TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RECRUITEMENT OF SIX (6) INTERNS

 Organization:      AKA KANOZE Access

Project:               SDEPAY Project

Donor:                BMZ

Location:            Gatsibo, Nyaruguru and Bugesera

Internship Duration: two months

­­­­­­­­­­­­­AKA Background Information

AKAZI KANOZE ACCESS (AKA) was established in 2015 as a sustainability initiative of AKAZI KANOZE which was focusing on developing the livelihoods of Rwandan youth with financial assistance from USAID through Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). As a result of this initiative, 65% of the young people from twenty thousand (20,000) young people completing the work readiness training were wage or self-employed after six months of obtaining their certificates.

AKA provides employability skills and other support services to enable youth access to employment through self-employment or job seeking.

AKA has a strong experience in working in rural and urban areas of Rwanda supporting economic activities of young people across the country. Past and current interventions strengthen the organization in managing relationships with donors and government, as well as building strong links with beneficiaries and various stakeholders. Geographically, AKA has extensive knowledge and experience of working with young people.

Today, AKA is implementing Skills Development and Employment Promotion among Youth in Rwanda (SDEPAY) project jointly with Plan International Rwanda, supported and financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Plan International Germany. The WRN&BYOB will be the foundation of AKA interventions to support the selected youth in their economic development and improved livelihood conditions.

The SDEPAY project is a three-year project directly targeting 1,200 unemployed young people (60% of whom are women) to be supported through technical and soft skill trainings. Beneficiaries are expected to improve access to employment and thereby contribute to the well-being of their families.

The project will be implemented in the semi-urban and rural areas of Nyaruguru district of the Southern province, Bugesera and Gatsibo districts of the Eastern province.

The SDEPAY project targets groups who are vulnerable children and youth from 16 years to up to 30 years’ old who are out of school and socially and economically vulnerable. Their parents and other community members are targeted through awareness sessions on a regular basis. SDEPAY staff in partnership with partners follow specific criteria to select youth beneficiaries through community screening process undertaken by SDEPAY trainers.

Duration and objective of the internship

In that framework, AKA wants to hire six (6) local interns, in category of youth, who could be capacitated by being involved in its SDEPAY interventions, particularly in its field works in Nyaruguru, Bugesera and Gatsibo districts for supporting the AKA team allocated in those districts. Successful interns will be based in the field office of Nyaruguru, Gatsibo or Bugesera.

For this purpose, AKA will involve in its work over the duration of 2 months long periods, thus enabling them to gain valuable practical work experience that will further qualify them for the labour market. In close collaboration with SDEPAY field Coordinators who will be their respective supervisors, draw up a workplan (according to the project priorities towards their personal goals) and ensure a regular exchange session to assess their level of performance. After 2 months, their supervisors will plan to carry out  a final assessment that will allow them to get certificate of completion. This could be using as confirmation to have an experience to work with ONGs.

The overall objectives to be achieved are the following:

• To increase awareness of the work and achievements of SDEPAY and promote greater practices/ knowledge of project planning, project implementation, project monitoring and evaluation activities at the field level.
• Promote the culture of exchange of AKA’s achievements through the internal meetings, community meetings and positively management of the feedback from project stakeholders.

Under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the AKA management team, the Intern will perform the following tasks:

• Support the field team with the collection and documentation of work-based learning activities (exposure and work experience) in the SDEPAY project.
• Support the project team in the implementation of the project activities planned in the field;
• Participate in the process of selecting project beneficiaries, in literacy and numeracy tests, in the organization of trainings, in the recording of field data,
• Assist in the planning and coordination of meetings and orientations
• Support supervisor in maintaining professional relationships with local stakeholders and project beneficiaries;
• Document/report the field works;
• Collaborate effectively with the entire AKA team in an effort to support quality programming;
• Ensure a good filing of project documents;
• Any other duty as required by the field coordinator, Project manager or AKA management.

AKA responsibilities:

The AKA responsibilities here are representative of those that must be met by an intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this internship. Reasonable incentives may be made to enable interns to perform the essential functions. This could be discussed with the potential interns during the orientation meeting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Energetic and enthusiastic youth who can succeed in in a fast-paced, high energy environment;
• Capability to succeed while working either independently or in collaborative settings.
• Problem solving abilities and analytical skills;
• Organizational skills;
• Oral and written communication skills in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French;
• Dependability, accuracy, and attention to detail;
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously, and provide effective follow-up with staff;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software; excellent familiarity with Excel and Pivot tables is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Holding bachelor degree in one of the following fields: rural development, social work, business administration, public relations or any other related field.

The application must be in English and submitted electronically with mention of “Application for professional intern with AKA” in subject line addressed to:

Executive Director,

AKAZI KANOZE ACCESS (AKA),

KG 676 ST 43, P.O.BOX 7047 KIGALI-RWANDA

Use the following email address for
submission: [email protected]  and cc: [email protected] .

Notes:

• Interested applicants are encouraged to email their motivation letters, CVs, copies of ID / passports, photocopies of  academic or other relevant professional.
• Female candidates with the above profile are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Qualified and potential candidates who are locally based in Nyaruguru (Munini, Kibeho and Rusenge ), Gatsibo (Kiramuruzi, Kiziguro and Murambi) or Bugesera ( Ruhuha, Ngeruka and Kamabuye) are highly encouraged to apply.



• Having a Driving License, Category A, will be an added advantage.

The closing date is 06^th June, 2021 by 5:00pm (Kigali Time). Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted for the tests (written and /oral).