Internal Vacancy Announcement

Monitoring and Evaluation and Institutional Strengthening Advisor

A. About GIZ and the Project

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi and as well as selected regional activities and projects. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digital Transformation and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

The project Prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (P-SGBV), is part of the Rwandan-German development cooperation. It is implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), in close collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF) and civil society organizations, including Haguruka and Health Development Initiative (HDI). The objective of the project is defined as follows: State and non-state actors have contributed to implementing national regulations on sexual and gender-based violence in Rwanda in line with the target group’s needs. Further areas of intervention include good governance as well as the Feminist development policy. 

While Rwanda has made progress in promoting gender equality, significant challenges persist. Social norms and gaps in policy implementation continue to restrict the rights and opportunities of women and girls. Gender-based violence (GBV), in its physical, sexual, psychological, economic and verbal forms, remains widespread. According to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (2019–2020), 46% of ever-married women have experienced partner violence, nearly 40% have suffered physical violence, and around 20% of women and girls aged 15 – 49 have been subjected to sexual violence. 

To address these issues, the P-SGBV project supports both governmental and non-governmental actors in strengthening prevention and response efforts as well as delivering coordinated and high-quality services. Strengthening institutional and individual capacities is essential for effective and sustainable SGBV prevention. The project works to make services more client-centered, rights-based and gender-transformative. It focuses on addressing root causes of SGBV, filling service gaps, and building the capacities of individuals and organizations. This includes providing technical advisory services through national and international experts, developing (digital) tools for outreach activities as well as offering financial support to partners. 

GIZ Rwanda is searching for a candidate for the position of institutional Strengthening and Monitoring and evaluation advisor.

Your Role & Responsibilities

B. Responsibilities

The Institutional strengthening and M&E advisor is responsible for:

• supporting the technical, substantive, and organizational implementation of project activities related to support for the National Gender Machinery (NGM) 
• leading planning, steering, and monitoring of project activities in consultation with the line manager 
• handling project administration tasks where required 
• providing specialist support to colleagues in bands 2 and 3 
• ensuring the quality of project and commission outcomes 
• contributing to the conceptual design, modification, and realignment of the project 
• providing technical and substantive input on overarching issues in collaboration with clients, partners, and stakeholders 
• supporting the achievement of project objectives and contributing to strategy development 
• coordinating tasks within their area of responsibility in consultation with team members and the line manager 
• ensuring timely and competent handling of all issues within their scope of work 
• resolving routine problems and escalating complex challenges appropriately 
• contributing to ongoing process development within their area of work 
• managing knowledge and preparing, documenting, and sharing relevant information 
• supporting onboarding and task execution of other experts when needed 
• performing additional tasks as assigned by the line manager

C. Tasks 

The institutional strengthening and M&E advisor performs the following tasks: 

1. Coordination and support of the National Gender Machinery (NGM)

• Provide technical assistance to strengthen the institutional capacity of the NGM in planning, coordination, and monitoring of gender equality initiatives.
• Support MIGPROF in its coordination mandate for the NGM and implementation of activities related to the PSGBV project
• Facilitate capacity-building activities, workshops, and knowledge-sharing events for NGM staff and partners.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining coordination mechanisms between NGM and other ministries, civil society, and development partners.

2. Monitoring and Evaluation

• Oversee, implement, and update the programme’s M&E framework, indicators, and data collection tools. Mainstream existing M&E system and ensure its utilization by the project team.
• Coordinate regular data collection, verification, and analysis across all outputs. Support partners in tracking progress toward outcomes and outputs, ensuring high-quality, gender-responsive data.
• Lead preparation of results-based reports, success stories, and evidence for donor reporting and communications. Support in the provision of appropriate input for various communication materials including fact sheets, project articles and social media inputs.
• Facilitate learning and reflection sessions to inform programme adjustments and improve effectiveness. 
• Provision of appropriate input for various project reports and documents including annual and progress reports regularly on the status of results.
• Active participation in relevant GIZ Portfolio working groups or communities of practice on M&E, Knowledge Management and communication.

3. Other duties/tasks

• Contribute to and exchange with other Gender-related projects of GIZ Rwanda on synergies and joint activities
• Contribute to Knowledge Management of, sectoral networks and GIZ Rwanda with regards to gender topics.
• Active participation in other sectoral internal exchange formats as requested
• The brief profile is not intended to provide a full and complete description, where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description

D. Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

1. Qualifications and professional experience

• University degree in Gender Studies, Political Science, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation or related studies.

2. Required experiences

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in M&E and institutional capacity development, or related field preferably in gender equality or governance programmes.
• Experiences with Result Based Monitoring systems, data analysis, and reporting preferably with GIZ or any other international organization. 
• Expertise and experiences with collecting, compiling and analysing quantitative and qualitative data, and its application for result-oriented monitoring and evaluation.
• Knowledge of national gender frameworks and institutional strengthening approaches. 
• Proven ability to design, lead and organize processes, particularly in the context of gender-based violence prevention measures.

 3. Other knowledge and additional competences

• Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda, both oral and written and good verbal communication skills
• Strong facilitation, communication, coordination skills, and self-management competences, ability to deal with multiple tasks simultaneously, solve problems and meet deadlines
• Proven ability to work collaboratively, with a focus on joint results
• Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Knowledge of development cooperation and international cooperation
• Willingness to upgrade skills as required by the tasks to be performed
• Readiness to travel to within Rwanda
• Comfortable in intercultural teams and engaging with various

E. How to apply

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references), via our electronic job portal by using the button “apply”; until 03rd May2026 at 4:00 PM. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB.

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation. We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities. 

This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application. 

Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

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