Kanda kumwanya ushaka kureba:

Audit Consulting Manager :Deadline: 28-12-2020

Senior Archive & Records Management Officer :Deadline: 28-12-2020

Legal Officer : Deadline: 28-12-2020

Position:Audit Consulting Manager

Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit; the position holder is responsible for the quality of the audit work performed and the efficiency and effectiveness of the Consulting audit team, the role holder will be planning, executing and managing internal audit process; consulting audit assignments in accordance with the approved annual plan and relevant policies, procedures and quality standards.

Required Skills; Experience; Academic and professional Qualifications:

•Minimum of 4 years of experience in auditing preferably in a financial institution or in an internationally accredited audit firm

• Bachelor’s Degree; preferably in Business related field

• Professional qualification like: ACCA, CPA or CIA

• Good IT skills in developing scrip for the data extraction and data analysis

• Possess excellent report writing, oral communication, logical and analytical skills.

• Excellent working knowledge of computer assisted audit techniques and Ms Office.

• Team player with good interpersonal skills.

• Open minded with the ability to learn in a dynamic environment, possesses good commercial awareness and knowledge on international best practice standards in financial reporting (IFRS), IIA Standards and corporate governance

Key Responsibilities •

Prepare and implement the consulting audit plans whilst ensuring that they are designed according to the high-risk areas or focus areas of the Bank;

• Draw up plans for the assigned individual audit projects/activities

• Review of all audit planning and audit tests conducted by consulting audit team

• Coordinating consulting audit exit meetings and leading the discussions

• Conducting audits of sensitive function and functions that undergo significant change, and drafting suitable audit reports

• Providing constructive feedback on performance evaluation to Consulting audit team members engaged in various audit assignments.

• Recognizing and identifying the adequacy and effectiveness of the systems of internal controls, the compliance with laws and regulations, and the reliability management information utilized in decision making;

• Continuously reviewing the accounting and operational policies, systems, and procedures for organizational effectiveness and robustness;

• Following up audit recommendations to ensure timely implementation/action and mitigation of identified risks.

• Conduct special tasks as requested by the head of Internal Audit or the Bank’s Senior management.

If you meet the above requirements, submit your application quoting the job opportunity you are applying for to the email address below by 28th December 2020. Please include detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of the relevant certificates, testimonials, and daytime telephone contact and email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Email to: jobsrwanda@equitybank.co.rw

Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to the workplace.

Senior Archive & Records Management Officer

Reporting to the Administration Manager; the Senior archive officer is responsible for Bank records creation, appraising, accessioning, preserving, describing, maintaining and providing access to records and archives management. The role holder will ensure that the bank records are on track and preserve them for the future use.

Required Skills; Experience; Academic and professional Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Achieve and records management

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business related field.

• Certificate/Diploma in records Achieve and record management is a plus.

• Analytical skills.

• Excellent working knowledge of Ms Office.

• Team player with good interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

• The role holder will train all Branches and Head Office units on records & archives management and safeguard Achieve best practices within the Bank.

• Deal with inquiries and requests for information from the Bank.

• Ensure that financial; legal or administrative requirements and regulations are complied with • Ensure that all branches and Head Office files are send to central archives timely.

• Classify Bank records by functions and activities following the records & archives management policies and procedures.

• Oversee the switch from paper to electronic record keeping

• Ensure that each record is assigned to its retention period or to its disposal based on the policy.

• Maintain the physical control and security of records/archives in various formats as per the Bank’s policies and procedures.

• Advise Branches and Head office Units on handling and packaging of records and archives to be transferred to the central stores.

• Identify and provide advice on preservation issues and format specific risks for records and archives.

• Communicate and train records management policies and procedures to all staff.

• Supervise Archives & Records Management staffs.

• Ensure compliance in accessing and use of archival materials as stipulated in the policies and procedures of the Bank.

• Ensure easy retrieval of records and timely documents filling

• Ensure that all reports relating to the management of records and archives are prepared accordingly

How to apply

If you meet the above requirements, submit your application quoting the job opportunity you are applying for to the email address below by 28th December 2020. Please include detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of the relevant certificates, testimonials, and daytime telephone contact and email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Email to: jobsrwanda@equitybank.co.rw

Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to the workplace

Position: Legal Officer

The role holder will be responsible for providing legal advice to the Bank in the area of compliance, documentation, recovery; litigations and other legal advisory services.

Key Responsibilities

•Ensure statutory and contractual compliance by the bank.

