COFORWA PROGRAM COORDINATOR

SALARY : Negotiable

LOCATION : Gitarama Town, Muhanga with 
travels in the country and internationally

REPORTS TO : Executive Director

NATIONALITY : Open only to East African 
National (with a priority to Rwandan Nationals)

AGE : At least 30 years of age
WORKING LANGUAGE : English and French (Strongly required)

OPENS : May 24, 2013

CLOSES : The announcement is open until June 7, 2013 at 5.00 pm Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

OVERVIEW

COFORWA (Compagnons Fontainiers du Rwanda) is a Non-Governmental Rwandan Organization based in Muhanga and intervenes in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education since 1972. The organization has a long-dating experience in provision safe drinking water, rainwater harvesting, promoting improved sanitation and good hygiene practices both in communities and in public places such as schools, markets, refugee camps, etc.

In its capacity building project stipulated in the 2011-2013 Strategic Plan, COFORWA seeks to recruit a competent person for the aforementioned position.

The Program Coordinator will be in charge of coordinating all COFORWA WASH Projects, monitoring their progress and evaluating their impact. He/She will also make sure that reports from different projects are very well written to our partners’ satisfaction and sent to them on time as per the required deadlines. He/She will also coordinate activities pertaining to funds mobilization as well as those that include writing project proposals and organization of funds mobilization events.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Serve as a “B” substitute the Executive Director in his/her absence from duty

Ensure that agreements between COFORWA and partners are respected

Ensure that all projects are executed in very good quality of the work being done as per the agreements between COFORWA and partners.

Ensure that reports to partners are very well written (in terms of language and content), and that they are always submitted on time

Ensure that projects have proper staff, equipment and all necessary logistics to be effectively and efficiently executed

Organize and chair Program Coordination Meetings (PCM) with Project Managers on a regular basis

Supervise and evaluation the performance of Project Managers and give them any necessary support

Ensure a regular monitoring and evaluation of projects under execution

Update partners on a regular basis on the progress of the projects that they fund

Provide support in the recruitment of Project Staff

Visit Projects on a regular basis to monitor their progress and provide any necessary support to the project staff

Provide support in project data base conception and updating

Write new project proposals for funding

Making a follow-up on the project proposals submitted to make sure that they get funding

Organizing national, regional and international funds mobilization events

Provide support in the preparation of tender documents for WASH bids.

Provide any other required support in funds mobilization such as writing success stories for funds mobilization purposes

Ensure a proper marketing and communication strategy for funds mobilization

Provide program data and information to feed COFORWA’s website

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have :

Minimum level acceptable : Bachelor’s Degree in Hydraulic Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environment and Water Resource Management, Project Management, Development Studies and any other related fields.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Driving License Category A or B (strongly required)

Demonstrated experience in project proposal writing

At least 3 years of experience of working with International NGOs

Experience in Project Planning and Management

Experience in implementation of WASH Projects

Experience in Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Experience in funds mobilization

Experience in Public and inter-organization relations

Demonstrated commitment to teamwork, customer service, and fixing problems under tight deadlines.

Experience in working with rural communities

PROCESS

Interested applicants should submit the following :

A letter of interest, describing specific qualifications for the position ;

A current resume, detailing experience, education, and his/her current or previous salary ;

Letters of recommendation from three professional references with current telephone numbers and e-mail addresses ; Please send completed application packets by regular mail : COFORWA-Compagnons Fontainiers du Rwanda P.O. Box 57 Muhanga You can also send an e-mail to : Email : cfrwa@rwanda1.org, muhawe5@yahoo.fr, nyabyendarevy8@gmail.com

Applications sent after the deadline (June 7, 2013 at 5.00 pm) will not be accepted.