Deadline of this Job: 05 September 2022
JOB DETAILS: Administrative Assistant to the Vice Principal in charge of Academics and Training
Level:7.II
Job description
• Keep the diary of appointments of Deputy Principal in Charge of Academics and Training;
• Receive and orient visitors to the Deputy Principal in Charge of Academics and Training office;
• Prepare Deputy Principal’s travels, missions and meetings;
• File both electronic and hard documents in the office of Deputy Principal in Charge of Academics and Training;
• Orient correspondences and monitor to ensure that feedback is provided;
• Receive text messages or telephone calls for Deputy Principal in Charge of Academics and Training;
• Correct documents / files before they are signed.
• Write texts from the Deputy Principal in Charge of Academics and Training;
• Provide periodic report as required,
• Perform any other task assigned his/her supervisor related to his/her responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications
• Advanced Diploma in Secretarial Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
• Advanced Diploma in Office Management
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Secretarial Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Administrative Sciences
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Management
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Office Management
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
0 Year of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Office management skills
• Resource management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Results oriented
• Digital literacy skills
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
• Analytical skills;
Deadline of this Job: 05 September 2022
JOB DETAILS: Secretary in Central Secretariat
Level:8.II
Job description
• Receive and send correspondences;
• Register and file documents;
• Organize and control the accurate organization of the central Secretariat;
• Sort mails and dispatch them in respective offices;
• Handles mailing services and dispatch them;
• Control the quality of documents before their transmission to people who entrusted them to the pool;
• Design the registration system and carry out daily classification of registered documents;
• Organize the annual document filing into the archives of the institution;
• Provide periodic report as required;
• Perform any other task assigned by his/her supervisor related to his/her responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications
• Advanced Diploma in Secretarial Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
• Advanced Diploma in Office Management
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Secretarial Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Administrative Sciences
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Management
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Office Management
0 Year of relevant experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
0 Year of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
• Integrity
• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
• Inclusiveness
• Accountability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Client/citizen focus
• Professionalism
• Commitment to continuous learning
• Resource management skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making skills
• Time management skills
• Risk management skills
• Results oriented
• Knowledge of office management
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
Deadline of this Job: 09 September 2022
Vacancy Announcement: KIGALI-2022-012RThe Embassy of the United States of America in Kigali is recruiting for Commercial Assistant position. The position is open to All Interested Candidates/All Sources and available to start immediately.
Duties: The Commercial Assistant serves as a professional analyst and commercial advisor to the section’s USDH (U.S Direct Hires) Officers (Pol-Econ Chief, Economic and Commercial Officer(s) in planning, organizing and administering programs to facilitate the marketing of U.S. goods and services, and assists U.S. firms seeking to do business in Rwanda by counseling them on business opportunities and strategies. Conducts market research and reporting and analyzes statistics and market trends involving the sectors for which responsible. Brings U.S. and host country business representatives together and plans trade events and opportunities.
All applications must be submitted via Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) by September 8, 2022.
Full announcement and application procedures are available on https://rw.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Office on
Deadline of this Job: 10 September 2022
JOB DETAILS: Country Director
Description
DRS (DevelopmentAid Recruitment Solutions) is looking for a Country Director in Uganda and Rwanda for an INGO to work with the key stakeholders for setting the strategic direction of the office and overseeing multiple simultaneous impact evaluations in a range of sectors. The position requires close interaction with academic researchers, donors, local government agencies, and other NGOs. The Country Director is expected to provide overarching oversight of all project and office operations, including finance, human resources, operations, and research. The position requires experience in research, partner management, grants, and contract management.
Location: Uganda
Duration of contract: Open-ended contract
Starting date: As soon as possible
Traveling: Further traveling to Rwanda (estimative 4 times) is up to the CD once the specific context that might appear*
*Recently, NGO’s offices in Uganda and Rwanda merged into one unit on the operations and management side, but both maintained some autonomy.
About the organization:
The employer represents a research and policy NGO that brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine the solutions and applications related to poverty, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor. This organization has a scope to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence created leads to a tangible impact on the world.
Key Responsibilities:
High-Quality Research
• Oversee project design and budgeting during the proposal stage to ensure evaluations meet NGO’s standards and costing structure;
• Manage relationships with and provide services to Principal Investigators (academic researchers);
• Ensure that organization’s research, including data collection, is implemented according to the company’s research protocols and data quality standards and the Principal Investigator’s direction;
• Provide research management for the project teams;
• Oversee the management of project budgets and donor reporting with the support of the Finance Manager, in coordinating with the company’s global Grants team on all ongoing research grants and studies;
• Build systems and structures to build staff capacity and ensure overall data quality, including spearheading skills training for staff;
• Work to incorporate best practices and lessons learned in research and operations by other organization’s offices and research affiliates;
• Ensure project audits are systematically carried out while ensuring remedial action is taken as required/proposed.
