Job Profiles for the Rwanda Digital Acceleration Project

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SPIU Coordinator

Selection Criteria:

• Master’s degree preferred (minimum acceptable is a bachelor’s degree) in Telecommunications, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Economics, Business Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in managing projects/programs, for a bachelor’s degree graduate and at least 5 years of relevant work experience for a master’s degree graduate.
• A globally recognized professional certificate in Project Management (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 among others) is desirable.

Technical competencies:

• Track record of effectively leading and managing large teams, complex and technical projects of similar nature, size, and scope;
• Proven ability to engage with complex policy and strategic issues is essential;
• Demonstrates sound technical knowledge of Rwandan’s ICT and Innovation sector, including familiarity with issues tackled by the project;
• Proven ability to develop and sustain highly effective relationships with development partners and other stakeholders, adopting a highly inclusive and collaborative approach, building strong networks with the range of stakeholders;
• Demonstrated experience in development and management of government or development partner funded programs/projects (previous experience of managing WB-funded, and digital development project is preferred);
• Familiarity with policies and procedures of donors would be an added asset, and prior experience of WB-funded project an added advantage;
• Staff supervisory experience and demonstrated excellent team management, leadership, communication, and organizational skills;
• Demonstrable working knowledge of fiduciary operations in program/ project management (Financial Management; and Procurement);
• Experience in implementation and oversight of projects and programs and in the Monitoring and Evaluation of these programs;
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills, including the ability to think strategically and innovatively about the role of digital technologies for socio-economic development and for transformation in other sectors of the economy;
• Strong business judgment and analytical decision making, analyzing facts and data to support sound and logical decisions.

General Competencies (management, leadership, communication, problem-solving, monitoring, coordination, stakeholder management, etc.)

• Strongly results-oriented and able to manage a complex and multi-faceted workload with minimal supervision;
• Ability to lead and work in multi-disciplinary teams;
• Excellent team-building, interpersonal relationship management and negotiation skills, and ability to resolve conflicts constructively;
• Demonstrated ability to listen and integrate ideas from diverse views, create partnerships and collaborate with others, advocate and influence, resolve conflicts constructively, and work effectively across boundaries even without active guidance from the management;
• Ability to maintain a strategic overview and manage priorities yet be detail-orientated within a dynamic, fast-paced environment;
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills;
• Strong problem-solving abilities;
• Ability to make forward-looking and practical decisions and operate effectively in a results-oriented and implementation culture;
• Fluency in English is essential;
• Solid IT skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Should demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and integrity.

1. Manage the SPIU and provide effective steer in the development and implementation of the project;
2. Maintain a strategic overview of all aspects of project design and implementation (fiduciary, M&E, technical, etc.) ensuring coherence and quality assurance, as well as timely delivery of key documents and outputs by the SPIU, with input from other SPIU members.
3. Lead the needs identification, planning and budgeting process for the funded activities to be implemented, and ensure that all activities are planned, budgeted for, and executed in line with project agreements in a timely manner, meeting key project milestones established;
4. Coordinate and manage the hired team of SPIU experts and specialists, by ensuring appropriate performance management systems in line with GoR and RISA policies, procedures, and guidelines in place;
5. Ensure the SPIU team’s effective delivery of the project against the Financing Agreements, including the formulation and periodic review and update of the Project Implementation Plan, as needed, furnishing requisite reporting to the WB;
6. Ensure adherence to WB guidelines and procedures and effective disbursement of project funds;
7. Establish and maintain effective, inclusive, and collaborative coordination and working relationships with development partners and other key project stakeholders, serving as the main interlocutor on issues related to the overall project design and implementation;
8. Promote activities enhancing awareness of the project and contribute to knowledge-sharing, representing the project in relevant internal and external for an as and when needed;
9. Design an overarching risk mitigation plan for the project and regularly review the performance to ensure that risks are adequately identified, and that mitigation is effectively and promptly applied, including but not limited to those related to fiduciary, stakeholder engagement, environmental and social aspects of the project;
10. Ensure timely, high-quality project reporting in line with RISA’s agreements with its development partners and stakeholders;
11. Support the implementation of recommendations from the development partners and stakeholders’ assessments of the Project;
12. Staying abreast of sectoral-wide development that may reasonably be expected to impact the project, including but not limited to action taken by Government or other donor-funded activities in the sector;
13. Ensure delivery against cross-cutting project priorities and commitments related to citizen engagement, gender and inclusion, climate adaptation and mitigation, etc.;
14. Ensure that all requisite processes for smooth project implementation and robust supervision are established, including but not limited to drafting and managing ad hoc updates to the Project Implementation Manual, establishing an M&E and reporting system, formalizing relationships with project beneficiaries and stakeholder, calling and preparing steering committee meetings, with the support of the wider SPIU team.

Reporting:

The SPIU Coordinator will report to the CEO of RISA.

Deliverables:

• Project Implementation Manual (within first three months of contract signature)
• Progress report (every month)

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