Signature Program Technical Lead Rwanda
Heifer International is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with some form of disability.
The Organization
Since 1944, Heifer International has supported more than 36 million Small Holder Farmer (SHF) families globally lift themselves out of hunger and poverty while caring for the earth in partnership with the communities we serve including Youth & Women. Heifer International is now accelerating its strategic approaches to closing the Sustainable Living Income (SLI) gap for 10 million additional SHF households globally by 2030.
In Rwanda, our aim is moving 300,000 smallholder farmers to achieve sustainable living income by 2030 against Heifer Africa target of 6.745 million. Heifer does this through the sustainable locally led Development approach.
The Role
The Signature Program Technical Lead – Rwanda will provide strategic leadership for country office Signature Programs. S/he will be responsible for signature program design, data analysis, market systems development, access to finance, value chain development, and proposal writing, as well as co-designing with our strategic partners.
S/he will also be responsible for signature program implementation, donor reporting and field-level management while ensuring the highest standards in compliance with obligations and results according to signed agreements. S/he therefore enforces quality assurance with programs and is responsible for the quality and performance of work of all relevant Signature Program staff, sub-recipients, and sub-contract service providers. In addition, s/he will build capacity/capability for signature programming in the country office.
The major focus of the role is to carefully guide the implementation of country-led Signature Programs, in line with project strategy, to achieve the Country’s objectives. S/he will maintain focus on management, communication and strategy and drive towards sustainability that achieves scale, permanence, and impact through long-term partnerships.
The Signature Program Technical Lead – Rwanda will report to the Country Director but will work collaboratively with the Signature Program Technical team at the regional level. The role supervises Project Managers.
The Person
The position holder will have a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of Signature Program Management experience. He/she will possess a minimum of five (5) years of experience in managing design and co-designing Market systems, value chain development, and large and complex programs. Experience working with governments, the private sector, local and international institutions is critical.
Are you excited to join the diverse and passionate team to make a multi-generational impact in the lives of 625,000 Smallholder Farmer families by increasing their Sustainable Living Income (SLI) by the year 2030? To apply Click Here to apply.
Deadline: 26th February 2024
