International AlertProject Manager jobs in Rwanda

national Alert’s salary scale

1. Management
   and supervision of Duhuze Project;
2. Strengthen
   peacebuilding framework of the project;
3. Monitoring,
   evaluation, learning and reporting;
4. Strategic
   development and fundraising;
5. Manage
   the project’s relationship with local partners and ensure coordination
   and representation
6. Lead
   the advocacy and international networking components of the
   project
7. Team
   Management
8. Contributing
   wider organisational goals within Alert

• Lead
  on day-to-day implementation of project’s activities;
• Ensure
  clarity about roles and responsibilities among project stakeholders and
  involving /informing all stakeholders of plans;
• Oversee
  program start-up and ongoing program management and administration of
  teams across various field locations.
• Lead
  the development of detailed implementation plans, flowing from annual
  strategic work-plans, and ensure the delivery of the same.
• Outline
  a strategic plan for the implementation of the program including
  finalizing target areas/projects, methods of operation for effective
  programming and maximum results.
• Ensure
  that program implementation is cohesive and responsive to communities,
  Government of Rwanda, partners and aligned with International Alert
  principles, values and strategic plan.
• Oversee
  performance of consortium partners and sub-grantees.
• Conduct
  frequent field visits to all project sites.
• Oversee
  smooth transitioning from program inception phase to implementation
  phase.
• Lead
  the design, planning, organization and execution of project activities
• Ensure
  clarity about roles and responsibilities among project stakeholders
  involving them in planning and informing all stakeholders of implementation
  plans
• Liaise
  and coordinate with relevant local, regional and international
  stakeholders
• Ensure
  quality of implementation and provide managerial support to the
  effective running of the activities within the deadline of the project
  and work plan devised.
• Planning
  and forecasting grant expenditure, project activities, procurement and
  staffing to ensure compliance with the project contract and budget and
  to prevent overspending or under spending;
• Oversee
  the design and production of high-quality research outputs, including
  authoring reports for both national and international audiences, on a
  variety of thematic issues, including reconciliation, governance, and
  the economic dimensions of peacebuilding;
• Derive
  policy recommendations from research outputs and assist in the
  development and implementation of evidence-based advocacy strategies for
  the project.

• Analyse
  the political, economic and social context in Rwanda with a view to
  ensuring the continuing relevance;
• Ensure
  co-ordination and adequate recording of lessons learning among partners
  of the project, counterpart organisations/institutions;

• Support
  the development of effective M&E frameworks (in close collaboration
  with partners) for the project and feed this into Alert’s overall
  institutional reporting;
• Responsible
  to overseeing all monitoring and evaluation for project activities,
  checking progress against expected outcomes and against the project’s
  theory of change
• Articulating
  lessons learned from the project and adapting the project on the basis
  of these lessons learned throughout implementation
• Contribute
  to and draw on the work of Alert’s Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
  (DME) work, in Rwanda and internationally;
• Produce
  and disseminate success stories as well as related ‘impact’ films or
  other outputs;
• Ensure
  that all project documents regarding the Duhuze Project are uploaded to
  Alert’s project management system – PROMPT – in a timely manner, and
  ensure that spend forecasts on PROMPT are also updated on a regular
  basis.
• Provide
  accurate information on PROMPT for the annual organisational Results
  Framework.
• Play
  an active role in managing the mid term and end of project evaluation, ensuring
  that lessons learned are discussed within the project team and shared
  amongst the rest of the Rwanda programme and Africa Programme within
  Alert.
• Oversee
  inception phase data design, collection and analysis, including partner
  organizations, consultants and third parties.
• Monitor
  and continuously assess the operating context and the project
  activities, and recommend changes in approach and strategy accordingly
• In
  liaison with the M&E officer, develop and implement a monitoring and
  evaluation plan, including the design of the final evaluation, and the
  development of conflict and gender sensitive DME tools
• Provide
  narrative progress reports (monthly, quarterly and annual) as requested
• Facilitate
  the achievement of program targets and objectives and collaborate with
  the Country DMEL Manager to design effective M&E systems for the
  program, and linkages with internal M&E systems.
• Collaborate
  with Rwanda M&E Officer and the Senior Programme Design and
  Assessment Officer (based in London) to produce written internal/external
  reports on the program activities capturing impacts/costs related to all
  activities, as per internal and Donor requirements

