Umuhuza,Program Manager Jobs in Rwanda

ental Organization and recognized by
the Rwanda Governance Board in the official gazette no 50 bis  of
15/12/2014 with legal personality no 104/2014.  Umuhuza Organization is
committed to build a culture of peace through family and community strengthening
interventions. Umuhuza  works in all Province of Rwanda   in 12
districts  with plan to extend activities in all Districts of Rwanda from
October 2017. Umuhuza has developed a five year’s strategic plan with four main
programs: Peace education, Family literacy, Community economic empowerment and
organizational development. All programs are in alignment with Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG), the National Vision 2020 and Economic Development and
Poverty Reduction Strategy II (EDPRS II).

1. Plan
   the delivery of the overall program activities in accordance with the
   mission, goals of the organization and provide new initiatives to support
   the strategic direction of different programmes.
2. Implement
   long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the
   program.
3. Develop
   an annual operating plan for the program and develop its evaluation
   framework to assess the strengths, weaknesses for improvement.
4. Propose 
   innovative mechanism of coordination and follow up  to enhance
   performance of the programmes
5. Lead
   the coordination of the implementation of programmes and develop methods
   of monitoring progress and provide corrective measure.
6. Pro-actively
   engages present and future stakeholders in design, priority setting, and
   implementation of programmes.

1. Ensure
   that program activities operate within the policies and procedures of the
   organization Identify opportunities for improving activities within
   programme scope .
2. Oversee
   the collection and maintenance of records on the beneficiaries of the
   program for statistical purposes according to the confidentiality/privacy
   policy of the organization.
3. Ensure
   that program activities comply with all relevant legislation and
   professional standards

1. In
   consultation with the senior management participate inrecruiting,
   interviewing and select well-qualified program staff ,
2. Ensure
   the implementation of the human resources policies, procedures and
   practices of the organization.
3. Ensure
   that all program staff receives appropriate orientation to implement
   programs.
4. Motivates
   programme team members to deliver outputs and provide to them mentoring,
   coaching in their work.
5. Ensure
   all staff members receive appropriate training in accordance with
   organizational standards.

1. Supervise
   program staff by providing direction, inputs and feedback.
2. Communicate
   with stakeholders to gain support for the program and to solicit inputs to
   improve the program.
3. Coordinate
   the delivery of services among different program activities to increase
   effectiveness and efficiency.
4. Interact
   with existing or potential stakeholders to determine their needs and to
   develop plans for improving activities delivery and work
   cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes.

1. Write
   reports on the program for Umuhuza and Partners
2. Ensure
   that the program operate within the approved budget.
3. Identify
   and evaluate the risks associated with program activities and take
   appropriate action to control the risks.
4. Monitor
   the program activities and conduct an annual evaluation according to the
   program evaluation framework.
5. Report
   evaluation findings to the Executive secretary and recommend changes to
   enhance the program, as appropriate.
6. Ensures
   that programme status, issues and successes are communicated to programme
   team, stakeholders and all levels of management and documented
   appropriately.
7. Ensure
   adherence to Umuhuza regulations, policies and procedures;

1. Masters
   degree in Project management, education or relevant social sciences or
   Bachelor degree in the same field with five years of experience.
2. Minimum
   of five years of experience working in program management, program
   proposal, program implementation and program monitoring and evaluation in
   NGOs;
3. Excellent
   analytical and writing skills with ability to work flexibly, independently
   with minimal day-to-day supervision as well as in a team.
4. Working
   proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda; Knowledge of French will be added
   asset

• The
  deadline for the submission is January 31, 2017 at 5:30pm
• Only
  short listed candidates will be contacted.