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Apply for the British Council Japan IELTS Prize 2021

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This scheme is aimed at helping students living in Japan to achieve their personal goals, as well as promoting connection between international higher education sectors.

Eligible applicants must have an IELTS test score. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the world’s leading English language test designed to evaluate ability to communicate in English for education, immigration and professional accreditation worldwide.

Open the doors to your future with IELTS!

Summary

The British Council Japan IELTS Award is hosted by the British Council. It offers a scholarship for those planning to study at universities outside their home country.

4 students will be selected and will receive an award of 300,000 JPY towards the cost of tuition fees.

Applicant eligibility

  • Must be residing in Japan when the application is made.
  • Will study abroad or have already studied abroad in the 2021 academic year. (The certificate from the university must be ready by 28 July 2021)
  • Must have taken IELTS/IELTS for UKVI test with the British Council test centers in Japan during the period of April 2019 – June 2021, and have a valid IELTS score of 6.0 (overall).
  • Become an IELTS ambassador to share your study experience with others in talks / seminars and feature in video clip(s) for the promotion of IELTS and study abroad.

Organiser

British Council in Japan

Number of Scholarships: 4

Amount supplied: 300,000 JPY

Selection Schedule

  1. Application closes on 10 July 2021
    (Applications must be postmarked no later than 10 July 2021)
  2. Announcement of shortlisted candidates: 15 July 2021
  3. Interview at the British Council Tokyo office : 16-21 July 2021
  4. Announcement of scholarship awardees: 28 July 2021
  5. Award Reception: August 2021

Application closing date

10 July 2021
(Applications must be postmarked no later than 10 July 2021)

How to send your application form

  • Download the British Council Japan IELTS Prize 2021 Application Form (PDF 203KB)  here.
  • Completed Personal Statement and application forms must be submitted with IELTS/IELTS for UKVI Test Report Form (Photocopied).

*Only hard copy applications sent to the British Council in Japan via Post will be accepted.

Where to send

IELTS Award Office, British Council
1-2, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0825, Japa

Note

  • We will notify only shortlisted applicants by e-mail. Please note our selection criteria is not made public and any information cannot be disclosed.
  • The ownership of the submitted application and contents from applicants during the application process belongs to the British Council in Japan.
  • Submitted personal information will not be used for other than the scholar selection.
  • Successful applicants are responsible for contributing to IELTS and study abroad testimonials. The testimonials and photos which are provided by successful applicants will appear on websites and publicity materials owned or produced by the British Council.

Enquiries: scholarshipielts@britishcouncil.or.jp










Urutonde Rushya rw’Abarimu Bahawe Akazi Tariki 6/5/2021

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Ubuyobozi bw’Urwego rw’Igihugu rushinzwe Uburezi bw’Ibanze (REB) buramenyesha abantu bose ko rwashyize ahagaragara urutonde rw’abahawe akazi. Urwo rutonde ruboneka ku rubuga rwa REB (https://t.co/qWBQwum9zg) mushobora kandi gukoresha iyi link: https://t.co/eBvXL61TAI @mbanelson https://t.co/XIQLWBH1JT

Kanda kucyiciro wifuza kurebamo

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Kanda hano urebe uru rutonde kurukbuga rwa REB









Short-Term National Expert in Computer-Aided Design (Archicad, AutoCAD, and Artlantis) at Expertise France : Deadline 21-05-2021

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TVET support project in Rwanda

Job description: Short-term national expert in computer-aided design (Archicad, AutoCAD, and Artlantis)

Rwanda Polytechnics has signed a financial agreement with the French Development Agency (AFD), for the implementation of a pilot project in the district of Rulindo. Expertise France, the French Agency for international technical expertise, has been asked to support the implementation of the project during the first 3 years.

To do so, Expertise France is currently recruiting a short-term national expert in Computer-aided design (Archicad, AutoCAD, and Artlantis) to deliver 2 different training sessions of 5 days each. The first training session will be conducted in May 2021.




Companies with relevant experience with evidenced proof of experience of staff on this assignment are also eligible to apply.

Tasks

  • Prepare the training program using the Project’s template and send it for validation to the Vocational training and Capacity building expert
  • Prepare all the material and necessary handouts to be used in the training and send it for validation to the Vocational training and Capacity building expert
  • Develop the evaluation sheet in line with the guidance of the Project Monitoring & Evaluation Expert
  • Conduct daily management of the training including a daily attendance list
  • Conduct a pre-test on the 1st day of training
  • Deliver the training session
  • Conduct a post-test on the last day of the training session
  • Provide written report using the Project’s template and send it for validation to the Vocational training and Capacity building expert

Required experience

  • At least an Advanced Diploma in Civil Engineering
  • Minimum of 5 years working experience as an architectural designer or similar position using Archicad, AutoCAD and Artlantis
  • Experience in training/mentoring

Required competencies

  • Design commercial buildings using Archicad, AutoCAD and Artlantis
  • Design flat and upstairs building using Archicad, AutoCAD, and Artlantis
  • Training organization and delivery
  • Excellent command of English (written and oral); fluency in French will be an asset;
  • Strong communication skills
  • Writing skills
  • Adaptability skills

How to apply:

Please note that application documents would be forwarded to this email:kiba.muvunyi@expertisefrance.fr  and the deadline is 21st May 2021

Notes: Application documents should contain a CV and cover letter and if you are a company, please send your company profile with the CVs of the person who will perform the task above

Kindly note that Expertise France will not be able to notify all the applicants. Only candidates who have been selected will be contacted.

Done at Kigali, on 06/05/2021

David Farge

Resident Technical Assistant










Umwanya w`akazi (Associate, Laboratory Services) muri Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) kubantu bize: Public Health, Laboratory Sciences, Biomedical Sciences or Engineering : Deadline: 14-05-2021

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TITLE: Associate, Laboratory Services

Program: Laboratory Services

Job Location: Kigali

Type: Full-Time Paid

Start date: Immediate

Overview:

The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries, while strengthening the capabilities of governments and the private sector in those countries to create and sustain high-quality health systems that can succeed without our assistance. CHAI Rwanda carries out a wide range of programs, namely Nutrition, Access to Medicine – Hepatitis, Cervical Cancer, Laboratory Services, Health Financing and Human Resources for Health, to support the Government of Rwanda (GoR) and Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH) to ensure all Rwandans have access to quality, timely health care services.




For more information, please visit: http://www.clintonhealthaccess.org

Laboratory Services Program:

CHAI Rwanda Laboratory Services Program is supporting the GoR and MOH/Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) to identify challenges in the current medical laboratory network, evaluate and implement potential system strengthening opportunities and strategies to expand the coverage of diagnostics services across the country and create long-term improvements in healthcare delivery. Through the African Health Diagnostics Platform Project (AHDP), CHAI Rwanda team is supporting the MOH to assess, design, negotiate and implement Public private partnerships (PPP) between partner governments and private commercial organizations to achieve this goal. Through the Molecular Diagnostic Network Optimization (DNO) and Sample Referral System (SRS) design exercise, CHAI team is supporting the RBC/National Reference laboratory (NRL) to assess current and future testing network design to align testing demand and capacity in the most cost-effective way by defining the optimal instruments mix, identifying the most appropriate locations where instruments should be placed, and designing the referral network linkages across that revised network.

CHAI team is also working with RBC, NRL and the strategy development team to ensure timely response for COVID-19 pandemic management. This includes sharing technical expertise, updates on diagnostics landscape and providing analytical, program strategy, planning and implementation support for introduction and uptake of innovative, affordable and high-quality diagnostics products.

Position Overview:

CHAI is looking for an Associate, Laboratory Services to provide technical and operational support across multiple workstreams – network assessment; national strategy development and costing; implementation plans development; clinical training and mentoring; health information and quality assurance systems;

The Associate will report to CHAI Rwanda’s Laboratory Services Program Manager and work closely with other team members, as well as CHAI’s global Laboratory Services Team. S/he will work closely with the MOH Laboratory team to provide technical and implementation support to drive timely execution and monitoring of laboratory system strengthening interventions including PPPs, DNO and SRS, COVID-19 diagnostics decentralization strategy.

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong public health/laboratory sciences experience, outstanding credentials, and project implementation skills to support the program in Rwanda. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, flexibility, independence, energy, work ethic and humility.

This position will be based in Kigali, with travel to other districts as required.




Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic and technical input into policy documents including but not limited to national laboratory policies and strategic plans, quality improvement plans including accreditation schemes
  • Support assessment of technical resources and operational requirements in the laboratory network
  • Support development of strategies and implementation plans based on outputs from PPP feasibility, DNO and SRS studies and for scale-up of piloted system strengthening activities
  • Support the MOH in adoption of WHO guidelines for diagnostics
  • Support the diagnostics working group in developing presentations, reports, and other documents
  • Support national quantification exercises for diagnostics equipment and supplies
  • Support planning and implementation of technical and programmatic training and mentoring, including revision of training and mentoring materials, tracking training gaps and progress
  • Support in setting up of a data management system for reporting and results delivery and its integration into existing routine data management processes and systems, such as the country’s health information management system (HMIS)
  • Develop materials and document internal updates to share with other CHAI team members, highlight opportunities for integration and coordination across work streams wherever possible
  • Conduct literature reviews and research activities as needed, and undertake other duties related to improving diagnostics access
  • Other responsibilities as needed

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Public Health, Laboratory Sciences, Biomedical Sciences or Engineering, or related technical field with a minimum of 5 years’ professional work experience and at least 3 years’ experience working in health system strengthening projects or in public/private health diagnostics projects
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Laboratory Sciences, Biomedical Sciences or Engineering, or related technical field with a minimum of 8 years’ professional work experience and at least 5 years’ experience working in health system strengthening projects or in public/private health diagnostics projects




Required skills:

  • Strong technical knowledge and understanding of health sector diagnostics and familiarity with global health issues, experience in carrying out diagnostics project implementation work
  • Demonstrated skills in qualitative and quantitative data collection, data management and analysis, including knowledge of computer software: MS Office applications and other information systems (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.). Smartsheet experience a plus
  • Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Strong organizational skills with ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-oriented environment with ability to learn the job quickly through research and absorb synthesis on broad range of interventions
  • Ability to work independently on complex projects and proactively manage activities with minimal supervision
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to navigate government processes with multiple stakeholders to build relationships
  • High level of integrity, professionalism, and knowledge of research ethics
  • Experience in convening meetings and facilitating discussions among multidisciplinary group of stakeholders; previous experience working with government stakeholders is a strong plus
  • Experience working in Rwanda or other resource-limited settings strongly preferred.
  • Working knowledge of English and Kinyarwanda/French

Application procedure:

Interested candidates should apply through https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/10579/senior-associate%2c-laboratory-services/job . The deadline for applications is May 14, 2021. The shortlisted candidates will be contacted.










