Organization: Gardens for Health International
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Eligible Citizenship: Rwanda
Application Code: R03-Nat
Job Function: Partnership Development, Program / Project Management
Issue Area: Agriculture, Education / Health Education, Food Security / Nutrition
About
Gardens for Health International (GHI) works in Rwanda to provide lasting agricultural solutions to chronic malnutrition by:
- Partnering with health centers to integrate agriculture and comprehensive health education into the treatment of malnutrition
- Advocating for policies and programs that include nutrition-focused agriculture in the treatment of malnutrition
- Providing technical assistance to partners interested in adapting our model and methodology for their communities
We currently work with 20 partner health centers across two districts, helping over 3,000 families each year to break the cycle of malnutrition by providing them with the healthy food they need to grow and thrive. Our unique approach combines targeted agricultural assistance, comprehensive health education, and regular home visits, to ensure that families receive the resources, education, and support to keep their children healthy over the long term.
We also partner with government institutions and NGOs, which is an area of increasing growth for us. We have trained thousands of individuals across other organizations to implement our model in the last year.
Position Overview
The Partnerships Coordinator will help us to identify and pursue important partnership opportunities, as well as implement them effectively. The Partnerships Coordinator will work across teams to plan, execute, and follow up on external partnerships according to the external partnerships process. As we continue to explore additional partnerships to expand our impact, it is critical that the aspects of our work around delivering external trainings are aligned to our goals as well as our strategic growth.
Responsibilities
- Support external partnerships work, in particular implementing external trainings
- Serve in a project management role to support budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, report-writing
- Liaise with the health, agriculture, and monitoring and evaluation teams to support partnership/project design
- Work across teams to improve quality of external trainings, including follow up
Desired Skills and Experience
Items indicated with an asterisk (*) are required- Bachelor’s degree*
- Experience working in a communications or marketing role*
- Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda*
- Strong writing and analytical skills*
- Experience in partnership development
- Experience using Excel, preferably creating and managing budgets
- Experience working with an international organization
- Background knowledge in health, agriculture, and nutrition
- Experience working across teams within an organization
Fellowship Logistics
During the fellowship year, all fellows are provided with:
- A living stipend of $650/month
- Housing and utilities
- Health insurance
- A professional development grant of $600
- An award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year
- Travel costs covered to and from placement site, training and retreats
*Note: The living stipend and the completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.
Living and Working in Rwanda: Fellows are provided with housing and utilities during the fellowship year. Housing arrangements vary based on the placement organization and location within the country and are subject to change. All housing will meet GHC safety standards. Fellows at Gardens for Health are provided with a room in a shared staff house. The living quarters are self-contained, meaning that the kitchen, bathroom, living, and sleeping areas are in one building. It is basic but comfortable, situated in Kigali, an urban center and capital of Rwanda.
