Job purpose

The Senior Partnerships Coordinator is responsible for developing and nurturing relationships with local stakeholders including district offices, communities, and bridge committees. In close coordination with Bridges to Prosperity’s construction and engineering teams, the Senior Partnerships Coordinator is responsible for community preparation and ensuring a positive relationship between B2P and local government officials.

Duties and responsibilities

Primary roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• District Office Coordination
  1. Work with other B2P Rwanda staff to ensure that project contracts and associated documents required by the district are completed and delivered on time
  2. Work with districts to ensure timely reimbursements from district offices to B2P
  3. Gain in-depth knowledge of Government of Rwanda reimbursement processes and timing including all approving parties, documents, and timing to create a “roadmap to reimbursement” for each project
  4. Keep district offices updated with project progress and submit progress reports as required
  5. Coordinate with district offices to ensure land appropriation payments are settled before project initiation
  6. Work with districts to ensure all district contributions and works are prepared and executed promptly to ensure B2P’s construction programs are not negatively impacted
  7. Work with the B2P build team to ensure that all documentation is completed to ensure a proper project handover from B2P to the district office after the project
  8. Coordinate with district offices to enable successful and timely project handover and completion
• Community Coordination
  1. Support B2P build teams in local labor selection, payroll, and coordination
  2. Support B2P build teams in selection and coordination of bridge committees
  3. Liaise with community leaders to ensure that the community is sensitized to bridge projects and communicate community responsibilities for each project before project initiation
  4. Manage the coordination of bridge project inauguration ceremonies and attend to represent B2P as required
  5. Ensure strong communication and coordination with all project stakeholders and beneficiaries
• Work cross-collaboratively with:
  1. The Impact team to ensure that needs assessment and identified project information are easily accessible
  2. The Operations team on scheduling dates of expropriation.
  3. The Procurement team:
  4. To develop the final version of the BoQ considering inputs from districts, construction and engineering teams, and additional information.
  5. In identifying, accessing, and controlling the risks of the supplying channel.
  6. The Project Managers with organization risks management by identifying, accessing, and controlling the risks of the delays in implementation of the contracts.
  7. The Technical Assistance team to identify trainees and train them as needed
• Assist the Partnerships Manager with:
  1. Organizational risk management by identifying, accessing, and controlling partnership risks
  2. Forecasting budgets, updating reimbursement tracker and salesforce on time
• Collect and share successes and lessons learned internally and among partners

Minimum Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, quantity surveying, or any related field
• 3 years’ experience in coordination with proven experience in working with Public institutions, the Private sector, and other International Agencies.
• Experience of working in the construction industry: Interpretation of construction drawings, Bill of quantities, and understanding the technical specifications of construction materials, tools, and equipment.
• Experience managing relationships with stakeholders or service providers
• Driver’s License and experience driving on rural roads is preferred.
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda and English. Fluency is required in both spoken and written forms.
• Have an advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

The preferred candidate will:

• Act responsibly and respectfully towards the communities and partners at all times.
• Work with the local communities involved in bridge projects to mutually promote community harmony.

Working conditions

We have seen firsthand the benefits of a diverse team, and the strength that comes with diversity in experience, background, and perspective. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who would bring a unique or underrepresented perspective to our organization. Bridges to Prosperity works to create a high-energy and team-oriented environment.

We function under hybrid working conditions and there will be an opportunity to work in a B2P office.

Physical requirements

The employee will spend much of their time in the field and be expected to live modestly in local accommodations and use local transportation to get around.

Direct reports

N/A

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Application deadline: April 10th 2024 – April 20th 2024