Chief Technical Adviser for TVET project

Title: Chief Technical Adviser (CTA)

Services Designation: Chief Technical Adviser for Project RWA/027 – “Digital Skills for Quality TVET in Rwanda”

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Starting date: 01.05.2024

Duration: 24 months

1. Background

The “Digital Skills for Quality technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Rwanda” project – RWA/027 aims to contribute to Rwanda’s ambition to improve the quality of vocational education, thereby advancing socio-economic development of the country. Current vocational training is not adequately adapted to economic realities and labour market needs. Furthermore, the Covid-19 crisis revealed the lack of effective e-learning facilities and digital pedagogical and didactic skills among TVET teachers. The RWA/027 project aims to lay the foundation for a modern future with more blended learning in TVET in Rwanda. To achieve this, it focuses on the following three areas of intervention:

·       Infrastructure at TVET schools

·       Capacities of TVET teachers

·       Education Management Information System (EMIS) and data collection.

The ambitions of the project perfectly align with Luxembourg’s general Development Cooperation strategy “Road to 2030” which aims to contribute to the eradication of all forms of poverty and the promotion of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, the project will contribute to:

·       Improving access to quality basic social services, especially education;

·       Enhancing the socio-economic integration of women and youth by supporting the strengthening of vocational training systems, specifically with regards to ICT and their alignment with local labour market needs;

·       Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, by enabling ICT solutions and reliable data as catalysts for innovative and inclusive growth and development;

·       Strengthening inclusive governance, by promoting participation of stakeholders in every step, and using evidence for decision-making.

The project will run for two years from 2024 to 2025, with a budget of 5 000 000 EUR.

2. OBJECTIVES

The CTA represents LuxDev in the implementation structure of the project.

The CTA will promote LuxDev’s values in the field. He/She passes LuxDev’s main mission, namely capacity building. He/She participates in the implementation of the Agency’s vision.

In this view he/she ensures that all processes defined by the Agency are implemented in accordance with the Agency’s Quality Manual.

The CTA receives delegation of signature authority on the project bank account opened in the implementation country. The CTA is the representative of the donor (first-level authority) for the execution of financial commitments of the Luxembourg Government’s contribution to this project.

3. RESPONSIBILITIES

Implementation of the activities:

·     Ensure project launch;

·     Prepare, follow up and conclude Operational Partnership Agreements (OPA);

·     Plan the tasks and activities;

-       design all or part of the multi-year action plan,

-       present the action plan to the steering committee and get it validated,

-       prepare and update the plan, taking into account the partner’s priorities, wholly or partly (only including the tasks and activities under the expert’s responsibility according to their ToR) on a yearly or multi-yearly basis and get Country Office (ROF) validation.

·     Organise and participate to steering committees (role of secretary), organise progress monitoring meetings and meetings with the technical and financial partners.

·     Implement specific technical activities;

·     Ensure project wrap-up.

Administrative management of the project :

·     Office (equipment, vehicles, rent…);

·     Human resources (job descriptions for staff recruitment, annual appraisal of local staff…);

·     Procurement (draft tenders according to LuxDev procedures, manage contracts…)

·     Audit follow up.

Financial management of the project:

·     Draft the budget and financial planning;

·     Expenditure follow-up.

Monitoring and reporting results

·     Update and follow-up the Objectively Verifiable Indicators (OVI).

Managing information

·     Reporting;

·     Knowledge Management;

·     Ensure capitalisation;

·     Manage communication.

Representing LuxDev within the parameters defined in the agreements between LuxDev, the partner and the Embassy, as well as any relevant clause in the TFD and work in close collaboration with other execution agencies.

Developing capacity at individual, organisational and institutional levels.

4. PROFILE

·     master's degree in international cooperation, project management, vocational education, information technology or related subject ;

·     at least 10 years of experience in managing development cooperation projects, preferably in the context of TVET, capacity development, skills development with a focus on digital literacy and digital pedagogic skills ;

·     proven and well recognized experience in assisting the development and testing of blended learning approaches is a strong advantage;

·     excellent spoken and written English and French skills;

·     sound knowledge of the digital transformation challenges and TVET education system in Rwanda is an asset ;

·     mandatory experience in managing teams.

How to apply:

Please apply via our website: https://careers.luxdev.lu/job-invite/1464/

Deadline: 10 March 2024

N.B. suspensive clause: this recruitment is launched before the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding of the Project. No contract can be concluded without the signature of this agreement.