1. About Smart Africa

Smart Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies.

The Transform Africa Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda on 28th-31st October 2013 culminated in the adoption of the Smart Africa Manifesto document by seven (7) African Heads of States (Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Mali, Gabon, Burkina Faso) in which they committed to provide leadership in accelerating socio-economic development through ICT’s.

On 30th-31st January 2014, The Smart Africa Manifesto was endorsed by all Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa. This development places the Manifesto at the heart
of the ICT agenda in Africa beyond just the 7 original signatories at the Summit to all the 54 African countries.

The Smart Africa Alliance has since grown to include 29 African countries that represent 600+ million people.

The Smart Africa Manifesto aims to put ICT at the Center of National Socio-economic development agenda of member countries; improve access to ICT especially Broadband; to improve accountability, efficiency and openness through ICT promoting the introduction of advanced technologies in telecommunication; to put Private Sector first; and to leverage ICT to promote sustainable development.

2. Background of the Start-ups and Innovation ecosystems development initiative

In all countries of the world, access to the digital environment promotes growth in gross domestic product. This trend is already being observed in Africa, notably through mobile penetration. As a factor of innovation, digital technology generates new uses everywhere and helps to transform business models. While African innovation and start-ups is starting to emerge into the international scene, the significant development potential of the digital innovation and entrepreneurship is not being used to their full potential.

The continent remains very fragmented between a few rare hubs, and the fragility of the ecosystem of start-ups mainly due to:
- Administrative and legal barriers to the creation and development of enterprises,
- Limited access to telecommunications infrastructure, in particular the Internet,
- Particular access to finance and expanding market,
- Lack of countries support for the development of innovative start-ups,
- Difficult market access,
- The weakness of education systems.

From this background, it is important to enhance entrepreneurship and increase innovation for new solutions in the ICT sector.

3. Duties and Responsibilities

The Smart Africa Secretariat would like to recruit a Consultant Project Manager (PM) in charge of the Start-ups and Innovation ecosystems development initiative with responsibility for management of various strategic projects, in close consultation with stakeholders and partners.

More precisely, the PM will help define and execute our global strategies on various projects, including the development of start-ups and innovation ecosystems development.

The primary duties of the position will include:
• Provide required technical and administrative support to coordinate and implement project activities across Smart Africa Member States while ensuring effective linkages to the Smart Africa core objectives and activities.
• Preparing an annual Work Plan for submission to the reporting to the Head of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Services;
• Design and document our evolving strategy, including produce relevant slides, presentations, and key messaging;
• Review and prepare analysis and research on the sector, using regional and global resources including academia and industry;
• Help us bring new allies and strengthen the commitment of existing partners;
• Establish close collaboration and working arrangements with an interdisciplinary team composed of experts from Governments, Private sector, Non-Government organisations and other professional associations, to ensure good coordination, collaboration and timely conduct of Smart Africa activities;
• Follow through mobilization of funds /resources from other development partners and institutions to complete the financing of the Smart Africa projects;
• Provide periodical reports on the progress of project activities and issues arising;
• Participate in regional project meetings and workshops and other activities as required.

Other duties and responsibilities will include:

• Prepare the terms of reference and identify consultants/institutions to undertake assignments in accordance with the approved annual Work Plan;
• Monitor and supervise the work of consultants, institutions, government staff and other partners, facilitate meetings and, as far as possible, ensure the timely and responsive delivery of outputs and reports;
• Provide to institutions/consultants visiting or engaged in assignments, including preparing itineraries, appointments and assisting with travel and other logistical arrangements;
• Any other assignments which will be assigned from time to time by the leadership of Smart Africa.

4. Key qualifications

Education:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Business Information Technology (BIT), Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field with recognised at least 10 years of technical expertise.
• A Project Management Certification from a recognized International Project Management Certification Body such as the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• A Masters’ Degree in Business Information Technology or master’s in business administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field with experience in business development will be an added advantage.

General experience and skills:
• Strong management skills with the ability to provide strategic guidance, technical oversight, build strong teams, develop work plans, manage budgets and project expenditures;
• Good interpersonal skills with experience in networking with partners at all levels (Ministry, development partners, private sector, NGOs and Academia) to effectively explain strategy and approach to external Partners audience.
• Self-starter, work independently, with critical thinking, ability of tolerance and ambiguity to work on multiple projects
• Experience in the start-ups and entreprenuership ecosystem in Africa.
• A good knowledge of ICT policy and regulation ecosystem /framework;
• Strong competence in the use of standard software productivity tools (such as Microsoft Office Suite , modern communication tools such as zoom, etc.

