American Refugee Committee (ARC) Jobs Vacancies in Kigali, Rwanda

The American Refugee Committee
(ARC) is looking for a Secretary to provide administrative and secretarial
support to the ARC management team and improve its customer service in the
Kigali office. ARC is also recruiting a Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Prevention Officer in Kiziba Refugee Camp, Karongi District.

1. Position : Secretary/ Kigali office

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as a liaison between
executives, managers and visitors as required.
Drafts correspondence, edits
documents, takes and transcribes minutes of meetings, and performs other
administrative duties as requested.
Takes independent action on
handling requests; determines the appropriate course of action,
intervenes when necessary, and acts as a liaison between departments and
teams.
Coordinates data from a
variety of sources for inclusion in technical reports and presentations;
performs independent research and prepares information for special
projects as assigned.
Responsible for developing
and maintaining both electronic and manual filing systems.
Retrieves information and
correspondence on a daily basis to ensure immediate access to file data
for execution of executive’s duties.
Communicates with both
internal and external customers in person, via telephone and
e-mail. Routes and/or answers routine correspondence not requiring
the management’s attention to ensure timely and accurate response.
Maintain a tracking system for all communications.
Schedules appointments and
coordinates arrangements for meetings, conferences and trips making sure
the management meet their commitments. Assembles necessary
background material for meetings. Maintains personal calendar for
the executive.
Coordinates the reception
desk activities to insure good customer services, a smart and
professional office space and proper use of office equipment.
Receive all in coming
visitors to ARC office and give orientation to them or give them
appropriate information.
Assist in clerical and
administrative work to fill gaps when required.
Participate with other
colleagues in finding ways to make ARC administrative work more cost
effective.
Any other secretary tasks as
maybe required by the management.

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in
journalism, communication, administration or a related field;
Minimum of 2 years working
experience as Secretary or a related position;
Advanced proficiency in
written English;
Experienced user of the
Microsoft Office with advanced knowledge of Word and Excel;
High speed typing skills;
Advanced computer
proficiency;
Fluency in both verbal French
and English;
Excellent verbal and written
communication skills;
Must maintain a high level of
confidentiality and professionalism and client/service oriented;
Meets deadlines and provide
timely execution of assigned tasks/projects.
Well organized, multi-tasker
and result oriented. Takes initiative in finding solutions to
problems.

2. Position: GBV
PREVENTION OFFICER / Kiziba

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Actively engage the
GBV animators, community activists/peer educators and other community based
structures to carryout community based GBV prevention activities in the camp
and ensure that these activities are closely monitored and reported on to
ensure quality in program activities.

2. Provide ongoing training,
leadership and support to GBV animators and community activists/peer
educators and ensure the use of participatory approaches in the communities
to effectively address beliefs and practices that perpetuate GBV in the
refugee camps.

3. Directly support the
integration of SASA and Participatory video approaches into GBV prevention
activities and ensure that community activists/peer educators are training on
these approaches as well as on video production and playbacks.

4. Initiate, organize and
facilitate various audience-specific skills building sessions on GBV, human
rights and other prevention related trainings for relevant stakeholders such
as the police, health care providers, community leaders, traditional leaders,
animators and community activists; includes developing training curricular
for such trainings.

5. Collaborate with the GBV
Coordinator to design, implement and monitor an effective BCC and IEC
strategies using participatory approaches through conducting regular KABS
surveys and BCC needs assessments as well as designing and implementing BCC
related activities to address the gaps.

6. Work closely with the GBV Coordinator
to organize and conduct campaigns against Gender Violence during the 16 Days
of Activism; take lead in other important events such as the International
Women’s Day, International Refugees Day to advocate for the respect and
protection of the rights of women and girls.

7. Conduct regular capacity and
training needs assessments of GBV animators, community activists/peer
educators to identify existing capacity gaps in the implementation of GBV
programs and develop and implement appropriate strategies to address
identified gaps.

8. Write and submit accurate,
clear and quality reports.

Qualifications

1. University Degree in Social
Sciences, Social Works, Psychology, Public/Community Health or a Degree in
any other related but relevant field. Candidates possessing a diploma but
with a strong experience in GBV programs may also apply.

2. Extensive experience in GBV
programming, preferably between 2-3 years of prior work in GBV prevention is
preferred.

3. Candidate must demonstrate a
strong understanding of Multi-Sectoral approaches to GBV programming and
should be well versed with current GBV programming models and approaches in
GBV.

4. Excellent knowledge of current
issues, methodology and tools in GBV prevention, including SASA, BCC and IEC.

5. Proven ability to build and
maintain professional working relationships with a wide range of
stakeholders, including UN Agencies, International NGOs, relevant government
departments and community leader.

6. A strong command of both
written and spoken English and French; a working knowledge of Kinyarwanda
and/or Kiswahili is required.

7. Previous experience directly
providing services to GBV survivors would be an added advantage.

8. Excellent oral and written
communication skills and ability to write quality, clear and concise reports

9. Prior experience working with refugees/IDP and other
vulnerable individuals (children, women) preferred

To apply for these positions:

Please submit your application to
one of the following address: arcapplicationletter@gmail.com,
ARC Country Head office in Kimihurura after Lemigo Hotel or ARC field offices
in Byumba, Kiziba (Kibuye), Nyabiheke (Gatsibo) and Kigeme (Nyamagabe) before
Friday 19th October 2012 at 3:00 P.M

Application letter with
contact information (Write to: The Country Director)
Curriculum vitae, Notified
Degrees, diplomas and certificates, References, Copy of national
Identity card.
If ARC is interested in your
application, we will contact you through telephone for the interviews.