Policy Impact
• Responsible for leading the policy impact in Uganda and Rwanda, including evidence dialogue and dissemination and research collaborations for policy and oversight of the development of a policy engagement plan;
• Develop and maintain high-level relationships with partners in the Governments of Rwanda and Uganda, including the Ministries of Health, Education, Agriculture, and the Rwanda Development Authority;
• Cultivate relationships, studies, and new partnerships in sectors prioritized by the institution’s policy engagement;
• Engage government partners to identify research questions of interest and priority to key leadership and cultivate potential research projects in those areas.
Development and implementation of the NGO’s strategic plan
• Identify priority research questions and key concerns for policymakers and initiate and manage the development of corresponding new research proposals;
• Develop new relationships in order for the country office to maximize its impact;
• Lead and initiate project development with researchers, funders, and partner organizations;
• Ensure balanced country office structures that can be supported by incoming revenues.
Operations
• Oversee and manage a team of Research Managers (Senior) and Associate Research Managers whose responsibilities include project design and implementation, data collection, data management, analysis, and reports;
• Oversee and manage Finance Manager, Human Resources Manager, and Deputy Country Director;
• Coordinate office and country-wide meetings and training in coordination with the Research Managers;
• Develop and oversee office administration, including human resources, information technology, project budgets, and accounting; hire long-term staff in the country program.
Finances
• Ensure proper compliance with financial procedures, approve expenditures, make accurate projections and ensure overall compliance;
• Strengthen finance systems to ensure the systems are robust for country program growth and compliant with strict donor requirements (e.g., USAID, DFID);
• Ensure the organization’s Uganda/Rwanda unit complies with the Uganda/Rwanda Government and NGO board Statutory requirements.
Mitigate and Manage Risks
• Set security standards and parameters for work and ensure that staff follow security measures;
• Monitor security concerns for operations and act as the primary contact in crisis management;
• Take steps to mitigate risk and safeguard the organization’s reputation;
• Oversee safety and security and ensure organizationally, and legal compliance;
• Manage work permit applications and renewals for international staff.
Manage external relations
• Represent the NGO in national and local government agencies and partner organizations, including presentations on the institution’s work in Uganda/Rwanda and globally;
• Strengthen the local presence of the employer in Uganda/Rwanda;
• Manage relationships with current and potential partner organizations;
• Oversee capacity building of local development partners in evidence-based policymaking and rigorous impact evaluations;
• Work closely with the regional partner, J-PAL Africa, on research, policy, and capacity building;
• Oversee targeted dissemination, and encourage scale-up of successful projects. Qualification, Experience, and Skills:
Education: Master’s degree in international affairs, international public policy, development economics, or a field related to international economic development.
Experience:
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, out of which at least 4 years related to research and management;
• Successful experience leading teams of approx. 300 full-time employees;
• Ability to lead a large and complex country program and oversee rigorous impact evaluations;
• Quantitative research skills/ experience and familiarity with randomized controlled trials;
• Experience with budgeting and project planning;
• Knowledge of human resources and financial management;
• Previous experience living and working in Africa/Uganda/Rwanda is preferred;
• Passion for connecting rigorous research to policymakers and practitioners and communicating what works and what does not work in development;
• Commitment to leading a diverse team and building staff capacity;
• Ability to communicate effectively across cultures with multiple stakeholders, including international and local academic researchers, government officials, NGO partners, enumeration teams, and study participants;
• Excellent management and organizational skills and ability to work independently;
• Flexible, self-motivating, managing multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
Languages: Strong oral and written communication skills in English are required.
Deadline of this Job: 09 September 2022
JOB DETAILS: Country Director
Description
DRS (DevelopmentAid Recruitment Solutions) is looking for a Country Director in Uganda and Rwanda for an INGO to work with the key stakeholders for setting the strategic direction of the office and overseeing multiple simultaneous impact evaluations in a range of sectors. The position requires close interaction with academic researchers, donors, local government agencies, and other NGOs. The Country Director is expected to provide overarching oversight of all project and office operations, including finance, human resources, operations, and research. The position requires experience in research, partner management, grants, and contract management.
Location: Uganda
Duration of contract: Open-ended contract
Starting date: As soon as possible
Traveling: Further traveling to Rwanda (estimative 4 times) is up to the CD once the specific context that might appear*
*Recently, NGO’s offices in Uganda and Rwanda merged into one unit on the operations and management side, but both maintained some autonomy.
