Programme Coordinator at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: (Deadline 6 September 2022)

Programme Coordinator at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: (Deadline 6 September 2022)

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Rwanda is looking for a ‘Programme Coordinator ’ 

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, a German Foundation working with partners to promote social justice, is looking for a candidate to fill in the position of Programme Coordinator from October 1st 2022 on in our Kigali office.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Coordination, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation of cooperation programmes and the relevant activities in the FES project lines “Social Protection, Good Governance and Democratisation” (national / international workshops, seminars, conferences, consultancies for policy and advocacy support, networking) and other activities of FES with a special focus on gender justice/feminism and trade union work;
• Drafting ToRs for consultation services with partners and guiding resource person;
• Coordination of programmes with FES partners in Rwanda and in the region;
• Monitoring and analysis of the development of relevant activities within Rwanda / other African Countries. This includes maintaining contacts with partners and general research of relevant policies;
• Quality ensurance evaluation of all activities;
• Preparation and review of project budgets and oversight of programme logistics;
• Identifying new partners / working lines.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Labour Studies, Industrial Relations or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in programme planning and coordination and implementation in the field of Social Protection or related.
• Strong understanding of confidentiality.
• Strong political, social, scientist, administrative and logistical skills and highly organized and focused on details and accuracy.
• Deep understanding of the FES organization profile.
• Deep understanding of labour movement/trade union work and gender justice/feminism.
• Excellent coordination, conceptual and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills, basic German language skills are an advantage, French and Kinyarwanda language skills are desirable.
• Experience in event management and coordination would be an advantage.
• Applicant must have Rwandan Nationality or is allowed to work in Rwanda.
• FES provides equal employment opportunities.

Remuneration will be commensurate with experience.

The position is initially limited to 12 months, but there is an option for an extension.

If you are interested, please visit

http://jobs.fes-rwanda.org/ or www.fes-rwanda.org/about-us/job-offers/

and fill in the online application form completely. It can be found below :

 https://forms.gle/mEqWoL5sWgobgCyL6

The deadline for applications is Friday, 06 of September 2022 at 1.00 pm. 

Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and / or written test.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply!