Chemonics International, an international development consulting firm, is seeking technical specialists for the anticipated DFID-funded programme Investing in Adolescent Girls in Rwanda’ (IAG-R), an approximately twelve million pound programme to be implemented over four years as the second phase of the DFID-funded 12+ programme supporting adolescent girls in Rwanda.

The programme will have three components:  

  1. Managing a consortium of partners to deliver life skills lessons to 200,000 11-year-old adolescent girls and boys.
  2. Providing technical assistance to the Government of Rwanda through managing a Technical Assistance (TA) facility to build expertise, support implementing partners and increase capacity to oversee and co-ordinate the programme at national and local level.
  3. Monitoring, evaluation, and learning to ensure programme effectiveness and contribute to building the evidence base on what works for adolescent girls.

IAG-R aims to equip adolescents with the knowledge and capabilities for a safe, healthy, educated and empowered the transition to adulthood. The programme will also support the Government of Rwanda to strengthen the policy framework and its systems to operationalize and implement its focus on investing in youth.

We are seeking candidates for the following position

Head of Programmes 

Head of Programmes plays a key role in providing overall management of the delivery of a life-skills program to adolescent girls and boys.

The successful candidate will need

1) strong gender and inclusion skills

2) non-formal education (life skills) skills

3) expertise in as many of the thematic areas as possible (SRH, basic health, nutrition and hygiene, disability and inclusion, GBV, economic opportunities and savings.  The Head of Programmes should have strong management skills and experience in Results-Based Management (RBM).  The candidate must have a Master’s Degree in a relevant field, fluency in spoken and written English.

Application Instructions:

Please e-mail your CV and phone contact information to IAGRrecruit@chemonics.com by April 26, 2019, with the position applied for in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and finalists will be contacted for an interview.

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