• Draft legal contracts and service level agreements.

• Review and vet facility letters, agreements, security and other legal documents for corporate borrowing customers.

• Conduct legal compliance checks prior to disbursement of approved credit facilities to ensure legal documentations are in compliance with statutory requirements; the approved terms and conditions stipulated and confirm conformity of credit facilities with approved collateral margin requirements.

• Draft and review templates & standard forms for facility, MOUs and security documents and agreements to be used in connection with new products to be launched by the Bank.

• Prepare legal queries and facilitate solicitation of legal opinions from external counsel to identify legal and regulatory risks and issues.

• Provide legal advice in connection with the Credit function of the bank generally and liaise with external legal counsel on legal matters relating to credit

• Follow the recovery processes follow up and inherent risk mitigation

• Recommend cases for write off where recovery through litigation has proved futile

. • Instruct external lawyers and follow up to conclusion all court cases instituted for and against the bank.

•Attend Court hearings

Candidate’s Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) qualification from a recognized university

• At least 2 years work experience in Banking Sector

• Knowledge of court rules and procedures;

• Good communication, presentation, research and analytical skill

• Must be hands on in interpretation and application of legal texts and statutes

• Proactive and self-motivated

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Team player

• Able to demonstrate excellent organizational skills

How to apply

If you meet the above requirements, submit your application quoting the job opportunity you are applying for to the email address below by 28th December 2020. Please include detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of the relevant certificates, testimonials, and daytime telephone contact and email address. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Email to: jobsrwanda@equitybank.co.rw

Equity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to the workplace.

Finance Manager

KIGALI, RWANDA /

SUPPORT SERVICES – FINANCE /

PERMANENT – FULL TIME

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We are a team on a mission, to put accessible and affordable healthcare in the hands of every person on earth. Our mission is bold and ambitious, and it’s one that’s shared by our team who shares our values, to dream big, build fast and be brilliant.

To achieve this, we’ve brought together one of the largest teams of scientists, clinicians, mathematicians, and engineers to focus on combining the ever-growing computing power of machines, with the best medical expertise of humans, to create a comprehensive, immediate, and personalized health service and make it universally available.

At Babylon our people aren’t just part of a team, they’re part of something bigger. We’re a vibrant community of creative thinkers and doers, forging the way for a new generation of healthcare. We’re only as good as our people. So, finding the best people is everything to us.

We serve millions, but we choose our people one at a time…

Background of babyl

babyl is Rwanda’s first full-service mobile health provider. Founded in the UK as Babylon Health to bring cutting-edge science and computer engineering to the healthcare industry, the ultimate aim of the company is to give everyone in the world access to high quality, affordable care. Through the use of artificially intelligent triage, digital doctor consultations, and prescriptions through mobile devices, babyl has delivered over 1 million consultations and registered over 2 million users since it came to Rwanda in 2016.

We are rapidly expanding regionally and globally to be the world leader in AI-driven digital medicine. At babyl our people aren’t just part of a team, they’re part of something bigger. We’re a vibrant community of creative thinkers and doers, forging the way for a new generation of healthcare.

The Role

The Finance Manager will support the babyl mission by overseeing all financial aspects of the business and drive the company’s financial strategy and planning. The goal is to enable the company’s leadership to make sound business decisions and meet the company’s objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the planning, centralization, and coordination of the financial transactions, accountants, and related administrative services;
• Participate in budget preparation for action plans and different projects
• Prepare accurate project budgets; track expenses; oversee payroll, benefits, and reimbursements; ensure that required project financial controls and cost performance monitoring mechanisms are in place and adhered to; prevent over-expenditure of budgets; ensure proper safeguards of funds;
• Produce annual financial reports and statements certified and agreed with externals auditors into agreed timescales to comply with the requirements of the company
• Supervise the treatment of salaries to assure the respect of liabilities of regulations relating to taxes on remunerations and social security;
• Centralize and verify the use of bank accounts of the organization;
• Prepare the financial reports of the organization regularly: monthly, quarterly, and annually according to the administrative and financial procedures of the organization; Proceed to the monthly control of bank statement and bank reconciliation; File all documents and justifications of the financial operations
• Oversee local procurement and execute all approved payments for local vendors, contractors, and consultants for goods and services received, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the company;
• Carry out any other task as assigned by his/her supervisor towards the company’s interest/objectives.​

Experience/Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of proven experience as a Financial Manager
• Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
• Proficient user of finance software
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
• BS/MA degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• Professional qualification such as CFA/CPA or similar will be considered a plus

Application Deadline:

The deadline for application is 04^th January 2021.