Umwanya w`akazi (Welfare & Social Impact Officer) muri Unilever Rwanda Ltd : Deadline: 12-05-2021

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Job role: Welfare & Social Impact Officer

Reports to: Country General Manager -Unilever Tea Rwanda Limited  

Location: Nyaruguru Head Office

Position Incumbent: …………………

Part 1: Business Context & Main Purpose of the Role in the Business
  • What is it? A Summary of the role and the main accountabilities.
The Welfare & Social Impact Officer will support the delivery of the Social and Welfare Strategy by working directly with managers, advising on all Social related and mental health and wellbeing issues, and ensuring the effective execution of changeThe role will also provide leadership in Welfare, Code and Social related matters to ensure Social fabric and Cohesion is maintained both internally and within the community we operate.

 

Part 2: Detailed Accountabilities 
What is it? A detailed description of the expectations of someone in role as they relate to business needs
1.     Welfare

Infrastructure

  • Plan for and define standards for welfare facilities (workplace and residential areas) and activities i.e. houses, schools, social halls, social amenities etc. to achieve safe and dignified spaces for all.
  •  Audit, report and ensure infrastructures within the estate/factory/unit are maintained to the highest standards on time in full within the allocated budget.
  •  Implement Company housing policy and related guidelines
  •  Jointly with the Occupational Safety and Environment Manager, implement (Water, sanitation, and Hygiene) WASH programmes

Management – Social safety and wellbeing

  •  Train & develop all employees on welfare issues relating to Human Rights, gender-based violence, Counselling & work standards
  • Facilitate the implementation of all company policies and procedures, especially HR, CoBP and specifically Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Develop and implement an equal opportunity and gender diversity policy to enhance Diversity and Inclusion at the workplace.
  • Responsible for cascading Company information relating to HR and welfare to employees, and coaching and mentoring on welfare, gender diversity & human rights
  • Implement Welfare policy in the business and ensure policies and procedures on welfare are current, conform and where appropriate are best practice
  • Design and coordinate mental health and well-being including psychosocial support for employees in the business.
  • Develop and coordinate Dignity Enhancement committee meetings with the leadership team and rollout actions as deemed fit.
  • Drive social campaigns, audit and report on gender, welfare, and human Rights.
  • Participate in welfare related conflict resolution and escalation of welfare related incidences
  • Conduct employee satisfaction and knowledge surveys to gauge knowledge and satisfaction levels.
  •  Undertake needs assessment on need basis to inform social capital expenditure projects beneficial to the employees
  •  Put in place a robust welfare grievance handling mechanism at all levels including village mechanisms
  •  Coordinate training and supervision of welfare grievance groups

Interface with internal stakeholders, such as Estates, Factories, Finance, HR, Legal, Security, Supply Chain, Unilever Tea Kenya Limited , Unilever Tea Tanzania Ltd and external stakeholders.

  • Partner with NGOs and other stakeholders on enhancing livelihoods and socio-economic programs
  • Jointly with the Resident Medical Officer of Health develop a robust GBV case management and referral mechanism
  • Coordinate training on GBV and GBV case management for health workers and medical personnel
  • Jointly with the Resident Medical Officer of Health and security management, set up a GBV desk to offer specific support to survivors of GBV (medical support, counselling and reports to the police)
  • Propose new ideas within company scope to improve overall welfare for employees

2.     Human Rights Policy

  •   Safety for Women, Girls and Boys – To provide specific support to female employees on matters of abuse and harassment, including a “Safety for Women, Girls and Boys” programme
  • To support the implementation of employee welfare policies, guidelines, and procedures
  • Implement internal Grievance Mechanism for all employees and dependants
  •  Oversee the implementation of Responsible Sourcing Policy principles in our operations
  •  Implement support programs for vulnerable groups such as children, persons with disabilities, female headed households, expectant and breastfeeding mothers.
  •  Design and implement programmes on gender diversity
  • Implement Gender based violence prevention programs targeting employees, dependants, schools, and youths.
  • Provide specific support to the Business Integrity committee through conducting social impact assessments and counselling survivors and their families
  • Review welfare policies and align them with human rights policies and laws

3.     Program Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

  •  Oversee the success implementation of Unwomen partnership with the selected partners
  • Ensure the timely implementation and accurate delivery of program and data for safe rural spaces
  • Collaborate with the implementing partners and ensure Monitoring & Evaluation of program impact and activities are effectively done.

4.     Community Engagement

Expropriation management

  •  Engage with external parties, Government, and subject matter experts to oversee monitoring of the GoR’s Resettlement Action Plan
  • Review and monitor the implementation and efficacy of the Livelihood Restoration Plan with external experts and escalate issues through the Oversight Committee to the GoR

Community Liaison

  • Establish external Grievance Mechanism for members of the community with specific focus on those resettled from the Industrial Block and Resettlement Villages (Host Site Households) and escalate issues to Government through the Oversight Committee
  • Develop and build interaction between UTR, its own worker villages, and the local community, inclusive of the large number of Outgrowers
  • Establish appropriate programs to address reconciliation issues that will be amplified by the proximity of people living in villages.  Where appropriate to liaise with government and NGOs to facilitate this work
  • Establish linkages and referral pathways with local Government bodies/ agencies to address grievances

5.     Targets and Budget

  • Deliver welfare targets in line with Company strategy to be done for the year.
  • Plan and ensure welfare expenditures are in line with the budget, review monthly “budget vs. actual” and participate in new budget development-annual operational budget for welfare department
Part 3: Skill Profile
  • What is it? A description of the functional, behavioral and relevant skills required to perform the role.
Relevant Experience Key Interfaces
  • University Graduate-Degree in social sciences/business administration or Human Resources, education, law, development studies or gender
  • Excellent computer skills and MS- office
  • Experience with employee data software system will be an added advantage.
  • 5 Years working experience is required in a customer/stakeholder engagement role.

 

  • Service delivery providers (either in-house/outsourced)
  • HR community
  • Local Labor Inspectorate
  • Line Managers/Unit managers/Operations Managers
  • Employees (Non-management and Management)
  • Legislative bodies (external)
  • External HR bodies of best practice (relevant to market)
  •  Internal departments e.g Procurement, Legal, Finance
  • Gender machineries

 

Skill Profile
N/A: Not Applicable     BA: Basic Appreciation     WK: Working Knowledge     FO: Fully Operational     LE: Leading Edge
Functional Skills Level Comments
N/A BA WK FO LE
1 Insights, Strategy & Solutions X  

 

2 Building Talent Supply X
3 Organizational Development X
4 Organizational Effectiveness & Analytics X
5 Learning & Capacity Development X
6 Employee/ Industrial Relations X
7 Performance & Reward X
General Skills Level Comments
N/A BA WK FO LE
1 Business strategy and formulation X
2 Project Management X
3 Change Management X
4 Information Management X
5 Application and exploitation of information technology X
6 Negotiation X
Other functional skills Level Comments
N/A BA WK FO LE
1 Service Provider Management X
2 Finance X
3 Business Function: SC Operations X
4 Communication X

 

Leadership Behaviors
Should “meet expectations” on the Standards of Leadership behaviors (priority behaviors shown in bold)

  • Purpose and Service
  • Personal Mastery
  • Agility
  • Business acume
  • Talent Catalyst
  •  Consumer love
  • Passion for high performance
 

Date of last Update (month/ year): April 2021

How to apply:

  • Interested candidates can send their application letter and CV with 3 professional references by using the” Apply for this job” button  before not later than the 16th of May 2021.










Imyanya 2 y’akazi muri Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR) kubantu bize: Education,Law;Management, Social-Sciences, Clinical-Psychology, Social-Works, Anthropology, Law, Conflict/Peace Studies :Deadline 18-05-2021

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1. Legal Officer

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

 Position: Legal Officer

Duty Station: Gashora Camp in Bugesera District and Kiziba Camp in Karongi District

Job type: Full-Time

Duration: 7 Months with possibility of extension.

I.    Background




 Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR) is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the government of Rwanda and its relevant agencies, local and international partners and volunteers to foster restorative justice, unity and reconciliation, peace building, psychosocial healing initiatives, promotion of human rights and provision of legal assistance and development in Rwanda. Prison Fellowship Rwanda was founded on 01/07/1995, affiliated to the Prison Fellowship International in 1997.  It was officially registered and recognized by the ministerial law no 037/17, of 23/10/2002 as a non- profit organization and published in official gazette of the Republic of Rwanda in 2002.

Prison Fellowship Rwanda in partnership with UNHCR and the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) is ensuring access to justice and respect of human rights is strengthened by providing legal assistance, legal education, civil registration and documentation to refugees living in different Camps. Currently Prison Fellowship Rwanda is looking for a qualified and highly motivated candidate of high moral character and professional integrity to fulfil the position of Legal Officer to manage the overall project implementation at Camp site.