5. Languages:
• Excellent Knowledge and Fluency in French or English.
• The good working knowledge of both French and English or other languages such as Portuguese or Arabic will be an advantage.

6. Duration of the assignment

The duration of the assignment will be for 1 year, with a possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funds and performance appraisal.

7. Reporting requirements

The PM will report directly to the Head of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Services.

8. Application Procedure

• A one-page cover letter with a motivation statement in relation to the ToR;
• A CV with 2 contact information of referees;
• A brief essay of two (2) pages to the following question: What would be your approach to develop successfully Start-ups and Innovation ecosystems in Africa within a short period of time (1 to 3 years) as a PM in Smart Africa Secretariat?

You will send your Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and essay in either French or English. All the above should be sent to the following email address: to hr@smartafrica.org and copy procurement@smartafrica.org not later than Monday, November 18th, 2019 at 5 pm.

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1. About Smart Africa

Smart Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies.

The Transform Africa Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda on 28th-31st October 2013 culminated in the adoption of the Smart Africa Manifesto document by seven (7) African Heads of States (Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Mali, Gabon, Burkina Faso) in which they committed to provide leadership in accelerating socio-economic development through ICT’s.

On 30th-31st January 2014, The Smart Africa Manifesto was endorsed by all Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa. This development places the Manifesto at the heart
of the ICT agenda in Africa beyond just the 7 original signatories at the Summit to all the 54 African countries.

The Smart Africa Alliance has since grown to include 29 African countries that represent 600+ million people.

The Smart Africa Manifesto aims to put ICT at the Center of National Socio-economic development agenda of member countries; improve access to ICT especially Broadband; to improve accountability, efficiency and openness through ICT promoting the introduction of advanced technologies in telecommunication; to put Private Sector first; and to leverage ICT to promote sustainable development.

2. Background of the Broadband and Internet Infrastructure Initiatives
Africa, being the youngest and 2nd most populated continent on earth has an enormous opportunity to leapfrog through technology which will facilitate socio-economic growth and close the digital divide between Africa and the rest of the world.
The Internet penetration in Africa stands at an average of 35%, whiles the world average is 54.4%. Out of the continent’s population of 1.2bn, it is estimated that only 454 million had access to the internet by 2017. A whooping 64% of Africans are yet to be connected to the internet.
Broadband Connectivity is the main enabler to achieve a single digital market and Smart Africa has as part of its mission to make broadband connectivity accessible and affordable through its numerous cross border projects.

3. Duties and Responsibilities

The Smart Africa Secretariat would like to recruit a Consultant - Project Manager (PM) in charge of Broadband and Internet Infrastructure Initiatives with responsibility for the management of various strategic projects, in close consultation with stakeholders and partners.

More precisely, the PM will help the organization define and execute the global strategy on various projects, including development of projects to ensure accessible and affordable broadband connectivity for Africa in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

The primary duties of the position will include:

• Providing required technical and administrative support to coordinate and implement project activities across Smart Africa Member States while ensuring effective linkages to the Smart Africa core objectives and activities.
• Preparing an annual Work Plan for submission to the Head of Digital Infrastructures Program
• Planning, supervising and implementing Smart Africa projects/initiatives activities, providing proposals and plans (including work plans, procurement, consultancies, recruitment, logistics, budgeting and disbursements).
• Establishing close collaboration, working arrangements and partnerships with Governments, Private sector, Non-Government organisations, Academia and other professional associations, to ensure good coordination, collaboration and timely conduct of Smart Africa activities.
• Liaising with government and other key stakeholders to promote enabling ICT policy and regulatory environment that would facilitate the implementation of initiatives under his/her supervision;
• Following through mobilization of funds /resources from development partners and institutions to complete the financing of the Smart Africa projects, especially those under his/her supervision;
• Providing periodical reports on the progress of project activities and issues arising;
• Participating in regional project meetings and workshops and other activities as required;

Other duties and responsibilities will include:
• Prepare the terms of reference and identify consultants/institutions to undertake assignments in accordance with the approved annual Work Plan;
• Monitor and supervise the work of consultants, institutions, government staff and other partners, facilitate meetings and, as far as possible, ensure the timely and responsive delivery of outputs and reports;
• Provide to institutions/consultants visiting or engaged in assignments, including preparing itineraries, appointments and assisting with travel and other logistical arrangements;
• Any other assignments/project which will be assigned as needed by the leadership of Smart Africa.