• Contribute
  to the development of the overall programme strategic directions and
  strategy documents;
• Recognize
  opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where
  alternative viewpoints are welcomed.
• Set
  direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources to
  achieve objectives.
• Oversee
  the development of annual, integrated strategic work-plans for the
  program.
• Work
  with Alert’s team and partners to develop new project and programme
  ideas, including the development of funding proposals for a variety of
  donors;
• Support
  the Country Coordinator in nurturing good relationships with potential
  funders in Rwanda and outside of Rwanda

• Maintain
  frequent contact with – and develop fruitful working relationships with
  – partners that are integral to the success of the project
• Involve
  partners in planning activities
• Organise
  networking activities, advocacy and exchanges locally, within the region
  and internationally
• Monitor
  partners’ work against agreed work-plans; identify any problem areas or
  support needs
• Oversee
  partner assessments (including financial assessments), identify partner
  training and support needs and organise appropriate responses
• Ensure
  partner reports (narrative and financial) are submitted on time and to
  the required standard
• Liaise
  with the donor and represent the program to other USAID funded programs,
  cooperating sponsors and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate
  activities with consortium partners, sub-grantees, local government and
  other implementers, as well as with other International Alert programs.

• In
  collaboration with the communications and advocacy specialist, other
  project staff and with relevant Alert personnel, develop, monitor and
  oversee the implementation of a project advocacy and networking strategy
• Maintain
  good relationships with local authorities and work with local opinion
  leaders as appropriate
• Oversee
  the production of project reports and publications in a variety of
  formats
• Identify
  appropriate fora for the dissemination of project information and
  materials, and organise appropriate dissemination and visibility
  activities
• Ensure
  that all publications emanating from the project comply with Alert’s
  publications protocols and policies
• Build
  and strengthen relationships with district of project implementation;
  key funding partners around the development of new project ideas and
  programme direction;
• Represent
  Alert’s values and ideas at relevant conferences, seminars and other
  meetings, including at a high level;
• Work
  as part of a team developing effective relationships with key national
  as well as international institutions necessary to meeting key advocacy
  objectives and raising the profile of the organisation in Rwanda.

• Supervise
  and manage all project staff in Kigali and in the field sites to ensure
  day-today activities are implemented according to schedule, budget and
  quality.
• Manage
  and help with the recruitment, orientation and ongoing training of
  Duhuze Project staff to ensure they are of the quality and technical
  capacity necessary to ensure the successful implementation of
  activities.
• Monitor
  and advise on staffing needs throughout the program.
• Create
  a work atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development of
  excellent personnel at all levels.
• Implement,
  and ensure all staffs are effectively using the performance planning and
  management system, establishing performance expectations and regularly
  providing constructive feedback.
• Promote
  accountability by conducting staff annual performance reviews with
  direct supervisees and ensuring that supervisory staff do the same. •
  Contribute to country team-building efforts and ensure integration of
  all team members into relevant decision-making processes

• Participate
  actively in the management processes of the Rwanda team, including team
  meetings, sharing of information, context analysis, and strategy
  development
• Participate
  and contribute to other Africa Programme activities and events including
  regional meetings, and also promote cross-learning and help create
  linkages between different country programmes and Alert’s PAU leads
• Stay
  up to date with and participate in wider organisational discussions and
  processes e.g. strategic thinking, the development and pursuit of
  thematic programming, representation and communications
• Perform
  any other tasks as may be reasonably required
• Ensure
  proper implementation of all relevant Alert finance, admin, security and
  HR policies, in close coordination with the Rwanda finance/ admin staff
  as well as Alert’s Africa Programme Finance and Admin Manager;
• Provide
  attentive and supportive line-management of relevant Project officers,
  consultants/ interns, in line with Alert’s policies and procedures, as
  well as Rwanda labour law;
• Participate
  in organisation-wide events and discussions on related topics/projects;
• Provide
  ideas and support for the development of regional programming ideas (in
  close collaboration with the wider Africa Programme team);
• Take
  proactive steps to ensure that effective relationships are created and
  maintained with staff at different levels within the organisation.

• CV
  are not accepted
• Only
  shortlisted Candidates shall be contacted