Mastercard Foundation,Program Manager Jobs in Rwanda

to transform their
lives and improve the lives of their families and communities. The Foundation
collaborates with partners to advance sustainable and scalable solutions in
microfinance and youth learning, focusing on countries that face high rates of
poverty and growing numbers of out-of-school youth. Much of this work will be
accomplished by building strong institutions in developing countries –
particularly Africa – and investing in robust evaluation and learning agendas.

• Support
  the REEDI Initiative in Rwanda, including related partnerships,
  stakeholder engagement, learning, strategy and coordination.
• Engage
  with and coordinate the work of the Initiative Working Group.
• Work
  with the Country Representative, Initiative team and Foundation Leadership
  to build and manage relationships, liaise with partners, employers,
  community and key stakeholders relevant to the Foundation’s portfolio in
  Rwanda.
• Work
  collaboratively with colleagues in the Country team and other Foundation
  teams to identify and evaluate new opportunities. 
• Support
  the strategy development and evaluation of the Rwanda Employment and
  Enterprise Initiative.
• Identify,
  design, develop and recommend projects for funding.  This work
  includes field visits, due diligence of potential partners and projects,
  program and budget development.
• Identify,
  develop and manage private sector and industry related partnerships with a
  focus on employers.
• Ensure
  alignment and coordination of Initiative programs with global, regional
  and national policies, priorities and opportunities for contribution to
  the field of improving teaching and learning.
• Communicate
  progress and learnings from projects internally across the Foundation and
  externally with partners, policy makers and collaborators in the field.
• Attend
  relevant conferences and seminars to maintain an up-to-date knowledge base
  on emergent trends and issues that are geared towards improving teaching
  and learning and to build reputation of the program.
• Coordinate
  internal and external advisory groups to ensure regular consultation,
  convening and update on the progress of the initiative.
• Plan,
  coordinate and implement regional and global workshops, sessions and other
  meetings to support improved teaching and learning in collaboration with
  partners and Foundation team.
• Other
  duties as required.

• Master’s
  degree in economics, business administration, tourism or hospitality
  related studies.  
• Minimum
  six (6) years’ experience in development work, particularly private
  sector, entrepreneurship and/or employment. This experience could also
  include working in the tourism and hospitality training sector,
  management, customer service or experience working with a managing multi
  stakeholders and/or private sector partnerships.
• Substantive
  knowledge of key issues and emerging trends in youth employment in Africa
  and globally with an emphasis on tourism and hospitality.
• Greater
  consideration will be given to individuals with local knowledge and
  experience.
• A
  successful track record of leading and managing programs and building
  partnerships across government, the private sector and civil society.
• Innovative,
  entrepreneurial and able to formulate and develop a new or creative
  approach to a problem and inspires others on the team to do so as well.
• Substantive
  knowledge of key issues and emerging trends/barriers in tourism and
  hospitality.
• Demonstrated
  competencies and experience in building capacity of SMEs and institutions.
• Experience
  with global grant making.  This experience may come from working in
  another funding organization, corporation or an NGO. 
• Excellent
  prioritization and time management skills with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated
  strong organizational skills.  Ability to handle multiple tasks,
  reprioritizing tasks where necessary. 
• Superior
  written and verbal communication and presentation skills in English.
  Fluency in other languages relevant to the work, particularly French or
  Kinyarwanda, is also desirable.
• Ability
  to set and achieve clear objectives and deadlines to meet deliverables.
• Proficient
  computer skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Flexible,
  intellectually curious and open. This individual is comfortable with
  ambiguity, receptive to new ideas and is also willing to change when
  presented with best options.
• Is
  confident and comfortable challenging expert opinion.
• Act
  as a change agent to drive innovation forward by fostering collaboration
  with cross functional groups and team.
• Demonstrates
  a high degree of interpersonal skills with the ability to manage
  relationships at all levels both internally and externally.
• Innovative
  and entrepreneurial. This individual can formulate and develop a new or
  creative approach to a problem and inspires others on the team to do so as
  well.
• Professional
  maturity and sensitivity to working within different cultures.
• Impeccable
  integrity as demonstrated through solid judgement.