Vacancy title:
2 Community Mobilization Officers

Jobs at:
Rwandan Organization of Women with disabilities

Deadline of this Job:
28th September 2018

Duty Station:
Kigali, Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: 21st September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT – Community mobilization officers
Overview of the Organization
UNABU stands for Umuryango Nyarwanda w’Abagore Bafite Ubumuga, translated into English as the Rwandan Organisation of Women with disabilities. It is a non-governmental organization aiming at promoting gender equality and the removal of various barriers preventing girls and women with disabilities from fully enjoying their human rights and participating in the country’s development. The organization was established in 2004 women with various disabilities and for women with disabilities envisioning a world where “Women with disabilities enjoy equal and equitable opportunities and actively participate in the country’s development. UNABU empowers girls and women with disabilities to become agent of change, to demand their rights and to affirm their dignity as human beings.

Since its creation the organization has been implementing projects of capacity building of local groups of women with disabilities, strengthening the voices of women with disabilities in community development and empowering individual women with disabilities in income generating activities, human right, gender and gender-based violence in Rwanda.

Position: 2 Community mobilization officers

Job Purpose Statement
UNABU seeks to hire two females highly qualified, dedicated and experienced project officers for its disability inclusion and GBV prevention against girls and women with disabilities ongoing projects. The primary responsibility of the community mobilization officer is to provide technical support to the project implementation and field project activities planning and implementation and building the capacity of community mobilizers change leaders and monitor the implementation and contribute to organizational compliance. She will establish and maintain excellent relationships with key project stakeholders including but not limited to government officials at a local level, women empowerment and GBV stakeholders, the organization of persons with disabilities, community mobilizers, and family members of women with disabilities as well women with disabilities themselves as primary beneficiaries. The community mobilization officer reports to the project officer and she is based in Kigali office with more than 80% working time spent on the field.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To develop and coordinate the project field activities plans and strategies that will contribute to sustainable improvements in the wellbeing of UNABU beneficiaries
  
• To coordinate UNABU’s field interventions with stakeholders and community mobilizers so that their capacity for effective service delivery is enhanced and sustainable benefits for UNABU beneficiaries
  
• To contribute to the good management of the project financial resources by ensuring efficient budgeting, usage and high standards of accountability
  
• To seek out and develop strategic alliances so that stakeholders work together effectively to maximize benefits to UNABU beneficiaries and enhance our collective capacity for influence and impact: Including but not limited
  
• Actively participate in reflection session on the project implementation, documentation of UNABU’s project experiences/achievements and promote effective monitoring of field program activities and effective learning environment
  

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION

Educational Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor degree in the following fields: projects management, Education, Psychology, social sciences (sociology, social work ) disability, gender and development studies, law, nursing, and education preferably working in NGOs
  

Job-related experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in similar position, community mobilization and volunteers management
  
• Working experience in the disability movement and vulnerable groups constitute a plus
  
• Proven experience in human rights, gender-based violence, and women empowerment sector would be an asset
  
• Should have been involved in the volunteerism.
  
• Experience in capacity building, counseling and report writing is essential.
  
• Basic experience in finance management, capacity building delivery, and training manual development
  
• Proven experience working in the community with vulnerable groups, local leaders and stakeholders
  

Technical skills:

• Strong report writing skills and fluent communication skills in English, as well as Kinyarwanda, required
  
• Theoretical and practical skills in human rights and women empowerment
  
• Computer literacy: Microsoft word, spreadsheet, power point, Internet
  

Competencies:

• Disability and gender responsiveness
  
• Critical thinking
  
• Accountability
  
• Adaptive to change management
  
• Effective communication
  
• Networking and influencing skills
  
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
  

Additional consideration