We believe that difference inspires a better, healthier world. That’s why it’s at the heart of everything we do. From our people to our products, difference enriches every part of our business and creates a culture based on equality of opportunity, and in which all Babylonians can progress their careers. We’re committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, pregnancy status, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

At Babylon, we have Power of Diversity groups (PODs) to drive positive engagements that create and foster a diverse and inclusive environment and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse pool of candidates.

Our mission is to put an accessible and affordable health service in the hands of every person on earth. Diversity and inclusion play a key role in helping us bring this mission to life and create a true sense of belonging for all.

Click here to apply

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Undeliverable Agent

DHL Rwanda seeks the services of undeliverable Agent to provide an efficient and professional service to DHL customers through prompt, courteous and accurate response to trace requests. Maintaining the existing customer base by building customer loyalty through an effective problem solving and customer care. Ensure service standards are maintained as contained in GSOP (Global Standard Operating Platform)

Location:   KGL Kigali Country Office 

Report to: Country Operations Manager  

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform trace on all inbound undeliverable shipments.
• Advise customer or origin of the progress of the trace as at time agreed.
• Ensure HIC is updated daily with appropriate checkpoints for all in and out shipments from on-hold area/cage.
• Action all NCI provided immediately for shipments to be delivered during the next delivery run.
• Action all RTO request within network standards.
• Answer client queries, assist in resolving client’s problems in a courteous and professional manner.
• Participate in the implementation of and compliance to Regional and Country processes, policies and procedures, and any local external regulatory requirements, that relate to the operational services provided.
• Ensure timely and accurate return of the network checkpoints.
• Comply with DHL security policies and procedures, standards for first aid, and Health and Safety and environmental guidelines.
• Keep safe and use appropriately, in line with company regulations, all equipment supplied to aid performance of functions.
• Capture full and accurate information in accordance with the GSOP standards set.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of customer services, public relations, and logistics
• Hold a related professional qualification.
• Previous experience in client services / public relations.
• Fluent English and French both oral and written.
• Presentable and articulate with strong interpersonal skills
• Computer literate
• At least 2 years of Customer Service experience
• At least 2 years of Logistics / Operations Experience

Interested persons should submit their applications and detailed CVs on email: rwsmt@dhl.com .The deadline for submission is 23rd December 2020 at 1700hrs. Submissions later than the provided deadline will not be considered

Kanda kumwanya ushaka kureba:

1. Front-end Developer at Deriv (RW) Ltd : Deadline: 21-01-2021
2. Client Support Executive at Deriv (RW) Ltd : Deadline: 21-01-2021
3. Business Development Executive at Deriv (RW) Ltd: Deadline: 21-01-2021

Business Development Executive (Kigali)

Our team

We are a part of the Marketing team at Deriv.com. We look for opportunities to partner with traders, brokers, influencers, and app developers to grow our business.

Your role

You’ll be a Business Development Executive in our new Kigali office, set up to serve our rapidly growing customer base in the African continent. You will grow our partner networks, support our partners in their marketing activities, and build the Deriv brand in Africa.

What you’ll do

• Grow the business of our existing affiliates in the African continent.
• Source, recruit, and support affiliates that are aligned with our values and business plans.
• Make data-driven recommendations to increase affiliate performance.
• Monitor and analyze partner activity, using metrics such as the number of conversions per affiliate.
• Develop marketing plans and promotional materials to help partners improve their client acquisition and retention efforts.

What you have

• A university degree in marketing, business administration, or any other related discipline
• Experience in using a wide range of digital marketing tools
• Market research skills and a keen understanding of the consumer journey
• An assertive, sales-driven personality and the ability to adapt quickly and achieve results
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills

What’s good to have

• Experience in affiliate marketing, growth hacking, and business development
• IT knowledge or experience
• Proficiency in French

What we’ll give you

• Exciting work challenges
• Cooperative work environment
• Career advancement opportunities
• Market-based salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Casual dress code

Location

Kigali Heights, Rwanda

How to Apply

Click here to apply  not later than 21 January 2021.

Client Support Executive (Kigali)

Our team

We are the Client Support team, responsible for establishing a sustainable relationship with our clients, assisting them to resolve their potential problems with our products or services, increasing product adoption, and communicating clients’ demands to relevant teams.

