19^th May 2021

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Mission

Empower Rwanda’s Mission is to empower the most vulnerable women and Youth in Rwanda for their academic and socio-economic development through enhancing access to quality education and health; social and economic empowerment and advocacy interventions.

Vision

Empower Rwanda exists to have empowered women and youth with knowledge and skills to impact their lives and communities.

Job Title:       Field Officer

Reports to:    Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Unit:               Programmes

Duty Station: Gatsibo District

Duration:       May-December 2021 renewable upon performance & availability of funds

Empower Rwanda (ER) is a Women-led local Non-Governmental Organization whose vision is to have empowered women and youth with knowledge and skills to impact their lives and communities and a mission to empower the most vulnerable women and youth in Rwanda for their academic and socio-economic development through enhancing access to quality education and health; social and economic empowerment and advocacy interventions.

With the funding from Kvinna till Kvinna, Empower Rwanda would like to recruit 1 Field Officer in the framework of the “HER VOICE HER RIGHT” Project implemented in Nyagatare and Gatsibo districts.

 The overall objective of the “HER VOICE HER RIGHT” Project is to empower teen mothers with knowledge and skills to claim their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and promote their active participation in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention. The project also aims to increase duty bearer’s accountability to GBV prevention and understanding of SRHR.

JOB SUMMARY

The Field Officer will work and act as a link between local government, teen mothers, and different stakeholders to provide trainings on SRHR and organize community/district dialogues on GBV prevention with different stakeholders under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Overall coordination, management of project activities planned on the year 2021 in Gatsibo district according to the work plan to produce the envisaged outputs;
2. Develop an operational plan in line with the approved budget and Kvinna till Kvinna requirements and ensure the project is delivered according to action plan;
3. Develop internal progress narrative report on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and any other substantial report required by partners and Donors;
4. Ensure high-quality monitoring and evaluation of the project in line with Kvinna till Kvinna guidelines;
5. Work closely with Empower Rwanda’s Country Director for any strategic guidance and Accountant to ensure quality financial reporting and audits as well as implementation;
6. Make monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and submit them to her/his supervisor so as to align them with the expected project outcomes;
7. Monitor project progress; oversee the management of logistics, local finance in keeping with accounting guidelines;
8. Securing proper use of project budget;
9. Identification and resolution of implementation problems with the guidance of project document;
10. Organize and train Rights Holders on SRHR and GBV prevention

Qualifications and Experience:

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Gender Studies and Business Administration other related domains and at least 2 years of experience in training on SRHR and fighting Gender-Based Violence.
• Experience in planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting
• Experience in writing progress and annual reports in English
• Must be a Rwandan National
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda both oral and written, knowing French is an added advantage
• Competent in the use of MS Word and Excel
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Have excellent organizational and leadership qualities
• Establishing and maintain working relationships with local structures, Project’s Rights Holders and stakeholders
• Able to work independently and under pressure
• Ready to start on 01^st June 2021

Interested and eligible applicants should submit the following documents to [email protected]  with a copy to [email protected] not later than 25^th May 2021, 5 pm.

Applications should be addressed to the Country Director

Motivation letter explaining your suitability for the position

Curriculum vitae with 3 referee names

Degree Certificate

Copy of ID and additional certificates if any.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.