4. Key qualifications

Education:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field with recognised at least 10 years of technical expertise.
• A Project Management Certification from a recognized International Project Management Certification Body such as the Project Management Institute (PMI).

• A Masters’ Degree in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Business in IT will be an added advantage.

General experience and skills:
• Self-starter with high degree of flexibility, tolerance for ambiguity, ability to work independently and on multiple projects simultaneously;
• Ability to effectively explain strategy and approach to external partners audiences;
• Strong management skills including ability to provide strategic guidance, technical oversight, build strong teams, mentor staff, develop work plans, and manage budgets and project expenditures;
• Good interpersonal skills with experience in networking with partners at all levels (Ministry, development partners, private sector, NGOs and Academia);
• Experience working with in project coordination;
• Demonstrated written, analytical, presentation, reporting and computing skills and familiarity with modern communication systems (internet, worldwide web, email, etc);
• A good knowledge of matters related to ICT policy and regulation;
• Experience in critical thinking;
• Ability to work in a team;
• Strong competence in the use of standard software productivity tools (such as Microsoft Office Suite or others).

5. Languages:
• Excellent Knowledge and Fluency in either French or English (reading and writing).
• A good working knowledge of both English and French will be an added advantage.

6. Duration of the assignment

The duration of the assignment will be for 1 year, with a possibility of renewal, subject to availability of funds and performance appraisal.

7. Reporting requirements

The PM will report directly to the Head of Digital Infrastructure Program under the Technology and Innovation department.

8. Application Instructions

• A one-page cover letter with a motivation statement in relation to the ToR;
• A CV with 2 contact information of referees;
• A brief essay of one (1) page to the following question: In your view, what are the main reasons for the low penetration of Broadband in Africa, Explain your reasons.

You will send your Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and essay in either French or English. All the above should be sent to the following email address: to hr@smartafrica.org and copy procurement@smartafrica.org not later than Monday, November 18th, 2019 at 5 pm.

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1. Position: Program Support Manager

2. Background

SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies.

The Smart Africa agenda is led by visionary Heads of State who believe in the power of ICT for the advancement and betterment of the African continent. This agenda will lead the continent to the 04th industrial revolution, using the transformation power of ICTs through a successful implementation and deployment of major ICT infrastructure, applications, services as well as creating local relevant content for Africa while developing a vibrant ICT industry and creating jobs.

The Smart aims to put ICT at the Center of National Socio-economic development agenda of member countries; improve access to ICT especially Broadband; to improve accountability, efficiency and openness through ICT promoting the introduction of advanced technologies in telecommunication; to put Private Sector first; and to leverage ICT to promote sustainable development.

3. Purpose and context

The Technology and Innovation department of Smart Africa is responsible for the implementation of various projects organised under two (2) broad categories: The digital infrastructure program and the digital transformation program. Under these 2 programs are implemented a wide range of projects and initiatives, ranging from cross-border fibre optics, data centers, cyber security, digital ID and entrepreneurship and innovation, just to name a few.

The program support manager will be responsible for providing support to the 2 program heads mentioned above. He/She will report to the Director of Technology and Innovation and will have a close and effective collaborative working relationship with the program heads.

4. Responsibilities

The programme support manager will be responsible of the following:
• Support program managers with strategic planning, workforce planning processes and develop and align program goals and performance outcomes;
• Support program managers with the development of concept papers, project/partnership proposals, project presentations, high level briefs;
• Ensures that each program/project actions and decisions to be followed or implemented by the department is assigned to a project manager to ensure responsibility, accountability and timeline for delivery;
• Track the implementation of each program/project actions and decisions, until completion using online productivity tools;
• Ensure the monitoring and reporting of the performance of agreed Smart Africa annual goals and KPIs, program plans, program budgets, contracts, agreements and MoUs, and support addressing non–performance, to achieve the required outcomes;
• Develop a sustainable reporting system that tracks daily, weekly and monthly actions, and put processes into place to ensure its utilization;
• Oversee communications and information sharing within the Technology and Innovation Department;
• Assist in planning, scheduling and maintaining the Technology and Innovation department master calendar;
• Participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of a healthy workplace which fosters trust, creativity, and general well-being; and
• Any other duties, as delegated from time to time.


Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
• Impeccable written and spoken English and French.
• High sense of responsibility, organization, prioritization and the ability to take initiative with minimal supervision.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Cross-cultural experience and the acumen.
• Ability to handle sensitive issues with a high level of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
• Desire to grow professionally.
• Gracefully handle pressure and remain a constantly reliable resource to management.
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to format complex documents.
• Flexible and motivated team player.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office – especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Experience Required:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in management, project management, business administration, with at least 4 years of experience, with at least 1 year of work experience in senior management, senior advisory or strategic support position.
• Extensive cross-cultural experience and ability to help people of different cultures understand Rwandan Culture.
• Demonstrated ability to cooperate and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and build a positive work environment.
• Experience in proposal writing or coordination.
• Experience in writing reports in English as well as in written and oral translation.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and work cooperatively with external stakeholders, such as Government Departments, private sector and international organizations.
• Demonstrated computer literacy, interpersonal and time management skills.

Application Procedure:
• A one-page cover letter describing your motivation for applying to Smart Africa Secretariat and why you are uniquely qualified to fill the post described in this announcement.
• A one-page CV with 3 names of referees.

5. Duration of assignment

The appointment will be for 1 year, subject to a probationary period of 3 months. The position might be renewed for a second year, subject to availability of funds.

Interested bidders should send their Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and essay in either French or English. All the above should be sent to the following email address: to hr@smartafrica.org and copy procurement@smartafrica.org not later than Monday 18th November 2019.

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Data manager – epidemiologist expert (m/f) - Rwanda

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements and coordinates Belgium’s international development policy and primarily works for the Belgian State. The agency also implements actions for other national and international donors. Enabel has 1400 staff, of which more than 70% is local personnel. Enabel manages about 150 projects, mostly in fragile states in Africa.

Short Summary of the intervention
The new country programme for the Belgo-Rwandan cooperation 2019 – 2024 will intervene in the health sector, with the general objective: “The delivery of sexual and reproductive health services including family planning services is increased as well as the access of households to heath care”. Two complementary interventions are foreseen, each with its specific objective:
Specific objective 1: To ensure that all women, new-borns, children, adolescents and men have universal access to quality integrated RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health) and/or FP/ASRH (Family Planning & Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health) services, using a result-based financing methodology,
Specific objective 2: To ensure accessible, evidence-based, improved and innovative sexual and reproductive health services for empowered citizens.

Job description
It concerns the Health Sector-Project Intervention focusing on ‘Sexual Reproductive Health – Maternal and Neonatal cares in seven districts in Rwanda to ensure accessible, evidence-based, improved and innovated health services for empowered citizens.
N+1: Intervention Manager - Public Health
Partners:
o Ministry of Health and Rwanda Biomedical Center through its Maternal, Child and Community Health Division (MCCH): The senior ITA Data Manager Epidemiologist will be anchored at the MCCH Division.
o Districts: District authorities (Mayor and Vice Mayor of Social Affairs), the Health Management Team (DHMT) and the District Health Unit (DHU). The DHU Director will be the counterpart for the implementation and the management of the interventions at district level.

Function:
ü Main tasks:
o The ITA Data-manager/epidemiologist will contribute to the implementation of the interventions of the Health program by providing input for planning, execution, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
o The ITA will support the Maternal, Child and Community Health Division (RBC-MoH) in its process of improving and consolidating the existing health information monitoring and evaluation system: availability of quality data, analysis and use for evidence-based decision-making at district and central level:
 Support the production of quality data
 Develop strategies for effective utilization of data for monitoring, evaluation, decision making and action-research:
 Build capacity of 7 districts District Health Management Team, District health Unit staff and central level staff on effective data collection and analysis, self-reflection & monitoring based on data and evaluation methods
 Support the integration of different systems of information (system data warehouse) and further develop Health Management Information System tools, methods and guidelines at central and decentralized level
o The ITA will also support the Result-Based Financing program component (objective one) by assuring that the Ministry of Health is able to provide in time the necessary results report regarding the disbursement-linked indicators
o The ITA will act as Enabel focal point for the M&E system of the program and regularly report on the state of progress
o The ITA will assure the evidence-based documentation and capitalisation of innovative experiences and quality-improvement initiatives
ü Expected results of the function:
o The existing health information monitoring and evaluation system has improved in terms of Availability of quality data, Analysis of data and Use for evidence-based decision-making at district and central level
o Existing systems of information and further develop Health Management Information System tools, methods and guidelines are integrated
o Practical training guidelines on the analysis, processing and dissemination of processed data from HMIS to be used in decision making by staff at different levels are available
o Capacity building of 7 districts District Health Management Team, District health Unit staff and central level staff on effective data and Monitoring and evaluation methods is strengthened
o Evidence-based documentation and capitalisation of innovative experiences and quality-improvement initiatives are available

