VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position Title: Project Coordinator – YouthCan Project
Vacant positions: 1 person
Type of contract: Fixed contract
Working location: Kigali/ National Office
Supervisor: Head of Projects & RBM
Nationality:Rwandese
Deadline: 17 December 2021
Context of the position
SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent member association affiliated to the SOS Federation. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda leverages existing community resources to strengthen quality child care and protection through a holistic continuum of care tailored to orphans, vulnerable children, and their families. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda actively advocates for the promotion of childcare and child protection. In Rwanda, SOS Children’s Villages operate in four locations based in Gasabo, Gicumbi, Kayonza, and Nyamagabe districts.
Job summary
The Project Coordinator – YouthCan Project will be responsible for the overall coordination, supervision and reporting of all activities related to the project “YouthCan” to ensure that the project’s objectivities and results are achieved in a timely manner and according to the agreed standards in the project framework and in the related grant agreement document.
The position holder will therefore be responsible for the following tasks:
- Monitor Partnership Agreement
- Responsible for budgets/ budget revision / liquidity plan tasks
- Liaise with Grant Accountant to update cash forecast and voucher lists on sharepoint
- Prepare narrative report and liaise with the supervisor for review
- Ensure timely submission of donor reports (Financial, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Reports)
- Oversee planning, monitoring, and implementation of all project activities
- Master project activities and ensure timely implementation & completion of activities
- Ensure good collaboration with stakeholders including government institutions, Ministries, NGOS, local authorities, community structures (e.g. Inshuti Z’ Umuryango, schools, etc)
- Represent SOS CV Rwanda in government forums (e.g JADF and Technical Working Groups)
- Draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for the recruitment of external consultants
- Ensure proper collaboration with consultants who support in Baseline, End line Evaluation
- Monitor the work of external consultants and liaise with Programs Director if there are any issues
- Supervise the work of Project Team (e.g Field Officers and the Driver)
- Performs any other duties assigned by supervisor to build synergy with other SOS Team Members
Key Performance Indicators
- Control change requests; reduce the number of addendum
- Timely submission of donor reports
- Effective management of budget (reduce unnecessary over/under spending)
- Effective planning and monitoring of activities
- Timely completion of project activities
- Tight monitoring of targets & reporting on indicators
- Good relationships and collaboration with project stakeholders
Technical Qualifications and personal skills
- Bachelor’s Degree (e.g education, rural development, project management). Having a Master ‘s Degree will be an added value
- At least 4 successive years managing people and donor funded projects
- At least 5 years leading youth empowerment, employability, and entrepreneurship programs
- Good understanding of youth employability situation in Rwanda
- Ability to build networks, work independently, self-organised, innovative, fulfil commitments and meet tight deadline.
- Ability to develop indicators and monitor then
- Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English and Kinyarwanda is a requirement. Good communication in French will be added value
How to Apply:
If you believe you are the right candidate for the above position, please send your detailed application (including application letter, CV, and copies of education qualification) and an employment application form well filled in. (Available at the National Office).
Applications that are late, or do not have CV or certificates attached, will be disqualified.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All applications should be submitted not later than 17th December, 2021 by latest 17:00 hours Kigali time to sos.recruitment@sos-rwanda.org.
“SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda/ International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasise to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”.
Done in Kigali on December 7th, 2021
KWIZERA Jean Bosco
National Director
