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About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Role
This is a one-year fixed-term contract as the One Acre Fund Rwanda program runs a scoping program to assess the need and efficacy of potential clean water interventions or initiatives that could support our farmers in rural areas. This will be conducted through site-level evaluations of water points, current water quality, and farmer behavior around water consumption.
This role is under of the TUBURA Program, and will report directly to the Program Director of Impact, Product, and Brand.
At the end of 2023, we expect a final report that captures a countrywide assessment of the feasibility of applying in-line chlorination units to rural water points across Rwanda, as well as capturing the cost and impact potential of pursuing this intervention. A mid-point report will also include a systems mapping of Rwanda's rural water systems and initial data findings from conducted field surveys and water testing.
Responsibilities
• Manage at least 5 direct reports, and lead a team of 20+ field-based individuals.
• Act as a liaison to external stakeholders, including but not limited to: other NGO employees, Rwandan Ministry, and Government officials.
• Direct all field survey work, from staff training and timekeeping to alignment to survey design to implementation.
• Analyze collected data; giving weekly progress updates and drafting a midpoint and final report
Career Growth and Development
• We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
• 4+ years of experience in the WASH space in East Africa [Rwanda specific most preferred]
• Up-to-date knowledge of clean water interventions and initiatives
• 2+ years of team management or leadership
• Spoken and written fluency in both English and Kinyarwanda is required.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kigali, Rwanda
Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda
Application Deadline
February 28, 2023
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48
Job application procedure
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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If you have a taste for challenges, a real commitment to development and a deep sensitivity towards vulnerable people in general and persons with disabilities in particular, then this recruitment notice is for you!
Fédération Handicap International, which implements its programs under its operational, branding name of "Humanity & Inclusion" (HI), is seeking an IM officer activity, based in Kigali, in Rwanda.
Reporting to the Regional MEAL Manager, the IM Officer ensures the implementation and exploitation of data collection and operational information management (IM) systems to support project and programme steering by providing access to up to date, reliable and relevant data.
DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENTS
The IM officer will be entitled to performing the following missions:
Mission 1: Strategy and steering
• Helps to define the MEAL action plan (Information Management (IM) section), implements this action plan and monitors it.
• Participates in strengthening the IM skills of partners
Mission 2 : Standards and expertise
Responsibility 1: Defines the information management and database systems
• Implements, exploits and develops the information management system Mobile data collection
• Visualisation tools /dashboards
• Geographic information systems
• Indicator production
• Archiving of data sets
• Ensures the coherency and integration of these systems
Responsibility 2: Ensures the quality of data and compliance with HI standards
• Trains the teams in charge of data collection and processing (HI and partners);
• Implements procedures for quality control and the definition of information flows;
• Ensures the rollout of internal data management standards;
• Contributes to data transfer exercises between HQ and the field.
Mission 3: Operational implementation
Responsibility 1: Supports operational teams with data analysis and use
• Produce visualizations and analyses of statistics in accordance with needs at projects and programme level;
• Helps operational teams to interpret their data and use it for decision-making purposes;
• Ensures the internal and external dissemination of data by means of adapted communication formats.
Responsibility 2: Puts mechanisms in place to guarantee the protection of beneficiaries’ personal data
• Carries out impact analyses of data protection on the programme;
• Coordinates the implementation of operational procedures and an action plan to reinforce data protection;
• Trains/sensitises the programme teams on good data protection practices;
• Ensures the security of databases.
Responsibility 3: Contributes to the external representation and promotion of HI’s IM expertise
• Upon request, represents HI’s IM expertise in all relevant networks in his or her geographical area of intervention.
Mission 4: Emergency preparedness and response
• Contributes to the programme’s emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI.
skills:
• At least, 5 years of relevant experience in project evaluation and conducting studies
• Experience in set up Data management system included digitalization data system
• Results and indicators monitoring
• Project evaluation
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection, qualitative analysis and data protection
Knowledge
• Planning and coordination of qualitative and quantitative surveys, dissemination of findings
• Statistical analysis and tools and data visualization
• Project management: Diagnostic
• Project management: Intervention strategy
• Facilitation and/or design of training and skills development
• Personal security management
• Fluency in English (speak and write). Fluency in French highly desired
Personal qualities
• Interest in knowledge transfer in a participatory manner
• Interpersonal skills / Ability to work in a team and involve stakeholders and partners
• Stress management
• Sense of priorities and organization
• Motivation for the development of sectoral policies
• Office and collaborative tools
ABOUT OUR ORGANISATION
Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is a solidarity organization international committed to the rights of persons with disabilities, of people in a situation of vulnerability, and in general for human rights. Respect and the dignity of people concerned and beneficiaries of the actions and communities are at the heart of the staff and collaborators of HI, in all contexts of intervention.
Our code of conduct is a key element to the implementation of the institutional policies that set out the fundamental principles in the protection of our beneficiaries - especially the most vulnerable - against any form of abuse be of power, harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, by our own staff.
These policies include, but are not limited to:
• Protection of Beneficiaries against Exploitation and Abuse Sexual
• Child Protection
• Fight against Fraud and Corruption.
• All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with our code of conduct. Any violations of those policy will be treated seriously.
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Job application procedure
The application file must include a letter of motivation addressed to the Country Manager of HI in Rwanda, accompanied by the coordinates of 3 professional references related to the position, certificates of services rendered, a detailed Curriculum Vitae and a copy of each diploma (3 pages max). Complete applications must be submitted by e mail no later than midnight on 8th January 2023; to the following addresses:
Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted to take the tests.
N.B: Strongly encourages women candidates and persons with disabilities to apply.
(In accordance with the law into force, persons with disabilities will be given priority in the event of equal professional competence or the same mark at the end of the written tests and interviews)
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