Key Responsibilities

Under the Supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Legal officer is responsible to undertake the following specific tasks:




  1. Ensuring that all project components are implemented according to the project plans, in order to meet all goals and objectives;
  2. Be responsible to support the day-to-day management of the project to ensure its effective, efficient and cost-sensitive management;
  3. Ensure the annual and quarterly planning, implementation of activities, monitoring/reviewing of activities, timely reporting as per project agreement;
  4. Monitor project plans and ensure the overall coordination of the project activities and coordinate the work of paralegals;
  5. Conducting group Refugee Status Determination periodic workshops/classes to educate asylum seekers about mandate RSD procedures and how to prepare their claims;
  6. Detention monitoring of detention facilities throughout the country to ensure that any detained person of concern receives justice;
  7. Ensure that refugees/asylum seekers understand the importance of immediate civil registration;
  8. Be responsible for the elaboration of project progress, annual, monthly  and other types of reports;
  9. Facilitate Asylum seekers Applicants’ ability to exercise their right, wherever possible;
  10. To provide an Asylum seeker’s applicant sound, confidential legal and procedural advice, to ensure that asylum’s applicant refugee claim is fully and accurately presented, and that the asylum seekers Applicant’s rights are protected and respected throughout the UNHCR RSD procedure;
  11. Provide assistance with the completion of various form and documents relevant to the RSD process;
  12. Develop and encourage new and innovative solutions that will contribute to sustainable improvements of well-being of refugees/asylum seekers ;
  13. Providing legal assistance and representation to person of concern;
  14. Contributing towards development of IEC materials;
  15. Represent the organization in different meetings and other relevant events related to the project;
  16. Facilitation of civil registration;
  17. Ensure a strong collaboration with partners including UNHCR, MINEMA and other implementing partners on the field;
  18. Attendance of interviews throughout the RSD process, including where applicable at the appeal stage, as well as in re-opening procedures and procedures for cancellation, revocation or cessation of refugee status.
  19. Leading of awareness-raising sessions on human rights and crime prevention
  20. Perform any other task assigned by the management in relation to a success of the project.

II.    Essential skills and qualifications

The candidate must meet the following minimum qualifications and experience:

  • Skills and Abilities: Fluency in written and spoken English, Kinyarwanda and Knowledge of French will be added advantage.
  • Skills and Competencies: Demonstrated success achieving goals and communicating cross-culturally.
  • Be a team player, detail-oriented, patient, professional, and reliable.
  • Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
  • Able to work under pressure, especially in court hearing proceedings
  • Open-minded and adaptable
  • At least 3 years of experience of working in the field with direct engagement with persons of concern.
  • Demonstrated expertise in the field of Protection, Legal aid, Community rehabilitation services, mediation, counselling, and humanitarian settings.

Qualifications.

  • Bachelor in Law; good knowledge of human rights standards, Rwanda national laws, good knowledge of alternative dispute resolution methodologies and RDS procedures

III.    How to apply

To apply, please send the following by e-mail to recruitment.pfrwanda@gmail.com attaching the following:

  • Degree and ID;
  • CV (maximum 3 pages);
  • Two recommendations of previous relevant work;
  • All documents should be one PDF document.

Please include ‘’ Legal Officer ’’ in the subject line of the application e-mail. Due to the large number of applications, Prison Fellowship Rwanda will only be able to respond to short-listed candidates. The application deadline is on 18th/ May/ 2021.

The application can be addressed to the Executive Director of Prison Fellowship Rwanda. For more information about Prison Fellowship Rwanda, consult: www.pfrwanda.com

Done at Kigali on 5th/May 2021.

Bishop Deogratias GASHAGAZA

Executive Director

Prison Fellowship Rwanda




2. Community Center Manager

 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

 Position: Community Center Manager

Duty Station: Kiziba Camp- Karongi District

Job type: Full-Time

Duration: 7 Months with possibility of extension.

I.    Background

 Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR) is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the government of Rwanda and its relevant agencies, local and international partners and volunteers to foster restorative justice, unity and reconciliation, peace building, psychosocial healing initiatives, promotion of human rights and provision of legal assistance and development in Rwanda. Prison Fellowship Rwanda was founded on 01/07/1995, affiliated to the Prison Fellowship International in 1997.  It was officially registered and recognized by the ministerial law no 037/17, of 23/10/2002 as a non- profit organization and published in official gazette of the Republic of Rwanda in 2002.

Prison Fellowship Rwanda in partnership with UNHCR and the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) is ensuring access to justice and respect of human rights is strengthened by providing legal assistance, legal education, civil registration and documentation to refugees living in different Camps. Currently, Prison Fellowship Rwanda is looking for a qualified and highly motivated candidate of high moral character and professional integrity to fulfil the position of Community Center Manager. The Community Center Manager will manage and coordinate the overall activities at the Community Center.

Key Responsibilities

Under the Supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Community Center Manager will manage and coordinate the overall activities at the Community Center, and she/he will undertake the following specific tasks:




  • Ensure the overall coordination of the Center;
  • Coordinate and supervise all community Center activities in close collaboration with the Project coordinator;
  • Organize administrative/financial/logistics matters related to the community Center activities;
  • Set the daily/weekly/monthly work plans and prepare reports in coordination with the Project coordinator;
  • Represent the Community Center when requested;
  • Develop and encourage new and innovative solutions at the Community Center;
  • Develop IEC materials;
  • Ensure a strong collaboration with partners at the Community Center;
  • Ensure constant coordination with the UNHCR staff member in charge of community services;
  • Conduct monthly coordination meetings with the community center staff and volunteers
  • Conduct monthly coordination meetings with all relevant stakeholders at the Community Center;
  • Evaluate the community center activities and propose new strategies;
  • Perform any other task assigned by the management in relation to a success of the Community Center.

II.    Essential skills and qualifications

The candidate must meet the following minimum qualifications and experience:

  • Skills and Abilities: Fluency in written and spoken English, Kinyarwanda and Knowledge of French will be added advantage.
  • Skills and Competencies: Demonstrated success achieving goals and communicating cross-culturally.
  • Be a team player, detail-oriented, patient, professional, and reliable.
  • Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
  • Able to work under pressure, especially in court hearing proceedings
  • Open-minded and adaptable
  • At least 3 years of experience of working in the field with direct engagement with persons of concern (POCs). Demonstrated expertise in the field of protection, community rehabilitation services, counselling, or related areas as well as project administration and coordination, including monitoring, control and reporting, resource management, preferably in NGOs;

Qualifications.

A Bachelors degree in relevant fields (Management, Social-Sciences, Clinical-Psychology, Social-Works, Anthropology, Law, Education, Conflict/Peace Studies or other related field);

How to apply

To apply, please send the following by e-mail to recruitment.pfrwanda@gmail.com attaching the following:

  • Degree and ID;
  • CV (maximum 3 pages);
  • Two recommendations of previous relevant work;
  • All documents should be one PDF document.

Please include ‘’ Community Center Manager’’ in the subject line of the application e-mail. Due to the large number of applications, Prison Fellowship Rwanda will only be able to respond to short-listed candidates. The application deadline is on 18th May 2021.

The application can be addressed to the Executive Director of Prison Fellowship Rwanda. For more information about Prison Fellowship Rwanda, consult: www.pfrwanda.com

Done at Kigali on 6thMay 2021.

Bishop Deogratias GASHAGAZA

Executive Director

Prison Fellowship Rwanda







 

Umwanya w`akazi (Site Manager) muri Career Options Africa Ltd: Deadline: 13-05-2021

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CAREER OPTIONS AFRICA (Rwanda) LIMITED

 

www.careeroptionsafricagroup.com

 

www.hreastafrica.com

 

VACANCY – SITE MANAGER

 

OUR CLIENT

 

Our client, a leading Hygiene solutions company with global operations, is seeking to fill the above position at a new project in Rwanda meant to provide our water solutions to clients.

 

The client seeks to fill the above vacancy with suitable candidate at the earliest time possible

 

THE JOB

 

Reporting to the Business Development Manager, the site Manager shall ensure   high standards of hygiene in all operations are maintained all times. He/She shall be responsible for leading the service team to achieve or highly demanding hygiene standards deliverables within strict deadlines while ensuring proper delivery of value proposition in all required areas daily.

 

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

 

a) Maintains regular customer contact and communication by utilizing daily planned site activities and scheduled meetings with the customers.
b)  Attend asset care (planning and maintenance) meetings and convey company requirements to the teams. 
c)  provide overall day to day leadership of the project.
d)  Coordinate procurement and logistics at designated project sites.
e)  Follow up customer payments and keep debts within agreed debt age. 
f)  Speedy redress of customer complaints and queries, in collaboration with relevant service line manager.
g)  Prepare KPI for line chemical usage as per forecasted production and meet Service delivery targets.
h)  Stock planning and control; liaising with operations to ensure timely delivery of service and product.
i)   Ensure customer satisfaction measures and KPIs are developed, achieved and maintained especially in areas of chemical optimization, trouble shooting and reporting.
j)   Identify selling opportunities by translating our products and services into value for customers.
k)  Be the safety custodian within the site by.
i.   Ensuring compliance of Health & Safety Policy 
ii.  Ensuring PPE available and being used properly with site team.
iii. Conducting monthly safety behaviour evaluation and implement change programs.
iv. conducting quarterly hazardous and Chemical Handling Trainings
l)  Produce accurate and well-planned Health and Safety risk assessments and reports.
m) Document safe systems of work for use throughout the site by all process staff.
n) Set and monitor appropriate performance objectives and standards for staff, conducting probation review and appraisals and dealing with staff discipline issues appropriately, through timely interviews and investigation, referring to the Country Manager / Business Development Manager for support.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

 

The job holder should have the following qualifications:

 

a. Degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Chemistry (Analytical, Biochem, General etc.), Engineering: Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic etc.; or any other related science degree. 
b. Certificates, qualification or training in relevant areas of Work Health and Safety including general risk assessments, manual handling and first aid etc.  would be an advantage
c.  At least 3 years’ Experience in a similar position

 

THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB

 

a)  Previous experience in hygiene and cleaning operations or FMCG industry leadership role
b)  Ability to communicate across different levels inside and outside organization.
c)  Proven understanding of HACCP, COSHH, QA & Management Procedures
d)  Ability to improve team performance in terms of line efficiency, cost reduction, waste reduction and quality standards.
e)  Able to engage and influence staff to prioritize, reschedule and show flexibility in carrying out work considering changing site needs or due to absence or turnover. 
f)  Ability to implement standards and procedures, training and guidance to staff, in particular Work Health and Safety. 
g)  Experience of managing a large and busy team with ability to delegate appropriately.

