Background
is a non-profit-making organization in accordance with law N°20/2000 of July
26′, 2000 governing non-profit-making organizations, with the purpose of
empowering communities and building partnerships.
Foundation’s vision is: a nation of empowered and dignified Rwandans. The
Imbuto Foundation’s mission is: to support the development of healthy, educated
and prosperous society.
Through its projects,
the Imbuto Foundation contributes to the fight against HIV/ AIDS through
prevention and care strategies. Amongst the projects, there is Family Package
project which was designed to promote a comprehensive approach to PMTCT that
complements the standard PMTCT package. Family package emphasizes on male
partner involvement, nutritional psychosocial support through peer education,
integration of Family planning and socio-economic empowerment through Income
Generating Activities (IGAs). In collaboration with Health Centers and
associations of people living with HIV/AIDS, using peer education approach
clients are sensitized , in particular PLWHA and discordant couples with the
overall objective of increasing access to HIV prevention, care and treatment.
Duties and responsibilities
will discharge his/her duties within Imbuto Foundation. The incumbent will
report on a day to day basis to the Head of Health Unit, under the supervision
of Deputy Director General and overall guidance of the Director General in
accordance with his/her contractual obligation with the organization.
Scope of responsibilities
- Draw up an overall work-plan and
budget for the project; - Implement and support the
effective application of project activities and ensure timely
implementation of project activities as outlined in the work-plan; - Facilitate the formulation of new
project activities; - Advise on strategic issues related
to the projects; - Represent IF in projects relevant
meetings, workshops, conferences — locally or abroad; - Prepare and submit monthly,
quarterly, mid-year and year-end reporting and set annual baselines/
indicators & targets of project activities;
Competencies
- Strategic vision and strong
analytical capabilities; - Excellent organizational and
management skills; - Ability to perform a variety of
specialized tasks related to Results Management, including support for
design, planning and implementation of programs, managing data, reporting; - Creativity and pro-activeness and
an ability to tap sources of knowledge for innovative ideas, - Willingness to learn from and
consult with colleagues for inputs and information sharing; - Ability to provide adequate
organizational advice when required; - Displays sound judgment that
enables independent work; - Builds strong relationships with
other development partners;
Required skills and experience
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent in a
development related field, i.e. Public Health, Nursing, Social Sciences ; - A minimum of 3 years relevant
experience in project management; - Hands-ort experience in monitoring
and evaluation of development projects; - Excellent writing skills and
computer literate; - Fluent in Kinyarwanda and English
and a good working knowledge of French is an asset.
Application Procedures
requested to send their CVs and letter of intent addressed to Director General,
Imbuto Foundation, P.O Box 7141 Kigali not later than 13th January, 2012
at midnight.