Your role

As a Client Support Executive at Deriv.com, you will help our clients with their requests, questions, and concerns about our products and services on a variety of support channels. You will keep track of recurring issues and convey customer expectations to other teams. By answering the queries of potential clients and encouraging our current clients to try our new products, services, and platforms, you play a role in our business growth.

If you have great people skills and enthusiasm for this job, we welcome your application even if you’re a fresh graduate.

What you’ll do

• Respond to customer inquiries and concerns by phone, email, social media, and live chat.
• Process applications and customer documentation according to relevant policies and regulations.
• Collaborate with client support agents in different time zones to ensure optimum results and customer satisfaction.
• File records and documents of customer interactions and customer satisfaction.

What you have

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English

What’s good to have

• University degree in a related field
• Work experience in technical customer support
• Experience in the financial services or IT industry
• Fluency in spoken and written French

What we’ll give you

• Exciting work challenges
• Cooperative work environment
• Career advancement opportunities
• Market-based salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Casual dress code

 Location

Kigali Heights, Rwanda

How to Apply

Click here to apply  not later than 21 January 2021.

Front-end Developer (Kigali)

About us

We’re Deriv, the geeky upstarts who pioneered an industry 20 years ago. Today, with over a million traders worldwide and 400+ employees, we enable anyone to get trading from anywhere, at any time.

Deriv (RW) Ltd is the latest addition to our offices around the globe. A response to our growing customer base across Africa and our commitment to them.  Be part of something big. Join us.

Our team

You’ll be part of our Front-end team, where we build the client-side of our web applications by translating UI/UX design wireframes into a user-centric web experience. We advocate for our clients’ needs and we collaborate with other teams to implement an engaging user interface for our trading platforms.

Your role

As a Front-end Developer at Deriv.com, you’ll build powerful front-end systems with an improved user experience for our clients worldwide. You’ll be heavily involved in the design and development phases of our applications as we aim to create the best online trading platform in the industry.

Your challenges

• Find the balance between functional and aesthetic design, and create engaging user interfaces for all our products.
• Ensure our products are accessible across all platforms by optimizing them for speed, scalability, and usability.
• Resolve web-development challenges by employing reusable components and the latest front-end frameworks.
• Offer the best user experience for our clients by performing automated tests, troubleshooting issues, and making improvements.
• Maintain clear and detailed technical design documentation according to our style guide.

What you have

• Hands-on experience with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Good grasp of diverse testing and debugging methods
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills

What’s good to have

• Good grasp of UI/UX design processes
• Experience in working with React library
• Experience with Git
• Working experience in open-source platforms like Linux
• Strong knowledge of technologies such as Mobx, Gatsby, WebSocket, and styled-components
• Good understanding of back-end technologies

What we’ll give you

• Growth-inducing challenges
• Cooperative work environment
• Career advancement opportunities
• Market-based salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Casual dress code

Location

Kigali Heights, Rwanda

How to Apply

Click here to apply not later than 21 January 2021.

Economic Affairs Officer, p4 at UN Economic Commission for Africa: (Deadline 6 January 2020)

Org. Setting and Reporting

ECA’s mission is to deliver ideas and actions for an empowered and transformed Africa; informed by the 2030 SDGs and Agenda 2063.

The mission is guided by ECA’s five new strategic directions which are: advancing ECA’s position as a premier knowledge institution that builds on its unique position and privilege to bring global solutions to the continent’s problems and take local solution to the continent; developing macroeconomic and structural policy options to accelerate economic diversification and job creation; designing and implementing innovative financing models for infrastructure, and for human, physical and social assets for a transforming Africa; contributing solutions to regional and transboundary challenges, with a focus on peace security and social inclusion as an important development nexus; advocating Africa’s position at the global level and developing regional responses as a contribution to global governance issues.

The mandate of the Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (SRO-EA) is to assist member States through initiatives, advisory services and tailored capacity-building interventions in the context of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, including through technical studies and country profiles addressing structural transformation; and to contribute to strengthening the capacity of member States in the Eastern Africa subregion, the regional economic communities and intergovernmental bodies to develop and implement development frameworks, including on the blue economy.

The Subregional Office for Eastern Africa is located in Kigali (Rwanda). It is headed by a Director who reports to the Deputy Executive Secretary (Programme). Its core objective is to contribute to achieving structural transformation for inclusive and sustainable development in the subregion, with a focus on deepening regional integration.

