Job Description
•Implement marketing plan to promote high value exports in select strategic markets;
•Build and maintain strong pipeline of international export marketing events e.g. trade fairs;
•Develop and maintain strong database of strategic exporters and segment exporters for export promotion purposes;
•Organise and participate in strategic international export marketing events to promote Rwandan exports/ specific export sectors to targeted potential buyers;
•Closely monitor key trends in the priority export sectors such as; export volumes, export firm capacity;
•Organize inward and outward buyer missions/ fairs to create awareness of Rwandan exporters and exports; •Implement well
– designed trade promotion programs aimed at facilitating exporters to penetrate new international markets; •Undertake market research on existing and potential export markets and competitors to enhance the quality and competitiveness of Rwandan exports;
•Implement market linkage programs to ensure increased market exposure for Rwandan exports;
•Share relevant information gathered through exporter engagement with Reinvestment & Aftercare team;
•Meet and interact very regularly with investors as assigned by the team lead to understand and solve investor challenges;
•Conduct on site visits to registered investors as assigned by the team lead to identify problems and assess needs in order to ensure the operationalization of projects; •Consistently and systematically record information and data regarding investor discussions, field visits, and challenges identified and input into the investment management system (CRM);
•Undertake post registration monitoring of all registered investment projects to check alignment with investment registration and relevant regulations;
•Any other duties as required by the hierarchical supervisor
Job Profile
Minimum Qualifications
•Master’s Degree in any of these fields: Business administration (Finance, Accounting, and Marketing) Economics, Management, Food science, Market Intelligence, international trade with at least 3 years relevant working experience or;
•Bachelor’s Degree in any of these fields: Business Administration (Marketing, Accounting, Finance Management, Food science and Market Intelligence, international trade with at lest 5 years relevant working experience in trade related institution. Key competencies required
•Strong understanding of main trade and export challenges facing Rwanda exporters.
•Strong analytical capacity in particular in matters related to trade and export development in Rwanda
•Ability to effectively coach export enterprise and trade support institutions in areas linked to international trade and export development
•Deep understanding of industry trends and capacities of existing and potential exporter in sector of food processing, Manufacturing and service sector.
•Deep understanding of multilateral trading system of international development programs, particularly, trade development programs ;
•Experience in working with both enterprises and trade support organizations in one or more developing countries.
•Ability to deliver multiple results simultaneously;
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