LG Capacity Development Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Establish a long-term capacity development plan for the ministry, affiliated agencies and local government;

• Participate and play a sound role in policies, strategies and programs elaboration for assurance of local government capacity development is mainstreamed across sectors;

• Conduct joint and regular reviews with stakeholders on Local Government Capacity Development Strategy implementation;

• Develop planning guidelines and tools for local government capacity development mainstreaming in both Central Government and Local Government Plans;

• Participate in resource mobilization processes for the local government capacity development projects and initiatives implementation;

• Play a significant role in both Planning and Budgeting Call Circular I and Budget Call Circular II preparations, in interinstitutional consultations for a sound advocacy for the capacity development mainstreaming by all stakeholders with special consideration of sectoral delivery gaps;

• Conduct capacity gap analysis within the Ministry, Affiliated agencies and local governments and take responsive plans in collaboration with partners;

• Conduct regular monitoring of local government related capacity development interventions across partner institutions and produce periodic implementation progress reports;

• Carryout research relevant to his/her attributions to ensure standardized and effective performance;

• Perform any other ministry significant duties assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Administrative Sciences

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Management

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Public Administration

  1 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Administrative Sciences

  1 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Economics

  1 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Management

  1 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Human Capital Development

  1 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

  1 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Capital Development

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Master's degree in Human Resources Management

  1 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management

  3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Integrity

• Inclusiveness

• Accountability

• Commitment to continuous learning

• Resource management skills

• Problem solving skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

• Analytical skills;

• Skills in LG needs assessment, audits, baseline studies, institutional audits, functional reviews and independent evaluations

• Knowledge of the national development priorities, strategies and LG capacity development

• Ability to develop practical LG capacity development policies and evaluation

• Digital literacy skills