2 Positions at Practical Action: (Deadline 6 February 2021)

2 Positions at Practical Action: (Deadline 6 February 2021)

People, Culture & Administration Officer at Practical Action: (Deadline 6 February 2021)

ABOUT USPractical Action

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience, and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We are a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

OUR AIMS

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems, made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. Our aims are to:

• Make agriculture work better for smallholder farmers, many of them women, so they can adapt to climate change and achieve a good standard of living
• Help more people harness the transformational effects of clean affordable energy and reduce avoidable deaths caused by smoke from indoor stoves and
• Make cities in poorer countries cleaner, healthier places to live and
• Build disaster resilience into the lives of people threatened by hazards – reducing the risk of hazards and minimizing their impact on lives and

PRACTICAL ACTION IN EAST AFRICA

In East Africa, Practical Action has a long history of addressing systemic barriers that prevent people from accessing energy that transforms their lives, helping communities and government make cities healthier and safer, making agriculture and markets work better for small holder farmers and supporting communities and government to become more resilient.

We use a mix of programming with communities and consultancy services with shapers of policy and practice to achieve our aims in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Practical Action

ABOUT THE ROLE

This post is for a People, Culture (P&C) & Administration Officer based in Rwanda with remote support to Senegal office. The post holder will provide quality administrative and human resources services to the Rwanda and Senegal offices on cost share basis with around 80% of the time focusing on people, culture and administration activities for Rwanda. The services will include but not limited to people and culture matters, payroll, learning and development, reward, and resourcing. The post holder will act as the first point of contact for people and culture queries, signposting appropriately and working collaboratively and cohesively across the local teams and globally.

The post will lead people and culture activities for both Rwanda and Senegal offices (around 10 employees each) as such will occasionally be required lead on P&C projects and activities in line with the global P&C plan and as such, will be required to maintain a close working relationship with the Global People & Culture Manager in UK to ensure a successful roll out of global activities. This may include implementing global policies, systems, learning packages, ways of working among others.

The holder of the position will work under the direct supervision Rwanda Country Manager and matrix managed by Regional Director, West Africa. The technical support will be provided by the Head of People, Culture and Administration East Africa.

SCOPE

ACCOUNTABILITIES

 Delivering Quality

• Collaborate with recruiting managers to co-ordinate an effective, transparent, and quality recruitment process including drafting job descriptions, creating and posting job adverts, shortlisting suitable candidates with a focus on creating a positive candidate
• Manage the process of staff appointments, which includes preparing offer letters, contracts of employment, collecting references and any other document for new
• Ensure that new and transitioning employees are provided with an inspiriting, supporting, and effective induction programme and exit procedures,

Support in the development of essential P&C documents. This will involve implementing any legally required policies, and ensuring contracts of employment are up-to-date.

• Update of P&C policies and procedures in line with changes in the regulatory and labour environment and organisational requirements of the respective country
• Ensure that all employment practices, compensation, employee benefits, and human resources activities are within established standards, procedures, guidelines, and policies of Practical
• Oversee the pay and benefit structure; conduct benchmarking, review salary, and grading structure.
• Coordinate the quarterly performance management process to ensure that it is completed in a timely and effective manner and is linked to staff training & development
• Maintain staff lists and organograms and update /circulate them as
• Maintain accurate employee files that document all stages of the employee lifecycle and meet minimum standards of governance and organisational standards; including accurate job descriptions, contracts, qualifications, references, pay changes
• Liaise with Finance Unit on the preparation of payroll and processing of staff
• Responsible for Leave Tracking for all staff and, procedures for leave scheduling & approval
• Oversee general administrative functions in the Rwanda
• In coordination with Programme staff, ensure that all P&C and administrative functions in field offices are carried out according to established policies and
• Organising for meetings, taking minutes, and making follow up on action points
• Preparation of Board meetings, compilation of Board papers / outcomes and resolutions
• Oversee issues related to NGO registration and liaison with the relevant government authorities
• Ensure work permits/visas for foreign staff members and assist in obtaining the same for travelling staff outside the
• Work closely with staff welfare committee and facilitate staff welfare activities and
• Focal point in the implementation of staff health, safety and

Leadership and Strategic Alignment

• In consultation with head of P&C, plan and manage the implementation of best practice human recourse interventions in the respective country
• Support the learning organisation culture through coordination of staff training and development programmes and activities: work with line managers to identify staff learning

and development needs, compile, prepare and coordinate needs, and support managers and staff to access L&D opportunities, including E-learning platforms.