Your profile
Any specialism in the diploma:
 Master’s degree in Public health and/or in Epidemiology with large expertise in data management and Health information systems

Specific experience required:
 At least 5 years of experience of professional experience in providing support to Health Management Information Systems and Monitoring and Evaluation on health interventions
 Field experience of more than 5 years in the implementation of a development intervention in the health sector, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa
 Professional experience in providing support to health Management Information Systems and Monitoring and Evaluation in the sector of sexual and reproductive health
 Experience in using Health Information Data base and any electronic medical recording System
 Experience in conducting evaluations, operational research, action-research and surveys in the health sector
 Solid Experience in accompanying of change process and capacity building

Knowledge and skills required:
 Excellent knowledge of English with writing skills and basic knowledge of French
 Strong interpersonal and coaching skills
 Good capacity on report and scientific articles writing skills for publishing
 Capacity to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary context
 Good knowledge of ICT (Word, Excel, Power Point and Database)
 Excellent communication skills

Specific competences or knowledge considered an asset:
 Experience in East Africa or Rwanda in particular
 Knowledge of Kinyarwanda

We offer you

You will work on a full-time basis.

Duty station: Kigali – Rwanda, with regular travelling in 7 districts in Rwanda.
Desired starting date: 1st of December 2019
Duration of the assignment: until the 30th of November 2022 (possible extension to 30 June 2024)
Monthly salary package: (cat. B417) between 5.247,17 euro and 7.344,22 euro (this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship allowance and expat allowance). The salary will be calculated in function of the actual years of relevant experience.
Furthermore, our expatriate staff members are also offered expat benefits such as a (capped) housing allowance, a moving allowance, an installation allowance, coverage of school costs for children accompanying, an insurance package for the whole family, including repatriation insurance, and an annual round-trip flight ticket for each family member.

A recruitment pool may be constituted following this recruitment procedure for similar functions in our intervention countries.

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Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements and coordinates Belgium’s international development policy and primarily works for the Belgian State. The agency also implements actions for other national and international donors. Enabel has 1400 staff, of which more than 70% is local personnel. Enabel manages about 150 projects, mostly in fragile states in Africa.

Short summary of the intervention
The new country programme for the Belgo-Rwandan cooperation 2019 – 2024 foresees to intervene in the agricultural sector with the following general objective “Increase revenues for farmers’ households and other private actors in the agricultural value chains in a sustainable manner”.

Three complementary interventions are foreseen, each with its specific objective:
1) Support through the MDTF the implementation of PSTA4 to promote the commercialisation of agricultural value chains.
2) Develop inclusive and sustainable feed, pig & poultry value chains in which all actors run a profitable business.
3) Attract private investment to develop a modern value chain to produce high quality meat products and eggs to substitute imports as well as to export.

The first specific objective will be managed through a Grant with the World Bank.
The last two interventions are closely linked to each other and will be managed together by the intervention manager in livestock.

Job description
The Intervention Manager in Livestock will assure the strategic and operational piloting of both interventions in the pig and poultry sector. He/she will lead a team of one international expert in private sector development and several national experts, and will work in close collaboration with the Rwanda partners
(Ministry of Agriculture, Rwanda Agriculture Board, NIRDA, Districts, private sector federations).

