is Kigali based. Must be willing and able to travel to the field up to 50% of the time

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
  • Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write reports
  • Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented

 Preferred Qualifications

  • Project management experience in inclusive nutrition and ECD is highly desirable.
  • Experience engaging with partner organizations.
  • Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
  • MEAL skills and experience preferred.
  • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

 Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: All INECD staff, relevant CRS Country Program staff

 External: MoH, Migeprof,  NCDA leadership, District Leadership, Local Partners, relevant TWGs, NGO working in INECD areas.

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also, include your full names and title “Gender mainstreaming” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

  Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                             

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application001b6f981b6eae35c982951cb01340c7.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausee56e10f4b8abf8c3b67f7a00bdcc9cfa.pdf










Job Position of Grants Accountant at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline:September 17, 2021, at 5:00pm)

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Job Title: Grants Accountant

Department: Finance

Band: 8

Reports To: Deputy Finance Manager

Country/Location: Rwanda (Kigali)

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion, or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:  

You will help coordinate and contribute to the implementation of the CRS policies and procedures in compliance with CRS’ 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 CRS 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 CRS subrecipients and partners following established standards. Ensure setup and maintenance of all data required for processing financial transactions for assigned project/grant accounts in INSIGHT financial accounting package.
  • 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 subrecipient financial management processes in accordance with policy and strengthen the capacity of partner in financial accounting and transactions.
  • Monitor disbursement/receipt schedules, alert relevant CRS 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 CRS staff with decision-making. Assist with budget maintenance for proper management of financial resources.
  • Provide information to CRS staff, subrecipients, 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 (Employees, Partners,…)
  • Perform assigned treasury CRS (cash payment/receipt, cash forecast, etc.) duties, as long as segregation of duties is ensured.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or other relevant field preferred. Accounting or audit certification preferred.
  • Previous experience ensuring compliance on DFID or other large donor contracts.
  • Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or Project Management Professional certifications preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years work experience, ideally with an international organization, with progressive responsibility in operations and/or programming. At least 3 of these years entailing audit, compliance, or risk management experience.
  • Knowledge of audit standards and compliance regulations; knowledge of COSO’s Internal Control Framework or The Institute of Internal Audit’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.
  • 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 50 %.

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 INSIGHT financial accounting package or similar financial reporting software preferred.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Continuous Improvement & Innovation
  • Builds Relationships
  • Develops Talent
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Accountability & Stewardship

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

 Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Finance and Programming staff

External: Sub-Recipients, Partners

 ***Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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

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

 CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday September 17, 2021, at 5:00pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Grants Accountant” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

 CRS/Rwanda Program 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application14b4cf5698a8b75f8210bd498959cd3e.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausef837c1d24d5f28c842d0d9a85a65dec9.pdf










Job Position of Driver at Catholic Relief Service (CRS) (Deadline:September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm)

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Job Title: Driver

Department: Operations

Band: 2

Reports To: Logistics Officer

Country/Location: District Level

About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, nutrition, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding.

Catholic Relief Services has been present in Rwanda since 1960, and currently implements projects in nutrition, WASH, agriculture, youth entrepreneurship, and peacebuilding. The Country Program has over 40 staff and implements its projects through local and international partners, with strong coordination/collaboration with Government of Rwanda structures.

Job Summary:

The CRS driver is responsible for driving CRS staff, guests, partners, and other associates. He/ She is also responsible of other key duties such as the 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 CRS Vehicles in accordance with CRS travel and vehicles policies;
  • Monitor and implement regular 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 -three years’ experience driving experience, preferably for an international NGO;
  • Having knowledge in mechanics automobile preferred;
  • Basic knowledge in MS Office packages is advantageous;
  • Able to communicate in basic written and spoken English or French.

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

Supervisory Responsibilities – None

Agency-wide Competencies:

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

  • Integrity
  • Accountability and stewardship
  • Builds relationships
  • Develops talent
  • Continuous improvement and innovation
  • Strategic mindset

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

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should complete the attached application form, Self -Declaration Clause and submit them together with one page Cover letter plus updated CV (maximum three pages) all in/as one document – via email only to: RW_HR@crs.org not later than Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 pm.

Please, include below statement in your motivation letter:

“By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that CRS 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”

Also include your full names and title “Driver” in the subject line. Due to anticipated high interest in this post and the expected number of applicants, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali. September 6, 2021

                                                                              

Jude-Marie Banatte

Country Representative

CRS/Rwanda Program 

 

Attachment:
PDF icon Global Employment Application8666f167f26e50a488c23154d40a39fb.pdf
PDF icon Self_Declaration_Clausec01646708b737a17fc07a52d9b593b30.pdf










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