Junior Program Officer at Growth Centre: (Deadline 26 June 2023)

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The International Growth Centre (IGC) – Rwanda 

Junior Program Officer- Rwanda 

Salary from £12,000 pa net of taxes depending on experience and subject to local market conditions plus an annual retirement contribution supplement of 10% of net salary. 

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We are a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We work to improve the productivity of people and firms as the key driver of sustainable economic development.

The IGC is currently seeking a Junior Program Officer (JPO) to be based in Rwanda. The JPO is responsible for the smooth operation of the IGC’s country programme with responsibility for all office activities such as equipment, communications, maintenance contracts, organising logistics for in-country events, liaising with the IGC Hub in London and and assisting in research occasionally. Locally based, the JPO works closely with the rest of the country team, which typically consists of a Country Director, Lead Academic, and Country Economists. The Junior Program Officer reports to the Country Director and is supervised by the designated Country Economist.  The successful candidate will have the following essential criteria:

• Proven ability to plan and manage complex administrative activities with competing priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a high level of proficiency in English and the main local language.
• Robust command of Microsoft Office suite including Word and Excel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships with people of various backgrounds and cultures which is essential to the role.
• Educated to university level or equivalent.
• Experience in an international organisation.

Before applying, please visit http://www.theigc.org/about/careers/ to find out more about the IGC and read the Job Description and Person Specification for this role.

To apply please visit https://form.jotform.com/231344975293564 and fill in the application form. You will be able to submit your CV and cover letter within this site. Applications must include both the CV and cover letter to be considered. The cover letter should demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the person specification for the post.

If you are successful in the first round of shortlisting, you will be sent instructions on how to complete a test as part of the assessment criteria. Therefore, please check that you have entered the correct email address in the application form.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 21 May 2023 (23:59 CAT).  Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications. Incomplete applications shall not be considered.  

As the successful applicant will be based in Rwanda, local statutory regulations will apply and therefore applicants will need to demonstrate Rwandan nationality and/or right to work.