Plan International Various Jobs Vacancies in Kigali, Rwanda

Plan International has been working in Rwanda since 2007 with a major focus on
four country programmes: Right to Access Quality and Inclusive Education, Right
to Early Childhood Care and Development through United Communities, Right to
Youth Economic Security through Active Citizenship and Right to Protection.
Plan currently operates in Gatsibo, Kayonza, Rwamagana, Bugesera and Nyaruguru.

1.
TITLE: Country Human Resources Manager

PURPOSE OF
THE JOB
Plan Rwanda’s ambition is that by 2020 we will be composed of a number of high
performing teams with clear goals and hold each other accountable against
agreed deliverables milestones”. This work stream underlines and
recognizes the importance of Human Resources for Plan Rwanda (by 2020) to
become “Unique, innovative, known and recognized as the leading child
rights-based organization, focusing on the most vulnerable children and
preferred by government and others”.

• Preparation and implementation
  of the country HR strategy
• Preparation and management of
  the country HR budget
•  Implementation of
  consistent HR policy and practices that supports and arc consistent with
  the global policy and are Iegally compliant.
•  Advises and counsels
  managers on Sound employee relations and their HR issues including
  appraisal, disciplinary measures, restructuring and HR policy
• Review of organization
  structure, roles and competency require mounts and standardized Job
  descriptions for each position.
• Design and delivery of coaching
  and mentoring program for Managers
• Design, deliver, monitor and
  evaluate orientation, training and development programs
• Embed the appraisal process
  across the country.
• Support and implement the
  Global Talent Management process within the country
• Provide individual counseling
• Effectively represent the Plan
  Rwanda in different HR forums

• A Postgraduate/Master’s degree
  in Business Administration, Human Resources or Business management field
  with 3-5 years of practical experience in similar position.
• Proven experience working in a
  HR generalist capacity in senior management role
• Experience influencing
  organizational policy and practice in the areas of HR
• Experience in major HR function
  such as organizational design, performance management, reward management,
  recruitment and selection, training and development

2.
TITLE: Early Childhood Care and Development Manager (Re-advertised)

PURPOSE OF THE
JOB
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) is one of the programs Proposed in
Plan Rwanda’s Five Year Country Strategic Plan. Plan Rwanda has identified this
theme among others to potentially make significant impact in the country and on
the community, reinforced by the fact that Plan Rwanda has core Competence from
experience in implementing similar programs in and out of the region.

• With support from the Program
  Support Manager, design, implement, monitor and evaluate Early Childhood
  Care and Development (ECCD) related strategies and other matters to ensure
  that CCCD is embedded in programs
• With the support of the PSM and
  the Resource Mobilization specialist/Manager, design innovated projects
  and scale them up to increase local and external program income as well as
  to reach more vulnerable children and their families
• Build Human Right based
  Approach and Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) into ECCD
  programming to ensure children rights are embedded in programming
• Oversee ECCD budgets and
  expenditures to ensure their alignment with the required standards.
• Train staff on ECCD Country
  Program, also train partners including parents (moral duty bearers) and
  principle duty bearers on better child rearing practices (nutrition,
  family planning, social and emotional care for children including children
  with special needs;
• ECCD related matters and
  advocacy to increase their knowledge and capacity in best practices and
  gender related issues in ECCD.
• Facilitate the implementation
  of awareness raising campaigns to mitigate negative behavior of
  communities including duty bearers towards Early Childhood Care and
  Development and to protect children at the ECCD centers and beyond
• Produce briefings, reports and
  other ECCD related data/information to show program progress and impact
• In collaboration with the PSM,
  liaise with other development organizations as well as the government to
  build partnership/alliances and come up with innovative and comprehensive
  interventions for ECC
• Implement international,
  regional, national and local initiatives related to ECCD to influence
  policies implementation and strategies within the country and improve Plan
  visibility.
• Support the dissemination of
  user friendly ECCD policies among targeted communities
• Ensure integration of action
  around ECCD by linking the ECCD linking with the local health centres
  through referrals, awareness raising and trainings to community health workers
  on parenting and regular health screening to children that attend the ECCD
  centres
• Ensure child protection, water
  and sanitation are promoted in the ECCD centres

• Postgraduate degree in Early
  Childhood Care and Development Education, development studies, Education
  or related fields
• Minimum of 4 years relevant
  working experience in community development or similar position.
• Working experience in a similar
  role and experience working with bilateral organizations or INGOs would be
  an added advantage.
• Excellent reporting skills and
  competences in computer literacy(M-Excel, MS Word, & Power Point,
  internet)
• Experience working with
  communities parents and families and more importantly working with
  children

3.
TITLE: Grants & Partnership Coordinator

PURPOSE OF THE
JOB
To promote capacity development of partners, community organizations for
effective engagement in Child Centred Community Development and realization of
child rights.

• Meet regularly with ail
  partners to discuss successes and operational challenges
•  Identify and prioritize
  key issues where partners are in need of support, training
• Facilitate sharing and learning
  by organizing quarterly partner meeting where head of all partners and
  Plan heads of departments meet to reflect on progress and challenges.
•  Set up of action plans
  and make follow up. These action plans should contain actionable points
  and milestones for Plan as well as partner.
• Promote Plan’s organizational
  values as well as sharing Plan’s operational procedures and regulations.
  Promote Plan’s rights based approach and Conduct partner assessment
  including mapping of mission and vision
• Develop a plan of support and
  training for partner organizational and follow up to ensure quality and
  timely implementation
• In case of partners non
  compliance with Plan Rwanda and/or donor process requirements follow up
  (jointly with CAD point person) on key actions
• Identify capacity building gaps
  of partners organizations to faster institutional development. Ensure that
  partners comply with Plan Rwanda and donor administrative requirements,
  including accurate and timely reporting
• Support the Business
  Development Specialist in the entire process of researching,, planning,
  development and preparation or Grant proposals to completion;
•  Maintain strong
  communication among all stakeholders in the grant development process
• Support the BDS in the
  preparation of Grant Agreement Documents (GADs) for new grants and
  facilitate the process-through the various stages upon approval;
• Provide timely and accurate
  monthly Grants status report by use of Grants Tracking System (GTS) on the
  2nd  day of following month;
• Review Grants reports and
  timely submit lo National Offices (NOs) and/or to Donors
• Liaise with Program team and
  Admin to facilitate grants related visits, meetings including logistics
  planning and agenda setting.

• Postgraduate Degree in
  Development or related field including Organizational/business
  Administration. Post graduate diploma or degree will be added advantage.
• At least 3 years of experience
  in providing organizational development support, assistance in the NGO,
  public or private sector
• Experience in Participatory
  approaches to organizational development assessment and capacity building
• Experience in working with
  complex partnerships

Next
Steps

• A covering letter
• A comprehensive CV
• Notified Academy Certificates
• Details of 2 referees, one of
  whom should your current employer
• Your most recent performance
  appraisal