Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 17 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Who You Are
• You are a seasoned professional with significant expertise in policy influencing, partnership management and program implementation. You are excited to join us at a crucial juncture in our growth when we are investing in swift expansion, growing our program and in-country partnerships, and focused on maintaining sector-leading quality as we scale. You will lead our team in supporting our partners to incorporate technology into the program delivery while maintaining quality approaches to facilitation and training design. The right candidate will not want to do ‘development as usual’ but question ‘how’ aid works and ensure that Spark’s program is ultimately accountable to the villages we serve.

Responsibilities
The role is at the nexus of strategic leadership, partnership management and team management. Primary responsibilities are to:
• Deliver on the country-level government engagement and policy influencing strategy and a roadmap to integrate the FCAP program into Government systems over the medium-to-long term.
• Lead management of relationships with government counterparts at the national and district levels.
• Overall responsibility for program quality, timelines and budget management.
• Collaborate with internal departments like Monitoring and Evaluation, fundraising, and Operations to leverage Spark’s strengths for success in Rwanda.
• Establish and sustain critical productive relationships with donors, partners, and industry stakeholders to advance Spark’s ability to draw on and influence a wide range of advisers and industry partners in our work.
• Active involvement in audit management and compliance with Rwandan laws.
• Support fundraising and partnership development efforts and contribute to external and internal communications.
• Support Financial management, grant management and reporting in Rwanda.

Requirements:
Qualifications, experience & skills:
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, such as in partnership management, people management and program implementation;
• Proven track record of government engagement and policy influencing;
• Demonstrated experience in leading organisations;
• Strong understanding of monitoring and evaluation;
• Masters Degree in the field of International Development, Social Sciences, Economics, Management or related fields;
• Excellent track record in designing and managing rural development programs, research projects and partnerships;
• Ability to operate independently and strong in working as part of a larger team;
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail are required;
• Excellent English written and oral communication;
• Remains calm and positive under pressure and in difficult situations.

Safeguarding
• Our safeguarding follows a do-no-harm principle. All Spark staff are expected to respect and uphold the safeguarding procedures and principles to minimise harm to stakeholders, program participants, and the environment in compliance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework and Rwandan Legislation.

Other Information
• Job Location: Kigali, Rwanda
• Estimated start date: As soon as possible
• Application closing Date: On a rolling basis, we reserve the right to close this recruitment process anytime.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education:

Job application procedure
• Follow this link to apply : https://sparkmicrogrants.bamboohr.com/careers/89 
• Please note that we areable to sponsor visa applications for this position.
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Spark Microgrants provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions at Spark are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Spark does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. Spark will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to daily operations.

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