 

 WHAT THE CLIENT IS OFFERING THE RIGHT PERSON

 

The client is offering a competitive remuneration package for the successful candidate.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Visit www.careeroptionsafricagroup.com and www.hreastafrica.com for more details on this position.

 

Send CV only to recruitment_rw@careeroptionsafricagroup.com by 13th May 2021 subject heading, as SITE MANAGER However applications will be reviewed as they are received and qualified candidates called for interview as soon as their CV’s are received.

 

Candidates who do not hear from us by this date should consider their applications unsuccessful.

 

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

 

Career Options Africa is a Human Resource Consultancy firm with branches in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

 

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Job Opportunity (Malaria Advisor) At IntraHealth: Deadline:May 21st, 2021

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JOB DESCRIPTION

INGOBYI ACTIVITY

GOLDEN PLAZA, 3rd Floor

KG 546 Street 1

P.O.Box 6639-Kigali

Tel.: + (250) 738795924

Kacyiru, Kigali 

www.intrahealth.or

Job Opportunity:  Malaria Advisor

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 have 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 USAID 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 works to improve the availability, quality and utilization of RMNCH and malaria services with resilience and sustainability. In addition, IntraHealth International is supporting the MoH to fight against COVID-19.




SUMMARY OF ROLE

IntraHealth/USAID Ingobyi Activity seeks to recruit a Malaria Advisor to support ongoing malaria activities. Reporting to the Senior Malaria Specialist. the Advisor will be expected to support Ministry of Health and Rwanda Biomedical Center / Malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases and Other Parasitic Diseases Division (MOPDD) to plan and implement malaria activities through joint planning, coordination, supervision, and reporting. The Malaria Advisor will be providing technical support and supervision to all Malaria Specialists in zones. The incumbent will be expected to support these activities at all levels of the health system in Rwanda.

Specifically, the Malaria Advisor will support the following functions:

  1. Planning and implementation of malaria activities
  • Work closely with the Ingobyi technical team, MOPDD team and senior malaria specialist, to plan, implement malaria activities at both facility and community levels.
  • Support the design and implementation of malaria prevention and case management interventions ensuring they are realistic, appropriate, effective both in cost and impact, and aligned with donor and RBC/MOPDD expectations.
  • Follow international guidance and evidence on best practices in MIP and support the MOPDD to integrate and implement those aspects into MIP interventions in Rwanda.
  • Support zonal malaria specialists to plan and implement malaria interventions based on the latest malaria strategic plan (MSP), integrated malaria control guideline as well as latest evidence in malaria prevention and control.
  • Strengthen community and facility level technical capacity to deliver malaria prevention and case management services, including the capacity to replicate, sustain and bring to scale successful activities.
  • Work closely with Ingobyi community health specialists to improve delivery of malaria services at community level (ICCM and HBM).
  1. Reporting, learning and documentation
  • Support documentation, and rollout of best practices and lessons learned including zero malaria starts with me initiative.
  • Coordinate with Ingobyi Activity’s MEL team and Senior Malaria Specialist to ensure that the project meets expected deliverables in malaria.
  • Work closely with MEL team to track malaria program implementation and surveillance efforts.
  • Support program data analysis and interpretation and use findings to plan interventions accordingly.
  • Prepare and submit reports on malaria activities and submit to Senior Malaria Specialist on a quarterly basis or upon request, in a timely manner.
  • Performs other tasks assigned by supervisor.

Representation in technical meetings/discussions

  • Represent Ingobyi Activity in malaria related technical working groups as needed.
  • Participate in technical meetings with MOH/RBC and other partner meetings as may be requested from time to time.
  • Present updates on malaria in internal quarterly technical meetings or as may be requested by supervisor.
  • Actively participate in technical sessions to develop clinical guidelines and other strategic documents.




Requirements

The ideal candidate is expected to meet and/or possess the following qualifications and requirements.

Education and training

  • Masters’ degree in medicine, public health majoring in epidemiology, nursing, or related fields.
  • Candidates must have a valid license issued by Rwanda National Council of Nurses and Midwives, Rwanda Allied Health Professions Council, or Rwanda Medical and Dental Council. 

Experience and skills

  • At least 8 years of experience working in malaria programs in Rwanda;
  • Demonstrated understanding of malaria program landscape in Rwanda;
  • Strong experience in supporting MoH (central and decentralized levels) in malaria programs in the country;
  • Skills, knowledge and experience in implementation of malaria activities at facility and community levels;
  • experience working with USAID-funded projects is preferred;
  • Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English and Kinyarwanda – French language skills would be added advantage.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint;
  • Strong skills in teamwork and networking;
  • Strong documentation and report writing skills; and
  • Ability to travel frequently within the country.

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 assigned role that result in improvement of IntraHealth’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 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 which 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.

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

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

 Please apply by May 21st, 2021










Apply Scholarship at Aberystwyth University International in UK 2021

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We are delighted to be able to offer 4 x Global Wales Scholarships worth £10,000 for applicants to a Postgraduate Masters course at Aberystwyth University.

The scholarships are available to students from the countries of the European Union, India, USA and Vietnam and payment will be via a tuition fee discount.

These prestigious scholarships are funded through a partnership between the Welsh Government, Universities Wales, The British Council, and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

Please see the Study in Wales website for full details of this exciting scheme and to complete the online Application Form. The deadline for submitting an application for the scholarship is 20 June 2021. You must have already applied to an Aberystwyth University Master’s degree to be eligible for the scholarship. You must complete the application form in one sitting but you can view the questions you will need to answer here so that you can plan your responses in advance.

Please note:

  1. The Global Wales Scholarship can be held alongside any other awards you may be eligible to receive, including the international accommodation scholarship;
  2. Successful applicants will hold an undergraduate Bachelors degree with a minimum standard equivalent to a UK 2:1 Honours classification;
  3. Applicants must satisfy the University’s English Language requirements and meet the terms of their offer in full;
  4. The scholarship is for students following a full-time PG Masters programme and the £10,000 will be deducted from the relevant tuition fee. Applicants will be responsible for funding the remainder of the tuition fee and living costs;
  5. Award of this scholarship is also subject to the Eligibility Criteria as published on the Global Wales Scholarship website. It is important that you read these fully before submitting your application;
  6. Although priority consideration will be given to applicants who have not undertaken previous postgraduate study, applicants who already hold a postgraduate qualification will be considered for a scholarship. It is up to the applicant to ensure that they satisfy the UKRI’s visa requirements regarding continued study in the UK.

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Study Free Online Course at University of Virginia Financial Accounting Fundamentals

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About this Course

This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, will teach you the tools you’ll need to understand the fundamentals of financial accounting. Concise videos, the financial records of a small business, and “your turn” activities guide you through the three most commonly used financial statements: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. Beyond recording transactions, you’ll learn how to prepare these financial statements, and read and analyze them to draw basic conclusions about a company’s financial health.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: – Use journal entries to record transactions – Prepare and use t-accounts to summarize transactions recorded during an accounting period – Describe the three most commonly used financial statements and how they fit together – Prepare these financial statements based on transactions recorded during an accounting period – Draw basic conclusions about a company’s financial health

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • How to use journal entries to record transactions and prepare and use t-accounts to summarize transactions recorded during an accounting period
  • The three most commonly used financial statements and how they fit together
  • How to prepare these financial statements based on transactions recorded during an accounting period
  • How to draw basic conclusions about a company’s financial health

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Scholarships at the State University of New York Plattsburgh International Student in USA

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SUNY Plattsburgh offers partial scholarships to 100% of accepted international students. We do not offer full scholarships — our award packages cover between 20 – 40% of your total cost of attendance.

We award scholarships based on your academic merit (high school average or transfer GPA) and student type (first-year or transfer). We determine scholarship amounts after conducting a holistic review of your grades, academic and non-academic achievement, activities and exam scores (if available). You will be notified of your scholarship awards when you receive your admission decision.

The scholarship packages are renewable each year you attend.

There are 3 different types of scholarship

Scholarships for International First-Year Students

A first-year student is an applicant who has never earned college credit. All applicants who have earned college credits are considered transfer applicants.

Scholarships for International Transfer Students

An applicant who has earned college credit will be considered for scholarships based on our review of their college transcript(s).

Scholarships for Current International Students

First-year international students who did not qualify for the merit scholarship upon admission can become eligible for a scholarship based upon their cumulative SUNY Plattsburgh GPA. Any semester that these students achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above will result in a $3,000 merit scholarship being applied to the next semester awards. Eligibility for this award remains in effect each semester until graduation.

CONTACT US


The global Education OfficeState University of New York at Plattsburgh 210 Kehoe Administration Building101 Broad StreetPlattsburgh, NY 12901 USAPhone: +1-518-564-3287geo@plattsburgh.edu

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Scholarships at the Crandall University , Awards & Bursaries in Canada 2021

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Crandall University is committed to helping students achieve a transformational education by providing financial assistance in the form of scholarships, awards, and bursaries for many of our undergraduate students.

The following types of scholarships are available:

  • Academic Leadership & Service
  • Housing & Leadership
  • Jackson Scholarships
  • Athletic Scholarships (contact a varsity coach)










Financial Awards

The Financial Awards Program at Crandall University includes scholarships, entrance awards, and need-based bursaries. Incoming and returning Canadian students may receive one scholarship, award, or bursary or several in combination. Students seeking financial assistance should also apply for external scholarships and available assistance from local, regional, provincial, or federal sources.

Leadership and Service Scholarships & Awards

These scholarships are offered to eligible Canadian applicants who provide evidence of significant Christian leadership during their high school years. This may include the applicant’s service in the local church, camp ministry leadership, community engagement, mission trips, or other acts of Christian service.

Scholarship amounts are determined by the applicant’s admission average. A student must submit a letter of application to the Admissions and Financial Awards Office highlighting their Christian leadership and service involvement.  There is no limit on the number of these scholarships awarded in a given year.

