Programme Manager
Salary: Competitive. Local terms and conditions will apply
Location: This is a Kigali-Rwanda abased position and candidates must be legally authorized to work in Rwanda.
We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join our Rwanda team. The Program Manager is a senior management position within our Rwanda programme and reports directly to the Country Director.
You will be responsible for the timely and effective implementation, planning, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of all current project activities in Rwanda. You will ensure the coordination, synergy, and cross-project learning across the Rwanda project portfolio and complementarity with other country programmes in the Great Lakes region as well as with London-based departments.
In collaboration with the Country Director, you will be expected to support the development of new programming initiatives, including fundraising and the identification of new partners. You will represent the organisation where needed and be responsible for nurturing a close collaboration and relationship with government authorities, donors, civil society, and other external stakeholders.
Essential qualifications include extensive experience of supervising, supporting, and monitoring or developing programs in Rwanda or a similar context. Substantial NGO project management experience, including responsibility for contract management and donor relations, and proven experience of managing staff is a must.
Furthermore, we are looking for proven experience in peacebuilding/conflict transformation and familiarity with gender- and conflict-sensitive approaches. In addition, the experience in developing donor proposals and nurturing constructive relationships with local partners (governmental and non-governmental) is essential as well as an excellent working knowledge (spoken and written) of both French and English.
To apply, please fill out the necessary information in the application attached form.
Closing date: Wednesday, 6th January 2021 5 pm, applications will be reviewed as they come in and we may hold interviews before the deadline.
Please send your applications to: Rwanda@international-alert.org
While International Alert will endeavor to contact all candidates within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, you can assume your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.
