Position: Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist

Pro-Femmes /Twese Hamwe (PFTH) is an Umbrella of Rwandan Civil Society Organizations aiming at the advancement of women status, peace, and development. It was established in October 1992, and currently represents 53 member organizations within the country. The mission of Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe is to eradicate all forms of discrimination towards women, to promote their socio-economic-political and legal status, and to enhance the institutional and organizational capacities of its member organizations through the promotion of a sustainable human development approach based on gender equality and a culture of peace, justice, and human rights.

PFTH in partnership with CARE International in Rwanda, is implementing a five-year (2023-2027) project named the “Supporting and Enhancing Resilient and Viable Employment Opportunities (SERVE)”. The project aims to build a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive entrepreneurial environment that increases work opportunities in agricultural value chains in 10 districts across Rwanda, namely Rulindo & Gakenke in Northern Province, Kayonza, Rwamagana, Ngoma & Kirehe in Eastern Province, Nyamagabe & Huye in Southern Province, and Nyabihu & Rubavu in Western Province. Under this partnership, PFTH will work with women and youth, women and youth groups, policy and market actors to address the specific range of challenges women and youth face in participating in the policy and business environments. These include exclusion from policy discussions and decision-making and unequal power dynamics in markets that prevent them from accessing higher value nodes and that limit support and investment in women and youth-led enterprise.

To contribute to the above-mentioned goal, PFTH is expected to ensure that: 

• The agricultural MSE policy and social norms environment is gender responsive, inclusive, and transformative.
• Women and youth have greater social capital and agency in engaging in agriculture; 
• Women and youth MSEs influence decision-making related to the agricultural value chain and public authorities are responsive and accountable to the needs and rights of women and youth-led MSEs.

PFTH is therefore recruiting a self-motivated, competent and qualified Gender and Inclusion Specialist.

Duty station: The Gender and Inclusion Specialist will be based at PFTH Headquarters in Kigali, with frequent travel to the above-mentioned 10 districts

Reporting: To the Project Coordinator

Duties and responsibilities

The main responsibility of the Gender and Inclusion Specialist will be to respond to gender and inclusion-specific needs of Women and Youth within the SERVE project intervention areas. She will be in charge of improving stakeholders' ability, opportunity, and dignity, through inclusive markets (e.g. employment, credit), inclusive services (access to health, education, agriculture extension facilities, climate resilient mechanisms), and spaces (e.g., social accountability modes, political, physical) . 

Specific tasks:

• Assist in advancing gender equality and women's empowerment by ensuring full integration of gender and inclusion aspects in implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning.
• Support the development of tools, systems, processes, and approaches that improve women’s and youth economic empowerment within agriculture;
• Support partners to understand the role of gender equality and women’s economic empowerment;
• Lead the design and implementation of the program’s gender and social inclusion strategy across the program’s objectives, including in research and data collection in line with the national gender and social inclusion strategy, PFTH gender policy, and donor requirements;
• Represent work being done in gender-transformation and women’s economic empowerment under SERVE in relevant fora;
• Develop the capacity of staff of partners and stakeholders to understand the benefits of gender and social inclusion and implement actions that would ensure gender transformation and inclusion across the SERVE Project.
• Update curriculum, training, and dissemination of materials to thread stronger gender-sensitive and social inclusion messaging throughout;
• Document and champion learning in gender and social inclusion across the project
• Work closely with other program staff to develop quality weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports as per donors’ requirements.
• She will contribute to gender policy research and advocacy through networking and collaboration with relevant civil society organizations and other strategic partners.
• Promote the use of gender – disaggregated data, and develop gender sensitive indicators.

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor’s degree in social work, Gender Studies, Psychology, Law, Social sciences, or related fields with a proven experience of a minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in gender, social inclusion, Women empowerment, gender and agriculture projects, or a master’s degree with 3 years’ experience in the above fields.

• Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgments.
• Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, French, and Kinyarwanda with the ability to write reports;
• Experience in mentoring, training, and facilitating workshops
• Knowledge of gender and social inclusion issues in Rwanda, including social, political, and cultural gender norms and challenges. Knowledge of the status of vulnerable and marginalized populations within Rwanda and their engagement in social, political, and cultural spaces.
• Strong understanding of the agricultural value chain and women and youth participation; 
• Strong experience and knowledge of civil society in Rwanda;
• Experience and knowledge of national and regional issues relevant to agriculture and trade;
• Experience in Networking, building coalitions, lobbying, and advocacy, especially for gender related issues.
• Understanding of Human rights-based approach;
• Good understanding of policy and advocacy process in Rwanda
• Fluency in English, French, and Kinyarwanda. 
• Computer literate (high proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent communicator orally and in writing;
• Innovative, self-driven, driven, and a team player.
• Interpersonal skills with experience of working in multicultural contexts.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND APPLICATION 

Interested candidates should address their application, enclosed with a cover letter, Curriculum vitae, academic documents, and other certificates, to the Chairperson of PRO-FEMMES/TWESE HAMWE and deliver it in hard copy to PRO-FEMMES/ TWESE HAMWE’s office located in Gahanga Sector, Kicukiro District. The deadline for submission is 3rd November 2025 at 3 p.m.

The PRO-FEMMES/ TWESE HAMWE head office is located next to Gahanga Sector Offices in Kicukiro district, City of Kigali. 

N.B

• Only FEMALEcandidates are eligible to apply
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test. 
• Online applications will not be considered.

Kigali, 20 October 2025. 

Emma Marie Bugingo 

Executive Director

Pro-Femmes/ Twese Hamwe