Entrance Average Award Name Annual Value
95-100% Chancellor’s $1,500
90-94.9% Vice-Chancellor’s $1,250
85-89.9% President’s $1,000
80-84.9% Dean’s $750

These scholarships are offered to qualifying applicants for full-time study and may be offered in addition to other scholarships, awards, and bursaries offered by the University. Scholarship recipients are expected to maintain their local church and community engagement while receiving their scholarship.

Colburne and Mitton Campus Housing Scholarships

These awards are for eligible Campus Housing applicants who provide evidence of local church and community engagement within their high school years.  Scholarship recipients are expected to maintain their local church and community engagement while receiving the scholarship.

Applicants must submit a letter of application to the Admissions and Financial Awards Office highlighting their service involvement.  There is no limit on the number of these scholarships awarded in a given year, as long as space remains in Campus Housing.

Colburne House Scholarship

Successful applicants will be awarded a scholarship to assist with the costs of living in Colburne House.

Entrance Average Annual Scholarship Value
95-100% $1,500 *Renewable
90-94.9% $1,250 *Renewable
85-89.9% $1,000 *Renewable
80-84.9% $500 *Renewable

*These scholarships are renewable, at their amount, in the second, third, and fourth years of full-time study if the student maintains the required Grade Point Average (GPA).

Mitton Scholarship

Following the completion of their second year, Colburne House Scholarship recipients may apply to live in Mitton Court.  Successful applicants voluntarily surrender their Colburne House Scholarship and transfer to Mitton Court with the assistance of a newly-awarded Mitton Scholarship. The initially-awarded Colburne House Scholarship amounts for successful applicants will be adjusted to:

Year 3 75% of initial award
Year 4 85% of initial award

ClayStone Certificate Award

Demonstrating the value that Crandall University places on holistic growth, these awards are provided to qualifying ClayStone students up to an amount of $1,000. Applicants for this award will be assessed on their expressed commitment to the transformative objectives of the program as well as their ability to make a positive contribution to the other students in the program as evidenced in their program application.

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APPLY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAVERICK SCHOLARSHIP IN USA 2021

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Minnesota State Mankato values the cultural contribution of international students to our campus and communities. All new undergraduate students are automatically awarded the International Maverick Scholarship. In Spring and Summer 2021, the amount of coverage per semester will be $3,890 based on a student taking 12-18 credit hours. The following criteria must be met to maintain the scholarship beyond your first academic year.








  • Maintain valid F-1 or J-1 immigration status
  • Achieve a term GPA of 2.5 or cumulative Minnesota State Mankato GPA of 3.0
  • Successfully earn/complete a minimum of 12 credits each semester (completed credits are grades A-D and P. F, W, I, IP and NC do not count)
  • Complete six community service projects each academic year

If you have questions about the International Maverick Scholarship, please email internationalscholarship@mnsu.edu.

REFER-A-FRIEND SCHOLARSHIP

Current international students may refer a new prospective undergraduate or Intensive English Program student to enroll at Minnesota State Mankato and receive additional scholarship funding. Upon the prospective student’s enrollment at Minnesota State Mankato, both the current and new student will receive a scholarship for $500.

THE GLADYS B OLSON INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

The Gladys B Olson International Student Endowed Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate applicants who have successfully completed a minimum of two semesters at Minnesota State Mankato and have at least two semesters remaining before graduation and meeting the following requirements:

  • currently enrolled as a full-time
  • in good academic and student conduct standing
  • valid immigration status and possess an F or J student visa
  • minimum Minnesota State Mankato GPA of 3.20 or higher

Applications are due in early March and recipients are announced in April for the next academic school year.

Award amount: up to $3,500 divided between fall and spring semesters.

MINNESOTA STATE MANKATO SCHOLARSHIPS

Review our database of additional scholarship opportunities to support you while you earn your degree. Be sure to review the criteria of each scholarship to insure that you meet the scholarship requirements.

GO TO SCHOLARSHIP DATABASE

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Itangazo ry’Ibyemezo by’Inama y’Abaminisitiri yo ku wa 05/05/2021

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Imyanya 2 y`akazi muri One Acre Fund: Deadline: 27-06-2021

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  1. Rwanda Strategy & Operations Analyst

ABOUT ONE ACRE FUND

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

We are looking for a motivated project analyst to join our Strategic Projects team sitting in the Rwanda Strategy & Finance department. You will work on short-medium term projects across multiple functions to solve complex operational, strategic, and financial problems to increase farmer impact, improve operations and achieve higher sustainability. You will be creating structure out of ambiguity. With so many varied projects, no day is ever the same, and the role includes exposure to high-level strategy, working within different departments, and getting into the field.

You will report to the Strategic Projects Manager and take on full ownership of projects, from planning, through to execution and follow-up, often working directly with project partners, including sometimes the Country/Deputy-Country Directors. The projects will vary depending on program priorities and project complexities, but you will manage anywhere from 2-5 projects at any given time and are expected to handle any type of project – from quantitative modeling to primary research – with a focus on analyzing and solving the problem at hand.

You may be asked to take on direct management responsibilities within our growing team of analysts. Longer-term, there will also be opportunities to lead increasingly large projects or join/lead a department you are supporting.

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:

  • 3+ years of relevant work experience in strategy (financial, operational, business, or other), management consulting, or similar style project experience, and ideally a demonstrated passion for our mission.
  • Strong educational background; bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • Technical skills; Advanced Office/Google Suite, especially Excel (can perform complex functions). Experience with other professional programs (e.g. R, STATA) is a plus.
  • Demonstrated leadership experience at work or outside of work, enthusiasm for learning and openness to feedback.
  • Ability to build teams and collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
  • Ability to understand complex concepts quickly and to learn fast
  • You have at least one year of experience working in the developing world, although this is not a strict requirement.
  • Language: English Required (Kinyarwanda is also very useful)

PREFERRED START DATE

As soon as possible

JOB LOCATION

Kigali, Rwanda

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:27 June 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 feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, 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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2. Rwanda Product Specialist

ABOUT ONE ACRE FUND

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, our farmers harvest 50 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 Product Specialist will be part of a new Product Management and Strategy team ensuring the continuous success of scaled products offered to our clients. The Product Specialist will work with many TUBURA team members, including colleagues in Field Operations, Logistics, Client Data Management, Procurement & Government Relations, and product suppliers, to ensure that all activities required to deliver great products and service to clients are implemented effectively. As the Product Specialist, you will closely monitor product performance through the use of dashboards and trackers, and recommend strategies and improvements to increase product adoption and satisfaction, product margin, and quality. You will start by managing solar products but other products will be added into your portfolio with time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Product Specialist, you will:

  • Oversee the product lifecycle for our scaled solar products and other products coming to scale
  • Report to the Product Strategy Lead
  • Analyze performance and financial data to track product performance and inform strategies, and maintain product dashboards up-to-date
  • Develop training materials, product tools, strategies, and models to ensure sales processes, product adoption, product quality, customer satisfaction, and product margin are satisfactory and improved season after season
  • Lead discussions on product performance, execution, and related activities (e.g. product pricing, sales processes, or customer support) with colleagues across teams and suppliers
  • Engage with the product supplier as needed to guarantee a smooth and collaborative partnership
  • Manage the transition of new scale-up products to the team’s portfolio as required

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:

  • 2+ years of experience designing and coordinating medium to large field projects
  • Project management skills for medium to large projects
  • Comfortable with data analysis, knowledge of R preferred but not mandatory
  • Intermediate Microsoft excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) / google sheets skills
  • Capability to resolve complex problems and design creative solutions
  • Demonstrate high-quality work
  • Experience working with field teams and multiple stakeholders
  • Passionate about serving smallholder farmers and living in rural areas
  • Integrity and responsibility
  • Language: Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda

PREFERRED START DATE

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.

JOB LOCATION

Rubengera, Rwanda

BENEFITS

Health insurance, paid time off

ELIGIBILITY

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

APPLICATION DEADLINE:16th, July 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 feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, 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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Deputy Managing Director at LuNa Smelter Ltd : Deadline: 13-05-2021

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

LuNa Smelter Ltd is Rwanda’s established tin smelter in Kigali Rwanda. As part of its optimization and localization plans the company is recruiting professionals to fully optimize its production capacity and hence cater for the country’s growing demand for the mining sector, and that of the region.

LuNa Smelter Ltd is looking for experienced professionals to fill the following vacancy;

1.    Deputy Managing Director

Reporting to: Managing Director

Employment Type: Full time

Job profile

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Deputy Managing Director provides support to the Managing Director to ensure that LuNa Smelter Ltd achieves its business objectives and creates an environment that promotes staff commitment to the achievement of the organisational vision, mission, and strategy.

Minimum Qualifications and skills requirements

  • First degree or its equivalent in Business Administration or Management
  • Minimum of 5 years’ progressive experience, at Executive Management level within the Mining sector
  • Strong project management skills managing complex, multi-faceted projects and successfully operationalizing innovative programs resulting in measurable successes and program growth
  • Demonstrated success in organisational capacity building, including fiscal management and budgeting
  • Excellent analytical, interpersonal, organizational and cross-cultural skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with exceptional attention to details.
  • Proficiency in English, French and Kinyarwanda is an added advantage




 Key areas of responsibilities and duties

  1. General management of the smelter operations,
  2. Technical and organizational supervision over the tin production process at Luna Smelter,
  3. Supervising projects indicated by the Management Board, including Bugarura and Kuluti – own proprietary mining units
  4. Cooperation with potential JV partners in Rwanda – strategic, financial issues and technical supervision over planned process optimization,
  5. Ownership supervision and support in the process covering all activities of Luna Smelter,
  6. Taking care of high quality of production,
  7. Monitoring the implementation of the assumed production plan,
  8. Representing the company outside,
  9. Creation and implementation of the business development strategy achievement of business goals set by the investors,
  10. Cooperation with investors, shareholders and key business partners,
  11. Development of and supervision over the investment, production and trading activities of the smelter,
  12. Definition and development of the suitable organizational framework and policy for successful management of the project,
  13. Continual observation of the external operational environment to ensure achievement of the company’s key development of the project,
  14. Application of the best practices in business including appropriate ethical behaviours and standards as well as social responsibility,
  15. Development and setup of targets to allow for appropriate evaluation of performance and adjustment of remuneration for key managers,
  16. Assessment of business risk, development and implementation of risk management plan,
  17. Accomplish his assigned duties as stipulated in this agreement, and any other tasks assigned by the company within rules and regulations of LuNa Smelter Ltd.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are requested to submit their curriculum vitae (CV)  to hr@lunasmelter.com not later than Thursday May 13, 2021.

