Project Technical Coordinator at FXB Rwanda: (Deadline 17 October 2023)

Project Technical Coordinator at FXB Rwanda: (Deadline 17 October 2023)

ABOUT FXB RWANDA 

FXB Rwanda is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) envisioning to create a world fitting for children. The organisation started its activities in Rwanda back in 1995. Through standardized interventions and implementation approaches, FXB Rwanda addresses the root causes of poverty as means of securing children’s rights to survive, grow and develop. FXB Rwanda intervenes in economic strengthening, early childhood development, nutrition, agriculture, health, water, sanitation and hygiene, violence prevention, climate change and environment conservation. Follow this link, to learn more on our intervening areas. At FXB Rwanda, we cherish: integrity, teamwork, Honesty, Accountability, Creativity and Innovation values 

VACANT POSITION 

FXB Rwanda is starting to implement the Agriculture and Nutrition project in the districts of Gakenke and Nyabihu. It is in that regard, there is a need of qualified candidate to work on the position of the Project Technical Coordinator to oversee and coordinate the implementation of the activities of this project and offer a technical support to the Agriculture and Nutrition Officers to successfully implement the project.   

Position title: Project Technical Coordinator

Reports to: Senior Program Coordinator

Number of positions: 1

Job location: Gakenke and Nyabihu

Starting Time: As soon as possible

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The Project Technical Coordinator will perform the duties that are in line with coordination of the activities for the project to remain as successful as possible. The following are the key major responsibilities.

• Coordinate the Agriculture and Nutrition Project activities in the catchment area;
• Closely work with Agriculture and Nutrition Officers for timely development and submission of reports, action plans, and other necessary deliverables;
• Lead the semestrial progress meetings with stakeholders;
• Ensure the proper collaboration with the district and sector concerned stakeholders as well as other agricultural stakeholders, like Rwanda Agricultural Board representatives in the area;
• Lead the monitoring and evaluation of the project’s activities;
• Keep the coordination team and stakeholders updated of the progress of the project;
• Represent FXB and the project in dissemination events, meetings and other form of events to share the project’s progress and insurance of its visibility;
• Work with the field team to develop the activities’ concept notes and their reports;
• Work with the team to ensure the proper management and handling of the infrastructure that project helps the beneficiaries with;
• Supervise the team of Agriculture and Nutrition officers and local business coaches;
• Build the capacities of the supervised team and liaise them with coordination for any support to fulfill their responsibilities;
• Regular tracking of the performance of the team under his/her supervision;
• Lead the development of cost-effectiveness strategies and their execution in the project;
• Perform any other duties/ responsibilities assigned by the supervisor. 

DESIRED COMPETENCES 

• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Nutrition, Rural Development, Forestry, Crop Production or other related field;
• At least 3 years of coordination experience in nutrition or agricultural value chain activities, preferably in non-governmental organisations;
• Total of at least five (5) years of experience in related activities;
• Experienced in projects that need high level of collaboration with different community level stakeholders;
• Ability to develop, understand and interpret budgets;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda;
• Having worked on the projects that are funded by different donors, preferably the European Union;
• Computer literacy, especially Microsoft suite and Google suite;
• Driving licence Category A is a must, and has to be included in the application file. 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates with required skills and competences are requested to submit their application documents at info@fxbrwanda.org.

• The application is made of these files: motivation letter addressed to FXB Rwanda Executive Director, CV, a Driving licence Category A file, and well completed FXB application form (found here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/68hw76cw49ch06q/Job_Application_Form_-__FXB.pdf ).
• All the application files have to be merged into one pdf document.
• The application pdf document should have a minimized size as possible, not exceeding 5 Megabytes.

The applicants should be willing to be based in one of the districts of project’s implementation. The applications will be accepted not later than Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 5:00 P.M.  (Local time). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Done at Ruyenzi, on October 04, 2023

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