AJPRODHO-JIJUKIRWA,Project Officer Jobs in Rwanda

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AJPRODHO
– JIJUKIRWA

Striving
for social Justice

Job Title	Project Officer
Reports to	Program Manager- AJPRODHO
Management Responsibility	Project Officers;
Job location	GISAGARA, NYAMAGABE, HUYE, MUSANZE, NGORORERO AND RUBAVU.
Contract Duration	3 Year contract.

AJPRODHO-JIJUKIRWA

AJPRODHO’s
vision is a peaceful society where there is youth participation for social
justice and decent living conditions for all, whilst

its
mission is to empower disadvantaged people that include children, women and
people with disabilities to demand for their rights

and
advocate for their socio-economic development. Apparently AJPRODHO is
operating in 15 Districts across Rwanda both Rural

and
urban, AJPRODHO’s interventions revolve around three program areas; Human
rights and Access to Justice, governance

and
Democracy and Youth Economic Empowerment.

AJPRODHO
has been in existence since 1997, intervening in the following program are
as:

Human
Rights and Access to Justice,

Governance
and Democracy

Youth
Economic Empowerment

Child
rights and protection

Job
Purpose

The
purpose of this position is to Manage to implement Duhuze Project.

The
specific objective of the Duhuze Project is to support societal
healing by enabling Rwandans to effectively manage individual and collective
wounds and differences, improve trust and cooperation, and celebrate their
diversities. The project is implemented by AJPRODHO with support from
International Alert funded by USAID –Rwanda.

This
is a local position; the holder will work in one of the district mentioned
above project through thematic strands to ensure that project staff
have peace building knowledge and expertise needed to ensure the production
of high-quality, high-impact project outputs and outcomes. This will involve
working closely with the International Alert Project manager.

Duties
and Responsibilities

Lead
the planning, organization/ facilitation and implementation of the
project activities at district levels.
Lead
the planning, organization/ facilitation and implementation of the
project activities at district levels.
Maintain
programmatic accountability for project activities including data
collection, evaluation, and record keeping of activities, and the
completion of all necessary Monthly, quarterly progress reports.
Preparation
of regular project plans.
Coordinate
Duhuze project andsupport for peace-building programs
Lead
in designing and implementation of peace-building approaches and
activities for Duhuze project that will create sustainable peace and
economic development of youth.
Liaise
with local authorities, NGOs, CBOs, district authorities to improve
understanding of conflict resolution mechanisms and peace building
initiatives.
Mainstream
peace-building as a cross-cutting theme across all project activities.
Any
other duties as assigned from time to time.

Qualifications
and experience:

A
University degree in: Law, Political sciences, public administration,
management, Sociology social sciences with at least 2 years of
experience
Skills
and experience in project/program implementation, monitoring, review and
evaluation;
Project
management experience with good interpersonal skills and ability to
communicate at all levels;
Solid
experience in grant management, including budget holding and donor
reporting;
Experience
of working with partners in a participatory approach;
Training
skills
Fluency
in written and spoken English and French, Kinyarwanda is Mandatory;
Computer
literate.
Facilitation
skills
Mobilization
skills
Ability
to work successfully and efficiently with minimal supervision
Able
to work extra and long hours
Ability
to work independently
Excellent
reporting and writing skills;
Good
oral and written communication skills;
Highly
organized and able to meet tight deadlines;
Commitment
to professionalism and work ethics;
Must
stay at place of work.
Driving
lincence with Category A is essential