This position is located in the Sub-Regional Office for Easter Africa of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The office covers the following countries: Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

The Economics Affairs Officer reports to the Head of the “Special Initiatives” Cluster, and the Director of the Sub-Regional Office.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Economic Affairs Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

Economic or sector analysis:

•Monitors economic developments in international economics (trade, finance and investment), macroeconomics, and industrialization and identifies recurrent and emerging issues of concern to the United Nations.
•Designs and conducts studies of selected issues in economic development and draft resulting reports.
•Interprets and applies results of econometric modelling and other research methods to analysis of economic prospects and policies.
•Develops draft policy recommendations pertaining to area of work.
•Formulates proposals for development strategies, policies and measures for presentation to intergovernmental bodies and others.
•Attends international, regional, and national meetings to hold discussions with representatives of other institutions.
•Organizes expert group meetings, seminars, etc. on development issues.
•Prepares speeches and other inputs for presentations by senior staff.

Intergovernmental support

•Provides substantive support on economic issues to intergovernmental bodies.
•Represents organizational unit at international, regional and national meetings.

Technical cooperation:

•Designs, implement and monitors technical cooperation projects.
•Undertakes missions to member states, either alone or as a participant in a diverse team, as part of the Organization’s technical cooperation activities.
•Prepares global, regional, national or sector analyses that provide a basis for advising national governments on economic development issues.
•Conducts training seminars and workshops for government officials and others.
•Formulates technical modalities for the evaluation of individual technical cooperation projects.

General

•Supports junior staff, reviewing their work and providing feedback.
•Participates in intra- and inter-Departmental undertakings of broader concern to represent the views or interests of the organizational unit.
•Performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s service.;
•Undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally.

Competencies

•Professionalism: Ability to apply economic theories and concepts in different sectors of economic and sustainable development. Ability to conduct independent research on economic topics, determine suitability, validity and accuracy of data provided by different sources. Ability to identify and develop sources for data collection. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

•Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

•Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics or related area is required. A first-level degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in the specified fields with two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

We are a team on a mission, to put accessible and affordable healthcare in the hands of every person on earth. Our mission is bold and ambitious, and it’s one that’s shared by our team who shares our values, to dream big, build fast and be brilliant.

Method of Application

Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click Here

Closing Date : 21st January, 2021.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

1.    Introduction

CLADHO is an Umbrella of Human Rights Organizations in Rwanda, aimed at defending, protecting, and promoting human rights and social justice in Rwanda.

CLADHO seeks to protect and defend human rights in general and to promote the open informed debates on key policy issues in particular and then propose feasible policy alternatives in different thematic rights areas, including child rights.

CLADHO provides research and backup to policy makers including members of parliament and ministries, provides comments on the government budget, and addresses the legal and institutional constraints to economic reforms and growth

One of the main goals of CLADHO as human rights organization is to ensure that all children fully enjoy their rights as defined by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Child, and Rwanda Integrated Child Rights Policy. CLADHO is working with the National Human Rights Commission as a national observer to monitor the implementation of child rights instruments aiming at protecting and promoting child rights. Since its creation in 1993, CLADHO has provided a coordinated platform for Human rights organizations’ actions and played a central role in key child rights developments at the National level.

CLADHO assisted all its members in the elaboration and implementation of child protection policies.

 In CLADHO’s daily work, child rights programming is paramount and in its work children are given the opportunity to share their own views, experiences, and perspectives on their rights and ensure that children are involved in designing and delivering activities; are involved in decision-making with regard to the extent of their participation. CLADHO has a strong partnership with the Ministry of Justice, Rwanda Investigation Bureau, and National Commission for Human Rights, and has a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Commission for Children for improving and implementing child protection laws and policies.

To achieve her mission, CLADHO signed funding agreement with UNICEF to implement the program entitled ‘’ STRENGTHENING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING IN RWANDA’’ with the main objective of operationalizing children committees from villages to the National level, the program which will be implemented in Kicukiro-Gasabo-Rwamagana-Bugesera-Karongi-Rusizi-Rubavu-Musanze-Kamonyi-Gisagara-Kirehe and Mahama Refugee Camp.

It is in this regard that CLADHO is looking for 1 suitable candidate to fill the position of  Child Protection Officer to be based in one of the above-mentioned Districts.

