Programme Officer (PO) at Christian Blind Mission (CBM): (Deadline 2 January 2022)

Programme Officer (PO) at Christian Blind Mission (CBM): (Deadline 2 January 2022)

CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world. CBM works with partner organisations to support persons with disabilities to access affordable and comprehensive health care and rehabilitation programmes, quality education programs, and livelihood opportunities.

CBM is a child safe organisation. CBM believe that every child and adult have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, and exploitation, regardless of age.

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Job Designation: Programme Officer (PO)

Location: Kigali/Rwanda

1. Overall Mission

Reporting to the Programme Manager, the job holder overall mission is to ensure effective and efficient development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of CBM supported programmes in Rwanda.

2. Pre-Requisites

Education, Knowledge & Professional Experience

• Relevant university degree in Social Sciences, Project Management, Development Studies, or related field.
• Professional experience of 5 years in a national or international NGO, with a track record in successfully managing inclusive development and/or humanitarian programmes in collaboration with national partners.
• Experience in managing institutionally funded projects, including consortium led projects.
• Experience in evaluation and strengthening of quality and effectiveness systems.
• Proven experience in results-based management and project cycle management, including assessment, monitoring, and evaluation, with a sound understanding of budgeting and programme finance management.
• Proven experience in proposal writing.
• Demonstrated experience in managing internal and external relationships and partnerships particularly with national / local governments.
• Experience in working with various government/bi-lateral/major institutional donors.
• Proven good organizational and coordination skills as well as a high level of autonomy and flexibility.
• Ability to work diplomatically and with sensitivity with individuals from a variety of cultures, professions and personal backgrounds.
• Advantage of lived experience with disability.
• Experience of working with persons with disabilities or promoting disability rights a distinct advantage.
• Commitment to CBM’s mission, vision, and values.

Languages

• English (professional proficiency); French is an added value
• Local Language (professional proficiency / advantageous)

Tools

• Good knowledge of MS Office (particularly advanced Excel skills)
• Database management

Core Competencies

• Organisational competencies
• Professional Knowledge
• Fostering Teamwork
• Attention to Communication
• Customer / Service Orientation
• Initiative
• Results Orientation
• Flexibility
• Position Competencies
• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Personal Credibility

3. Main responsibilities

Project monitoring and Partner capacity building

• Develop scheduled communication (verbal and written) with the partner regarding the status of implementation of project activities and act accordingly to help and facilitate the resolution of all problems as they may occur. All communications that are important should be documented in writing for reference.
• Ensure that the partner project staff are properly oriented or trained for a clear and comprehensive understanding of the project.
• Provide the partner with comprehensive understanding of CBM reporting systems for both programme and finance. Emphasis should be given to quality and accountability.
• Conduct partner assessments and evaluations using agreed CBM standard tools in order to identify capacity and gaps and ensure findings and recommendations are implemented and monitored.
• Organize and implement trainings to strengthen the capacity of partners to meet CBM expectations.
• Provide constructive and quality feedback to partners if and when necessary.
• Conduct monitoring visits, analyse results with relevant stakeholders and ensure appropriate action is taken.
• Organize the visits of partner projects by CBM staff and donors.

Documentation

• Record all results and analysis of project monitoring results/data that are stored at the project level by partners, with important/ strategic findings (lessons learned, best practices, evidence base) also stored at CBM office.
• Share appropriately project data to be easily accessible for use in project evaluations as well as for evidence to be used in national level advocacy and alliance-building.
• Ensure relevant new knowledge, project lessons learned and other learning are internalised, documented, and shared with relevant CBM colleagues and partners in the spirit of learning.

Quality Management

• Ensure that processes and procedures organisationally and at individual project staff level, meet the project requirements for proper quality management and implementation of activities/interventions of the projects.
• Ensure that principles and practice of disability inclusive development are woven through the design and implementation of the projects.

Achieving results

• Develop contacts with as many as possible relevant external parties to develop network and alliances
• Assist partners to plan and organise seminars exposing projects’ successes and positive results that are supported by evidence, inviting relevant district, provincial and national levels government offices and other players
• Conduct scheduled evaluations and share results accordingly for advocacy purposes.

Additional responsibilities

• Carry out role-specific responsibility to safeguard children and adults at risk (as guided by CBM’s respective policies) in programmes and enforce this with any colleagues and partners.
• Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Programme Manager.

4.Performance Criteria

• Quality of Work
• Quantity of Work
• Positive partner experience with CBM
• Timely receipt of quality partner reports
• Effectively planned and implemented partner visits
• Programme quality levels by partners as per Country Office Performance Dashboard.
• Effectiveness in identifying and promptly managing critical (programme) issues.

Candidates with the required profile are invited to submit, via e-mail, a cover letter mentioning salary expectations and availability, CV with three professional references to: info.rwanda@cbm.org

CBM encourages persons with disabilities to apply for this position.

Application deadline: Sunday 2^nd January 2022.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Kigali, 20 December 2021

Eugenie Mukantagwera

CBM Country Director