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Purpose of consultancy:

The Project Assistant post is located in the UNFPA Rwanda Country Office to provide programmatic support to the 4-year Strategic Investment Facility funded project (2022-2025) on “Innovative Health Sector Investment Model for Health Posts to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda”. 

S/he will work collaboratively with the project coordinator, ensuring quality and timely implementation of the project activities, outreach, and day-to-day liaison with the donor, implementing partners, stakeholders and government partners, while working in an integrated and collaborative manner with the Country Office’s programme and operations staff.

S/he will work under the overall supervision of the head of the Sexual Reproductive Health Unit.

Scope of work:

The Project Assistant will work collaboratively with the SIF Project Coordinator to ensure smooth implementation of the SIF project “Innovative Health Sector Investment Model for Health Posts to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda”.

UNFPA Rwanda has been selected to pilot the project “Innovative Health Sector Investment Model for Health Posts to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda” funded by the newly launched global UNFPA Strategic Investment Facility that aims to promote the innovative financing in order to accelerate the achievement of the transformative results and SDGs. The SIF funded project in Rwanda aims to support the Government to increase access to Primary Health Care through a network of financially sustainable and environmentally friendly health posts. The overall goal is to establish a well-functioning Health Posts managed through a Public Private Partnership model by social entrepreneurs.

The Project Assistant will provide programmatic and administrative support for the implementation of project activities to ensure the achievement of expected project outcomes through an optimal project implementation, effective use of resources, quality monitoring and communication of results, and adequate coordination including with the Private Sector.

More specifically she/he will be responsible for the following substantive duties and responsibilities:

Administrative Tasks

  • Support the elaboration of AWPs and facilitate communication among partners to ensure effective implementation.
  • Prepare the project meetings with stakeholders, draft and share the Minutes of the meetings with participants.
  • Follow up with the Project Coordinator on key actions from the meeting.
  • Ensure the availability of an updated list of addresses of different partners involved in the SIF Project implementation.

Financial Tasks

  • Follow up of the transmission of the FACE and quarterly activity plan.
  • Follow up with the project Coordinator to ensure that Implementing Partners’ (IPs) requests are responded to.
  • Ensure proper financial filling (FACE/technical notes, quarterly activities).
  • Budget - finalize budget sheet, inputs AWP, and Payment Authorization forms.
  • Follow up with finance the disbursement of funds requested by IPs.
  • Undertake any other duty if required by the supervisor and or the office 

Qualifications and Experience 

Education:  

Bachelor’s degree in business/public administration, finance, economics or relevant social science discipline desirable.

Knowledge and Experience: 

  1. Minimum of Five years of relevant experience in programme planning, monitoring and data support systems and in financial management in private, national and/or international organizations.
  2. Proficiency in current office software applications and corporate IT financial systems.
  3. IT ability to familiarize with web-based integrated system
  4. Some experience in research assistance.
  5. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
  6. Good written and verbal communication skills.

Languages: 

Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French is desirable.

Duration

An Individual Contract (IC) will be signed for the duration of 11 Months. 

How to apply: 

Interested candidates will send a motivation letter, updated CV and a filled UN P11 form through our official email: rwanda.office@unfpa.org . We would appreciate receiving this package on or before 28 August 2022 at 17h00 Kigali Time.