2.    Job purpose statement:

The Child protection officer will be responsible for particular tasks related to the implementation of field activities, support children’s committees to develop and implement action plans and child-led initiatives including mechanisms for preventing and reporting violence against children, follow up and monitoring of the implementation of child-led initiatives, production of program’s reports, communication with stakeholders involved in the program in accordance with the programs objectives and expected results.

3.    Key responsibilities 

3.1. Contribute to program strategy development & implementation

To contribute towards the development of program strategies and tactical interventions and programs plans, ensuring the commitment of all stakeholders and steady accomplishment of CLADHO’s objectives related to child rights promotion:

 Subtasks:

• Ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach is undertaken among program beneficiaries including children’s committees from village to the National level in implementing program’s interventions and achieving desired outcomes,
• Assist the management team in organizing various workshops, training, and planning.

3.2.    Program Implementation, M&E, learning, and reporting

• Ensure effective, quality, and timely implementation of program activities in the respective program intervention areas in alignment with the program work plan and budget,

• Execute Field work plans and schedules;

• Organize field supporting & monitoring visits to ensure quality service delivered to program participants,

• Prepare annual, quarterly, and monthly work plans and other plans as required, with assistance/inputs of other program staff and ensure timely submission to the superior,

• Ensure that the implementation of work plan is consistent with the envisaged outputs, objectives and outcomes of the program document,
• Raise awareness of the Code of Conduct for working with children to parents/carers, adults and children involved in the programs,
• Encourage good practice by promoting and championing the child protection policy and procedures through the program implementation,
• Respond appropriately to disclosures or concerns which relate to the well-being of a child,
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports to the Programs Manager in a timely fashion. Take assertive corrective action in case of problems or serious shortfalls in timelines, standards or compliance; escalating to the supervisor in case of difficulty,
• Maintain program assets used in good condition and against safety standards.

3.3.    Representing CLADHO and participate in networks (relationship development) 

 To represent CLADHO to stakeholders & relevant networks; at all times behaving according to high standards of professionalism and enhancing CLADHO and UNICEF visibility at local level.

Subtasks:

• Attend JADFs meetings and other important meetings in respective Districts
• Promote Relationship development (representing CLADHO and participate in relevant networks/forums) in the respective Districts,
• Ensure that CLADHO adequately engages with the local leadership structure, and that program information and all advocacy issues are communicated as necessary.

3.4.    Additional general responsibilities

• Be proactive in ensuring that CLADHO’s core values, code of conduct, and principles of child protection, gender equity and diversity are upheld throughout the area of responsibility,
• Take responsibility for personal performance, be accountable for own actions and decisions and be answerable for resulting consequences,
• Frequently brief and consult with the supervisor to mitigate any risks associated with the project implementation,
• Carry out other duties as requested by the supervisor,
• Provide additional support to the Program Management team as required.

4.    Requirements for the role

Educational qualifications:

Having at least a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, law, Education, Clinical Psychology or other related fields. Having a Master’s degree is an added value

Experience required

• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in child and adolescent rights and development programs or other related areas,
• Demonstrated experience working with civil society organizations, Local Government, multi-donor agencies, and or developmental partners,
• Good knowledge of civil society in Rwanda,
• Experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with different stakeholders in children and adolescent rights and development,
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage

Technical and other skills required:

• Having a basic understanding of the project management cycle,
• Having an interest in the well-being and safeguarding of children and child protection matters,
• Strong listening skills and the ability to deal with sensitive situations with integrity,
• The confidence and good judgment to manage situations relating to the poor conduct/behaviour of others towards a child,
• Fluent communication (verbal & written) skills in English and Kinyarwanda, required
• Having a successful record of working with local authorities and community groups in a multi-stakeholder environment,
• Strong report writing skills,
• Able to think creatively and to innovate,
• Able to share learnings, experience, and best practices,
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Excel and Word is absolutely essential,
• Good planning, organizing, and problem-solving skills,
• Demonstrated self-awareness, leadership, and interpersonal skills.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should address their application enclosed with a cover letter, Curriculum vitae, academic documents, and other certificates to the Executive Secretary of CLADHO and submitted in hard copy to CLADHO head office located near Zinia Market, World Food Program, Kicukiro district, City of Kigali, not later than 27th December 2020 at 5:00 pm.

N.B:

• The subject of the application should be mentioned “Application for the position of Child protection officer”
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the exams.

Done on 19^th December 2020

Dr Emmanuel SAFARI

Executive Secretary –CLADHO