Company: Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is an international development charity with a vision for a “world without poverty” and a mission to “bring people together to fight poverty”. VSO recruits professionals to work as volunteers, living and working alongside local populations in developing countries. VSO was founded in 1958, and currently works in 23 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
VSO started work in Rwanda in 1998 at the invitation of the Government of Rwanda and it focuses on programmes in Education, disability and youth/national volunteering. VSO Rwanda’s work revolves around six development goals including, Secure livelihood, HIV/AIDS reduction, Education, Participation and Governance, Health and Disability
Website: http://www.vsointernational.org
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION LEAD (EAGLE -PROJECT) – MOZAMBIQUE
| Type of role | Teaching and education |
| Location | Mozambique |
| Salary | Competitive – Local Benchmark |
| Contract type | Fixed Term |
| Contract length | One Year Renewable |
| Full Time | 40 hours per week |
| Application Closing Date | 12 Apr 2020 |
| Interview date | May 2020 |
| Start date | June 2020 |
VSO is the world’s leading international development organization that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organizations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead, we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.
Role overview
The Project Implementation Lead will manage the overall implementation of a Project in partnership with Implementing partners. Providing visionary strategic leadership, expertise, and high-quality competencies to assure desired project goals, outputs, and outcomes in closed coordination with the partners, government agencies, and developing networking with concerned stakeholders at different levels.
Skills, qualifications, and experience
Essential
- Bachelor Degree level or equivalent; Master degree would be an advantage
- Advanced understanding of program management, research, and evaluation methodologies
- Skilled in designing and managing data gathering
- Excellent relationship management skills and experience working with people in different contexts
- Strong computer skills, including statistical packages and the ability to interpret data and construct models where appropriate;
- Excellent communications skills – able to express complex information in a simple and succinct manner
- Self-starter with initiative and confidence to lead in their designated field – can work independently and prioritize own workload
- Excellent team player
- Excellent organizational skills
Desirable
- Experience in a ‘Development’ context/ INGOs
- Being up-to-date on the current international debate around development effectiveness and research and evaluation methodologies;
Other Duties
- Contribute to national promotional activities such as special events, newsletters and developing external reports;
- Assist or take leadership in emergencies as required;
- May include the supervision of support staff and deputizing for the HoP or other colleagues as required;
- Programme People have a demanding tour schedule requiring them to spend a substantial amount of time traveling throughout the region/country. On average a Program people can expect to be on tour for about 3 months per annum;
- Support programme development at the regional level (where appropriate);
- Participate and share at regional conferences document learning etc, to share with the organization.
Eligibility: Open to All Nationalities
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
To submit your application, click on ‘Make an application’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
VSO has zero tolerance of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy (PDF).
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