International Alert,Project Manager Jobs in Rwanda(a day to go)

y: Project Officers; Interns,
Consultants

• Management and supervision of Inclusive
  Engagement for Change Project (IE4CP);

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  Strengthen peacebuilding framework of the
  project;

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  Monitoring, evaluation and donor reporting;

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  Strategic development and fundraising;

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  Networking and outreach;

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  Contributing
  to alert’s organisational processes and strategies.

1. Management
   and supervision of Inclusive Engagement for Change Project (IE4CP);

• ·         Lead on day-to-day implementation of project’s
  activities;

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  Ensure
  clarity about roles and responsibilities among project stakeholders and
  involving /informing all stakeholders of plans;

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  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;

• ·         Ensure proper co-ordination with project’s
  partners, in line with planned activities and agreed outcomes

• ·         Ensure narrative and financial reporting to Alert
  and to donors;

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  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, agriculture, and the economic dimensions
  of peacebuilding;

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  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;

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  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;

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  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;

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  Contribute
  to Alert’s initiative on Knowledge Management, e.g. by articulating
  lessons learned from the project.

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  Contribute to the development of the overall
  programme strategic directions and strategy documents;

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  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;

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  Support the Country Coordinator in nurturing
  good relationships with potential funders in Rwanda and outside of Rwanda

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  Build and strengthen relationships with
  district of project implementation; key funding partners around the
  development of new project ideas and programme direction;

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  Represent
  Alert’s values and ideas at relevant conferences, seminars and other
  meetings, including at a high level;

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  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.

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  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;

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  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;

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  Participate
  in organisation-wide events and discussions on related topics/projects;

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  Provide ideas and support for the development
  of regional programming ideas (in close collaboration with the wider
  Africa Programme team);

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  Take
  proactive steps to ensure that effective relationships are created and
  maintained with staff at different levels within the organisation.

• At
  least Bachelor’s degree level  in a
  relevant field

• 5
  years’ experience of  project
  management at an NGO, including with donor reporting and managing budgets

• Experience
  in managing EU funded projects

• Strong
  experience in managing project in area of agriculture and food security

• Expertise
  on peacebuilding

• Articulate
  and persuasive in argument

• Proven
  ability to build strong working relationships

• Fluency
  in written and spoken English and French

• Respectful
  approach to human interactions

• Committed
  to International Alert organisational values and goals.

• Highly
  computer literate especially in using Word and Excel

• Team
  Player and Able to work with minimum supervision 

• Higher
  degree in a relevant field

• Experience
  of coalition building with civil society

• Experience
  of commissioning and managing research on relevant topics

• Innovative,
  creative, problem-solving attitude