Email subject must clearly state the “job title” you are applying for.

CV Naming: Your CV name must bear both your first and second names respectively.

 

Note: These positions are open locally and internationally. All candidates applying for this position will be selected on merit and only those short listed will be invited for interviews.










Imyanya 2 y`akazi (Full stack Web Application Developer) muri BK TecHouseLtd Kubantu bize: Computer Science or Software Engineering : Deadline: 17 May 2021

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BK TecHouseLtd. is a Digital, Lean-Agile Technology Company dedicated to delighting our customers, employees and shareholders by providing high quality Innovative Technology products and services that empower our customers to strive in a fast-changing market. We provide equal employment opportunity for all, promote Servant Leadership andbehave with integrity and transparency. A career with BK TecHouseoffers greater opportunity, greater challenge and greater satisfaction.

Background information

Job Title: Full stack Web Application Developer

Department/ Section/Unit: Technology Delivery

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Reports to: Director of Software Engineering

Purpose of the Job

The over role of Full stack Web App. developer is to contribute across the technology stack, covering the end-to-end development of web and native applications as well as improving the DevOps tooling.

Main Responsibilities

  • Shaping and implementing technology / business solutions to contribute to client organization’s competitive differentiation
  • Uses Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance client organization’s technology stack
  • Collaborates with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new / improved product functionality
  • Communicates with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation
  • Builds client organization’s brand in the technology community




Working Relationship

  • Technology Team

Key Performance Areas

  • Shaping and implementing technology / business solutions to contribute to client organization’s competitive differentiation
  • Uses Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance client organization’s technology stack
  • Participate in grooming sessions of defined user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new / improved product functionality
  • Communicates with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation
  • Builds client organization’s brand in the technology community

Profession knowledge

  • Excellent understanding of server-side technologies (e.g.Node.js, Go, Ruby on Rails, Java, Python, PHP, .Net) and client-side languages and frameworks (e.g. JavaScript, AngularJS, ReactJS, Spring, Django)
  • Knowledge of designing RESTful APIs, SSO / OAuth, LDAP and Search Technologies
  • Knowledge of networking protocols eg. HTML, XML and scripting languages
  • Knowledge of Agile software development practices

Experience

  • 5+ years of software development experience
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL Databases
  • Experience in code refactoring, pair programming, continuous integration and deployment
  • Experience leveraging various design patterns, test-driven development, and automated testing frameworks (e.g. RSpec, JUnit, Selenium)

Education & Professional certifications

  • BSc/BA in Computer Science or Software Engineering, MSc/MA in the same field will be appreciated
  • Certified Application developer is a plus

How to apply

Submit your CV to bktechouse@bk.rw by 17 May 2021










Umwanya w`akazi (Lead DevOps & IT Infrastructure) muri BK TecHouseLtd Kubantu bize: Computer Science or Engineering: Deadline: 17 May 2021

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BK TecHouseLtd. is a Digital, Lean-Agile Technology Company dedicated to delighting our customers, employees and shareholders by providing high quality Innovative Technology products and services that empowerour customers to strive in a fast-changing market. We provide equal employment opportunity for all, promote Servant Leadership andbehave with integrity and transparency. A career with BK TecHouseoffers greater opportunity, greater challenge and greater satisfaction.

Background information

Job Title: Lead DevOps & IT Infrastructure

Department/ Section/Unit: Technology Delivery

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Reports to: Director of Software Engineering

Direct Reports: DevOps & IT Infrastructure Team

Purpose of the Job

The position of Lead DevOps and IT Infrastructure is a versatile position, which requires knowledge of writing full stack code, working with build and data pipeline, managing infrastructure and code deployments. The ideal candidate must be able to collaborate with software, infrastructure, and quality engineers and operations teams to develop solution that will drive efficiencies in delivering solutions to the end customer. She/He will be responsible to implement Continue Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools, processes, and best practices that bridges the gap between development and operations teams.




Main Responsibilities

    • Lead DevOps & IT Infrastructure responsibilities include:
    • Creates new designs, architectures standards, repeatable processes, and methods for delivering software faster, better, and cheaper; and managing Infrastructure Operations better to provide excellent customer experience
    • Selects, implements, and tests emerging DevOps-centric automation tools and technologies for CI/CD, configuration management, infrastructure provisioning, and test automation
    • Builds and supports infrastructure used by development, test, and operations teams
    • Drives efficiencies in the code build & deployment pipeline to improve the availability, scalability, performance, and security
    • Gathers and aggregates logs, data, and metrics to improve the quality of services
    • Creates, manages, and uses dashboard for continuous monitoring, alerting and health check of applications and the underlying infrastructure
    • Contributes to future improvement of software and infrastructure delivery and operation processes e.g., data pipelines, data warehouses, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and use of microservices with containerization
    • Leads and guides the team with clear DevOps strategy, implementation, and best practices
    • Provides team training, mentoring, document processes, and method of procedures
    • Develops and maintains essential working relationships with key internal and external cross-functional stakeholders and leaders to achieve results

Internal Policies

  • Develop, manage, and enforce functional policies, procedures, and quality best practices
  • Participate in Financial & Project Planning. Prepare, manage, and monitor DevOps and IT infrastructure budget




Key Performance Areas

    • DevOps

    • Achievable Service Level Agreements, Objectives, and Indicators (SLA, SLO, and SLIs)
    • Increase Tooling and Automation
    • Workflow optimization
    • Increase number of deployments/releases
    • End-end telemetry – availability, outages, performance, security, etc.

IT Infrastructure

  • Meet Availability/Uptime SLAs
  • Improve Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)
  • Meet Security/Vulnerability Management goals
  • Infra Capacity & Cost Optimization

Profession knowledge

  • Full Stack experience in developing IT Software Systems, Web and Mobile Applications
  • Experience in Agile software development methodologies
  • Experience in implementing and operating CI/CD, Test, Security, and Other Automation tools
  • Experience in implementing and operating Application Performance & Monitoring (APM) tool
  • Experience in implementing and operating Instrumentation and Logging tools
  • Knowledge of with Containerization and working knowledge of Dockers
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as a code process and tools e.g., Terraform
  • Experience working with SAAS and Cloud environment – AWS, Azure, or Private Clouds
  • Previous experience in Agriculture, Education or FinTech industry a plus

Experience

  • 3 to 5+ years as a Software Engineer Relevant experience
  • 3+ years in a DevOps or SRE Role Relevant experience

Education & Professional certifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Professional certifications in Information Technology and related fields

How to apply

Submit your CV to bktechouse@bk.rw by 17 May 2021










Umwanya w`akazi (Director of Operations & Business Development) muri BK TecHouseLtd Kubantu bize: Computer Science or Software Engineering: Deadline: 17 May 2021

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BK TecHouseLtd. is a Digital, Lean-Agile Technology Company dedicated to delighting our customers, employees and shareholders by providing high quality Innovative Technology products and services that empowerour customers to strive in a fast-changing market. We provide equal employment opportunity for all, promote Servant Leadership andbehave with integrity and transparency. A career with BK TecHouseoffers greater opportunity, greater challenge and greater satisfaction.

Background information

Job Title: Director of Operations & Business Development

Institution: BK TecHouse Ltd.

Department/ Section/Unit: Technology Delivery

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

Direct Reports: Marketing & Sales Team, IT Support & Systems Integration, Data Engineering & Analytics, Customer Support & Clientele Services

Purpose of the Job

The position of Operations and Business Development Director consists of developing strategic direction, roadmap, planning, and execution of all activities associated with IT Operation and Business Development. She/He will be the mind and vision behind IT systems support & integration, data engineering & analytics. She/he is also in charge of Business Development activities including Market & Sales of BKTechouse products and managing customer support & clientele services.




Main Responsibilities

    • The Director of Operations & Business Development will be in charge of:
    • Business Development

    • Coordinates the development of the company Strategic Business Plans;
    • Develops and execute the company annual Business Plans;
    • Develops in-depth knowledge of company offerings to identify profitable business opportunities;
    • Researches emerging trends and recommends company new offerings to satisfy customers’ needs and create new market niches;
    • Develops and manages strategic partnership with clients and key stakeholders to grow business;
    • Manages and motivate the Marketing and Sales team to deliver sales targets and achieve performance goals
    • Generates new customer leads through successful sales calls and professional networking
    • Plans and executes on marketing & sales events
    • Manages marketing and sales budget;
    • Provides sales and marketing reports to the executive management team and advice on the current state of the industry and marketing recommendations

IT Support & Systems Integration

    • Lead the Technology Operations team to support internal applications, SaaS applications, data center/cloud infrastructure, and network in 24/7 environment;
    • Oversees Configuration, Release and Change Management of all IT applications;
    • Setting Standard Operating Procedures (SoP) including Change request management, Resiliency and Disaster Recovery;
    • Facilitates the transition to operations of new internally developed applications or vendor partner solutions to support the business;
    • Collaborate closely with the Software Development Director in architecting, designing, and implementing systems that are secure, scalable, maintainable, and reliable;
    • Identifies security vulnerabilities, systems upgrades, and opportunities for improvement to ensure integrity and protection of business and customer information;
    • Cultivate and manage partner relationships and engagement SLAs for service providers, vendors, and government entities
    • Ensures compliancy of internal, partners, and government regulation and policies

Data Engineering & Analytics

    • Evaluates the current data ecosystem (Oracle, MySQL, Mongo etc.) and design new modern data architecture using best-in-class tools and technologies (Hadoop,

Snowflake, Spark etc.);

    • Becomes Subject matter expert for Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and develop a strategy for future state on Big Data and Advanced Analytics;
    • Leads and manage a team of Data Engineers to build the new data analytics product suite;
    • Builds and maintain ETL pipelines across internal and external (3rd parties) data warehouses
    • Builds and leverage BI tools to provide high-quality data sets and analytics reporting to drive company goals and strategy;
    • Ensures data sharing compliance with local and international laws (e.g. data protection).

