CHF International Various Jobs Vacancies in Rwanda

JOB
TITLE: Project Manager for a child De-institutionalization project in Rwanda

• Manages
  assigned operation(s), activities, and staff.
• Plans,
  organizes, distributes, and coordinates the flow of work.
• Supervises,
  trains, guides, and advises staff on the project related matters.
• Makes
  recommendations concerning employment, termination, performance, and other
  personnel actions.
• Ensures
  that Standards of Conduct, the Employee Handbook, and other corporate and
  applicable policies, procedures, and schedules are adhered to.
• Recommends,
  approves, and implements operation´s policies, procedures, and schedules
  within limits of authority.
• Prepares
  the operation´s budget and monitors operations throughout the year to
  ensure adherence to budgetary controls.
• Manages
  the project.
• Ensures
  the preparation and timely submission of project reports;
• Ensures
  proper project planning, budget management and timely procurement of
  materials.
• Ensures
  compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.
• Develops
  detailed work plans and ensures effective coordination and integration of
  activities.
• Ensures
  staff adherence to activity monitoring schedules.
• Provides
  technical support to country programs. Troubleshoots and resolves
  challenges and obstacles.
• Prepares
  status and progress project reports as required.
• Develops
  and implements a monitoring and evaluation plan for the project
  implementation. Develops and leads baseline and other related assessments.
  Reviews the M&E reports and initiates corrective measures to remedy
  the gaps or deficiencies identified.
• Represents
  the Project Team. Liaises with national and district governmental
  authorities as well as with any other relevant stakeholder as necessary.
  Participates in assessments, task-force teams and workshops, technical
  committee meetings, and coordination groups
• Undertakes
  all other project related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

• In-depth
  knowledge of the child welfare system in Rwanda,
• Proven
  experience in Children De-institutionalization processes.
• Proven
  experience in effective coordination with central and district
  governmental authorities in Rwanda.
• Ability
  to deliver training and capacity building for key stakeholders (Government
  alternative service staff, other service providers) to ensure DI and maintenance
  of child welfare within family-based care.
• Ability
  to read, analyze, and interpret administrative reports, technical
  procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability
  to write reports, procedure manuals, effectively present information and
  respond to questions from managers, counterparts, Government
  representatives, regional CHF staff and HQ staff.
• Awareness,
  sensitivity, and understanding of cross-cultural issues particularly in
  representing a US-based funded project. Ability to effectively relate,
  motivate and work as a team player with local staff. Ability to work in
  partnership with local communities and NGOs as appropriate.
• Proven
  successfully ability to successfully manage a team of diverse individuals.
• Excellent
  decision making skills.
• Excellent
  organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and
  multi-task in a fast paced environment. Self-motivated and able to follow
  through to end of assignments while meeting goals and deadlines.
• Fluency
  in English and Kinyarwanda, written and oral. French knowledge desirable.
• Proficiency
  with MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and MS Project
• Self-reliance
  and an ability to work in a challenging and demanding environment,
• Accuracy,
  attention to detail.
• Ability
  to read and interpret documents and ability to sit at a computer and
  operate a keyboard.

• Bachelor´s
  Degree in Social work, Psychology or other project related field.
• Master´s
  degree in related field Desirable.
• Minimum
  five years of project management experience working with multi-cultural,
  multi-disciplinary staff in an NGO.
• Minimum
  five years of child welfare and protection experience in Rwanda.
• Equivalent
  combination of education and experience.  

• Excellent
  understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation tools and techniques and
  experience applying them in Child Care focused organizations;
• Minimum
  three years of experience in M&E, working with multi-cultural,
  multi-disciplinary staff in an NGO.
• Ability
  to train other staff in Monitoring and Evaluation techniques and
  processes;
• Strong
  analytical and writing skills;
• Meticulous
  attention to detail;
• Ability
  to ensure that good news stories and good practice are shared to enable
  their dissemination to external stakeholders.
• Prepare
  relevant reports
• Excellent
  planning and organizational skills
• Competency
  with Microsoft Access, Excel and Word
• Excellent
  communication skills and Facility for team-oriented and program partners
  while maintaining a strong sense of independent initiative

• University
  degree in Social Sciences (Demography or Sociology), development
  economics, statistics or any field relevant to monitoring and evaluation.