Oxfam,Programme Officer jobs in Rwanda

elihoods, Gender Justice and
Humanitarian Preparedness & Response.  

• Facilitate
  capacity building of implementing partners for the Sustainable Livelihood
  programme especially from the perspective of Oxfam’s models for supporting
  women’s economic leadership;
• Under
  the guidance and on behalf of the Programme lead, liaise with government
  officials, private sector forums and district authorities to advance
  various evidence based advocacy initiatives;
• Use
  the knowledge gained during project implementation to monitoring and
  evaluation projects in line with set programme objectives;
• To
  track and monitor all financial transactions such as allocations,
  disbursements, cancellations, payments related to the programme and keep
  track of relevant documentation for any reference;
• Be
  responsible for the overview of the financial status of assigned projects;
• Undertake
  field visits to assigned projects’ locations for monitoring of
  implementation, verification of compliance with financial standards,
  dissemination of information relevant for adjustments in project
  implementation, and ensuring gender perspectives are well mainstreamed in
  projects implementation;
• Contribute
  to efforts of integrating programmes during project conceptualization and
  proposal development;
• Understand
  existing opportunities and gaps in the on and off farm agricultural value
  chains and support development of relevant programme interventions;
• Play
  a key role in sharing learning with different institutions, stakeholders
  for influencing and scaling up for innovations.

• Hold
  a bachelor’s degree in either Agriculture, Agribusiness or Agriculture
  Economics and at least 3 years of relevant experience in working in the
  agriculture and livelihoods promotion sectors;
• Having
  knowledge and understanding of the role of grassroots organisations in
  supporting development of small-scale farmers and producers will be a plus;
• Have
  proven experience in developing and managing projects/programmes from
  concept to exit stages;
• Able
  to work as part of a local and national team with strong interpersonal
  skills, and be a good team player;
• Proven
  skills in understanding rural women challenges to attaining economic
  empowerment;
• Strong
  planning, organizing and problem solving skills with ability to work
  independently;
• Excellent
  communication skills with mandatory fluency in written and spoken English,
  Kinyarwanda and French is desirable;
• Be
  computer literate and have excellent report writing skills are a must;
• Being
  flexible and fit to travel frequently for monitoring projects’
  implementation;

• Exposure
  and understanding of concepts related to the role of private sector in
  Agriculture development, enterprise development processes, poverty
  eradication, and value chains promotion.
• Familiarity
  with advocacy work at local and national level;