Project Coordinator at Inades-Formation Rwanda

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Introduction

Inades- Formation Rwanda (Institut Africain pour le Développement Economique et Social) is a local non profit organisation. It is member of a network; Inades- Formation, operating in ten countries of Africa: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Republic Democratic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Togo.

Inades-Formation Rwanda was founded in 1976, and officially recognised by the Government of Rwanda in 1977 (Ministerial Order N⁰ 119 of August 22, 1977, revised by the Ministerial Order N⁰ 75/11 of April 18, 2006). Since 2012, all national NGOs are governed by Rwanda Governance Board – RGB, by the new law N⁰ 04/2012 of 17 February 2012 governing
the organization and functioning of national Non-Governmental Organizations. The office of Inades- Formation Rwanda is located on “Boulevard de l’Aéroport de Kigali”, Remera Sector, Gasabo District, in Kigali City.

In order to ensure the successful implementation of the RWEE ("Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women) Project jointly funded
UN organizations (FAO, WFP, UN Women and IFAD); Inades- Formation Rwanda is recruiting a Project Coordinator who fulfils the following conditions:

Position: Project Coordinator.

Workplace: Inades- Formation Rwanda HQ

Duration of contract: 1 year (with possibility of extension)

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and coordinate the project activities for their effective and efficient completion;
• Provide analytical support to the Programs’ Director in executing the assigned project;
• Coordinate management activities of project resources, equipment and information;
• Liaise with project beneficiaries to identify and define project requirements, scope and objectives;
• Work with project team to ensure beneficiaries’ needs are met as the project evolves;
• Collaborate with the administrative team in preparing the project budget and monitoring its execution,
• Serve as project focal point and communicate project status to the partners.
• Work with project team to identify and assess potential issues and technical challenges and propose appropriate solutions;
• Interact with various teams to coordinate the project activities;
• Organize the project coordination meetings and propose improvements if necessary;
• Participate in projects design and development;
• Work with the Programs’ Director in managing change requests, project monitoring and control activities of project documents;
• Regularly monitor the project budget execution to detect variances and propose corrective measures in time,
• Organize project meetings and follow up on outstanding tasks;
• Ensure the production of relevant project reports for institutional management team and partners.

Requirements and qualifications :

• Be a Rwandan citizen;
• Hold at least a bachelor’s degree in agriculture; agroeconomics, Project management, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Nutrition and/or any other related field; A Master's degree is an added value;
• Have strong writing skills;
• Have a proven working experience of at least 5 years with a minimum of 2 years of experience in managing or coordinating community development projects;
• Possess project management skills in planning and implementing agriculture projects;
• At least have worked with NGOs operating in Rwanda;
• Be committed to promoting women's capacity by understanding and contributing to addressing challenges which constrain women’s self-reliance;
• Have excellent analytical and interpersonal communication, good relationship management and reporting skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members:
• Have the capacity to work in team and to manage his work independently;
• Have an excellent command of English and Kinyarwanda and outstanding written skills in the two languages. The knowledge of French will be an advantage;
• Have an age not exceeding 40 years;
• Female candidates are more encouraged;
• Having a driving license category B and A is an added value.

Submission of applications :

Interested persons will submit their application files to the office of Inades- Formation Rwanda located at Remera, Boulevard of Kigali International Airport, Remera Sector, Gasabo District, near Christus Center. The application must include a handwritten application letter, a resume with at least three contact telephones and a notarized copy of the degree.

The application is addressed to the Country Director of Inades-Formation Rwanda.
The deadline for submission of applications is 08^th May 2024 at 17h00.

The dates of the written test and the interview will be communicated later to the candidates who meet the aforementioned qualifications, conditions and aptitudes.

Done at Kigali on 24th April 2024.

Dr. Innocent KARANGWA
Country Director
Inades-Formation Rwanda