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We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Team Leader for an upcoming Education Activity: Girls in Rwanda Learn (GIRL).
This position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda and is contingent upon award.
Project Description
Girls in Rwanda Learn (GIRL) (2023 – 2030) is the FCDO’s new bilateral education program in Rwanda. The programme will support marginalized girls and children with disabilities to return to school, stay in school and learn. It will improve teaching pedagogy, which will in turn improve foundational learning outcomes in English and math for girls and boys. The programme will reduce drop out and improve transition to lower secondary/other learning opportunities, particularly for girls and children with disabilities.
Position Description
The Team Leader will be responsible for providing overall leadership, management oversight, partner coordination, and technical direction for the programme, ensuring an integrated vision across components and actors, with a focus on achieving the results defined in the award. The Team Leader will be the primary liaison with FCDO, key stakeholders, and other implementing partners. The Team Leader’s responsibilities include technical direction setting and leading on the planning, management and monitoring of program strategies, activities, financial expenditure and costed workplans; leading and managing an effective program delivery team to achieve results; relationship management with key stakeholders, and overseeing an effective monitoring, evaluation and learning system. The Team Leader will be expected to identify programme delivery issues and risks in a timely manner and suggest appropriate programme adjustments. They will supervise activity implementation and ensure activities meet stated goals and reporting requirements. The Team Leader will have a deep understanding of the education sector and will have experience leading similar projects. They will have a track record of working effectively in complex and sophisticated environments, across different cultures, and managing diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed timelines.
Job Summary/Responsibilities
Provide leadership to the project team on technical and operational aspects of the project, including planning and implementation of the project; ensuring clarity over plans and priorities, and models and facilitates effective collaboration.
Provide technical and managerial leadership, including capacity building to the project.
Oversee the development and implementation of programme work plans and strategies aligned with FCDO and Government of Rwanda priorities.
Manage the relationship and communications with relevant FCDO representatives.
Manage relationships with relevant external stakeholders and partners.
Oversee development and application of a robust monitoring, evaluation research and learning framework.
Hold accountability for overall financial and operational compliance including safeguarding procedures.