JOB OFFERS

As part of the implementation of the Project:  ”  Strengthening Access to Justice in the Great Lakes Region/Uhaki Bila Mipaka”  in consortium with International Alert Rwanda and Ipeace,  Pole Institute  :  Intercultural Institute in the Great Lakes Region,  a Congolese non-governmental organization under Swiss law working in peace building, is seeking to recruit staff for the implementation of its activities in Rubavu and Rusizi in Rwanda:

Job Description for the Financial Assistant

Reporting to the Financial Director, the Financial Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:

• Analyze accounting operations;
• Establish the pay situation of agents’ salaries;
• Establish different budgets related to the project and do the planning;
• Produce financial reports from the financial statements at regular intervals and in accordance with the requirements of the funder and Pole Institute bodies;
• Submit Pole Institute’s accounts for verification and certification to the auditor;
• Report the financial and accounting situation to the coordinator and the financial director;
• Submit audit, financial and narrative reports to the finance department on time;
• Develop and effectively manage the financial resources of Pole Institute;
• Carry out any other work requested by the coordination.

Required qualifications and skills

• Be of Rwandan nationality;
• Have a bachelor’s degree in business and financial sciences / or economics;
• Have at least 2 years of experience in the field of finance;
• Have a mastery of the functioning of the tax system for INGOs in Rwanda;
• Technological aptitude: have mastery of IT tools (QUICKBOOKS, Excel and Ms World) and know how to use the internet.

Qualifications required for both positions

• Communication: Excellent writing skills in French and English; oral skills in French, English and Kinyarwanda;
• Planning and organizing: Demonstrate the ability to plan and organize work; Be honest, objective and impartial in judgment;
• Teamwork: Ability to interact, establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and superiors, maintaining good working relationships, respecting diversity. Ability, as a member of a team, to work independently, pragmatically and under constant pressure.
• Leadership: Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Interested qualified individuals are invited to send their applications to the following email addresses:  [email protected]  and  [email protected] 

File elements:  NB: the file must not exceed 3Mb otherwise it will not be opened;

• Cover letter: 1 page
• Curriculum vitae: Maximum 2 pages
• Copy of certificates of services rendered
• Copies of academic titles
• 3 Reference persons: name, position, contact details (address, telephone or email) and relationship with this person (These references are your former employers)

Deadline for submission: 05/20/2025 at 5:00 p.m.

NB: Only pre-selected candidates will be invited to take part in a possible assessment test followed by an individual interview.

       -Female applicants are strongly encouraged.

Done in Gisenyi, on 05/15/2025

For Pole Institute