JOB DESCRIPTION: Social Economic Empowerment Coordinator
- Overview of the Organization
UNABU stands for Umuryango Nyarwanda w’Abagore Bafite Ubumuga, translated into English as the Rwandan Organisation of Women with disabilities. It is a non-governmental organization aiming at promoting gender equality and the removal of various barriers preventing girls and women with disabilities from fully enjoying their human rights and participating in the country’s development. The organization was established in 2004 women with various disabilities and for women with disabilities envisioning a world where “Women with disabilities enjoy equal and equitable opportunities and actively participate in the country’s development. UNABU empowers girls and women with disabilities to become agent of change, to demand their rights and to affirm their dignity as human beings.
- Job Purpose Statement
UNABU seeks to hire highly qualified, dedicated and experienced Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator. The primary responsibility of the Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator is to provide technical support to the projects and program implementation through field project activities planning and implementation and building the capacity of community mobilization volunteers change leaders and monitor the implementation and contribute to organizational compliance.
In collaboration with the Executive Director, MEAL and projects managers, Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator will establish and maintain excellent relationships with key project stakeholders including but not limited to local leaders, community mobilization volunteers and GBV and justice service providers as well as girls and women with disabilities themselves as primary beneficiaries. The Socio-Economic Empowerment Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and is based in Kigali office with more than 80% working time spent on the field.
- KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate all projects awareness raising and training activities in collaboration with the project managers and officers;
- Coordinate the projects training activities, training guides development and harmonization of self-advocacy groups training manuals, IEC materials at the organizational level;
- Coordinate self-advocacy groups training activities in financial literacy and business skills development trainings and ensure effective management of distributed seed capital and support to self-advocacy groups;
- Coordinate and facilitate self-advocacy groups linkages to existing community support services and opportunities;
- Provide technical advice on strategies and directions and projects priorities based on project goal and UNABU vision and mission National strategy;
- Coordinate capacity building programs for UNABU’s strategic partners, stakeholders and community mobilization volunteers to ensure they affectively contribute to the significant change in the life of girls and women with disabilities
- Contribute to the projects budgeting process including preparation of periodic budgets, cash request and justification;
- Assist in the Proposal writing, working closely with Executive Director, Project Managers, MEAL for the intervention design
- Ensure and strengthening partnership with local authorities, women empowerment and GBV stakeholders;
- Ensure that project required reports in the district where the projects are being implemented are timely submitted to rights stakeholders for the purpose of celebrating successes and sharing lessons learned;
- Coordinate organisational advocacy agenda
- Ensure collected information about violence cases across all the projects is documented and stored appropriately in accordance with confidentiality and safety principles
- Keeping up to date with standards of professionalism and UNABU’s expectations concerning personal behaviour and values; at all times acting accordingly
- Communicate the organization Visionary plans to the local leaders, strategic stakeholders and community mobilization volunteers change leaders.
- REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION
Educational Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor degree in the following fields: Projects management, Psychology, social sciences (sociology, social work), gender, development studies, law and nursing.
Job related experience:
- Minimum of 3years of experience in similar position, community mobilization and volunteer’s management;
- Working experience in the disability movement, NGOs, vulnerable groups, local leadership structures and stakeholders constitute a plus;
- Proven experience in human rights, gender based violence and women empowerment programs would be an asset;
- Should have been involved in the volunteerism;
- Experience in capacity building, counselling and report writing is essential;
- Basic experience in finance management, capacity building delivery and training manual development;
- Proven experience working in the community with vulnerable groups, Financial literacy and business oriented mind set.
Technical skills:
- Strong report writing skills and fluent communication skills in English as well as Kinyarwanda required;
- Theoretical and practical skills in human rights and women empowerment;
- Computer literacy: Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, spreadsheet, power point, Internet.
Competencies:
- Disability and gender responsiveness;
- Accountability;
- Adaptive to change management;
- Advocacy;
- Effective communication;
- Knowledge Management & Learning;
- Working in Partnership;
- Networking and influencing skills;
- Ability to work with minimal supervision;
- Using Evidence from Research.
N.B: Persons with disabilities specifically girls and women are encouraged to apply and indicate their types of disability in their motivation letter for reasonable accommodation purpose.
How to apply:
Qualified candidates are requested to send their 3 pages maximum CV along with your education and former employers certificates, cover letter stating why you are the best candidate for this position, and your salary expectations to unaburwanda2021@gmail.com by 27th June 2023 with subject line indicating “Application SEEC June 2023”. Late applications will not be considered and only selected candidates will be contacted for the next steps.
Done at Kigali, On 20th June 2023
MUSHIMIYIMANA Gaudence
Executive Director
