Project Manager
JOB OPPORTUNITY: PROJECT MANAGER
Position: Project Manager, Bike for Future Project
Location: LWD Headquarters, Kicukiro, Kigali City.
Reports To: Executive Director
Job Type: Full-time
- About LWD:
Learn Work Develop (LWD) is a nongovernmental organization created on November 5th, 2013 and operating in Rwanda with the legal personality No 153/RGB/NGO/LP/10/2017 of Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) provided on November 6th, 2017.
Learn Work Develop (LWD) is dedicated to empowering youth and women by promoting decent jobs, sustainable employment, and breaking barriers to effective work. If you are passionate about financial integrity and transparency in the nonprofit sector, this is your chance to contribute to meaningful change.
Since September 2023, LWD is in partnership with Plan International Rwanda in the implementation of Bike for Future Project aiming to challenge Gender Stereotypes and empowering the youth in STEM, especially engaging the young girls in studying and doing male dominated trades, as well as in socioeconomic support through the #Sports4change approach.
It is in this regard that LWD is hiring the Project Manager for that project, who will be coordinating, supervising, budgeting for its effective implementation, as well as engaging smoothly and professionally with the Donor and other stakeholders
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Planning & Coordination
- Develop and implement detailed work plans aligned with the project goals.
- Manage project timelines, deliverables, and budgets in collaboration with internal teams and partners.
- Gender Advocacy & Integration
- Ensure gender equality is a core element of all project components.
- Design and lead awareness campaigns and community activities to challenge gender stereotypes in sports and vocational fields.
- Provide training and support to staff and beneficiaries on gender-sensitive practices.
- Team & Stakeholder Management
- Lead and supervise project staff, coaches, and volunteers.
- Collaborate with local authorities, schools, community leaders, and international partners
- Facilitate regular coordination meetings and prepare stakeholder quality
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- Track project performance using gender-disaggregated data and qualitative indicators.
- Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports.
- Document success stories and lessons learned to support visibility and learning.
- Communications & Advocacy
- Represent the project in public forums, media engagements, and partner meetings.
- Contribute to fundraising and proposal development for project sustainability and expansion.
- Work on any other duty assigned by the Superior for the interest of the organization.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Economics, Project Management, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Development Studies, or a related field (Master’s degree is an asset).
- At least 3–5 years of experience of working in community-based or gender-focused projects.
- Strong understanding of gender equality principles and experience implementing gender-transformative approaches.
- Experience working with youth, especially girls and marginalized groups, in a development or sports setting is highly desirable.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and teams.
- Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda; French is an asset.
- Passion for cycling, sports for development, or social enterprise is a plus.
Interested candidates should send their CV, cover letter and copies of relevant certificates outlining their qualifications and experience to info@lwdrwanda.org .
Application Deadline: Thursday 31st July, 2025
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Jean Claude MWISENEZA
Executive Director.