RMEO – Rwanda Monitoring and Evaluation Organization
PROJECT COORDINATOR POSITION
About RMEO
Rwanda Monitoring and Evaluation Organization (RMEO) is registered as Non-Governmental Organization with Certificate of Legal Personality N°969/RGB/NGO/LP/02/2024 in conformity with the Rwandan Law. Its mission is to cultivate the highest professional standards in monitoring and evaluation practice and theory through highly skilled and motivated members.
Founded in 2016 as a peer learning group, RMEO employs field-tested methods and innovative uses of technologies to develop practical and locally-driven solutions with our partners in Rwanda and beyond. RMEO is currently implementing a two-year project in Rwanda called: Project for improving Monitoring and Evaluation Practice in Rwanda. Specifically, RMEO is partnering with the MasterCard Foundation to implement this project.
The goal of this project is two-fold. It seeks to strengthen the organizational capacity of RMEO as a convener of M&E professionals with an emphasis on youth partners under thirty-five (35) years of age whom RMEO works with from different civil society organizations in Rwanda. Further, the project seeks to institutionalize evaluation practices through support of RMEO’s existing youth-partners mostly in civil society and its young members who are in local government entities.
The project will provide training programs that will build and strengthen the capacities of the two groups by providing them with development evaluation and technology-related skills necessary to enable them access decent employment opportunities in the labor market.
PROJECT COORDINATOR
1. Summary of Position
RMEO seeks a Project Coordinator to manage its project. The objective is to support programming that works to build and strengthen the capacities of RMEO partner young and emerging evaluators from civil society and local government entities by providing them with development evaluation and technology-related skills necessary to enable them access decent employment opportunities in the labor market.
The Project Coordinator is a senior leadership position with overall responsibility for meeting project objectives.
2. Summary of Responsibilities:
- Strategic and technical leadership, with responsibility to ensure all project objectives are met
- Develop and maintain effective partnerships with civil society organizations and local government entities.
- Serve as primary liaison with development partners and the MasterCard Foundation on this project.
- Coordinate with local, regional and international organizations active in the young and emerging evaluators in the civil society sector
- Manage and mentor project staff.
- Coordinate with the leadership of RMEO.
- Oversee project budgeting and ensure budget discipline.
- Oversee monitoring, evaluation and reporting on project activities.
- Represent RMEO publicly and support its organizational development.
3. Skills and Qualifications:
The Project Coordinator must have a track record of related project management and experience in working with stakeholders in government and development partners to include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Economics, Development studies with 5 years of working experience
- Masters in Project Management, Economics, Development studies with 3 years of working experience.
- Part (in progress) or fully PMP qualified (or similar certification);
- Minimum 3 continuous years of relevant experience in civil society organizations, VOPES or in government institution.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project planning and executing, monitoring.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in preparation of programs/project proposals for development partners
- Minimum 3 years of experience working for multi-lateral, bilateral or big foundations programs is an added value but not a requirement;
- Experience in Planning or project management by working with international development partners or government institution -funded projects is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to lead project staff and manage budgets and grants.
- Demonstrated ability to plan strategically to meet program objectives.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluency in English and French.
Preferred Start Date
- As soon as possible
Job Location
- Kigali, Rwanda
Benefits
- Health insurance, paid time off
Eligibility
- This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda
Application Deadline
- June 24th, 2024
To Apply
