Rwanda Women’s Career Centre project coordinator at FAWE Rwanda Chapter: (Deadline 6 August 2020)
Background Information
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African regional non-governmental organization founded in 1992 to promote girls’ and women’s education in Africa. FAWE Rwanda chapter is one of the thirty (34) regional Chapters in 33 African countries. FAWE Rwanda chapter was established in 1997 with a mission of promoting gender equity and equality in education in Rwanda by fostering positive policies, practices, and attitudes towards girls’ education. The goal of FAWE Rwanda Chapter is to complement the government’s efforts to build the country and promote national development through educating women and girls with the support of its partners, notable achievements have been registered so far.
With the support of UNWOMEN, FAWE Rwanda is establishing the Rwanda Career Women’s Centre (RCWC) to address both high unemployment and underemployment rates affecting women, especially young women. The Rwanda Career Women’s Centre Career will focus on three (3) main pillars: Leadership Skills Training; Entrepreneurship and life-skills; Coaching and mentorship.
FAWE Rwanda is seeking to recruit for its Rwanda Women Career Centre, an experienced Rwandan Career Centre Coordinator who is dedicated, competent and results-oriented professional with at least 8 years of progressive experience in programs management, leadership, and resource mobilization.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Rwanda Women’s Career Centre project coordinator
Reports to: National Coordinator, FAWE Rwanda Chapter
Job Purpose: The Career Centre Coordinator is the project leader of center, managing and steering the Centre towards the realization of the Vision, Mission, and Strategic Objectives.
Key Result Areas:
The Career Centre Coordinator will be responsible for:
- Heading Career Centre and providing strategic leadership in Developing, Reviewing, Monitoring, and implementation of policies, strategies, and activities of the Centre; and proper accountability for its resources.
- Writing proposals for funding/ mobilize funds for career center’s development
- Overall coordination of all Career Centre plans, programs and projects; and ensuring its impact and sustainability;
- Providing technical and professional leadership as well as guidance ensuring good practices and standards that promote girls and women empowerment;
- Initiating and maintaining meaningful collaboration with Governmental Institutions, Development partners, and civil society and private sector in the promotion of the women career center objectives.
- Coordinating the implementation of the center’s activities as stipulated in the annual work plan and providing quarterly reports to FAWE Rwanda office, and other partners as required
- Ensuring the overall program coordination by managing day to day program activities within the Career Centre structure.
- Representing Career Centre at various National and International events.
- Mobilize resources to support the chapter’s activities;
- Performing any other duties as may be directed by the National Coordinator.
Person Specifications
Attributes and competencies
- A dedicated and results-oriented professional with at least 8 years of progressive experience in management and leadership at institutional particularly in an NGO’s
- Track record of successful fundraising and networking
- Excellent report writing and communication skills, coordination, and collaboration skills
- Keen interest for applicants who have lead institutions/programs related to women empowerment successfully.
- Ability to steer, change and influence teams into achieving organizational objectives and to attend to details
Academic Qualification
- A Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and Management, Development Studies, Gender, Social work, Education Planning, and Management, or other related disciplines; from a recognized University is a requirement.
- Training in and experience in Project management is an added advantage.
- Qualified Women are encouraged to apply for this position
How to apply:
If interested in the above-mentioned position, submit your application to FAWE Rwanda Office located at REB premises at Kimironko not later than 6th August 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Please indicate in the subject line: “Rwanda Women’s Career Centre project coordinator” with the following attachments:
- Motivation Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Copies of academic credentials
- National ID
Antonia MUTORO
National Coordinator
IT Officer at FAWE Rwanda Chapter: (Deadline 6 August 2020)
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African regional non-governmental organization founded in 1992 to promote girls’ and women’s education in Africa. FAWE Rwanda chapter is one of the thirty (34) regional Chapters in 33 African countries. FAWE Rwanda chapter was established in 1997 with a mission of promoting gender equity and equality in education in Rwanda by fostering positive policies, practices, and attitudes towards girls’ education. The goal of FAWE Rwanda Chapter is to complement the government’s efforts to build the country and promote national development through educating women and girls with the support of its partners, notable achievements have been registered so far.
With the support of UNWOMEN, FAWE Rwanda is establishing the Rwanda Career Women’s Centre (RCWC) to address both high unemployment and underemployment rates affecting women, especially young women. The Rwanda Career Women’s Centre Career will focus on three (3) main pillars: Leadership Skills Training; Entrepreneurship and life-skills; Coaching and mentorship.
FAWE Rwanda is seeking to recruit for its Rwanda Women Career Centre, an experienced Rwandan IT OFFICER who is dedicated, competent and results-oriented professional with at least 3 years of progressive experience in maintaining the computer systems and networks, installing and configuring computer systems, diagnosing hardware and software faults and solving technical and applications problems.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: IT Officer
Reports to: Career Centre Coordinator,
Job Purpose: IT technical support officer monitors and maintain the computer systems and networks of the Centre. You will be installing and configuring computer systems, diagnosing hardware and software faults and solving technical and applications problems, either over the phone or in-person
Principal duties and responsibilities:
- Providing technical assistance and analysis on computer software and hardware and ensuring continuous modernization and updating of application systems;
- Facilitate the Rwanda Women Career Center in computerization and networking operations.
- Administer and provide technical support for the Local Area Network (LAN) system and ensures the following:
- Active Directory
- Data security;
- Server and database archives, tape back-up of the entire system;
- Reliable protection from data loss, corruption and/or virus infection;
- The effective functioning of internal messaging functions and internet access;
- Wireless and TCP/IP protocol suite are functioning smoothly.
- Install and upgrade computer software and security systems and ensure the maintenance of high-performance configuration;
- Ensure the purchase of computers and related equipment meets the appropriate specifications and required standard;
- Providing technical support in the utilization and administration of information technology and related equipment (Help desk);
- Orienting and training network users on how to use the network, internet and email system and its software package;
- Ensure the technical development for the Kigali City website design and update.
- Operating in different two sites of the city of Kigali to ensure computer maintenance, networks, and database/software in the entire system is working smoothly.
- Prepare reports for the ICT Unit.
- Participate in management meeting system projector, sound, video in a conference hall, and other meetings for Kigali City.
- To managing and Monitoring Disaster Recovery replication.
Key Result Areas:
- Running regular checks on network and data security
- Identifying and acting on opportunities to improve and update software and system
- Conducting regular system audits
- Overseeing and determining timeframes for major IT projects including system updates, upgrades, migrations and outages
- Managing and reporting on the allocation of IT budget
- Identifying opportunities for team training and skills advancement
- Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures.
- Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Performing any other duties as may be directed to you
Person Specifications
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Information and Technology (BIT) from a recognized university
Experience:
- At least 3years experience in a similar or related role.
- Certificates in Networking Design and Administration, Software Development, and Hardware Maintenance.
Key Competencies:
- Analytical ability
- Creative
- Communication
- Good interpersonal
How to apply:
If interested in the above-mentioned position, submit your application to FAWE Rwanda Office located at REB premises at Kimironko not later than 6th August 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Please indicate in the subject line: “IT OFFICER” with the following attachments:
- Motivation Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Copies of academic credentials
- National ID
Antonia MUTORO
National Coordinator
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