U.S. PEACE CORPS RWANDA HIV/AIDS PROGRAM COORDINATOR

BACKGROUND
The Peace Corps is an independent U.S. Government agency that sends American volunteers around the world to aid countries to fulfill their development needs. The three goals of the Peace Corps are:

• To help the people of interested countries in meeting their needs for trained men and women;
• To help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of peoples served;
• To help promote a better understanding of other people on the part of Americans.

The Peace Corps currently operates in 74 countries, with over 8,000 American volunteers of all ages and backgrounds.

Peace Corps originally opened its program in Rwanda in 1974, working for 20 years before closing its offices in 1993. It reopened its program in 2008 and Peace Corps Volunteers are currently working in two sectors (Education and Community Health). We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is a team player and self-starter with moral integrity to fill this vacancy.

BASIC FUNCTION
Reporting to the Director of Programming & Training (DPT), the HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator manages Peace Corps Rwanda’s HIV/AIDS Program, responding to the needs of Rwandan communities while aligning with Peace Corps’ defined role in HIV prevention, care and support. The Program Coordinator is responsible for work in four major categories: 1) programming and administration; 2) support to Volunteers and their counterparts who are engaged in HIV/AIDS programming, 3) monitoring, evaluation, and reporting; and 4) training. The Coordinator conducts all duties in close collaboration with Peace Corps Rwanda (PCR) programming, training, and administrative staff, and coordinates activities with the USG PEPFAR Team, national and international partners, and the Office of Global Health and HIV/AIDS (OGHH) in Peace Corps Washington (PC HQ).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge: Knowledge of the Rwandan context of rural development, HIV/AIDs, and national HIV/AIDs policies and programs.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in social science or health related field, preferably with emphasis on rural community development.

Prior Work Experience: Minimum of three years experience in HIV/AIDS-related work, including project management, budget oversight and monitoring and evaluation.

Language Proficiency:Fluent English (written and spoken)
Fluent Kinyarwanda (written and spoken)

Abilities and Skills: Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary and international team framework; willingness and ability to take initiative with minimal guidance; strong conceptualization, analytical, and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of professional counterparts within and outside the organization; advanced computer literacy, word processing, and spread sheet development (Excel, Power-point, Access)

Please submit via email a CV and cover letter torecruitment@rw.peacecorps.gov by November 2, 2012. No phone calls or paper applications will be accepted.

The Peace Corps is an equal opportunity agency.