Population Media Center Country Representative Job Vacancy in Kigali, Rwanda

(project director) for a 3-year project
funded by various international agencies. The project includes a social-content
radio serial drama addressing issues of reproductive health, contraceptive use,
nutritional diversity, safe motherhood and women’s status.

• Ensure project administration in Rwanda,
  including the PMC staff and contract staff.
• Manage PMC project activities in the country,
  including budgeting and financial management of the program.
• Prepare monthly reports on revenues and
  expenditures of the program and annual report for the integration of PMC
  accounts.
• Seek funding for the program, if necessary.
• Prepare technical and financial reports on the
  program as requested by the donors.
• Ensure the management of contracts.
• Collaborate and coordinate with partner
  departments, hosts of radio and television, and health workers.
• Contract and supervise the activities of
  research structures needed for formative research and evaluation.
• Coordinate the dissemination of PMC programs
  in the country.
• Coordinate training workshops conducted by PMC
  in the country.
• Facilitate meetings of the Steering Committee
  for the project.
• Ensure timely delivery of high quality project
  products, including the production and distribution of a Sabido-style soap
  opera, and advocacy and research.
• Coordinate with government ministries, leaders
  of media programs, and health workers.
• Prepare monthly activity reports and progress
  reports to be sent to PMC headquarters.
• Ensure that PMC and project donors receive all
  the audio files of the series, copies of scripts in the original
  languages, plot summaries and summaries of episodes in a timely manner.
• Provide PMC headquarters with public relations
  materials, such as photographs and success stories on an ongoing basis.
• Participate in national and international
  meetings PMC necessary.
• Have a good knowledge of the areas of
  communication, population, and mass media.
• Serve as spokesperson for PMC in the country.

• Masters’ in Public Health, Communication,
  Social Sciences or in a related field.
• At least 10 years’ experience in project
  management at a senior level, preferably in health or similar field.
• Experience in health communication or
  communication for development.
• Experience with radio programs would be
  strongly desired.
• Knowledge of the Rwandan health system is a
  plus.
• Experience with the financial management
  system of the United Nations (UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP) would be considered a
  plus.
• Demonstrable commitment to reproductive health
  and related social and health goals.
• Good mastery of English, French and
  Kinyarwanda.