District Project Officers at Never Again Rwanda: (Deadline 30 September 2021)

District Project Officers at Never Again Rwanda: (Deadline 30 September 2021)

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR  RECRUITING District Project Officers

 Position: District Project Officers

Responsibilities

• Plan the district level activities of the project and monitor progress against the initial project plans and milestones in close coordination with USAID Dufatanye Kwiyubakira Igihugu (DKI) COP/Program Manager (prepare and submit weekly and monthly plans on time)
• Actively participate in project planning meetings
• Take a leadership role to introduce the project to local leaders and maintain a healthy relationships with them
• Contribute to the Quarterly and annual planning sessions
• District Officer will be responsible for the quality implementation of the action in their respective duty station District
• Facilitate project initiation at the district level including collaborating with local authorities and other relevant stakeholders to identify the project beneficiaries
• Recruit project beneficiaries based on pre-identified recruitment criteria, take necessary records of  recruited beneficiaries in the project database
• Ensure effective implementation of the project at field level, achieving project milestones and deliverables in a timely manner and with minimum costs
• Organize and support representative sessions in effective engagement with local decisions makers
• Facilitate CSO representatives to facilitate feedback sessions with their constituencies on the outcome of government engagement work undertaken by youth representatives within the project.
• Plan, organize, and facilitate annual policy dialogue between local decision-makers in collaboration with relevant government authorities at the district level

Requirements

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree or Masters in Governance, political sciences, democracy, Human rights, Development studies, law, or other related social sciences
• At least 3 years of experience working with youth, local leaders, communities, and local Civil society Organizations
• At least 3 years of experience in similar projects in areas of governance, democracy, human rights, community development, and behavior change
• Experience in overseeing project activities at the district level
• Valid driving license for Motorcycle (A-class)

Application details

Interested candidates should send a motivational letter, a curriculum vitae with 2 references, a copy of degrees, and other relevant certificates to [email protected].

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications from women candidates are strongly encouraged.

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