organization engaged in promoting gender equality and positive forms of
masculinity in Rwanda. For effective implementation of its development programs
in this area, it uses various mass mobilization and education strategies
including intensive community trainings and counseling. RWAMREC would
therefore like to recruit experts I gender and MenEngage who will work as two
(2) project officers based in Kigali for managing projects, one (1) project
coordinator and one (1) community trainer for its newly
opened community
resource center in Bugesera District; and one (1) project coordinator for its
Boys4Change project in Nyaruguru in order to increase its outreach capacity.
For the Community resource centre, one person will work at RWAMREC Head
Office as the project officer in charge of the project management; another
person will work as the community master trainer and coordinator of the
project’s activities within the Bugesera Centre, whereas the third person will
work as community trainer and counselor within the Centre. As for the
Boys4Change project in Nyaruguru district, one person will work as a
coordinator of the project based in Nyauruguru, and will be part of the
existing RWAMREC Team in this district. RWAMREC is also looking for a
very competent Monitoring and Evaluation Officer who will be based in Kigali at
RWAMREC head office, and will be in charge of carrying out M&E for all its
development programs/projects.
OFFICER
full time staff of RWAMREC. Under the direct supervision of the Executive
Secretary, the M&E Officer will be responsible of the following:
- Establish/update and operationalize RWAMREC’s
systems for monitoring and evaluation, information management, and
reporting and documentation in line with its transition to a
Programme-Based Approach; - Put in place a M&E plan based on the
RWAMREC M&E matrix, and regularly update both the Matrix and Plans. - Develop and coordinate the use of tools for
M&E, reporting and documentation, and build the capacity of relevant
staff on utilization of those tools, - Regularly monitor and document progress of RWAMREC
projects/program implementation, together with the respective project
officer, and advise the ES accordingly, - Ensure timely, rights-based and quality data
collection and analysis, as well as their accuracy and reliability for
project management, reporting, communication and advocacy purposes, - Work with the IT Officer to ensure proper data
storage and information management - Support RWAMREC’s research and documentation
on gender equality, masculinity and gender-based violence in Rwanda - Conduct meta- data analysis of RWAMREC’s
project and research data in order to document and report progress against
the vision, mission and objectives at organizational level, - Produce monthly updates, quarterly and annual
reports and submit them to the ES with action-oriented recommendations for
appropriate follow up, - Liaise and/or collaborate with the ES for the
effective publication and/or sharing of reports and documentation with
donors, partners and other stakeholders on request of ES, - Execute all other tasks in his/her domain as
directed by the ES.
Responsibilities
- Establish good and considerate working
relationships with all Staff and partners organizations/institutions. - Contribute to the general work of RWAMREC as a
whole as may be directed by the Executive Secretary.
- A master’s in gender and development or other
social disciplines. - A Bachelor’s degree with relevant experience
of at least 3 years in project management is also acceptable as the
equivalent to the master’s degree. - The person must demonstrate skills in engaging
in program-based approach and results-based management technical
competencies. - Fluency in English is a must.
OFFICER AT RWAMREC (2):
RWAMREC office in Kigali. Under direct supervision of the projects coordinator
and the Executive Secretary, the project officer has the overall responsibility
of ensuring effective implementation and attainment of the project outcomes and
impact of project activities under his/her responsibilities and reports to the
Coordinator accordingly.
- Implements projects activities at national
level, - Reviews and designs appropriate tools and
strategies to engage men and boys in ending SGBV and promoting gender
equitable norms through the project activities, - Designs and delivers varied and innovative
education and training materials, - Manages activities including, educations
sessions/training workshops, providing referral services, supports and
provides psycho-social support to survivors of SGB, carries out community
mobilization campaigns, and any other related work in line with the
project management. - Assesses the capacity needs of RWAMREC staff
involved in the project in terms of male engagement strategies and
assesses the quality of the services provided and provides backstopping
support accordingly, - Takes lead in planning and preparation of
community trainings, - Takes a lead in carrying out regular
monitoring and evaluation in order to collect useful data for further
programming and reporting, - Compiles the district partner profiles
in engaging men in different development domains, and builds their
capacity accordingly, - Monitors and evaluates influence/ impact of
training materials and courses, and use such data to update materials and
approaches, - Works closely with the national coordinators
and other district staff on project development, implementation and
reporting, - Works within an agreed work plans to meet
timely project requirements and priorities.
