People Performance Group,Programs Coordinator Jobs vacancy

tation and coordination of the
field projects and programs in Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of
Congo. S/he will provide leadership, strategic direction, management and
evaluation of all aspects of the FOL projects/ programs. The Project Manager
also plays a key role in liaison with local authorities and other relevant
stakeholders, administrative and security organisations.

• Support
  local stakeholders to understand the Strategic plan and how to link it to
  their projects/ departments.
• Take
  a lead role in the development of annual operation programme plans and
  budgets  in line with FOL’s strategy
• Work
  closely with ED and Headquarters to make sure that the programmes have
  clear and functional procedures and systems for learning, knowledge
  development, impact assessment and human resource management.
• Provide
  mentorship and capacity building to support staff to enable them acquire essential
  competencies in project / programme cycle development and management.
• Manage,
  appraise and   supervise support staff in the development of
  their individual work plans.
• Conduct
  training  needs assessment  and organize trainings and network
  events and to achieve the goal of the organization’s capacity building
  programme

• Identify
  new program content, innovative and cost effective ways of delivering FOL
  Rwanda Burundi and DRC interventions.
• Spearhead
  the identification of opportunities for developing new programs either
  directly or through strategic partnerships.
• Directly
  participate in fundraising, resource mobilization and proposal
  development.
• Work
  with the Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Manager and International
  Development Manager to identify new areas of research; analyze and utilize
  local and global research findings to enrich FOL Rwanda, Burundi and DRC
  interventions.
• Support
  all programs to adapt, utilize and mainstream national, regional and global
  standards and guidelines; government policies such as the SDGs, into
  programs operations.

• Have
  a clear and up to date understanding of the national environment in which
  FOL Rwanda, Burundi and DRC programmes are contextualized
• Regularly
  advise the Executive Director of any imminent and foreseeable developments
  (political, social, competition, policy) in the national operational
  environment and their impact on local programming.
• Work
  with the ED Team and Headquarters to ensure that all programme related
  management systems are sensitive and responsive to change; can anticipate
  risk and manage change effectively.

• Work
  closely with the Partnership Liaison Coordinator to identify potential partners
  and advise the Executive Director on the type of partnerships to pursue
  and their long term benefits to FOL Rwanda, Burundi and DRC.
• Identify
  and maintain relations with relevant local and global networks that can
  advance FOL Rwanda, Burundi and DRC Africa’s visibility, positioning and
  relevance in development work.
• Participate
  in partnership discussions, ensuring that FOL Rwanda, Burundi and DRC’s
  contribution is always felt and is significant.
• Support
  the local partners to develop meaningful partnerships for service delivery

• Build
  capacity of local partners and/or support staff in report writing and
  support them to ensure timely reporting to donors and partners.
• Work
  with the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Manager to ensure that
  reporting templates; data collection tools and progress monitoring tools
  are developed for each project and systematically utilized.
• Work
  with the Executive Director to ensure that each project receives adequate
  and regular support supervision from the local partners and /support
  staff.
• Review
  and finalize programme reports from the local partners and or support
  staff for onward submission to the Executive Director.

• Adhere
  to FOL’s child protection policy and code of conduct.
• Prevent,
  identify, report and respond to child protection issues
• Allocate
  adequate resources to child protection initiatives

• Overall
  responsibility & accountability for managing risks under Programmes.

• Keep
  an up to date risk register for programmes in FOL.
• Put
  in place adequate & appropriate control measures and ensure they are
  effectively implemented.
• Escalate
  control measures that cannot be implemented to the next level of
  management.

• Take
  lead role in mainstreaming gender in all programs and projects of FOL.
• Promote
  a culture of gender sensitivity among staff and partners, in
  communications and advocacy.

• Support
  FOL staff, partners and supported communities including children to get deeper
  understanding and appreciation of the role of faith in development.

• Responsible
  for setting up and publicising the FOL operations in Kigali
• Develop
  and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders (e.g. beneficiaries,
  community leaders, local and national government officials, donors and
  other NGOs)
• Represent
  FOL at relevant meetings (e.g. local government, sector-coordination and
  security) in order to facilitate and ensure cooperation and partnerships.
• Seek
  out and participate in relevant local networks or task groups on specific
  developmental issues regarding education and WASH.
• Accompany
  donors / teams on field trips and ensure program details are transmitted
  in a timely and professional manner.
• Monitor
  and review the security status of the areas of operation on a regular
  basis, liaising as applicable with local authorities, other NGOs and other
  relevant security bodies. Make reports, as appropriate, to the Executive
  Director and headquarters.

• The
  process of developing and implementing projects is aligned to the FOL
  Strategic Plan.
• FOL’s
  niche is visible, relevant and consolidated with clear examples among key
  actors
• Number
  of strategic partnerships and proposals successfully identified, developed
  by the staff and implemented.
• Demonstrable
  growth of FOL attributable to the Program Coordinators role in enhancing
  operational efficiency and capacity to respond to risk and effectively
  manage change.
• High
  quality reports that are rich in content and prepared on time.

• Bachelor’s
  degree in a relevant subject such as Management / Development Studies /
  Business Administration

• A
  post graduate qualification in project management or relevant field (Desirable)

• Minimum
  4 years’ experience in a management position, preferably in an
  international humanitarian and development organisation   
• Strong
  working knowledge of English and French (spoken and written
• Demonstrated
  ability to oversee programs
• Experience
  working in Rwanda, Burundi or DRC
• Ability
  to work in Rwanda and freely travel to Burundi and DRC