The RTA Assistant will be hired full time (40 hours for week) on a fixed term service contract and stationed in Kigali. The payment will be done according to the terms of the contract. The contract will be signed by both parties for the remaining implementation period of the Project. The assistant will be contracted by the Member State, Lithuania, namely the European Social Fund Agency. It will be his/her sole responsibility to comply with all legal requirements for self-employment as well as to cover all related taxes and charges. He/she will report to the RTA.

The tasks of the RTA Assistant include:

• Assisting the RTA in the day-to-day implementation of the project.
• Office management.
• Undertaking general administration duties required for project implementation.
• Maintaining close working relationships and dialogue with Beneficiary Country administration and counterparts.
• Maintaining documents storage platforms and arranging for the exchange of information between project participants.
• Taking care of mission preparations and filing mission reports, time sheets and mission certificates.
• Organization of seminars, training events, meetings and other visits out of Rwanda.
• Preparation of quarterly Project Steering Committee Meetings including preparation of Quarter Interim Reports.
• Acting as translator/interpreter, when necessary.

Requirements for the candidates:

The candidates for the RTA Assistant must hold the Republic of Rwanda citizenship or have valid residence and working permits in Rwanda and must be based in Rwanda. The RTA Assistant shall not have had any contractual relationship with the public sector in the Beneficiary Country, the Republic of Rwanda, during the six months preceding their hiring.

The RTA Assistant will be recruited in accordance with the following selection criteria:

Required skills and experience

• University degree preferably in social sciences or another discipline relevant to the position.
• Fluency in spoken and written Kinyarwanda, with an excellent command of both written and spoken English (knowledge of French language or other regional languages is an advantage).
• Practical experience in providing day-to-day translation and interpretation support to international advisors/experts. Experience in translation and interpretation within the education sector would be an asset.
• Proven understanding of and expertise in Rwanda’s education system and context would be an asset.
• Proven experience in office management and administration of social projects (at least two years).
• Experience in international donor projects is an advantage (e.g. EU projects).
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Internet, etc.).
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
• A high degree of independence, strong own initiative and flexibility, discretion and professionalism, strong teamwork skills.
• Strong intercultural and social competences.
• Very good communication skills, enabling to communicate and collaborate effectively and engage with all levels of employees, stakeholders, partners and external contacts.

• Assisting the RTA in the day-to-day implementation of the project.
• Office management.
• Undertaking general administration duties required for project implementation.
• Maintaining close working relationships and dialogue with Beneficiary Country administration and counterparts.
• Maintaining documents storage platforms and arranging for the exchange of information between project participants.
• Taking care of mission preparations and filing mission reports, time sheets and mission certificates.
• Organization of seminars, training events, meetings and other visits out of Rwanda.
• Preparation of quarterly Project Steering Committee Meetings including preparation of Quarter Interim Reports.
• Acting as translator/interpreter, when necessary.

• Fluency in spoken and written Kinyarwanda and English.
• Practical experience in translation and interpretation support.
• Understanding of Rwanda’s education system.
• Experience in office management and administration.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Strong intercultural and social competences.
• Excellent communication skills.

• University degree preferably in social sciences or relevant discipline.
• Practical experience in translation and interpretation.
• Experience in office management and social projects.
• Experience in international donor projects is an advantage.