Function
 Expected results of the function:
o Assure the strategic and operational piloting of both interventions (2 and 3);
o Assure the overall coherence and the coordination between both interventions;
o Assure the quality control of all the technical aspects of the program either directly or through consultancies

 Main tasks:
o Assure the role of intervention manager (Daily Management) for both interventions in the pig & poultry sector;
o Assure the technical expertise on all production and processing related aspects of the poultry, pork and animal feed value chains ;
o Guide and support the development of quality extension services for pig, chicken and animal feed production
o Guide and monitor the roll out of the training components for veterinary services
o Guide the development of an adequate regulatory framework (norms and standards);
o Jointly with the Private sector development expert support the Belgian contribution to the sector dialogue in the agriculture sector

Your profile
• Master’s degree in agriculture, veterinary or animal sciences, livestock management or related technical discipline
• At least 5 years of experience in project management in international development projects/programmes (international experience is a must)
• Proven relevant experience in the area of livestock development
• Experience in leading agricultural value chain development interventions
• Experience in East Africa or Rwanda in particular is considered an asset
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop collaborative relationships, especially in a multi-component project with multiple implementation partners
• Ability to work under stressful conditions with no objection to working overtime and undertaking field missions
• Fluent in English, knowledge of French, Dutch or Kinyarwanda is considered an asset
• Good knowledge of ICT (Word, Excel, Power Point and Database)

We offer you

You will work on a full-time basis.
Duty station: Kigali – Rwanda, with frequent travelling in Rwanda.
Preferred starting date : 1st of November 2019
Duration of the assignment: until the 30th of June 2024

Monthly salary package: (cat.1 – B476) between 5.824,95 euro and 8.124,22 euro (this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship allowance and expat allowance). The salary will be calculated in function of the actual years of relevant experience.
Furthermore, our expatriate staff members are also offered expat benefits such as a (capped) housing allowance, a moving allowance, an installation allowance, coverage of school costs for children accompanying, an insurance package for the whole family, including repatriation insurance, and an annual round-trip flight ticket for each family member.

A recruitment pool may be constituted following this recruitment procedure for similar functions in our intervention countries.

Start date: Preferred mid September 2019
Contract: Open ended contract renewable with 3-6 months probation period
Reporting to: Sr. VP Operations (Rwanda)

Who We Are
Inyenyeri is a high-growth energy start-up, dedicated to eliminating household air pollution and reversing the national wood deficit in Rwanda. Inyenyeri utilizes an innovative business model to provide the world’s cleanest solid biomass cook-stoves and fuel pellets to its customers at affordable monthly prices. Inyenyeri works in 4 districts in Rwanda. Headquartered in Kigali, with an office in Rubavu and a project in Kigeme refugee camp, Inyenyeri currently has over 170 employees and plans to rapidly expand its team as it scales the business model across Rwanda.

About the role:
Inyenyeri is looking for a competent Scaling Program Manager/Director, to design Inyenyeri’s scaling program across all elements of the value chain and support functions of this new biomass energy utility to grow the organization from current 5000 Households (HH’s) to 100.000 HH’s over the next few years. Once the program is designed, set up and structured, play the role of head Project Management Office (PMO) to support the departmental leads and the Project Committee in the realization of the program.

What good looks like:
• Logical and complete program structure (scope, overall deliverables)
• Program plan well specified at various levels of abstraction
• Regular checks on feasibility and coherence of program
• Stakeholders informed and involved
• Project properly staffed
• Ability to adapt plan in a coherent way
• Rigorous reporting on progress, issues and outcomes

Key Responsibilities
• To develop a program management structure, plan and processes to support Inyenyeri in the realization of its scaling plan (e.g. keep the PMO masterfile updated);
• To provide business and financial analyses, as well as strategic leadership, that ensures the optimal balance between the supply and demand of pellets;
• To assist the departmental heads and other project owners in the realization of their particular work stream (e.g. to work with the HR department to keep the recruitment planner updated);
• To monitor and report on progress made;
• To identify and help resolve bottlenecks in the realization;
• To assess company risks, to maintain and update a risk register and to mitigate these risks together with colleagues;
• To link program plan elements with the budget and allow for adaptations of the program in line with changing financial conditions.

Required Skills

What we are looking for:
• Experienced program manager (> 5 years), with attitude and skills to deliver complex projects in a timely way;
• Capable of (re)designing a large multi-disciplinary program;
• Understanding of, and experience with, challenges of implementing large programs;
• Outstanding financial and planning skills;
• Proven skills in budget management;
• Excellent in reporting on outstanding issues and helping to resolve these;
• Ability to present solution directions such that decision-making is facilitated;
• Outstanding team player while also being able to operate with minimal supervision;
• Experience in B2C consumer goods company with production facility an advantage;
• Experience with supply chain management a plus.

