Position: Community Center Manager

Duty Station: Kiziba Camp- Karongi District

Job type: Full-Time

Duration: 7 Months with possibility of extension.

I.    Background

 Prison Fellowship Rwanda (PFR) is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the government of Rwanda and its relevant agencies, local and international partners and volunteers to foster restorative justice, unity and reconciliation, peace building, psychosocial healing initiatives, promotion of human rights and provision of legal assistance and development in Rwanda. Prison Fellowship Rwanda was founded on 01/07/1995, affiliated to the Prison Fellowship International in 1997.  It was officially registered and recognized by the ministerial law no 037/17, of 23/10/2002 as a non- profit organization and published in official gazette of the Republic of Rwanda in 2002.

Prison Fellowship Rwanda in partnership with UNHCR and the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) is ensuring access to justice and respect of human rights is strengthened by providing legal assistance, legal education, civil registration and documentation to refugees living in different Camps. Currently, Prison Fellowship Rwanda is looking for a qualified and highly motivated candidate of high moral character and professional integrity to fulfil the position of Community Center Manager. The Community Center Manager will manage and coordinate the overall activities at the Community Center.

Key Responsibilities

Under the Supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Community Center Manager will manage and coordinate the overall activities at the Community Center, and she/he will undertake the following specific tasks:

• Ensure the overall coordination of the Center;
• Coordinate and supervise all community Center activities in close collaboration with the Project coordinator;
• Organize administrative/financial/logistics matters related to the community Center activities;
• Set the daily/weekly/monthly work plans and prepare reports in coordination with the Project coordinator;
• Represent the Community Center when requested;
• Develop and encourage new and innovative solutions at the Community Center;
• Develop IEC materials;
• Ensure a strong collaboration with partners at the Community Center;
• Ensure constant coordination with the UNHCR staff member in charge of community services;
• Conduct monthly coordination meetings with the community center staff and volunteers
• Conduct monthly coordination meetings with all relevant stakeholders at the Community Center;
• Evaluate the community center activities and propose new strategies;
• Perform any other task assigned by the management in relation to a success of the Community Center.

II.    Essential skills and qualifications

The candidate must meet the following minimum qualifications and experience:

• Skills and Abilities: Fluency in written and spoken English, Kinyarwanda and Knowledge of French will be added advantage.
• Skills and Competencies: Demonstrated success achieving goals and communicating cross-culturally.
• Be a team player, detail-oriented, patient, professional, and reliable.
• Strongly motivated by humanitarian work
• Able to work under pressure, especially in court hearing proceedings
• Open-minded and adaptable
• At least 3 years of experience of working in the field with direct engagement with persons of concern (POCs). Demonstrated expertise in the field of protection, community rehabilitation services, counselling, or related areas as well as project administration and coordination, including monitoring, control and reporting, resource management, preferably in NGOs;

Qualifications.

A Bachelors degree in relevant fields (Management, Social-Sciences, Clinical-Psychology, Social-Works, Anthropology, Law, Education, Conflict/Peace Studies or other related field);