Director of Cooperative Promotion & Capacity building Unit at RWANDA COOPERATIVES AGENCY (RCA):Deadline: Jun 8, 2021

Job description

1. Coordination and supervision of staff of the Unit
 Coordinate the activities of the Unit;
 Supervise and monitor the implementation of the activities of the Unit;
 Assign any other activity to the staff of the unit;
Performance evaluation of the staff of the Unit.
2. Improve institutional and policy environment to support rapid and transformative expansion of the cooperatives sector in Rwanda
 To ensure that new emerging dynamics in the cooperatives sector are covered by RCA and partners in cooperative movement;
 To ensure that management and accountability system in the overall structure of cooperative movement in Rwanda is capacitated to support the development of cooperatives and reduces all possible transaction costs for primary cooperative members;
 To ensure that cooperative members become more active and owners of the cooperative activities and have access to increased benefits from cooperatives sector development;
 To ensure that financial sustainability of cooperatives increases as they increasingly become self-reliant with less dependence to the donor or government funding;
 To ensure that there is active participation of cooperatives in various development platforms both at central and district levels which in turn create opportunities for the government and cooperative dialogues.
3. Improve cooperative Sector Coordination, Equity in Partnerships and Accountability Framework
 Coordinate a well-established cooperative sector coordination mechanism of the collaboration and partnerships of cooperatives with stakeholders and partners at all levels -central and decentralized;
 To ensure that support to cooperative organizations is much better coordinated and it is based on a proper gap analysis of their needs;
 To ensure that the secterial contribution of cooperatives is well managed for impact assessment.
4. Structurally Transforming Cooperatives in Rwanda
 To ensure that there is a structural shift of cooperatives from low to high production sectors and value addition of products from various sectors;
 Ensure that cooperatives are Self-sustained and financed in running profitable businesses and activities for their growth and improved cooperative members’ livelihoods;
 To ensure that Cooperatives are capable to mobilize resources and savings towards collective investments.
5. Coordinate categorization of Cooperatives in order to graduate into Stable Cooperative Enterprises and Business Entities for Improved Socio-Economic Transformation
 To ensure that cooperatives grow horizontally and graduate into self-sustained cooperatives running self-reliant enterprises or business entities, run profitable commercial operations and create substantial benefits for their members;
 To ensure that cooperatives grow vertically and graduate into small and Medium Enterprises or self-sustained private companies
6. Coordinate research and capacity development activities in cooperatives and well integrate them in the development of cooperatives
 To coordinate Research and impact assessment on cooperatives and ensure that they are strengthened and integrated in the regular functions of RCA;
 Improve capacity development and entrepreneurship skills for cooperatives
 Lead the Exercise of Cooperative Capacity Needs Assessment and develop capacity building plans;
 Lead the evaluation of impact of capacity building activities;
 Lead the Development of Cooperatives capacity buildings, Frame work and road map;
 Coordinate the development and update of training materials, standards and curricula as well supervisory systems needed to build the capacity of cooperatives and enable them to meet members’ needs;
 Coordinate training and coaching activities