Partnerships Coordinator, Small Business Growth and Investments, Africa
World University Service of Canada (WUSC - EUMC)
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Kigali • Rwanda
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About the role
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with key project partners in the geography of focus
- Develop robust relationships with country level project stakeholders, including the donor, the access to finance lead partner, relevant governments and enterprise support organisations.
- Represent WUSC among stakeholders, ensuring that the project can provide value to local actors and make a positive impact within the entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Provide support for project activities in the geography of focus.
- Contribute to key project planning deliverables (i.e. Initiative Inception Plan, Annual Work Plans) using results based management approaches and tools;
- Support the integration of specific strategies for cross-cutting themes (capacity building, gender equality, youth and refugee inclusion, disability inclusion, enterprise support and capital allocation) for the initiative
- Share in WUSC’s commitment and approach to advance gender equality and social inclusion for all young people
- Maintain open and effective communication amongst local partners
- Work with the project team to implement, revise and update the project work plans and strategies
- Contribute to the development of project annual work plans and annual reports for submission to the donor, showcasing success stories and highlighting key results
- Work closely with the Finance Manager to manage and monitor the budget allocated to the key activities of responsibility, and contributing to the financial reports as needed
- Work closely with the M&E manager to ensure targets are set, and results are being monitored according to the PMF, as well as identifying and highlighting any unintended results
- Work closely with the Gender Equality Manager to ensure that the GESI considerations are integrated into activities according to the GESI strategy and work plan.
- Actively participating in team meetings, stakeholder meetings and other events as required
Requirements
- A university degree in international development, business administration, finance or other relevant area; or equivalent work experience
- Specialized training in entrepreneurship support, financial inclusion, women’s and/or youth economic empowerment would be an advantage
- A minimum of eight years of experience in economic growth programming
- Experience developing and managing complex partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience working with international development donor agencies - particularly foundations
- Knowledge of Results Based Management (RBM) and environmental and gender policies and reporting requirements
- Proven administrative and organizational skills
- Proven experience of adaptability to a challenging and constantly changing environment requiring iterative planning on a regular basis
- Proven knowledge of and commitment to the concepts of Gender Equality
- Complete fluency in English is required. Ability to communicate in French a strong asset.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Opportunities for professional development
- Dynamic international work environment
- Exciting opportunities to apply skills and gain experience
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
international developmentfinancial inclusionentrepreneurship supporteconomic growth programmingResults Based Managementbudget managementmonitoring and evaluationproject planningreport writingstakeholder engagement
Soft Skills
relationship buildingcommunicationorganizational skillsadaptabilityteam collaborationproblem-solvingcommitment to gender equalitycapacity buildingstrategic planninginclusion advocacy