Mission Statement of Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village:
Through healing, education, and love, the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village empowers orphaned and vulnerable Rwandan youth to build lives of dignity and contribute to a better world.
Core Values: Our core values inspire all of our work, focusing our staff on the best interests of the child and helping our students to create a community dedicated to building empowered and self-reliant lives. They are:
Commitment: Embrace the mission and go the extra-mile
Respect: Be considerate and mindful of others and the environment
Role model: Live and lead by example in a positive way
Interest of Child: Base every decision on how it impacts the child
Support: Help and encourage one another
Integrity: Always be honest with yourself and others and act accordingly
Learning Community: Seek and maximize opportunities for growth and development
About the Role
The role of the Strategic Advisor is to serve as a point person for the Executive Director, liaising with the Village Staff by:
- Manage external communication with the board, partners, and high-level public officials
- Act as the primary liaison person to staff, partners, board, and other organs on behalf of the Executive Director
- Prepare reports by collecting and analyzing information about the different programs
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and establishing personal networks
- Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow up on issues promptly
- Prepare and coordinate Program Committee Calls and follow up on actionable items
- Determine key performance indicators and how to measure team performance
- Establish appropriate communication flow through the management and staff
- Aid in and ultimately ensure the timely completion of creative projects
- Organize and schedule top management meetings and coordinate special donor tours and events for the Executive Director
- Maintain Executive Director’s appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, and travel
- Conduct background research and provide pertinent materials to prepare Executive Director for upcoming meetings and conferences
- In the absence of the Executive Director, support the acting person and ensure that all requests for action and information are responded to in a timely and appropriate manner
- Monitor, respond to, and distribute incoming and outgoing electronic and hard copy communications on behalf of the Executive Director
- Anticipate upcoming administrative support needs with a view to enhancing time management and minimizing rushed preparations
- Establish appropriate communication flow through the management and staff
- Assist in a wide variety of projects as assigned, and other reasonably related duties
- Keeping executives organized with logistics, meetings, and emails throughout the day
Minimum Qualification Standards
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum of two years of work experience in project management
- Strong planning, time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
- Ability to proactively find solutions and innovative ideas to better the programs
- Experience turning content into well-designed presentations
- Strong communication, writing, and research skills
- Experience exercising discretion and confidentiality with sensitive organization and personnel information
- Ability to multitask and work with staff members on different names
- Adaptable to changing environments and willing to learn as opportunities arise
- Capable of working under minimum supervision and driving change and innovation
- Experience with budget management
- Consulting experience with a focus on operations management is a plus
- Proven success in a project coordination role with proficiency in project management tools
Reporting to: Executive Director
LOCATION: KIGALI