• Support the resolution of employee relations matters such as grievances and disciplinary which may include liaising with employees and managers, attending investigation meetings, writing notes, and updating personnel
• Prepare and offer analysis of staff survey reports, promoting the survey and resulting actions to build employee
• Contribute to the quarterly reporting against the Strategic Business Plans (SBP) for Rwanda and Senegal offices, actively participate in the development of the annual
• Provide HR data and KPI’s including: monthly HR metrics, E-learning, Global staff surveys responses, new starter, and leavers
• Prepare proposals for annual inflationary increases, collecting market data, benchmarking to make affordable propositions in line with the global reward policy for both Rwanda and Senegal.

Strengthening Profile and Managing Relationships

• Maintain a close working relationship with the Global People & Culture Manager to ensure successful roll out activities in line with the global People & Culture This may include implementing global policies, systems, learning packages, ways of working etc. Oversee the pay and benefits structure; conduct benchmarking, review salary and grading structure.
• Be the first point of contact for people and culture enquiries for Rwanda and Senegal responding sensitively and appropriately where possible and referring queries to others as appropriate
• Maintain operational relationships with internal teams in Rwanda and Senegal to ensure team effectiveness
• Facilitate and manage all staff insurance policies (medical, group life, group accident, ) through a reliable and recognised insurance company.
• Foster an environment that embraces and enables change
• Raise awareness of existing policies and procedures a with employees, consultants, and other relevant people with privacy and data protection
• Act as Safeguarding focal point in Rwanda, ensuring that all staff and consultants understand our policies and reporting
• Be an advocate of gender, social inclusion, and diversity
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the

PERSON PROFILE

 To be successful in the role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in Rwanda.

Previous applicants need not apply

 P&C Officer:

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Senior MEL Officer at Practical Action: (Deadline 6 February 2021)

ABOUT US Practical Action

We are an International Development Organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting, and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We are a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, an independent development publishing company, and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

OUR AIMS

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems, made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. Our aims are to:

• Make agriculture work better for smallholder farmers, many of them women, so they can adapt to climate change and achieve a good standard of living
• Help more people harness the transformational effects of clean affordable energy and reduce avoidable deaths caused by smoke from indoor stoves and
• Make cities in poorer countries cleaner, healthier places to live and
• Build disaster resilience into the lives of people threatened by hazards – reducing the risk of hazards and minimising their impact on lives and

HOW WE WORK

We work on holistic solutions that change systems and have a framework to help us achieve our aims:

• Analyse the root causes of a poverty and vulnerability
• Define the change at scale we need to make
• Develop activities along three complementary paths: Demonstrate, Learn and
  • Demonstrate that our solutions are sustainable in the real world
  • Learn by capturing evidence and adapting our approach
  • Inspire wider support to multiply our

OUR ORGANISATION

Practical Action is an unconventional, multi-disciplinary change-making organisation

• A highly innovative community development charity operating in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Practical Action community projects use ingenious ideas to design, test, refine and prove new ways to overcome poverty and disadvantage and then ‘open-source’ knowledge of what works so that it can be implemented at a greater scale by
• A world-class consulting operation that helps socially responsible businesses, government policy makers, and other development organizations. This draws on learnings from our own development work as well as the combined brainpower of a roster of over 2,000 expert consultants. Practical Action Consulting helps to extend the reach of our influence by providing the best advice to others, whose work can make a bigger
• A well respected specialist development Practical Action Publishing brings together development practitioners, researchers and thought leaders to create publications that stimulate discussion, strengthen peoples’ capabilities, and inspire sustainable change.

