Project Manager at SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda: (Deadline 26 May 2025)

Project Manager at SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda: (Deadline 26 May 2025)

Position: Project Manager

Vacant position: One (01)

Type of contract: Fixed term

Working location: National Office

Supervisor: Head of Projects

Deadline: 26^th May, 2025

Context of the position: 

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent member association affiliated to the SOS Federation. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda leverages existing community resources to strengthen quality childcare and protection through a holistic continuum of care tailored to orphans, vulnerable children, and their families. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda actively advocates for the promotion of childcare and child protection. In Rwanda, SOS Children’s Villages operate in four locations based in Gasabo, Gicumbi, Kayonza and Nyamagabe Districts. In order to further fulfil the above-mentioned responsibilities, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is seeking for one (01) competent Project Manager, for its Green-growth Project to base in Kigali at the National Office.

MISSION OF THE POSITION:

JOB PURPOSE:

Through SOS Canada, SOS Children’s villages Rwanda has acquired a five-year grant to implement a “Green Growth” Project aimed at promoting green employability and green skills among young people (youth) in Rwanda. The project aligns and reinforces SOS Rwanda’s youth empowerment program which focuses on youth employability and labor market integration and the Project Manager has the overall responsibility for day-to-day management and implementation of the assigned project and ensure coordination and collaboration with IPD projects implemented in SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda.

Main responsibilities:

The project Manager will therefore be responsible for the following tasks:

• Oversee the implementation of green growth project across all five districts (Gisagara, nyagatare,kayonza, gasabo and bugesera).
• Facilitate the day-to-day functioning of the project team and consultants hired by the project.
• Manage the human and financial resources for achieving project results in line with the outputs and activities outlined in the project document and annual work plans.
• Develop the annual and quarterly work plans for the project.
• Support Projects team in improving and maintaining a compliance culture with existing operational policies, processes, and procedures.
• Support the Project Coordinators and field officers in developing detailed operational plans and associated documentation.
• Participate and substantively contribute to the planning and conduct of external audits, evaluations and reviews related to assigned project
• Follow-up on how internal and external project audits recommendations and other assessments findings are being implemented.
• Develop terms of reference for consultants and advisors who will be working towards program delivery and supervise their work.
• Provide support in the analysis of procurement procedures and sources of suppliers for the Project.
• Ensure timely and efficient planning, implementation and follow up procurement activities within the assigned project
• Apply consecutive efforts to integrate gender equality considerations, disability inclusion in project-related activities and in daily leadership practices outputs and activities outlined in the project document and annual work plans.

Quality Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Manage the implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation, information and reporting systems as well as communication strategy for the assigned project.
• Monitor national context, emergence of stakeholders and actualization of risks that have implications for the project;
• Assist Project Coordinators and Field Officers to increase capacity in high quality reporting and meeting Donor agreed reporting deadlines
• Create work-plans for Project’s teams to execute against Projects targets.
• Conduct Budget versus Actuals quarterly and define corrective actions.
• Provide weekly plans & reports to track productivity and quality of service; coordinate the review the Projects performance metrics to inform decision making.
• Providing reports (quarterly, annual) and any other related information as may be required by the donor in a timely and accurate manner
• Compile a summary of lessons learnt and experiences for further development of recommendations to ensure better quality of project’s outputs.
• Formulate a plan for targeted monitoring engagement to support in the supervision and monitoring the results on the field.
• Undertake missions to all project locations on a quarterly basis.
• Ensure midterm and end term evaluations are undertaken properly aligned with SOS Childrens Villages in Rwanda standards
• Control change requests; reduce the number of addendums
• Timely submission of donor reports
• Effective management of budget (reduce unnecessary over/under spending)
• Tight monitoring of targets & reporting on indicators

Human Resource Development

• Conduct performance reviews for direct subordinates and build their capacity.
• Assist in the hiring and training of new Project staff (coordinator, field officers and account).
• Provide oversight on training plans, personnel management, and resource management.
• Support in Filling the knowledge gaps through additional training and professional development programs

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Development Studies, or Business Administration.
• At least five (05) years of progressive work experience managing development projects.
• Experience with youth empowerment projects is a plus

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Proven leadership and people management skills, with at least 3 years management experience
• Positive and professional approach. Ability to work independently, self-organised, bring initiative, fulfil commitments, and meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including written and spoken English and the ability to communicate at multiple levels in the organisation.
• Well-developed facilitation, group leadership and presentation skills
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,)
• Able and willing to travel within country and abroad.
• A team player who is culturally astute, respectful, and tolerant.
• Knowledge of social development issues, such as children’s rights, youth and women rights.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-site organisation with a matrix structure and a geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to work under pressure and on short deadlines.
• Mature candidate with good analytical skills.

How to apply

The interested Candidates in this position should send a detailed Curriculum Vitae with three (3) traceable professional references, application letter , Rwandan national Identity Card and academic certificates/degrees to [email protected] and properly fill the application form found via the following LINK by not later than 26^th May, 2025 at 5:00 pm Kigali time.

Please mention in the subject of your email “Project Manager”.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

“SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda/ International holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes”. 

Done in Kigali on 14^th May, 2025.

Jean Bosco KWIZERA

National Director

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