Customer Support & Clientele Services

    • Responsible for the management, oversight, and prioritization of the IT Help Desk;
    • Become products expert and lead process improvements and workflow optimization;
    • Handles escalated customer inquiries and drive issue resolution;
    • Solicits customers feedback, triage, and implement measures to address key areas;
    • Drives customer satisfaction and maintain service KPIs.

Internal Policies

  • Develops, manage and enforce functional policies, procedures and quality assurances best practices;
  • Participates in IT financial planning with CTO and IT leadership;
  • Prepares, manages and monitors budget.




Key Performance Areas

    • Business Performance, Marketing & Sales

    • Ensure Business Growth
    • E Increase product portfolio awareness
    • EIncrease Customer Retention/Reduce churn
    • E Cost-effective lead generation
    • E Increase Marketing Return on Investment (ROI)
    • E Improve Sales Revenue
    • E Ensure Compliance to service delivery policy and procedure

IT Support & Systems Integration

    • Improve System High Availability/Uptime
    • Meet compliance SLA targets
    • Reduce Mean Time to Detection (MTTD)
    • Reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)
    • Prevent Major Security Vulnerabilities

Data Engineering and Analytics

    • Align Operations Metrics with the business strategy
    • Provide real-time Customer 360 views – sales, market segments, trends, etc.
    • Improve Big Data Capabilities
    • Implement Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics models

Customer Support & Clientele Services

  • Develop and implement of the Support Matrix
  • Reduce Number of support tickets, root cause analysis, prevention
  • Improve Customer Satisfaction
  • Improve Net Promoter Scope (NPS)
  • Increase First Response Time & Contact resolution rate
  • Boost Call/Request/Ticket quality

Working Relationship

  • Internal: Director of Software Development
  • External: Internal Control and & Compliance Team

Profession knowledge

  • Good with numbers and financial planning
  • Good understanding of the IT Business Industry
  • Outstanding communication and negotiation skills
  • Knowledge of data analytics and reporting
  • Knowledge of data protection operations and legislation (e.g. GDPR)
  • Experience with systems architecture, implementation, and platform integrations
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL Databases operations
  • Experience with Big Data, AI and ML knowledge preferred
  • Experience with at least one programming language (i.e. Python, R, Java, or C++)
  • Experience developing new products go-to-market strategies and launch plans
  • Experience developing formal partnerships, contract negotiations, and co-marketing agreements
  • Understanding of how application development and business organizations use IT Infrastructure
  • Background in SaaS/Software industry is preferred
  • Analytical problem solving, troubleshooting, and issues triage skills
  • Understanding of ITIL and service management / operations required
  • Operational reporting experiences relative to OLAs and/or SLAs desired
  • Prior vendor management experiences of value
  • Ability to delivery marketing plans that ties to increased business revenue

Experience

  • 3 – 5+ years of building and managing teams and passion for mentoring and developing people
  • 3 – 5+ years of experience in IT Operations Management
  • 3+ years of experience in Technology Products Marketing & Sales
  • 3+ years in managing Help Desk Operations
  • 2+ years of Data Engineering and Analytics

Education & Professional certifications

  • Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
  • MBA will be of added value;

How to apply

Submit your CV to bktechouse@bk.rw by 17 May 2021










Umwanya w`akazi (Lead Internal Audit & Compliance) muri BK TecHouseLtd Kubantu bize: Accounting, Finance, Business Administration: Deadline: 17 May 2021

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BK TecHouseLtd. is a Digital, Lean-Agile Technology Company dedicated to delighting our customers, employees and shareholders by providing high quality Innovative Technology products and services that empowerour customers to strive in a fast-changing market. We provide equal employment opportunity for all, promote Servant Leadership andbehave with integrity and transparency. A career with BK TecHouseoffers greater opportunity, greater challenge and greater satisfaction.

Background information

Job Title: Lead Internal Audit & Compliance

Department/ Section/Unit: Internal Audit & Compliance

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Reports to: Board of Directors

Indirect report: Chief Executive Officer

Direct Reports: Data Governance Specialist, Cyber security specialist & IT audit

Purpose of the Job

The position of Internal audit & compliance Managerconsists of:

  • Evaluate overall company activities and give assurance of adequate control measures within functional departments;
  • Providing organizations with guidance on financial accuracy, internal controls and regulatory compliance. He examines and improves operating practices, and financial and risk management processes of the organization.




Main Responsibilities

  • Identify and reduce all business and financial risks through effective implementation and monitoring of controls;
  • Develop, implement and maintain internal audit policies and procedures in accordance with local and internal best practice;
  • Compile and implement the annual internal Audit plan;
  • Provide consulting and advisory services, beyond internal auditing assurance services, to assist management in meeting its objectives; and, maintain a quality assurance program by which the function assures the operation of internal auditing activities;
  • Liaise with the external auditors as appropriate, for the purpose of providing optimal audit coverage;
  • Carry out special audits and investigations as may be required by the Board of Directors and/ or Management in case fraudulent activity is suspected;
  • Follow up on the implementation of different reporting Standards and various procedures, laws, rules, regulations, external audit or donor recommendations;
  • Follow up on the implementation of internal audit recommendations and continuous monitoring of the control environment;
  • Manage resources and audit assignments;
  • Maintain open communication with management and Board of Directors;
  • Document process and prepare audit findings memorandum;
  • Engage to continuous knowledge development regarding sector’s rules, regulations, best practices, tools, techniques and performance standards;
  • Ensure complete, accurate and timely audit information is reported to Board and/ or Management

Key Performance Areas

  • Thorough understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards and various procedures, laws, rules and regulations;
  • Ability to implement performance management systems, giving candid performance feedback, rewarding desirable behaviors and providing support to professional development efforts linked to strategic objectives;
  • Proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, data base, spread sheets, accounting packages, email, internet and the workflow process;
  • Ability to maintain high standards of integrity; establish straightforward, productive relationships; treating individuals with fairness and respect;
  • Strong communication and presentation skills including ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant publications;
  • Risk management and audit processes, General fraud prevention strategies, Problem solving and analysis;
  • Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills;
  • Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to multi-task;
  • Excellent documentation, community and IT skills;
  • Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports




Working Relationship

  • Internal: Finance Team & Technical Team
  • External: Board Directors & External Auditors

Profession knowledge

  • Knowledge of accounting packages such as Oracle, Sun, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, SAGE, Pastel, QuickBooks etc.;

Experience

  • Five (5) years, with four (4) years relevant experience as an Internal and Compliance Auditor

Education & Professional certifications

  • BS or Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related subject;
  • In possession of an internationally recognized Professional Accounting Qualifications (CIA, CPA, ACA, CIPFA, CIMA or its equivalent, Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) etc.;

How to apply

Submit your CV to bktechouse@bk.rw by 17 May 2021

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Umwanya w`akazi (Senior Mobile App. Developer) muri BK TecHouseLtd kubantu bize: Umwanya w`akazi (Senior Mobile App. Developer) muri BK TecHouseLtd kubantu bize:Computer Science or Software Engineering : Deadline:17 May 2021 : Deadline:

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BK TecHouseLtd. is a Digital, Lean-Agile Technology Company dedicated to delighting our customers, employees and shareholders by providing high quality Innovative Technology products and services that empowerour customers to strive in a fast-changing market. We provide equal employment opportunity for all, promote Servant Leadership andbehave with integrity and transparency. A career with BK TecHouseoffers greater opportunity, greater challenge and greater satisfaction.

Background information

Job Title: Senior Mobile App. Developer

Department/ Section/Unit: Technology Delivery

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Reports to:Director of Software Engineering

Purpose of the Job

The over role of Senior Mobile App developer is to contribute across the technology stack, covering the end-to-end development of hybrid and native mobile applications as well as using the DevOps tooling.




Main Responsibilities

  • Shaping and implementing technology / business solutions to contribute to client organization’s competitive differentiation
  • Uses Agile engineering best practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance client organization’s technology stack
  • Collaborates with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new / improved product functionality
  • Communicates with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation
  • Builds client organization’s brand in the technology community

Key Performance Areas

  • Shaping and implementing technology / business solutions to contribute to client organization’s competitive differentiation
  • Uses Agile engineering best practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance client organization’s technology stack
  • Participate in grooming sessions of defined user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new / improved product functionality
  • Communicates with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation
  • Builds client organization’s brand in the technology community

Working Relationship

  • Technology Team




Profession knowledge

  • Excellent understanding of mobile App development technologies (e.g. Java, Objective-C, JavaScript, Kotlin, Dart) , frameworks and development kit (e.g. Android, Swift, Flutter, React Native, Xamarin, Mobile Angula UI)
  • Knowledge of using RESTful APIs, SSO / OAuth, LDAP and Search Technologies
  • Knowledge of networking protocols eg. HTML, XML and scripting languages
  • Knowledge of Agile software development practices

Experience

  • 5+ years of software development experience
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL Databases
  • Experience in code refactoring, pair programming, continuous integration and deployment
  • Experience leveraging various design patterns, test-driven development, and automated testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit, Appium, TestComplete)

Education & Professional certifications

  • BSc/BA in Computer Science or Software Engineering, MSc/MA in the same field will be appreciated
  • Certified Application developer is a plus

How to apply

Submit your CV to bktechouse@bk.rw by 17 May 2021










Umwanya w`akazi (Lead IT Support & System Integration) muri TecHouseLtd kubantu bize Computer Science or Information Technology System Administration: Deadline:17 May 2021

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BK TecHouseLtd. is a Digital, Lean-Agile Technology Company dedicated to delighting our customers, employees and shareholders by providing high quality Innovative Technology products and services that empowerour customers to strive in a fast-changing market. We provide equal employment opportunity for all, promote Servant Leadership andbehave with integrity and transparency. A career with BK TecHouseoffers greater opportunity, greater challenge and greater satisfaction.