Qualifications:
• A Bachelor’s degree (e.g. In Business, Economics, Marketing, Statistics, Engineering or Physical Sciences) is a must; Master’s degree strongly preferred;
• A minimum of 5-10 years of relevant professional experience as a Project/Program/Business/Growth/Scaling Manager;
• Fluency in English, both in writing and verbally;
• Previous experience with a rapidly growing organization.

*Women candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
*This position is subject to funding.

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Start date: ASAP (preferably by mid-September 2019)
Contract: One year contract, renewable, with 3-6 months probation period
Reporting to: Sr. VP Operations (Rwanda)

Who we are
Inyenyeri is a high-growth energy start-up, dedicated to eliminating household air pollution and reversing the national wood deficit in Rwanda. Inyenyeri utilizes an innovative business model to provide the world’s cleanest solid biomass cook-stoves and fuel pellets to its customers at affordable monthly prices. Inyenyeri works in 4 districts in Rwanda. Headquartered in Kigali, with an office in Rubavu and a project in Kigeme refugee camp, Inyenyeri currently has over 170 employees and plans to rapidly expand its team as it scales the business model across Rwanda.

About the role :
Inyenyeri is looking for a competent Sales & Innovations Manager/Director who will identify, initiate, lead and complete projects aimed at 1) increasing revenues through an improved customer experience, and/or alternative pricing schemes, and 2) reducing costs through the application of innovative sales, distribution and after-sales techniques. The goal is to reduce stove stacking, increase retention and customer satisfaction, add value to the customer and increase profitability of the company while upholding and reinforcing the mission of the organization. This will be done by combining research, analysis and innovation.

Key responsibilities
● Research customer behavior under different circumstances in order to determine adequate solutions and/or need for improvement of customer experience;
● Assess opportunities to expand our products & services range, e.g.solar add-ons;
● Generate ideas and solutions to increase stove usage and pellets consumption;
● Develop solutions for improving the interaction with customers, for instance through means of push notifications (text messages) regarding stove handling;
● Use of e-marketing tools to create awareness in new target markets;
● Testing innovative pellet distribution solutions such as through pellet vending machines;
● Understand and document customer needs and determine solutions to improve customer experience; design pathways to implement these solutions and lead the implementation;
● Define opportunities for expansion of our services; research solutions and determine how expansion can be implemented;
● Determine how technology can innovate our products and services: Data capture, sales & distribution, post-sales etc;
● Collaborate with researchers and colleagues to identify relevant research questions and methodologies, and to jointly implement those in order to generate results that can benefit Inyenyeri’s business operations.

Required skills
● A Bachelor’s degree (e.g. in Business, Economics, Marketing, Statistics, Engineering or Physical Sciences) is a must; Master’s degree strongly preferred;
● A minimum of 5-10 years of relevant professional experience as a Project/Product/Business/Innovations/Marketing Manager;
● Outstanding communication skills, both verbally and in writing;
● Fluency in English is a must, fluency in Kinyarwanda desirable;
● A strategic thinker with excellent analytical skills, innovative mindset, entrepreneurial spirit;
● An experienced project manager, with attitude and skills to deliver complex projects in a timely and effective way;
● Someone who knows how to ask the right questions, how to set up the methodology to generate answers to those questions, how to interpret those answers, how to turn those answers into solutions and how to implement those solutions;
● Human-centered design expertise;
● Cultural sensitivity and someone who has an ability to relate with our customers and field staff;
● Excellent analytical and reporting skills;
● A quick learner and tech savvy; several projects will have a technology component;
● Understanding of, and experience with, challenges of implementing changes in an organization;
● Ability to present solution directions such that decision-making is facilitated;
● An outstanding team player while also being able to operate with minimal supervision;
● Desirable: Someone with basic knowledge of coding languages like R and Python;
● Prior knowledge of the cooking sector a plus.

*Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
** This position is subject to funding.

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Enabel is the Belgian development agency. Under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we carry out public service assignments in Belgium and abroad. In addition, Enabel enhances the impact of Belgium in international development by carrying out assignments for Belgian and international third-party donors.