About the organization:
The employer represents a research and policy NGO that brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine the solutions and applications related to poverty, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor. This organization has a scope to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence created leads to a tangible impact on the world.
Key Responsibilities:
High-Quality Research
• Oversee project design and budgeting during the proposal stage to ensure evaluations meet NGO’s standards and costing structure;
• Manage relationships with and provide services to Principal Investigators (academic researchers);
• Ensure that organization’s research, including data collection, is implemented according to the company’s research protocols and data quality standards and the Principal Investigator’s direction;
• Provide research management for the project teams;
• Oversee the management of project budgets and donor reporting with the support of the Finance Manager, in coordinating with the company’s global Grants team on all ongoing research grants and studies;
• Build systems and structures to build staff capacity and ensure overall data quality, including spearheading skills training for staff;
• Work to incorporate best practices and lessons learned in research and operations by other organization’s offices and research affiliates;
• Ensure project audits are systematically carried out while ensuring remedial action is taken as required/proposed.
Policy Impact
• Responsible for leading the policy impact in Uganda and Rwanda, including evidence dialogue and dissemination and research collaborations for policy and oversight of the development of a policy engagement plan;
• Develop and maintain high-level relationships with partners in the Governments of Rwanda and Uganda, including the Ministries of Health, Education, Agriculture, and the Rwanda Development Authority;
• Cultivate relationships, studies, and new partnerships in sectors prioritized by the institution’s policy engagement;
• Engage government partners to identify research questions of interest and priority to key leadership and cultivate potential research projects in those areas.
Development and implementation of the NGO’s strategic plan
• Identify priority research questions and key concerns for policymakers and initiate and manage the development of corresponding new research proposals;
• Develop new relationships in order for the country office to maximize its impact;
• Lead and initiate project development with researchers, funders, and partner organizations;
• Ensure balanced country office structures that can be supported by incoming revenues.
Operations
• Oversee and manage a team of Research Managers (Senior) and Associate Research Managers whose responsibilities include project design and implementation, data collection, data management, analysis, and reports;
• Oversee and manage Finance Manager, Human Resources Manager, and Deputy Country Director;
• Coordinate office and country-wide meetings and training in coordination with the Research Managers;
• Develop and oversee office administration, including human resources, information technology, project budgets, and accounting; hire long-term staff in the country program.
Finances
• Ensure proper compliance with financial procedures, approve expenditures, make accurate projections and ensure overall compliance;
• Strengthen finance systems to ensure the systems are robust for country program growth and compliant with strict donor requirements (e.g., USAID, DFID);
• Ensure the organization’s Uganda/Rwanda unit complies with the Uganda/Rwanda Government and NGO board Statutory requirements.
Mitigate and Manage Risks
• Set security standards and parameters for work and ensure that staff follow security measures;
• Monitor security concerns for operations and act as the primary contact in crisis management;
• Take steps to mitigate risk and safeguard the organization’s reputation;
• Oversee safety and security and ensure organizationally, and legal compliance;
• Manage work permit applications and renewals for international staff.
Manage external relations
• Represent the NGO in national and local government agencies and partner organizations, including presentations on the institution’s work in Uganda/Rwanda and globally;
• Strengthen the local presence of the employer in Uganda/Rwanda;
• Manage relationships with current and potential partner organizations;
• Oversee capacity building of local development partners in evidence-based policymaking and rigorous impact evaluations;
• Work closely with the regional partner, J-PAL Africa, on research, policy, and capacity building;
• Oversee targeted dissemination, and encourage scale-up of successful projects. Qualification, Experience, and Skills:
Education: Master’s degree in international affairs, international public policy, development economics, or a field related to international economic development.
Experience:
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, out of which at least 4 years related to research and management;
• Successful experience leading teams of approx. 300 full-time employees;
• Ability to lead a large and complex country program and oversee rigorous impact evaluations;
• Quantitative research skills/ experience and familiarity with randomized controlled trials;
• Experience with budgeting and project planning;
• Knowledge of human resources and financial management;
• Previous experience living and working in Africa/Uganda/Rwanda is preferred;
• Passion for connecting rigorous research to policymakers and practitioners and communicating what works and what does not work in development;
• Commitment to leading a diverse team and building staff capacity;
• Ability to communicate effectively across cultures with multiple stakeholders, including international and local academic researchers, government officials, NGO partners, enumeration teams, and study participants;
• Excellent management and organizational skills and ability to work independently;
• Flexible, self-motivating, managing multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
Languages: Strong oral and written communication skills in English are required.