PRACTICAL ACTION IN EAST AFRICA

In East Africa, Practical Action has a long history of addressing systemic barriers that prevent people from accessing energy that transforms their lives, helping communities and government makes cities healthier and safer, making agriculture and markets work better for small holder farmers, and supporting communities and government to become more resilient. We use a mix of programming with communities and consultancy services with shapers of policy and practice to achieve our aims in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.

Our work with communities affected by climate change targets people who are threatened by climate and natural hazards. We work to better understand the drivers and barriers to climate change adaptation and mitigation with special emphasis on community driven pathways and sustainability. The overall goal is to support communities to build long term and sustainable resilience to the impacts of climate change.

In Rwanda, we are recognized leaders in clean cooking and sustainable energy solutions. This includes ground-breaking work in solar, wind and water powered electricity generation, often delivered through independent mini-grids. We bring rural communities, people in refugee camps, energy providers, and decision makers together to put sustainable, clean energy solutions to work for the people who need them most.

In our strategic business plan 2018-2021, we propose to extend our current reach and scope in Rwanda by deepening our energy work and stretching our portfolio to work with small holder farmers to make agriculture work better for them.

Within our energy ambition, Practical Action is implementing the Renewable Energy for Refugees (RE4R) project in partnership with UNHCR. The project aims to deliver renewable energy investments through an innovative approach in humanitarian settings, working directly with refugees and host communities in Kigeme, Nyabiheke, and Gihembe refugee camps in Rwanda. The project will provide access to affordable and sustainable sources of renewable energy, and improve the health, wellbeing, and security of target populations. It will draw on Practical Action’s considerable existing experience of renewable energy programmes in developing countries – working directly with communities to deliver the best energy services and products possible for local people.

Practical Action

ABOUT THE ROLE

Practical Action seeks to recruit a capable and focused Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer to be based in its Rwanda office in Kigali. The Senior MEL officer will be responsible for delivering high quality MEL activities across the three project sites including coordination of MEL activities between field staff and technical team in Kigali.

SCOPE

 ACCOUNTABILITIES

Leadership and Strategic Alignment

• Coordinate the Rwanda’s quarterly and annual reporting against Practical Action’s Strategic Business Plan (SBP), particularly on RE4R’s contribution to Practical Action’s Energy
• Lead Practical Action’s MEL activities relating to contribution to change in the energy access sector, using a systems approach to analyze and integrate cultural, political, and economic
• Ensure that Practical Action’s work draws on learning and innovation from work in the field and other partners and are shared effectively with the wider Practical Action organization.
• Ensure that project activities, outputs and outcomes feed into Practical Action’s impact ambition, strategic plans, and project implementation

Delivering Quality

• Lead field level data collection methods for monitoring activities defined in the project MEL Framework
• Provide technical support and guidance to field coordinators on MEL activities
• Provide technical assurance and support for the delivery of monitoring activities
• Aggregate and analyse data and determine corrective actions from monitoring activities
• Ensure high-quality evidence of the project’s outcomes and impact is produced
• Liaison with project partners to ensure high quality data collection and analysis
• Work with field coordinators to support data verification activities
• Manage and coordinate appropriate MEL feedback mechanisms
• Work closely with project team and partners to ensure feedback is appropriately acted on
• Lead the field coordination of project’s evaluation activities
• Document and disseminate best practices from the project
• Lead in the collection of positive impact stories and supporting material, including photos and videos
• Capture and disseminate project learning along with ensuring effective knowledge management between departments and affiliates to ensure the whole organisations benefits from and applies programmatic learning
• Support RE4R Rwanda Project Coordinator to deliver timely and high quality project reports for authority bodies, internal reporting, and donor requirement

PERSON PROFILE

 To be successful in the role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in Rwanda

 Previous applicants need not apply

Senior MEL Officer:

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