POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Children’s Voice Today (CVT)

BACKGROUND:

Children’s Voice Today (CVT) is an organisation that was established to promote the rights of the child through meaningful child participation where children/youth initiate and lead all activities of the organisation (Child/youth led organisation).

Children’s Voice Today (CVT) Rwanda is a member of the African Movement of Working Children and Youth (AMWCY) which was established by children and youth themselves to find solutions to the problems of working children and youth while promoting their rights and creating a safe environment for all children.

Children’s Voice Today (CVT) is envisioning a child-friendly society whereby children are empowered to meaningfully participate in addressing issues affecting them and that their voices are heard.

With its mission, CVT is committed to be the voice of Rwandan children, to empower them to advocate for their rights and to fight against poverty.

POSITION: Programme Manager

In close collaboration with Save the Children International, Rwanda and Plan International Rwanda, CVT is recruiting a Programme Manager to be based in Kigali.

The Programme Manager is accountable for the design, management and Monitoring & Evaluation of CVT programmes by providing daily management oversight (including budget and human resources management), and technical advice to the team and partners. The Programme Manager leads project proposals design and fundraising efforts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme management responsibilities

  • Overall management of CVT projects
  • In collaboration with Project Coordinators/Project Officers, develop periodic work plans and monitor implementation
  • Budget holder responsibilities: in collaboration with Project Coordinators/Project Officers, develop budget expenditures plans, review budget monitoring reports and ensure that all planned expenditures are on track in strict compliance with the agreed budget lines and CVT financial regulations
  • Ensure that weekly, monthly, quarterly and other reports are developed and submitted in accordance with agreed schedules
  • Develop proposals based on learning and reflections from the project implementation or/and other new proposal that are in line with the goals of the organisation
  • Ensure that an appropriate filing system of all project documents is maintained
  • Periodically visit the project implementation area and generate qualitative visit reports
  • Document learning generated through the project and reflections on best practices
  • Collaborate with different partners and stakeholders including Government to ensure that CVT programmes are successful
  • Ensure the visibility of the organisation and its activities

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning / Research

  • In collaboration with other staff members, establish a strong Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system for the programmes (MEAL Plans, Indicators, Performance Tracking Tables, monitoring tools, etc.)
  • Ensure data is collected at field level and that learning is shared and utilized to improve implementation

Staff Management and Development

  • Line management responsibilities for staff members
  • Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure appropriate professional development opportunities
  • Establish and manage the performance of all supervisees through the effective use of the Performance Management System and on-going mentoring/coaching

Children’s Voice Today representation

  • Establish and strengthen coordination mechanisms with stakeholders in country at both government and civil society level;
  • Ensure that CVT programmes are represented at national level for and round-tables

Resource Mobilization

  • Lead and contribute with technical expertise in the development of proposals
  • Active engagement in resource mobilization for programmatic areas

Emergency Response

  • Design and implement organisational strategies, plans and interventions to emergency response

REQUIRED SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Participation:

  • Understands clearly the sense of child led participation and work towards realising CVT goals in this regard
  • Works towards fulfilling children opinions under different organs/programmes of the organisation

Accountability:

  • Holds him-/herself accountable formaking decisions,managing resources efficiently, achieving androle modelling CVTvalues
  • Holds theteam andpartners accountable todeliver on theirresponsibilities- giving themthe freedom todeliver inthebestwaythey seefit,providing thenecessary developmenttoimprove performanceand applying appropriateconsequenceswhen results arenotachieved

Ambition:

  • Sets ambitiousandchallenging goals forthemselves, takes responsibilityfor theirownpersonal developmentandencourages otherstodo thesame
  • Widely shares their personal visionforCVT, engages andmotivatesothers
  • Futureorientated,thinks strategically

Collaboration:

  • Builds andmaintainseffectiverelationships, withtheteam,colleagues,members,external partners, andsupporters
  • Values diversity sees itas asourceofcompetitivestrength
  • Approachable, goodlistener, easy totalkto

Creativity:

  • Develops andencourages new andinnovativesolutions
  • Willing to takedisciplinedrisks

Integrity:

  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • University degree, preferably at Master’s level in Social Sciences or related field
  • Senior Technical expertise in the programmatic areas of Child Rights, Child Protection and Child Participation
  • Strong demonstrable skills and experience in programme management, monitoring, review and evaluation, including budget holding responsibilities
  • Problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Proven leadership skills – previous experience of line managing staff
  • Excellent English and Kinyarwanda written and oral communication skills
  • Strong report writing skills in English
  • Organisational development skills
  • Strong fund raising and project proposal writing skills

Interested candidates should send their applications written in Englishto: eforethe 13th of October 2017, the CV should include 3 referees with their address. Please include The Job Titlein the subject line of your email.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.