6) Project Coordinator, Women in Transition / International Rescue Committee
/
Kigali, Rwanda.

THE ORGANIZATION:

Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading
non-sectarian
non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection,
rehabilitation
assistance, resettlement services and advocacy for refugees and victims of
oppression or violent conflict in nearly 30 countries overseas and 19
offices
across the US.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Day to day operations of the project;
- supervision of national staff;
- monitoring and closing-out 400 grants;
- implementing close-out procedures for WIT support to 16 WCF programs;
- monitoring and assisting WCF in the target provinces including training in
new
guidelines built on micro-credit best practices;
- development and implementation of extensive training in Participatory
Rural
Appraisal, program management, basic business development skills and legal
and
social rights;
- developing and assuring the effective implementation of sustainable micro
credit in the target provinces through a local banking institution;
- coordinating with other USAID partners in agricultural development and
income
enhancement to bring their knowledge to the women in the target sectors;
- develop a system to access the project " Opportunity Fund" that can be
used
for services and products available locally that identify and support
agricultural diversity, the use of the appropriate technology particularly
for
the transformation of agricultural production and other community building
activities;
- work effectively with USAID, IRC and MIGEPROFE to assure that the results
outlined in the project proposals for the final phase of WIT are achieved
and
reported to all partners in quarterly implementation reports;
- assure that audit and evaluation procedures are completed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Master's in an area relevant to project;
- 6 years of progressively responsible experience in project management and
supervision;
- 4 years experience in Africa preferably in the Great Lakes region;
- experience with micro- credit and income generation projects, particularly
with rural women;
- experience in designing and delivering training and capacity building
activities;
- excellent English language skills and the ability to work in French or
Kinyrwandan;
- working understand of USAID project requirements;
- working knowledge of Word 2000 and Excel;
- personal qualities: strong interpersonal skills- a fair supervisor and a
good
time builder;
- genuine interest in working in post conflict situations with rural women;
- willingness to listen and work collaboratively with program staff.

TO APPLY:

CONTACT: Susan Riehl ([email protected]). Apply Online: www.theirc.org/jobs
("job bulletin" => "Countries" => "Rwanda"). Website: www.theirc.org.