Project Team Leader
2025-11-21T14:51:41+00:00
Expertise France
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FULL_TIME
Kigali
Kigali
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Rwanda
Public Administration, and Government
Management
2025-12-15T17:00:00+00:00
Rwanda
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The role
The Project Team Leader plays a central role in ensuring the strategic, inclusive and efficient implementation of the ISONGA program by managing the technical assistance team, overseeing project management functions and coordinating technical support across all program components. This role ensures alignment with national priorities, oversees planning and monitoring systems, and facilitates collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including federations, local authorities, development partners, and implementing schools.
Project management and coordination
- Support the SPIU in the planning, implementation, and tracking of ISONGA program activities across the five pillars (Infrastructure, Coaching, Competition, Monitoring, and Gender equality and social Impact), and ensures that all activities are gender-responsive and inclusive by design.
- Support the timely execution of activities, and follow up on deadlines.
- Facilitate coordination between SPIU and line ministries, federations, consultants, and district-level actors.
Technical assistance coordination
- Coordinate technical assistance missions, including needs identification, expert sourcing, and logistical organization.
- Act as liaison between international or national consultants and SPIU / beneficiaries, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and documentation of lessons learned.
- Ensure all technical outputs (curricula, toolkits, protocols) are reviewed, validated, and archived in the program knowledge management system.
- Coordinates the organization of internal and external missions related to the project (e.g., headquarters visits, short-term expertise assignments, partner missions, etc.);
- Ensures compliance with Expertise France’s administrative and financial procedures.
- Oversees and validate deliverables in coordination with subject-matter experts.
Budget support and procurement liaison with the SPIU
- Assist in the development of technical specifications and Terms of Reference for procurement of services, training, or goods
- Coordinate with the SPIU to ensure alignment of budgets and activities.
- Support the planning and tracking of the budget allocation and usage, under the guidance of SPIU, support on budget forecasts
Stakeholder engagement
- Facilitate strategic partnerships with federations, gender equality organizations, and international technical partners.
- Work closely with the gender expert to ensure that especially gender equality, safeguarding, and community participation are integrated across all activities.
- Contribute to communication efforts to raise program visibility and highlight impact.
Monitoring and evaluation
- Work with the M&E officer and the gender expert to consolidate program data and track KPIs, gender specific indicators aligned with program targets.
- Monitor adherence to work plans, deliverables, and budget allocations, and flag implementation risks or delays.
- Support reporting processes by preparing technical updates, dashboards, and briefing notes for Sport technical committee meetings and donors
Profile
Qualifications
Master’s in Public Administration/Project Management/Engineering/Education/Economics (or equivalent);
Professional experience
- 8+ years leading multi-stakeholder and/or donor-funded programmes; 5+ years as Team Leader/Coordinator on technical assistance or sector programmes.
- Management of work planning, budgeting and delivery, with quality assurance across components (infrastructure, coaching, competition, M&E and /or gender/social impact).
- Experience in management of teams
- Previous experience of coordination with government counterparts, federations, and/or districts and schools would be an asset
- Oversight of M&E systems and gender-responsive indicators; consolidation of dashboards, risk logs, and progress against KPIs.
- Proven reporting to donors/government (semi-annual, annual, final), aligning with results-based frameworks.
- Knowledge of sport ecosystem and stakeholders in Rwanda would be an asset.
- Experience in Coordination of technical assistance/capacity building missions (needs identification, expert sourcing, knowledge transfer) would be an asset
- Required experience in budget monitoring and financial processes
Skills
- Strategic planning and adaptive management; issue/risk resolution and negotiation;solution-oriented and proactive mindset
- Stakeholder engagement and partnership management across ministries, federations, schools and partners;
- Excellent written/oral communication and reporting; clear ToRs/briefs; effective meeting facilitation.
- Strong project controls: schedules, budgets, KPIs/dashboards; proficient with MS Office and collaboration tools.
- Perfect command of English and Kinyarwanda; fluency in French is an asset.
