JOB ADVERTISEMENT:

CARE Rwanda is seeking to recruit a “Lead Project Manager”.

Introduction

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE aims to be a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty.

Are you passionate about creating positive change in the lives of marginalized young women? Do you have the skills and expertise to lead a transformative project aimed at empowering young women and girls towards self-reliance and inclusivity?

Join us at CARE Rwanda through its SERVE (Supporting and Enhancing Resilient and Viable Employment Opportunities project), where we're embarking on a five-year journey to transform the landscape of employment for young people. Led by CARE and implemented in partnership with three local organizations and a private sector entity, SERVE aims to cultivate a resilient, sustainable, gender-equitable, and inclusive entrepreneurial environment by increasing dignified and fulfilling work opportunities in agricultural value chains across Rwanda, with a particular focus on exploiting the unused potential of young women.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead Project Manager to spearhead the implementation of the SERVE project over a five-year period. The Lead Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of project management, including planning, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation. This is a unique opportunity to lead a transformative initiative that will empower young people, particularly women, in Rwanda's agricultural value chains.

If you are committed to fostering sustainable development and believe in the potential of young people to transform the agricultural sector in Rwanda, then you are the one we are looking for. Join us in making a difference in the lives of young people in Rwanda and building a more resilient and sustainable future for them.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Lead Project Manager, you will play a central role in the SERVE project: you will oversee the human and financial resource management, reporting, and stakeholders management, to harness the untapped potential of young women in specific value chains in the agricultural sector in Rwanda, as a means for them to generate and sustain their income and business while gaining resilience to shocks and climate related changes.

Your responsibilities will include the following :

• Lead and manage the project implementation in a manner that ensures deliver CARE Rwanda’s goals and donor expectations.
• Develop, plan and manage the project budget according to CARE and Donor requirements
• Effectively coordinate and manage the consortium partners and all project stakeholders including government, private sector, and youth groups; Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Collaborate with the Knowledge Management & Learning/Impact Measurement Team to continuously develop broad and deep understanding of the root causes of vulnerability and enhance the efficacy of CARE’s interventions
• In collaboration with the Programs Director partnership manager and sub grant team support coordinate the provision of Capacity Building training and support to Implementing Partners; ensuring that they are fully equipped to meet the requirements of the project plan and operate sustainably thereafter

Position requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Agricultural Economics, International Development, Development studies, gender studies, environment and climate change, Project management, Social Science, or any other related field
• Master’s degree in international development, food systems, environment and climate change, women’s and/or youth studies, financial inclusion, agriculture, agricultural Economics, business administration or related field
• Qualified Project Management Certification
• At least 10 years’ experience in project management role in the development sector, or prior experience with youth and women in Agribusiness, food security and livelihoods, food systems, agricultural value chains/market systems programming required.
• Prior experience in international development with a focus on gender transformation, youth economic empowerment through entrepreneurship development, financial inclusion, or climate change adaptation in Rwanda
• At least five years' experience managing complex project: multi-million-dollar budget, multi donor funded, multi-partner and/or consortium projects with foundations and/or institutional donors.
• At least five years' experience leading and managing complex partnership projects: multi-sectorial, multi-partner and/or consortium of diverse partners/stakeholders including government, CSOs and private sector.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in risk management and ensuring value for money.
• Demonstrated experience in program design, implementation, and evaluation, including participatory approaches.
• Knowledge and demonstrated skill in financial management.
• Managing a complex budget
• Effective follow-up on internal and external audit recommendations
• Ensuring donor compliance and reporting

Notes

• CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We are an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity, diversity and Inclusion. CARE’s focus as an organization is to empower women and girls as we strongly believe that they are most affected by poverty. In line with our values, we highly encourage women to apply for this position.
• We are committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework.
• CARE has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of any person or child by any of our staff, or partners. CARE reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.
• We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
• By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that they have no objection to CARE requesting the information specified above.

Applications should be submitted not later than May 7^th , 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps.

*Disclaimer: CARE does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment.