2 Job Positions of Field Project officer at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: (Deadline 8 May 2023)

2 Job Positions of Field Project officer at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: (Deadline 8 May 2023)

Job Announcement

COTRAF-RWANDA (Congrès du Travail et de la Fraternité des travailleurs au Rwanda) in partneship with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) launch a call for application for 2 positions of “Field Project officer’ under the project called “Social Dialogue 4 Sustainable Development (SD4SD) promoting effective social dialogue, strengthening social protection and enforcing the national and international labour standards in Rwanda’’

About the field project officer position

Cotraf-Rwanda is a Trade Union Confederation whose mission is to defend and promote the socio-economic and moral interests of workers and aims to create a society where workers fully enjoy decent work.  As the focal person, the Field Project Officer helps workers to organize themselves, and provide support to workers and trade union representatives to perform union work successfully.

The main role of the Field Project Officer is to engage with workers and trade union representatives on site, provide them with all the necessary information available to workers needed for campaigns, document about labor laws and other knowledge materials in order to   strengthen social dialogue, social protection and enforcing the national and international labour standards in Rwanda’’

The above mentioned offices will be located in  Kamonyi District  Gacurabwenge  Sector   for trade unions and workers involved in mining sector and   in Westeren Province Rubavu District for workers and trade union working in tea sector. Two offices will operate for 24 months, from May 2023. Two thousand five hundred (2,500) workers for the mining sector from the Southern Province will have access to Kamonyi office whereas five thousand (5,000) workers in the tea sector from Western Province will have access to Rubavu office.

Required Profile, Diplomas and Experience

A Candidate must:

• Holding bachelor’s A1 or A2 level diplomas degree in project management, strategic planning, social sciences, economics, administration, or in other related disciplines
• At least 3 years of proven experience in Trade Union/Local TUs management.
• Belong to the trade union movement and demonstrate unfailing attachment to it;

• Have a good understanding of the importance of social dialogue.

• “Ability to engage in dialogue with various partners from the Government, Employers, Trade Unions and Civil Society”
• Excellent written and oral skills in English and Kinyarwanda, basic skills in French is an advantage,
• Excellent coordination, conceptual and editorial skills,
• Strong interpersonal communication skills,
• Have an excellent understanding of the Rwandan trade union movement
• Experience in Collective Bargaining Agreement, conflict management skills, negotiation skills, and TU worker would be an advantage.
• The selected candidate must be willing to work throughout Southern, Kamonyi District or Western Province, Rubavu District.

 Duties And Responsibilities

• Secure organising work and support local initiatives
• Make all the necessary information available to workers on site workplace, (Zone Syndicales).
• Engage with workers and TU representatives in leading campaigns.
• Prepare any encounters with employers and provide any support needed to perform union work satisfactorily.

Providing monthly report to Cotraf-Rwanda

Application Process 

The Candidates will submit an expression of interest to Cotraf-Rwanda at([email protected]) and copy to FES at ([email protected])  before 08^th May 2023 at 5PM. The expression of interest should   include the following:

• A letter of motivation addressed to the President of Cotraf-Rwanda.
• Updated curriculum vitae that clearly spells out qualifications and experience in relation to this assignment.
• Contacts of 3 TU Leaders

Only online submissions are considered. For any further information or clarification please contact us on [email protected] or [email protected]

 Selection Criteria

• Evaluation Criteria Experience of the Candidate in similar position (50 points)
• Qualification of the Candidate (30 points)
• Salary expectation (20 points)

N.B Only complete applications will be accepted, and only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and/or written test.

Done at Kigali, on 20^th April 20223