Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 22 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Summary Of The Position
In this full-time role, the Social Protection Policy Advisor will work with MINALOC team and EPR TA Facility team to ensure that the project delivers against its identified outcomes and outputs, efficiently and effectively by contributing to and delivering against an agreed work plan, reporting to the PS and EPR Team Leader. He or she will build strong working relationships with MINALOC senior management involved in the design and management and monitoring of social protection policy and strategy.

Roles and responsibilities
Technical (policy analysis, advice and capacity building on Social Protection):
• Provide high-level social protection policy advice to social protection decision makers in MINALOC, supporting the Permanent Secretary in particular.
• Provide technical advice on the development of new social protection interventions in line with the Sector Strategic Plan and Social Protection Policy. This will include interventions such as graduation packages, shock-responsive social protection, nutrition and vulnerability focused social protection instruments and categorical grants.
• Conduct strategic analysis, write and contribute to policy papers which contribute to the strengthening of the social protection sector in Rwanda in line with the SP-SSP and Social Protection Policy.
• Provide support to the Sector Working Group, committees and secretariat in the areas of planning and budgeting, targeting and results framework and lesson learning, including preparing reports to the SWG meetings, producing recommendations on improving M&E systems and targets.
• Act as a focal point for the EPR TA Facility within MINALOC, coordinating TA Facility interventions which impact on MINALOC and ensuring that MINALOC is aware of progress in the implementation of the TA Facility workplans.
• Track progress against the Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) as described in the MOU between FCDO and the Government of Rwanda.

Operational:
• Strategic support to the Permanent Secretary in partnership engagement and following up implementation of agreed actions.
• Work with international and local SP specialists and specialist organisations to build a network of contracts who can be used to provide capacity building to MINALOC.
• Maintain strong working relationships with Government of Rwanda counterparts. Counterparts will include the Permanent Secretary, Minister of State and the Directors General for Social Protection and Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Contribute to annual work plans, participating in strategic teamwork planning sessions and writing relevant sections of the work plan as necessary.
• Contribute to donor reporting, including quarterly and annual reports, annual reviews and ad hoc requests for information, as required.
• Write strategic brief notes to the Permanent Secretary on social protection for decision making.
• Coordinate and facilitate daily function of Permanent Secretary’s office

Qualifications and Skills Requirements:
• Relevant Degree in Public policy, public administration, Economics, Development studies and social sciences. Relevant post-graduate courses or masters’ degree preferred.
• At least 5 years’ experience in Rwanda’s socio-economic governance with knowledge of social policy evolution in Rwanda
• Demonstrated expertise and knowledge of specific Social Protection policy, programme, and implementation issues in Rwanda.
• Strong analytical skills, political awareness, and experience of working closely with government officials, including at Ministerial level.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to gain trust, build strong collaborative working relationships and effectively engage with high level stakeholders (with government).
• Demonstrated ability to provide advanced capacity building, including through coaching and mentorship.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Candidates are encouraged to apply on or before 1 March 2024.
• For your application to be considered, please follow the link here and upload your documents your CV and Covering Letter with the files saved in the following format: Candidate Last Name, First Name – Social Protection Policy Advisor to PS MINALOC.
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