Project management and coordination Support the SPIU in the planning, implementation, and tracking of ISONGA program activities across the five pillars (Infrastructure, Coaching, Competition, Monitoring, and Gender equality and social Impact), and ensures that all activities are gender-responsive and inclusive by design. Support the timely execution of activities, and follow up on deadlines. Facilitate coordination between SPIU and line ministries, federations, consultants, and district-level actors. Technical assistance coordination Coordinate technical assistance missions, including needs identification, expert sourcing, and logistical organization. Act as liaison between international or national consultants and SPIU / beneficiaries, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and documentation of lessons learned. Ensure all technical outputs (curricula, toolkits, protocols) are reviewed, validated, and archived in the program knowledge management system. Coordinates the organization of internal and external missions related to the project (e.g., headquarters visits, short-term expertise assignments, partner missions, etc.); Ensures compliance with Expertise France’s administrative and financial procedures. Oversees and validate deliverables in coordination with subject-matter experts. Budget support and procurement liaison with the SPIU Assist in the development of technical specifications and Terms of Reference for procurement of services, training, or goods Coordinate with the SPIU to ensure alignment of budgets and activities. Support the planning and tracking of the budget allocation and usage, under the guidance of SPIU, support on budget forecasts Stakeholder engagement Facilitate strategic partnerships with federations, gender equality organizations, and international technical partners. Work closely with the gender expert to ensure that especially gender equality, safeguarding, and community participation are integrated across all activities. Contribute to communication efforts to raise program visibility and highlight impact. Monitoring and evaluation Work with the M&E officer and the gender expert to consolidate program data and track KPIs, gender specific indicators aligned with program targets. Monitor adherence to work plans, deliverables, and budget allocations, and flag implementation risks or delays. Support reporting processes by preparing technical updates, dashboards, and briefing notes for Sport technical committee meetings and donors
Master’s in Public Administration/Project Management/Engineering/Education/Economics (or equivalent); Professional experience 8+ years leading multi-stakeholder and/or donor-funded programmes; 5+ years as Team Leader/Coordinator on technical assistance or sector programmes. Management of work planning, budgeting and delivery, with quality assurance across components (infrastructure, coaching, competition, M&E and /or gender/social impact). Experience in management of teams Previous experience of coordination with government counterparts, federations, and/or districts and schools would be an asset Oversight of M&E systems and gender-responsive indicators; consolidation of dashboards, risk logs, and progress against KPIs. Proven reporting to donors/government (semi-annual, annual, final), aligning with results-based frameworks. Knowledge of sport ecosystem and stakeholders in Rwanda would be an asset. Experience in Coordination of technical assistance/capacity building missions (needs identification, expert sourcing, knowledge transfer) would be an asset Required experience in budget monitoring and financial processes
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Vacancy title:
Project Team Leader
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Expertise France
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, December 15 2025
Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The role
The Project Team Leader plays a central role in ensuring the strategic, inclusive and efficient implementation of the ISONGA program by managing the technical assistance team, overseeing project management functions and coordinating technical support across all program components. This role ensures alignment with national priorities, oversees planning and monitoring systems, and facilitates collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including federations, local authorities, development partners, and implementing schools.
Project management and coordination
- Support the SPIU in the planning, implementation, and tracking of ISONGA program activities across the five pillars (Infrastructure, Coaching, Competition, Monitoring, and Gender equality and social Impact), and ensures that all activities are gender-responsive and inclusive by design.
- Support the timely execution of activities, and follow up on deadlines.
- Facilitate coordination between SPIU and line ministries, federations, consultants, and district-level actors.
Technical assistance coordination
- Coordinate technical assistance missions, including needs identification, expert sourcing, and logistical organization.
- Act as liaison between international or national consultants and SPIU / beneficiaries, ensuring effective knowledge transfer and documentation of lessons learned.
- Ensure all technical outputs (curricula, toolkits, protocols) are reviewed, validated, and archived in the program knowledge management system.
- Coordinates the organization of internal and external missions related to the project (e.g., headquarters visits, short-term expertise assignments, partner missions, etc.);
- Ensures compliance with Expertise France’s administrative and financial procedures.
- Oversees and validate deliverables in coordination with subject-matter experts.
Budget support and procurement liaison with the SPIU
- Assist in the development of technical specifications and Terms of Reference for procurement of services, training, or goods
- Coordinate with the SPIU to ensure alignment of budgets and activities.
- Support the planning and tracking of the budget allocation and usage, under the guidance of SPIU, support on budget forecasts
Stakeholder engagement
- Facilitate strategic partnerships with federations, gender equality organizations, and international technical partners.
- Work closely with the gender expert to ensure that especially gender equality, safeguarding, and community participation are integrated across all activities.
- Contribute to communication efforts to raise program visibility and highlight impact.
Monitoring and evaluation
- Work with the M&E officer and the gender expert to consolidate program data and track KPIs, gender specific indicators aligned with program targets.
- Monitor adherence to work plans, deliverables, and budget allocations, and flag implementation risks or delays.
- Support reporting processes by preparing technical updates, dashboards, and briefing notes for Sport technical committee meetings and donors
Profile
Qualifications
Master’s in Public Administration/Project Management/Engineering/Education/Economics (or equivalent);
Professional experience
- 8+ years leading multi-stakeholder and/or donor-funded programmes; 5+ years as Team Leader/Coordinator on technical assistance or sector programmes.
- Management of work planning, budgeting and delivery, with quality assurance across components (infrastructure, coaching, competition, M&E and /or gender/social impact).
- Experience in management of teams
- Previous experience of coordination with government counterparts, federations, and/or districts and schools would be an asset
- Oversight of M&E systems and gender-responsive indicators; consolidation of dashboards, risk logs, and progress against KPIs.
- Proven reporting to donors/government (semi-annual, annual, final), aligning with results-based frameworks.
- Knowledge of sport ecosystem and stakeholders in Rwanda would be an asset.
- Experience in Coordination of technical assistance/capacity building missions (needs identification, expert sourcing, knowledge transfer) would be an asset
- Required experience in budget monitoring and financial processes
Skills
- Strategic planning and adaptive management; issue/risk resolution and negotiation;solution-oriented and proactive mindset
- Stakeholder engagement and partnership management across ministries, federations, schools and partners;
- Excellent written/oral communication and reporting; clear ToRs/briefs; effective meeting facilitation.
- Strong project controls: schedules, budgets, KPIs/dashboards; proficient with MS Office and collaboration tools.
- Perfect command of English and Kinyarwanda; fluency in French is an asset.
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Experience in Months: 96
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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