International Alert,Senior Project Officer Jobs in Rwanda

Job
Description

This
role is only open to Rwandan nationals

Job Title	Senior Project Officer Synergy for Social Cohesion Project (SSCP)
Reports to	Country Coordinator
Management Responsibility	Partners, Consultants, Interns
Job location	Kigali, with extensive travel within six districts of Project implementation (Rubavu, Musanze, Gasabo, Ruhango, Nyanza and Nyagatare Districts) and other parts of Rwanda as need rise
Grade	3 of International Alert’s salary scale
Contract Duration	One year, renewable if funding permits

International
Alert

International
Alert is a 30-year old independent peacebuilding organisation. We work with
people who are directly affected by violent conflict to improve their
prospects of peace, and we seek to influence the policies and ways of working
of governments, international organisations like the UN and multinational
companies, to reduce conflict risk and increase the prospects of peace.

We
work in Africa, several parts of Asia, the South Caucasus, the Middle East
and Latin America and have recently started work in the UK, Somalia and
Kenya. Our policy work focuses on several key themes that influence prospects
for peace – the economy, climate change, gender, the role
of international institutions, the impact of development aid, and the
effect of good and bad governance.

We
are one of the world’s leading peacebuilding NGOs with more than 200 staff
based in London and 15 field offices. To learn more about how and where
we work, visit www.international-alert.org.

Alert’s
Great Lakes programme (GLP) works in Burundi, the DRC, Rwanda, Kenya and
Uganda. The GLP works on a range of peacebuilding issues, including women in
peacebuilding, reconciliation, natural resources management, and the economy.
It supports and collaborates with local initiatives, and advocates for policy
change. The programme is managed from London, and implemented by staff based
in London and the region, in close collaboration with local organisations.

The
Rwanda/Burundi programme has been running since 1995 with the aim of contributing
to peace and equitable development.

Job
Purpose

The
purpose of this position is to manage the Synergy for Social Cohesion
Project (SSCP).

The
project aims to enhance social cohesion through constructive engagement
with local government and community dialogue on reconciliation policy
implementation by increasing space and opportunity for dialogue between
communities, CSOs and local authorities as well as strengthening
cooperation and coordination amongst different actors.

The
position will work across project and thematic strands to ensure that project
staff and partners have the peacebuilding knowledge and expertise needed to
ensure the production of high-quality, high-impact project outputs. This will
involve working closely with the Alert team and local partners in a mentoring
role, providing constructive feedback and capacity building support aimed at
strengthening our integrated peacebuilding approach. Critical to this post is
an ability to build effective external and internal relationships, using
collaborative approaches. The successful candidate will also have knowledge
and experience of programme design and project management including
responsibility for budgets Monitoring, staff support and donor relations.
He/She will be the primary focal point at International Alert for the SSCP
project and as such will be responsible for liaising with the focal point at
NURC and actively participate in the Joint Project Coordination
Committee. He/She will report to the Alert Country Coordinator.

Duties
and Responsibilities

This
post focuses on four key elements:

This
post focuses on five key elements:

Management
and supervision of Synergy for Social Cohesion Project (SSCP);
Strengthening
the peacebuilding framework of the project;
Overseeing
monitoring, evaluation and donor reporting;
Ensuring
networking and outreach;
Contributing
to Alert’s organisational processes and strategies.

Detailed
responsibilities

Management
and supervision of Synergy for Social Cohesion Project (SSCP):

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;
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;
Derive
policy recommendations from the pilot phase of the project 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, including
Palladium Ikiraro team and NURC.

