JOB OPPORTUNITIES
BACKGROUND
Good Neighbors International (GNI) is an international humanitarian and developmental organization in General Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC operating in 40 countries around the world. Â GNI in Rwanda is legally registered and has endeavored to improve child sponsorship and protection, health, education, WASH, agriculture & livelihood, humanitarian assistance, advocacy, and social economy in 6 districts (Gasabo, Kamonyi, Gisagara, Nyamagabe, Nyaruguru, and Karongi).
Good Neighbors would like to recruit staff with the following positions:
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3. Position: SMART Project Community Capacity Building Coordinator(1)
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To be based in Huye
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Tasks and Responsibilities
- Conduct training needs assessment and coordinate training in various issues including community leadership, adult literacy, etc.
- Responsible for social mobilization, inclusion and gender, Community based group formation, and community level institutions at site level
- Provide guidance and advice to the programs management team on technical issues of Advocacy and Gender mainstreaming in projects
- Lead assessment and research activities at the community level to gather information and analysis on gender and advocacy issues.
- Lead training workshops for relevant stakeholders, staff, and key actors on advocacy and Gender related topics
- Track progress and provide data on gender and advocacy issues
- Providing health advice and promoting healthy eating
- Â Advising about special diets
- Â Educating health professionals and the public about nutrition
- Â Raise awareness within the community on other community development activities of the project
- To check diverse programs in order to improve community people’s levels of understanding and participation for concepts of community development
- To monitor regular field visits and have meetings with beneficiaries and stakeholder in order for checking, reporting, and submitting the procedure and progress of on-going projects to the Project Manager
- To have a proper partnership with local government (officers) through improved communication skills and evaluation
- Â To check efficiency, effectiveness, and impacts of programs/projects through regular monitoring and reporting based on written documentations relevant with M&E
- To submit regular activity reports to his/her Manager,
- To perform additional jobs assigned by the Country Director and/or Project Manager
Qualifications and experience required
- The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in Gender & Development Studies, rural development, social sciences, sociology, food science, and Nutrition or other related fields, with at least 4 years’ experience in related field;
- Fluent in Kinyarwanda and English;
- Proven experience in community mobilization;
- Good computer skills (Microsoft word, Excel, powerpoint) and report writing skills.
- Honest and transparent
- Â Good communication and interpersonal skills
- He/ she should be ready to travel to the field to the agriculture farms and Cooperatives   in the rural areas
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The interested candidates must submit directly their application letter addressed to Country Director; recent and detailed curriculum vitae written in English; relevant certificates; Diploma required; a photocopy of the National Identity Card at the office of Kigali by March 16th, 2021 before 4pm.
Or you can send those documents to: rwanda.hr@goodneighbors.org and cc innocent.gnr@goodneighbors.org not later than March 16th, 2021 before 3 pm.
