Chemonics Soma Umenye LLC, Operations Manager Jobs in Rwanda

of Rwanda and working in close
collaboration with the Rwanda Education Boad (REB) and the Rwandan Ministry of
Education (MINEDUC), Soma Umenye will contribute to Rwanda’s Education Sector
Strategic Plan (ESSP) and the Government of Rwanda’s national development
priority of ensuring that Rwandan primary-grade students acquire the
fundamental competency of literacy so that they can succeed in future schooling
and, later, in the modern workplace.

• Soma
  Umenye aims to achieve the following two goals.
• To
  improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children
  (unique direct beneficiaries) in public and government-aided schools in
  Rwanda by the end of P3; and
• To
  ensure that at least 70 percent of P1-P3 students are able to read
  grade-level text with fluency and comprehension.
• To
  achieve the above goals, it requires close collaboration with all
  education stakeholders under the technical leadership of MINEDUC and REB.

• Assists
  the Director of Operations to ensure that Soma Umenye staff and
  subcontractors follow approved policies and procedures relevant to
  implementation of the Soma Umenye activity.
• Supports
  project team to adhere to financial, accounting, and administrative
  procedures for control of funds and expenditures, including appropriate
  reporting in collaboration with the Director of Operations.
• Supports
  the Director of Operations in all aspects of project financial tasks,
  including conducting initial reviews of all payment requests to ensure all
  necessary backup documentation is provided.
• Maintains
  ownership of the project’s inventory tracker, and conducts monthly spot
  checks of all project inventory, both in the Kigali office and in field
  locations, to ensure proper use of all government property.
• Directly
  oversees the IT coordinator, motor pool coordinator, and administrative
  assistant and ensure smooth operation of all activities within those
  departments.
• Supports
  the Director of Operations to oversee all local subcontracts, including
  new subcontracts awarded through the Strategic Activities Fund (SAF), and
  revises the SAF manual on an as-needed basis.

• A
  minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; a Master’s degree
  preferred.

• A
  minimum of five years of experience managing large, donor-funded projects.

• Exceptional
  organization skills and attention to detail

• Strong
  interpersonal skills in managing local staff and liaising with project
  stakeholders.

• Fluency
  in spreadsheet and word processing software.

• Demonstrated
  exemplary diplomatic, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Knowledge
  of USAID rules and regulations, particularly relating to finance and
  accounting, and contractual compliance and oversight is desirable.

• Written
  and spoken proficiency in English