Title: |
Community
Development Manager |
Location: |
Based
at Rwinkwavu, Rwanda |
Reports
|
Country
director |
Effective
|
Effective
1st J |
Organizational
Profile:
Profile:
The
Komera Project is a registered 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that develops
self-confident young women through education, Community and sport. We created
the Komera Project to assist girls in rural Rwanda who have the courage and
desire to pursue secondary education, but who lack the resources to do so.
During school holidays, Komera scholars receive extensive training on how to be
an agent for social change within her community. We believe that she will begin
her own non-profit project and become a community leader.
Komera Project is a registered 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that develops
self-confident young women through education, Community and sport. We created
the Komera Project to assist girls in rural Rwanda who have the courage and
desire to pursue secondary education, but who lack the resources to do so.
During school holidays, Komera scholars receive extensive training on how to be
an agent for social change within her community. We believe that she will begin
her own non-profit project and become a community leader.
Komera
builds a local community of support around the scholars because we believe in
the power it has towards the scholars’ success. While at school each student
will meet with a Komera mentor and fellow scholars once a week. These mentoring
sessions follow a curriculum that addresses health, leadership, human rights
and local development. At home her parents are part of the Komera Parent
Co-operative where they receive training on how to launch their own small businesses
to help support their families and subsidize some modest materials for the
scholar. In addition to entrepreneurship training, each young woman also
attends conferences with her Komera Scholar family. During school breaks, they
learn about leadership skills, career goals, computer skills and health related
issues.
builds a local community of support around the scholars because we believe in
the power it has towards the scholars’ success. While at school each student
will meet with a Komera mentor and fellow scholars once a week. These mentoring
sessions follow a curriculum that addresses health, leadership, human rights
and local development. At home her parents are part of the Komera Parent
Co-operative where they receive training on how to launch their own small businesses
to help support their families and subsidize some modest materials for the
scholar. In addition to entrepreneurship training, each young woman also
attends conferences with her Komera Scholar family. During school breaks, they
learn about leadership skills, career goals, computer skills and health related
issues.
The
job description is an estimation of what we believe this position will entail.
The Komera Project is a small organization and the Business Development
Co-Coordinator must be open to changes and additional tasks as they arise. We
strongly encourage female applicants.
job description is an estimation of what we believe this position will entail.
The Komera Project is a small organization and the Business Development
Co-Coordinator must be open to changes and additional tasks as they arise. We
strongly encourage female applicants.
Major
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Programmatic
- Parent
Cooperative - Meet
with Parent Cooperative on a monthly basis - Develop
business plan for growth of Komera Parent Cooperative - Establish
monthly training curriculum for Parent Cooperative - Meet
with parent sub committees ( small business groups) every after two weeks - Evaluate
effectiveness of parent cooperatives and make monthly evaluation report. - Represent
Komera at meetings related to Komera Cooperatives - Build
a strong relationship with parents where they feel they are Komera
Stakeholders - Prepare
a program budget for the monthly cooperative activities. - Make a
follow-up on financial loan circulation of the cooperative on monthly basis. - Evaluate
effectiveness of businesses and be able to adjust accordingly - Monthly
reports on parent and student businesses - Post-Secondary
Programs - Work
with the training team to develop business training curriculum for
post-secondary program. - Train
Post Secondary Students on business development - Make a
follow-up on post –secondary businesses. - Monthly
evaluation and report on post- secondary business activities.
Administrative
Administrative
- Work
with Country Director to prepare annual work-plan - Prepare
bi-weekly stories and pictures for Komera Social Media - Meet
with Country Director once a week (more if needed) to update on program
progress and discuss issues - Attend
weekly staff meetings. - Prepare
and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual program progress reports
Other
Competencies/Attributes:
Competencies/Attributes:
- Demonstrated
ability to work with local government, parents and scholars
professionally. - Demonstrate
a positive behavior and good working relationships - Demonstrate
the respect of national and international human rights
Qualifications:
Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
The
following knowledge, skills and abilities may be acquired through a combination
of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training.
following knowledge, skills and abilities may be acquired through a combination
of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training.
- Must
have a University degree in business administration and management or
related field. - Must
have at least 2 years’ experience in rural development work - Must
have good analytical and problem solving skills. - Should
have excellent command of English language, both written and spoken. - Should
have knowledge of financial management - Should
be computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and other software packages - Must be
able to communicate in a cross-cultural environment - Should
have ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels
of staff and other stakeholders - Dedication
to development of adolescent girls in rural Rwanda - Willingness
to do whatever it takes to ensure safety and equality of young women - Ability
to work on multiple projects at once - Willingness
to go above and beyond their job description - Ability
to teach students on business skills and business development
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Employee
Name Signature Date
Approved
by
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Country
Director (printed) Signature Date |
To
apply, send a CV and Cover Letter to jobs@komera.org.
apply, send a CV and Cover Letter to jobs@komera.org.
