FAWE Rwanda (Forum for African Women Educationalists),Program Coordinator Jobs in Rwanda

nd careers. This scholarship
package responds not only to the scholars’ economic challenges, but also
includes an array of support and enrichment services like tutoring, mentoring,
transition support, leadership training and networking. The additional support
services aim at easing the scholars’ transition to university, making them
transformative leaders of their communities and the country as a whole. It is
in this context that FAWE Rwanda would like to recruit a Program Coordinator
(PC)with the right skills and experience in relation to the above and spearhead
the implementation of this rather challenging but exciting Program.

1. Focal
   point for the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at FAWE Rwanda and
   provide leadership and supervision to the Scholars Program team.
2. Establish
   strong program implementation and monitoring systems and strengthen
   systems for compliance to donor requirements.
3. Monitor
   programme implementation and ensure that all program spending targets are
   being met.
4. Coordinate
   with the rest of the staff and ensure that the program priorities are
   identified and addressed on a regular basis through targeted mentoring,
   focused on making improvements in decision-making procedures, systems and
   other areas critical to effective programme management.
5. Work
   with the rest of the staff to identify key agencies providing protection,
   support and high quality services for girls and women that can form part
   of a referral network for FAWE Rwanda.
6. Provide
   technical guidance and document the achievements and impact of set targets
   in The MasterCard Foundation Scholarship programme activities and ensure
   visibility of the programme in Rwanda and beyond.
7. Contribute
   to FAWE Rwanda ongoing programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation
   (Strategic Plan, Annual Work Programmes, etc.)
8. Contribute
   to the development of FAWE Rwanda subsequent strategic plans, annual work
   plans, and budgets.
9. Enhance
   smooth and regular information flow between FAWE Rwanda and the FAWE
   Regional Secretariat in Nairobi.
10. In
    collaboration with the M&E Officer, prepare quality regular technical
    and progress reports on  programmatic activities and status and share
    the same with the FAWE Regional Secretariat
11. Network
    with other organisations in- and out- of Rwanda and create strong
    partnerships that contribute to the Scholars program goal achievement.
12. Establish
    strong partnership with FAWE Rwanda partner institutions involved in the
    program implementation and ensure smooth information flow.
13. Contribute
    to FAWE Rwanda resource mobilization efforts.
14. Participate
    in the Senior Management meetings.
15. Any
    other tasks required for smooth coordination and management of FAWE
    Rwanda’s work programme.

• A
  Master’s degree in Education, Gender, Development Studies, or other
  relevant field 
• Minimum
  of 5 years’ experience in scholarship management, programme coordination
  and implementation in an NGO or a development agency, including experience
  in monitoring and evaluation , community advocacy, resource mobilization,
  and project cycle management (PCM)
• Ability
  to work independently
• Prior
  working experience in project management/coordination
• Strong
  team player with high level of maturity and ability to deal with diversity
• Strategic
  planning and problem-solving
• Excellent
  reporting and writing skills;
• Good
  oral and written communication skills;
• Good
  command of English ( knowledge of French would be an asset)
• Highly
  organized and able to meet tight deadlines;
• Commitment
  to professionalism and work ethics;
• Innovative
  and result-oriented; and
• Resource
  Mobilization Skills and proposal writing.