PROJECT COORDINATOR
Peace and Development Network (PDN) is a non-governmental organization made of five member organizations. Due to our country’s history, many organizations were founded to promote peace and unity among Rwandans and address the challenge of extreme poverty in the country. Through its multisectoral approach, PDN has impacted thousands of lives through community work, mostly from within.
Job Advertisement
Peace and Development Network is seeking for a qualified Project coordinator
Job position: 1
Current Project timeline: 3 years
Key tasks and responsibilities
- Overall coordination of project activities,
- Project design, monitoring, evaluation and timely reporting;
- Coordinating projects including on peacebuilding, conservation agriculture, village savings and loan associations
- Technical backstopping,
- Integrating new advocacy components on Conservation Agriculture,
- Facilitating partnerships with other stakeholders.
- Ensuring activities are on time, within the budget, and meeting objectives.
- Responsible for the management of material resources including project assets
- Contributing to PDN staff commitment and teambuilding
- Regular Communication with PDN President and other organizational leaders
- Representing PDN in high level meetings with stakeholders
- Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor
Specific requirements for this post
- Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering, Environment Science, Food security, project management with agriculture background or other agriculture related subjects.
- Having experience on conservation agriculture and working with smallholder farmers.
- 3-5 years of relevant experience with non-Governmental organizations, including the coordination of inter-organizational networks.
- 3-5 years’ work experience in planning, management and implementation of agriculture and/or food security projects.
- Strong knowledge of the program management cycle, and related process and structures for quality program management.
- Strong public speaking and other communication skills.
- Experience in developing effective advocacy strategies, messages, and implementation plans.
- Excellent skills in adult learning and training workshop facilitation.
- Able to identify program challenges and communicate alternatives for smooth program implementation.
- Committed to increasing gender equality and integrating a gender perspective in all areas of food security work.
- Ability to coach and mentor staff in a cross-cultural environment.
- Excellent writing and spoken English skills, spoken Kinyarwanda and French are an added advantage
- Excellent interpersonal and team skills.
- Effective procurement, contract management, and organizational skills.
- Excellent skills MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- Pro-active and helpful attitude, ready to take on variety of new tasks.
- Ability to multi-task and to manage competing priorities.
- Able to drive (manual car) with a valid driver’s license
- Attention to details
- Excellent time management
Interested candidates are required to submit the following via PDN email address: pdnrwandarecruitment@gmail.com no later than 14th June 2023 at: 11:59 PM.
- Application Letter
- Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae
- Certified Copies of Degree/Certificate
- Names and Contact address (with telephone &Emails) of 3 referees
Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview
Done at Kigali, on 05th June 2023
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