East Africa Director at CHABHA (Children Affected By HIV/AIDS), Kigali, Rwanda

CHABHA (Children Affected By HIV/AIDS) an international NGO 501©3 registered in Rwanda is searching for a senior level International Director to provide leadership and strategic vision on existing and future partnerships, understanding of hosting government policies and, ensuring consistent, technically sound and appropriate implementation of programs inline with organizations strategic plan in East Africa that promote the wellbeing of impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Job responsibilities:

1. Effective staff development.

• Minimum 5 years experience in management and staff development;
• Overseeing Human Resource policy and procedure creating HR handbook aligned with host country policies and procedures for regular performance assessment of staff;
• Providing technical support and development opportunities for staff capacity building;
• Design, conduct, and identify workshops for staff development;
• Conduct staff reviews bi-annually accessing challenges and implementing policies that promote professionalism and capacity building;
• Create and promote open and transparent working environment;

2. Development of future Community Based Organization partners in East Africa

• Identify and screen community based grassroots organizations serving orphans and vulnerable children affected by the HIV and AIDS epidemic in East Africa;
• Understanding of programmatic goals and objectives for partnerships;
• Ensure that staff actively contributes to effective coordination with outside international and national organizations working with OVC’s and share similar objectives;
• Ensuring CHABHA and partners operate to safeguard all stakeholders;
• Understanding and promotion of child’s rights;
• Collaboration with partners to design objectives and goals of partnership;
• Development and understanding of partners needs and incorporate CHABHA model and approach to achieve programmatic goals and objectives of CHABHA and its partners;
• Implement monitoring and evaluation systems to measure outcomes and tracking of programs;

3. Budget, Grant and proposal writing, reporting, and resource management

• Oversee budget preparation for East Africa operations and partners;
• Develop partnerships with international and national organizations working with OVC’s and the households that create economic independence for the beneficiaries;
• Experience in grant proposal writing;
• Develop and maintain universal Monitoring and Evaluation reporting of project outcomes and assessments among partners for donor reports;
• Oversee communications of grant and partner reports to all donors and partners;
• Train partners in budget preparation for donors and partners;
• Experience in preparing and implementing budget for partners and donors;
• Negotiating purchase and MOU’s of capital equipment, and rent;
• Maintain and security of all capital equipment and properties of NGO;

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required, Masters preferred;
• Demonstrated abilities in NGO reporting, budgeting, procurement, and project management;
• Program performance management, including program monitoring and evaluation;
• Capacity to develop and mentor a team of highly qualified professionals;
• Ability to collaborate with people and organizations of diverse backgrounds;
• Excellent facilitation, analytical and organizational skills;
• Advanced Excel, and financial management skills;
• Minimum five years experience working with international organization;
• Written and oral skills in English, Kinyarwanda and Swahili;
• Current Passport required;


All inquiries to email CV, references, copies of degree, and certificates by 9:00 AM 17/08/2012 to david@chabha.org

NB: All applicants will be reviewed upon receipt of CV and requested documents.