Children’s Voice Today,Program Manager Jobs in Rwanda

Job
Description – Program Manager
Position:                        
Program Manager
Reports
to:                    
 Board
Employer:
                     
Children’s Voice Today
Job
Location:                  
Kigali, Nyamirambo
Date:                         
    10th July 2016
CORE
WORK ACTIVITIES
  • Overall
    management of CVT projects
  • In
    collaboration with Project Coordinators/Project Officers, develop periodic
    work plans and monitor implementation
  • Budget
    holder responsibilities: in collaboration with Project
    Coordinators/Project Officers, develop budget expenditures plans, review
    budget monitoring reports and ensure that all planned expenditures are on
    track in strict compliance with the agreed budget lines and CVT financial
    regulations
  • Ensure
    that weekly, monthly, quarterly and other reports are developed and
    submitted in accordance with agreed schedules
  • Develop
    proposals based on learning and reflections from the project
    implementation or/and other new proposal that are in line with the goals
    of the organisation
  • Ensure
    that an appropriate filing system of all project documents is maintained
  • Periodically
    visit the project implementation area and generate qualitative visit
    reports
  • Document
    learning generated through the project and reflections on best practices
  • Collaborate
    with different partners and stakeholders including Government to ensure
    that CVT programmes are successful
  • Ensure
    the visibility of the organisation and its activities
  • In
    collaboration with other staff members, establish a strong Monitoring,
    Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system for the programmes
    (MEAL Plans, Indicators, Performance Tracking Tables, monitoring tools,
    etc.)
  • Ensure
    data is collected at field level and that learning is shared and utilized
    to improve implementation
  • Line
    management responsibilities for staff members
  • Ensure
    the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and
    ensure appropriate professional development opportunities
  • Establish
    and manage the performance of all supervisees through the effective use of
    the Performance Management System and on-going mentoring/coaching
  • Establish
    and strengthen coordination mechanisms with stakeholders in country at
    both government and civil society level;
  • Ensure
    that CVT programmes are represented at national level fora and
    round-tables
  • Lead
    and contribute with technical expertise in the development of proposals
  • Active
    engagement in resource mobilization for programmatic areas
  • Design
    and implement organisational strategies, plans and interventions to
    emergency response
CANDIDATE
PROFILE
  • University
    degree, preferably at or Master’s level in Social Sciences or related
    field
  • Senior
    Technical expertise in the programmatic areas of Child Rights, Child
    Protection and Child Participation
  • Strong
    demonstrable skills and experience in programme management, monitoring,
    review and evaluation, including budget holding responsibilities
  • Problem-solving
    and decision-making skills
  • Proven
    leadership skills – previous experience of line managing staff
  • Excellent
    English and Kinyarwanda written and oral communication skills
  • Strong
    report writing skills in English
  • Organisational
    development skills
  • Strong
    fund raising skills
  • Understands
    clearly the sense of child led participation and work towards realising
    CVT goals in this regard
  • Works
    towards fulfilling children opinions under different organs/programmes of
    the organisation 
  • Holds
    him-/herself accountable for making decisions, managing resources
    efficiently, achieving and role modelling CVT values
  • Holds
    the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –
    giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing
    the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
    consequences when results are not achieved
  • Sets
    ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for
    their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
  • Widely
    shares their personal vision for CVT, engages and motivates others
  • Future
    orientated, thinks strategically
  • Builds
    and maintains effective relationships, with the team, colleagues, members,
    external partners, and supporters
  • Values
    diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • Approachable,
    good listener, easy to talk to
  • Develops
    and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • Willing
    to take disciplined risks
  • Honest,
    encourages openness and transparency
Interested
candidates should send their applications written in English to: cvtkigalirecruitment@gmail.com before the 10th
of July. 2016
, the CV should include 3 referees with their address. 
Please include The Job Title in the subject line of your email.
Please
note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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