- Have a bachelor’s degree in social studies or
equivalent. A masters’ degree in relevant studies is an advantage. - Prior experience of 3 years in gender
promotion, MenEngage approaches and project management is a requirement. - Knowledge, skills and experience in
community/mobilization or training work and in gender mainstreaming is a
condition (RWAMREC gives priority to candidates who were trained by
RWAMREC on MenEngage approaches). - Fluency in English is a requirement.
coordinators (2):
based in district. He/she will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation
and coordination of the project activities at district level under direct
supervision of the project officer and the coordinator at RWAMREC head office
in Kigali. The coordinator will also ensure the delivery of all project outputs
and outcomes on the ground as described in the project documents in
collaboration with other stakeholders at district level.
- Insures effective field coordination,
monitoring and evaluation of the resource centre activities on the ground, - Carries out and coordinates community
training/mobilization activities, and collaborates closely with community
mobilization and trainers/volunteers, - Takes lead in development of the project
action plans in accordance with the project monitoring and evaluation
matrix (logframe), - Liaises with the projects coordinator officers
and coordinators at RWAMREC to implement work plans of the project
activities in the district, - Takes lead in developing and applying training
modules and other capacity building materials for empowerment of district
partners and stakeholders in the project, - Organizes and play a key supervisory role in
various trainings workshops and other activities at district level, - In collaboration with the field officer in
charge of community mobilization and counseling, the coordinator develops
education materials and avails them at the centre for education and sharing
purposes, - Takes lead in developing M&E matrices and
monitoring schedules for the resource centre action plans, - Conducts regular follow up of progress in
project implementation processes, especially ensure proper follow up and
attainment of the project outputs and outcomes as expected, - Ensures transmission of appropriate M&E
reports to the RWAMREC officials as required, - Promotes good working relationships and
networking with local government institutions/ organizations and community
groups for advocacy purposes, - Advises the projects officer/coordinator at
RWAMREC on advocacy strategies for mass mobilization and decision making
on implementation of the resource centre project, - Provide project technical and managerial
skills to other project staff under his/her responsibility, - Produce periodical reports (monthly, quarterly
and annual) and corresponding quarterly action plans and submit them to
the projects coordinator at RWAMREC, - Perform any other duties as may be required by
the supervisor in the areas of the resource centre project management,
- Suitable candidate needs to have a Bachelor’s
degree in social sciences and related fields with relevant experience of
at least 3 years. - Extensive project coordination skills and
experience in gender and MenEngage fields at community level is a
condition. - Possession of training skills in gender and
MenEngage is a must. - Fluency in English is a condition.
Officer in charge of community mobilization and counseling in Bugesera district
(1):
in the Youth Friendly Centre of Bugesera district. He/she will be responsible
for the day-to-day implementation of the resource centre training and conseling
activities at district level under direct supervision and collaboration of the
resource centre coordinator. The person will specifically be responsible
for:
- Providing counseling services to GBV
survivors, - Engaging in community mobilization in line
with the project targets and outcomes, - Keeping records of counseling services
provided, and ensure ethical practices as required by the nature of work, - Developing education materials to be availed
within the centre for education purposes, - Supporting the resource centre in recruiting
resource centre , community partners - Preparing and conduct training in which target
community groups are trained and equipped with the skills and knowledge on
gender equality and prevention of gender based violence, - Assisting in the development of the group
education materials and schedules, - Training and sensitizing health workers to the
sexual and reproductive health needs of young men and women, and the
importance of engaging fathers in maternal health, - Speaking at local public gatherings to
sensitize attendees on positive gender norms and behaviors. - Documenting stories, best practices from these
groups. - Supporting the development of a counseling
program. - Assisting in general implementation of the
project activities and perform any duties required by the District
resource centre coordinator. - Any other duty that meets the position’s
conditions and qualifications at organizational level.
- Bachelor’s degree in social studies with
relevant work experience. - Training experience in gender equality and
MenEngage approach at community level is a requirement. - Skills and experience in counseling of sexual
and GBV survivors is advantage. Fluency in Kinyarwanda is a must.
Capabilities of using/working English or French is an advantage.
applications composed of the following documents:
- a letter of application,
- an updated Curriculum vitae/resume (that
has only relevant information in relation to the position one intends to
compete for), - photocopies of the highest degrees held by the
candidate, especially, relevant certificates in relation to trainings
attended, - three reference persons including the last
employer’s representative.
Applications are sent to RWAMREC through e-mail: info@rwamrec.org
The deadline for submission of application is February 12th,
2014 at 13:00 PM. Late applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for tests and interviews.