Background information

Job Title: Lead IT Support & System Integration

Department/ Section/Unit: Technology Delivery

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Reports to: Director of Operations & Business Development

Direct Reports: IT Support & System Integration Team

Purpose of the Job

The position of Lead IT Support and System Integration consist of administering, maintaining, and operating essential business applications and underly infrastructure (servers, hardware, networking, database storage, and operating systems), user hardware (desktops/laptops/tablets), client applications (offices 365 suite, productivity software, tools etc.), and security management. He/She will also be the technical mind behind internal and external systems integration that supports critical business needs.




Main Responsibilities

    • The Lead IT System Support & Integration will be in charge of:
    • IT System Support:

    • Day-to-day technology operations and support of internal applications, SaaS applications, data center/cloud infrastructure, and network in a 24×7 environment;
    • Ensure timely installation and upgrade of systems configurations including Operating Systems, Applications updates, Networking Devices, Security Patches and other packages related to the technology environment;
    • Responsible for conducting regular compliancy system audits including network and data security to identify potential vulnerabilities and create mitigation plans that ensures business integrity, continuity, and protection of customer information;
    • Manages hardware and software licenses, liaise with vendors to plan the budget, and shares recommendations with the Line Manager to control and improve financial performance;
    • Participates directly in pre-production User Acceptance Test (UAT) of new products, applications, or services and share feedback proactively to minimize customer impacts;
    • Actively manages Production Incidents, perform and document Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and carry out Problem Management in order to permanently fix and prevent persistent or recurring issues;
    • Performs or delegates regular systems backups including configuration and data. Implement sustainable data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures;
    • Oversees and gates deployment windows for minor and major system changes including new releases, system patches/upgrades, and migration activities;
    • Ensures compliance of Internal, Partners, Government, and International regulations, policies, and standards;
    • Manages, reports, and escalates risks (Team, System Performance, Operation Plans) to Line Managers as per agreed SLAs and advises them on strategies, procedures, tools, and budgets that improves overall productivity and efficiency.

Systems Integration

    • Defines and implements systems and data integration strategies to meet business needs;
    • Optimizes integration operations to drive efficiency and minimize service interruptions;
    • Dashboards and Reports on integration progress and system healthy checks.

Customer Support & Clientele Services

    • Responsible for the management, oversight, and prioritization of the IT Help Desk;
    • Become products expert and lead process improvements and workflow optimization;
    • Handles escalated customer inquiries and drive issue resolution;
    • Solicits customers feedback, triage, and implement measures to address key areas;
    • Drives customer satisfaction and maintain service KPIs.

Internal Policies

  • Develops, manage and enforce functional policies, procedures and quality assurances best practices;
  • Participates in IT financial planning with Director of Operations.




Key Performance Areas

IT Support & Systems Integration
    • Improve System High Availability/Uptime
    • Meet compliance SLA targets
    • Reduce Mean Time to Detection (MTTD)
    • Reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR)
    • Prevent Major Security Vulnerabilities

Customer Support & Clientele Services

    • Implement the Support Matrix
    • Reduce Number of support tickets, root cause analysis, prevention
    • Improve Customer Satisfaction
    • Improve Net Promoter Scope (NPS)
    • Increase 2nd Response Time & Contact resolution rate

Boost Call/Request/Ticket quality

Working Relationship

  • Technical Team
  • Marketing & Sales Team
  • Customer Support Team

Profession knowledge

  • Experience with Relational and NoSQL Database operations
  • Proficient in at least one programming language (Perl, R, Java, or C++)
  • Experience with client scripting, server scripting, and automation tools
  • Working knowledge of Cloud and Hardware Virtualization – AWS, VMware, or equivalent
  • Background in SaaS/Software industry is preferred
  • Good understanding of how applications development and business organizations use IT Infrastructure
  • Understanding of ITIL and Service Management/Operations required
  • Operations reporting experience relatives to OLA and /or SLA desired
  • Practical knowledge of implementing effective Help Desks and IT Operations best practices, including security, storage, data protection and disaster recovery protocols
  • Prior Vendor Management experience is of value

Experience

  • 5+ years experience in IT Operations Management
  • 3+ years in managing Help Desk Operations

Education & Professional certifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
  • System Administration and IT Certifications in Linux, Microsoft or other network related fields is a plus

How to apply

Submit your CV to bktechouse@bk.rw by 17 May 2021










Umwanya w`akazi (Business Analyst) muri bk TECHOUSE kubantu bize: Computer Science or Software Engineering : Deadline: 05-17-2021 Kigali, Rwanda

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BK TecHouseLtd. is a Digital, Lean-Agile Technology Company dedicated to delighting our customers, employees and shareholders by providing high quality Innovative Technology products and services that empowerour customers to strive in a fast-changing market. We provide equal employment opportunity for all, promote Servant Leadership andbehave with integrity and transparency. A career with BK TecHouseoffers greater opportunity, greater challenge and greater satisfaction.

Background information

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Reports to: Product Lead

Purpose of the Job

The Business Analyst is responsible of:
  • Understanding the business case and defining project scope and boundaries,
  • Gathering, analyzing and eliciting the project requirements,
  • Document project requirements and technical specifications;
  • Translating requirements to the DevTeam;
  • Performing acceptance testing.




Main Responsibilities

    • Business: Liaise with the business stakeholders and perform the following
    • Understand the business case, gathering, analyse and elicit the business requirements;
    • Develop project scope and define project boundaries;
    • Document all the Product Artefacts (Business Requirements, Product Plan and System Requirements Specifications)

Technical: Translate the BRD to the DevTeam and perform the below:

    • Perform the technical analysis/evaluations or options;
    • Develop data models and process flows;
    • Create mock ups and user interface
    • Document the functional requirements (Eg. System design, architecture design and functional requirements).

Managerial

    • Form and convey the Product Vision and Goals
    • Manage Customer and stakeholders’ expectations, road-mapping and release planning
    • Create and maintain product backlog, sprint backlog and Product increment
    • Prioritize the backlog according to the business value;
    • Work closely with the DevTeam to ensure product features meet specified requirements by participating in the daily scrum meeting, sprint planning meetings and sprint review and retrospectives
    • Identify, manage and drive process improvements and product optimization;

Testing: Performing acceptance testing

  • Ensure that the technical team successfully developed the right application. The Product Lead does this by supporting the testing process and making sure that the implementation meets the needs of customers.
  • Acceptance testing is usually performed at the last stages of feature development and signifies that the product is complete and ready to be put on the production/market;
  • Identify, manage and drive process improvement and product optimization;
  • Perform the cost benefits analysis to ensure that the investment gives the company good returns(ROI) while maintaining the customer’s trust;
  • Ensure the user story, sprint or product is classified “ Done” only if it meets requirements as per the “Definition of Done (DoD) in Agile methodology.

Key Performance Areas

    • Business Performance

    • Product delivery
    • Product Quality and integrity and flow of the release
    • Production and management of all product artifacts
    • Service level Performance

Internal process

    • Products development artifacts documented
    • Ready and Done Definition documented and communicated to the BA Team & DevTeam
    • Change request management policy and process documented and communicated to the BA & DevTeam
    • Introduction of DevOps across the BA & DevTeam;

Agile process

  • Status meeting are shorter and more effective, with a clear delineation between value (reported by the PO) and project status (reported by the Tech-Lead)
  • Servant leadership

Profession knowledge

  • Knowledge of DevOps
  • Project Management: Project Management Capabilities
  • Business Analysis, Planning and Monitoring: Describes the tasks used to organize and coordinate business analysis efforts.
  • Requirements Life Cycle Management: Describes the tasks used to manage and maintain requirements and design information from inception to retirement
  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Iterative and Incremental Model and Agile Software Development
  • Knowledge of Agile Software Development Practices




Experience

  • 3+ years of experience in SaaS development and cloud based applications;
  • Entrepreneurship skills: Ability to identify opportunities, can articulate personal vision, pathways, takes initiative and able to effectively meet business expectations on functionality on a timely basis.;
  • Technical skills: The necessary technical knowledge is required for communicating with developers and testers on an even footing and understanding technical specifics and limitations of the project (eg. ability to understand IT and software development language and communicate in technology terms).;
  • Problem solving and analytical skills: Anextensive analytical skills are necessary in order to properly interpret and translate customer business needs into functional specifications.;
  • People leadership skills: Coaches and develops others, Role modelling, Displays strength of character;
  • Communication skills: Product lead should know how to effectively collect information from a person and how to present it to another one;

Education & Professional certifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering + Project Management Professional Certificate

How to apply

Submit your CV to bktechouse@bk.rw by 17 May 2021










Umwanya w`akazi (Software Developer) muri BALYMUS LTD: Closing date: May 09,2021

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Job Description

BALYMUS LTD is looking for a highly skilled computer programmer who is comfortable with both front and backend programming. Full Stack Developers are responsible for developing and designing front end web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, and working alongside graphic designers for web design features, among other duties.

Full Stack Developers will be required to see out a project from conception to final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail.




Responsibilities:

  • Developing Android and IOS applications with React Native.
  • Backend Node/Express, Sequelize, MySQL
  • Frontend: Angular
  • Developing front end website.
  • Designing user interactions on web pages.
  • Developing back-end website applications.
  • Creating servers and databases for functionality.
  • Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
  • Ensuring responsiveness of applications.
  • Working alongside graphic designers for web design features.
  • Seeing through a project from conception to finished product.
  • Designing and developing APIs.
  • Meeting both technical and consumer needs.

Requirements:

  • Developing Android and IOS applications with React Native.
  • Backend Node/Express, Sequelize, MySQL
  • Frontend: Angular
  • Strong organizational and project management skills.
  • Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL,
  • Excellent verbal communication skills.
  • Good problem-solving skills.
  • Attention to detail.

HOW TO APPLY

Should you wish to apply for this position, please send your CV and application letter to info@balymus.com

The closing date for submission of applications is 09 May 2021.




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