Contribute
to development of strong and effective relationships and partnerships

Support
in developing, nurturing and strengthening excellent working
relationships critical to ensuring the impact and success of these
initiatives: especially local communities, relevant government
officials/institutions and local government representatives, civil
society organisations, development partners and media;
Identify
strategic partnerships for the work and over time ensure that necessary
Memoranda of Understanding are developed and kept up-to-date, observed,
and relevant;
Support
excellent team relationships with within Alert Rwanda, as well as Alert,
Great Lakes Programme, and liaise closely with other Alert colleagues
working on social cohesion globally.
Represent
Alert at highest level in local communities, government, development
partner, and international fora.
Work
as an inspiring facilitator to build forward momentum and trust among
participants, nurturing and sustaining evolving networks.
Build
and strengthen relationships with district of project implementation;
key funding partners around the development of new project ideas and
programme direction;

Support
internal systems and procedures relevant to successful implementation
of the project

Conceptualising
activities and planning, providing for sufficient time for participation
of Partners/input of Partners and other staff.
Support
in managing budgets and monitoring expenditure as required, ensuring
compliance with Alert, donor and government regulations;
Support
in developing appropriate Memoranda of Understanding with consultants and
research partners and closely monitor compliance with these;
Contribute
to relevant donor reports and fundraising, maintaining forward momentum
for the project by developing new strands;
Contribute
towards excellent team relationships within Alert Rwanda, as well as
Alert globally, particularly the Great Lake programme.

Ensure
sound monitoring and evaluation system

Support
the development of effective M&E frameworks (in close collaboration
with the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and partners)
for the project and feed this into Alert’s overall institutional
reporting;
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 and other learning and evaluation
outputs;
Contribute
to Alert’s initiative on Knowledge Management, e.g. by articulating
lessons learned from the project.

Contributing
to Alert’s organisational processes and strategies

Ensure
proper implementation of all relevant Alert finance, admin, security and
HR policies, in close coordination with the Rwanda finance/ admin staff;
Provide
attentive and supportive line-management of relevant 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);
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;
Play
an active role in contributing to Alert Rwanda’s country strategy reviews
and development of new projects.
Support
the Country Coordinator in nurturing good relationships with potential
funders in Rwanda and outside of Rwanda

Travel
requirements

The
job is based in Kigali, with extensive travel within six districts of Project
implementation (Rubavu, Musanze, Gasabo, Ruhango, Nyanza and Nyagatare
Districts) and other parts of Rwanda as need rise

PERSON
SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL
REQUIREMENTS

Talents

At
Alert, we have introduced Talent Management to our business model as we
believe talented people are crucial to the success of our work. We
believe all individuals are talented and that success comes in matching the
right talents to the right roles.

For
this role, the skills, qualifications and experience listed below are
important, but we believe that to be great in this job you are likely, first
and foremost, to be very astute and intuitive in your interactions, and have
a talent for leading sensitive dialogue processes with a strong flair for
facilitation, networking with key partner agencies, multi-tasking, mobilising
and galvanising a diverse and dispersed collection of Partners behind your
leadership and vision of Alert’s peacebuilding programme in Rwanda. You also
need to be well organised and with a good attention for detail, ability to
operate efficiently and at approved professional standards. This is what we
will be looking for above all else.

Skills,
qualifications and experience:

Minimum
of Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Peace Building, Human Rights, Law,
Social Work, sociology, Social Sciences, Development Studies and Economics.

5
years’ experience in related programmes in an International NGO setting.

Highly
analytical and reflective outlook

Track
record of successful design and implementation of projects

Good
understanding of peace and conflict dynamics/ national reconciliation issues
in Rwanda

Strong
grasp of project management in an INGO, including successful record of
fundraising, donor reporting and managing staff and budgets

Proven
ability to build strong working relationships

Skilled
facilitator, with experience of managing networks

Able
to work independently and deliver results

Innovative,
creative, problem-solving attitude

Demonstrated
ability to lead a portfolio of work, maintaining strategic direction

Computer
literacy in MS-Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Good
communication and reporting skills; both verbal and written English,
French and Kinyarwanda

Committed
to organisational goals of International Alert

DESIRABLE
REQUIREMENTS

Experience
of managing research activities

Experience
in peacebuilding-related programmes and familiarity with social cohesion
approaches to reconciliation.

Innovative,
creative, problem-solving attitude

Experience
in facilitating community dialogues

How
to Apply

To
apply, please send a completed application form and equal opportunities form
at Rwanda@international-alert.org ; both of which
can be found under ‘How to Apply’ which is part of the Jobs section of Alert’s
website (http://www.international-alert.org/jobs ).

Closing
date: 11th April 2017,

Note: