DEVELOPMENT (GLIHD)

Great Lakes Initiative for Human Rights and Development (GLIHD) is a national public interest NGO registered and operating in Rwanda (www.glihdrw.org). GLIHD is seeking to hire a Project Coordinator who will be in charge of our AmplifyChange project. This task involves monitoring project plans, schedules, organizing and participating in stakeholder meetings, and ensuring that project deadlines are met in a timely manner.

To be successful as a Project Coordinator, you will need to be able to work on tight deadlines, be competent in using Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel, and have exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills. One needs to have a law degree, social sciences or an equivalent and at least five (5) years experience in proposal writing.

Project Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and monitor all activities; the implementation of the project.
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports and plans to the management.
• Maintaining and monitoring project plans and project schedules.
•  Organizing, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings.
•  Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Ensuring project deadlines are met.
• Determining project changes.
•  Undertaking project tasks as required.
•  Developing project strategies
•   Ensuring project adheres to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately.
• Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
• Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution.
•  Create a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective.

Qualifications:  Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Bachelor in project management, law, social sciences or an equivalent.
• Five years of experience in coordinating projects and drafting project proposals.
• Exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills in English. French will be an added advantage.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and power point.
•  Ability to work on tight deadlines.

Tom Mulisa

Executive Director