Graduation Advisor at BRAC: (Deadline 5 August 2024)

Graduation Advisor at BRAC: (Deadline 5 August 2024)

Graduation Advisor, Rwanda

BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organization, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low-income countries, including in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organization of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity.

In partnership with the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC), BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative (UPGI) is supporting the establishment of the graduation secretariat, the office that will be responsible for the coordination of the implementation of the National Strategy for Sustainable Graduation (NSSG). The Graduation Advisor role will be embedded in MINALOC with reporting lines to the BRAC UPGI Rwanda Country Lead.

About the National Strategy for Sustainable Graduation

Rwanda aims to achieve high quality standards of living for all as set out in the trajectory laid out in the Vision 2020. Significant progress has already been made in reducing poverty with levels of poverty falling from 58.9% in 2001 to 38.2% in 2016/17 and more than 1 million people successfully lifted out of poverty.

A clear conceptual framework for promoting graduation is articulated within several key Government documents, including the Vision 2050 which sets out the ambition of achieving high standards of living – without leaving anyone behind, the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1), and the National Social Protection Policy and its strategy. The Government of Rwanda seeks to build on the strong progress made in reducing poverty levels and is now working towards reducing the number of people living in extreme poverty to below 1% by 2024 and eliminating poverty by 2030. The ultimate objective is to enhance the living standards of all Rwandans.

In order to achieve these ambitious targets, there is a need to ensure that policies and programs are put in place to effectively promote sustainable graduation out of poverty. The NST1 Priority Area 1, focuses on “Graduation from Poverty and Extreme Poverty and Promoting Resilience”. In addition, outcome 6 and 7 of the ‘National Social Protection Strategy (2017-2024)’ set the target that extremely poor households have increased access to livelihood support services for economic empowerment (outcome 6) and strengthened values of self-reliance, respect for rights and community-based support for the vulnerable (outcome 7). The aim is to support the operationalization of the strategic approach to graduation articulated within NST1 and the Social Protection Policy (June, 2020) as well as the National Social Protection Strategy (2017-24).

About the Position

The MINALOC and BRAC UPGI seek to hire a Graduation Advisor to spearhead the graduation secretariat that is meant to drive the implementation of the National Strategy for Sustainable Graduation. This position will be embedded in MINALOC with core responsibilities to coordinate, engage and ensure the smooth implementation of the strategy.

Reporting to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry and the UPGI Program Director, the Graduation Advisor will work closely with provinces and district leaderships to ensure that all relevant stakeholders are successfully involved in the graduation strategy. This also includes engaging with the inter-ministerial steering committee by preparing the meeting agenda and other necessary documents that support the successful functioning of the steering committee.

Responsibilities

Programmatic:

• Lead the graduation secretariat and set its annual plans
• Work closely with MINALOC to develop the implementation plan for the National Strategy for Sustainable Graduation (NSSG)
• Responsible for the development of graduation materials
• Liaise with districts and provinces to set up and strengthen graduation committees
• Provide capacity building to employees working on social protection programs
• Ensure the graduation strategy is implemented properly at all levels.

Communication:

• Support the development of communication materials
• Work closely with districts and provinces to raise awareness around the graduation strategy.
• Identify communication channels that are relevant to the graduation strategy.
• Prepare and organize meetings for the inter-ministerial steering committee

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Develop a tracking system for the implementation of the strategy
• Ensure that the progress of implementing the graduation strategy is properly monitored and tracked and information on progress is fed back to the steering committee.

Stakeholders Engagement:

• Develop a stakeholder’s mapping plan
• Develop tracking tool for use by development partners in each District, in coordination with MINALOC
• Collaborate with district Joint Action Development Forum to coordinate partners in graduation strategy.

Other (Safeguarding Responsibilities)

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the program’s goals of safeguarding implementation.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so.

Qualifications

• A proven track record in developing strong relationships with partners, government institutions, civil society actors, multilateral institutions
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, community development or other related fields required
• 6 – 10 years of experience in community development, government service, NGOs, or civil society organizations required
• Sector expertise in livelihoods and economic inclusion, social protection, gender, or financial inclusion; Graduation, cash-plus, or similar experience preferred.
• Proactive leader with the ability to prioritize and effectively manage competing work streams
• Strong interpersonal skills and a high degree of political sensitivity
• Strong English skills and fluency in Kinyarwanda are required. French language skills are a plus.
• Exceptional communication and representational skills

How to Apply

This is an outstanding opportunity to work with BRAC UPGI and the Ministry of Local Government and If you feel you are the right match for the position mentioned above, please submit your application via the below link

Graduation Advisor – Kigali- Rwanda 

Only complete applications will be accepted, and short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline: August 05, 2024

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