Strategic Capacity Building Priority Skills Specialist at Rwanda Development Board

Job responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility of overseeing the implementation of flagship projects like Center of Excellence for Aviation Skills (CEAS), Priority Skills for Growth(PSG) in RDB and its stakeholders.
• Working closely with project Manager for the Center of Excellence in Aviation to oversee the entire project lifecycle, from the construction phase to the operationalization of the academy. He/she will be responsible for ensuring the successful completion of the project within the defined scope, budget, and timeline, while coordinating with various stakeholders and managing project resources effectively.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, external consultants, contractors, and regulatory bodies to ensure seamless coordination and effective communication throughout the project.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly activity reports to be submitted to Donors and to the Ministry of Finance and Economic planning.
• Facilitate and supervise the work of experts and technical advisors engaged under CEAS and PSG.
• Support SPIU Coordinator to ensure regular Monitoring and Evaluation of projects’ activities so that clear results are delivered based on robust data.
• Support the SPIU coordinator to allocate budget to CEAS and PSG activities.
• Provide relevant recommendations to SPIU on spending of projects’ resources and suggestion to reallocation based on any over or under spend to ensure adequate use of resources.
• Any other related assignment as may be directed by superior.
• Work closely with the program manager to ensure smooth implementation of Support for Sustainable and Inclusive Private Sector Development Project
• Serve as the point of contact for internal and external stakeholders facilitating effective communication and coordination.
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly and quarterly reports on project activities, progress, progress, achievements and success stories for internal and external stakeholders.
• Organize and facilitate regular meetings, workshops and events to engage stakeholders, share updates and gather feedback.
• Maintain positive working relationships with relevant government agencies, donors and other key stakeholders.
• Ensure proper documentation of program activities including meeting minutes, report and other relevant documents.
• Support RDB in the overall coordination of private sector interventions in their respective organizations and to address eminent challenges facing the private sector
• Provide relevant recommendations to RDB on how to better improve the performance of the private sector development program basing on past experience
• Provide information to RDB on private sector spending of resources and suggestions for reallocation based on any over or under spent funds to ensure equitable use of resources.
• Any other related assignment as may be directed by superior.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics

  7 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelors in Project Management

  7 Years of relevant experience

• Master's in Project Management

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Master's in Economics

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Masters in Business Administration

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies

  7 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Development Studies

  5 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

  7 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Good analytical skills and problem solving techniques

• Strong management skills with ability to confidently work with senior public officials and private sector leaders;

• Strong maDelivery focused, pragmatic, able to multi-task and get things done in a fast paced environment;

• Strong maProfessional, detail orientated with high performance standards;

• Demonstrated excellent leadership and supervisory skills;

• Policy and strategy development skills;

• Demonstrable working knowledge of fiduciary operations in program/ project management (Financial Management; and Procurement)

• Demonstrated experience in development and management of government or development partner funded programs/projects

• Must be Fluent in both English French and Kinyarwanda