Short Summary of the intervention

The new country programme for the Belgo-Rwandan cooperation 2019 – 2024 will intervene in the health sector, with the following general objective: “The delivery of sexual and reproductive health services including family planning services is increased as well as the access of households to heath care”.

Two complementary interventions are foreseen, each with its specific objective:
Specific objective 1: (Result-based Financing-RBF): To ensure that all women, new-born, children, adolescents and men have universal access to quality integrated RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health) and/or FP/ASRH (Family Planning & Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health) services.
Specific objective 2: To ensure accessible, evidence-based, improved and innovative health services (with a special attention to sexual and reproductive health services) with increased citizens’ participation and engagement in development.

Job description

The Social Scientist ensures accessible, evidence-based, improved and innovated sexual and reproductive health services for empowered citizens in 7 districts (SO2).

Function
 N+1: Intervention Manager
 Direct hierarchical supervisor of:
o Number: 1 NTA Social Scientist
 Partners:
o Ministry of Health and Rwanda Biomedical Center through its Maternal, Child and Community Health Division (MCCH): The senior ITA Social Scientist will be anchored at the MCCH Division
o Districts: District authorities (Mayor and Vice Mayor of Social Affairs), the Health Management Team (DHMT) and the District Health Unit (DHU). The DHU Director will be the counterpart for the implementation and the management of the interventions at district level
o The ITA Social Scientist will directly accompany Gakenke, Rulindo, Nyarugenge districts with regard to social and behavioural change and self-reliance at the level of the community. In the 4 other districts the NTA Social Scientist will be the first supervisor and the ITA Social Scientist will be in support

 Main tasks:
The senior ITA Social Scientist will
o contribute to the implementation of the Health program by providing input for planning, execution, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation activities.
o support the MCCH Division and accompany the activities with regard to social and behavioural change, the reinforcement of a comprehensive life-cycle SRH model (including sexual and gender-based violence, teen-age pregnancies and drug & substance abuse) and self-reliance at the level of the community.
o assure evidence-based documentation of innovative experiences.
o organize the division of work with the National Social Scientist to assure that qualitative technical support is given to all 7 districts supported by the program with regard to social and behavioural change and self-reliance at the level of the community related to Sexual and Reproductive health;
o assure the follow-up of the call for proposals and grants to the Rwandan Civil Society Organisations jointly with the concerned districts and the Rwanda Biomedical Center.

Your profile

• Master’s degree in social science or equivalent, Master’s degree in anthropology is an asset
• A specialisation in Public Health, Community Health or equivalent
• At least 4 years of experience and knowledge of health systems both at decentralised/operational and strategic level in a development setting
• At least 4 years of experience as a social scientist (or equivalent)
• Experience in community health, family planning, sexual & reproductive health and/or gender-based violence prevention preferably at decentralised level
• Experience in accompanying of change process and capacity building
• Experience in the design and follow-up of frameworks of downward accountability
• Experience in East Africa or Rwanda in particular is an asset
• Broad knowledge of sexual and reproductive health
• Clear and concise writing skills, good communication, presentation and facilitation skills
• Good capacity to conduct action research and surveys and good research paper writing skills
• Knowledge of tools adapted to manage complex interventions and strengthen health systems
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multi-actor environment
• Ability to work under stressful conditions with no objection to working overtime and undertaking field missions
• Knowledge of the local context is considered an asset
• Fluent in English, good knowledge of French or Kinyarwanda
• Good knowledge of ICT (Word, Excel, Power Point and Database)

We offer you

You will work on a full-time basis.
Duty station: Kigali, with frequent travelling in 7 districts in Rwanda
Desired starting date : 1th of September 2019
Duration of the assignment: until 31st of August 2022 with possible extension based on Mid-term Review

Monthly salary package: (cat B417) between 5 247, 17 euro and 7 344,22 euro (this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship allowance and expat allowance). The salary is calculated, depending on the composition of the family and the number of years of relevant experience.

Mind
A recruitment pool may be constituted following this recruitment procedure for similar functions in our intervention countries.

Are you interested in becoming a Social Scientist in Rwanda? Apply now at the top or bottom of our page.

Note: This is a job advertisement, applications will be forwarded to the employer for selection. JobnetAfrica believes all applicants should get feedback, good or bad, but are not further involved in the recruitment for this particular vacancy.