1. Terms of Reference for Rwanda Horticulture Working Group (RHWG) Advisor
Terms of Reference for Rwanda Horticulture Working Group (RHWG) Advisor
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Contract
- Contract type: Short term consultancy contract
Company Description
SNV Netherlands Development Organization is a not-for-profit international development organizational founded in the Netherlands in 1965; and currently maintains a global presence in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. As an organization, SNV focuses on the Agriculture, WASH and Energy sectors and maintains the belief that no one should have to live in poverty; and that all people should have the opportunity to pursue their own sustainable development. SNV contributes to programming within the Agriculture, WASH and Energy sectors by strengthening the capacities of targeted partners and communities at the field level; in order to realize increased skill sets and sustainable performance; reduce poverty levels, expand employment; improve food security; while paying special attention to gender equity, social inclusion of marginalized groups and stakeholder accountability.
Background to the Job
Since 2018, Rwanda is implementing the Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation phase 4 (PSTA 4) outlining priority investments in agriculture and estimate required resources for the agriculture sector for the period of 2018-2024. Throughout the PSTA 4 there is a strong focus on private investments, as it recognizes that agriculture growth must be driven by investments of private actors while the government becoming a market enabler. To engage the private actors, PSTA 4 advocates for public-private dialogues through the promotion of existing and/or newly established value chain platforms, focusing on priority value chains. Those forums aim at building cooperation, trust, and streamlining operations in the targeted value chains. These platforms develop a joint sub-sector vision, address specific challenges, ensure a coherent enabling environment, and promote stronger market orientation in the targeted value chains.
The Rwanda Horticulture Working Group (RHWG) is one of the value chain platforms that was officially established in 2015. It has been largely spearheaded by the National Agriculture Export Board (NAEB) and is purposed at increasing stakeholder coordination in horticulture. Its members comprise a wider group of sectoral stakeholders including private companies, cooperatives, government institutions (national & local level), associations, financial institutions, learning institutions (universities and TVETs), and development partners. From 2015 to 2017, the RHWG has received support to organize quarterly meetings from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Until then, the RHWG had not yet taken a programmatic and formal approach and NAEB expressed their ambition to strengthen it to operate as an active and engaged group of actors who together contribute to a competitive, professional, resilient, sustainable, and vibrant horticulture sector. It was therefore envisioned to establish the RHWG as a public-private multi-stakeholder dialogue platform for the horticulture sector, in which all important and relevant stakeholders would be represented and challenges and opportunities would be addressed, both for the export and domestic markets.
In 2018, NAEB presented to the HortInvest project, a Dutch funded project, their ambition to strengthen and operationalize the RHWG. Since September 2019, the RHWG is receiving support from the HortInvest project. The operationalization of the RHWG started by putting in place chairing committee and a secretariat, which are the driving force and oversees the implementation of the RHWG activities. The RHWG is currently chaired by Chief Operations Officer of NAEB, co-chaired by the Managing Director of Garden Fresh Ltd and has a part-time secretary to support the committee and members. In addition to the committee and secretariat, an advisory committee and five value chain clusters have been put in place, namely Producers, Market Players, Logistics, Service Providers and Enabling Environment.
Job Description
To provide strategic support and operationalize the RHWG, it has been proposed to have a senior Advisor to the RHWG. These Terms of reference provide roles and responsibilities of the newly proposed RHWG Advisor.
Role and Responsibilities
The Role of the RHWG Advisor will be:
1. To support the RHWG Board, its Advisory Committee, the RHWG clusters, and Value chains, in ensuring their smooth and efficient functioning.
2. To coordinate the organization of monthly RHWG Board and Advisory Committee meetings.
3. To support the RHWG Board to develop the RHWG strategic plan and action plan and follow up their implementation.
4. To support Horticulture Exporter Association of Rwanda (HEAR) to develop the strategic plan/Business plan for its sustainability.
5. To support the RHWG Board to develop a RHWG sustainability strategy.
6. To act as a central point of contact to facilitate communication between members of the RHWG, other interested stakeholders and the public, and to report back to the RHWG Board.
7. To stimulate and support the relevant authorities and other organizations in providing key data, management information and reporting, as required by the RHWG.
8. To support and closely work with RHWG secretary in planning and operationalizing the periodic meetings and reports. Build capacity of the RHWG secretariat function.
Qualifications
Candidate Profile
- MSc degree in horticulture, agriculture and/or agricultural development economics, or any equivalent.
- At least 10 years professional working experience in fields relevant and related to the scope of work described.
- Knowledge about agriculture development, particularly in the horticulture sector.
- Proven experience in public and private sector engagement and facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes with different stakeholder groups.
- Proven extensive network in the food domain in general and in the horticulture sector in Rwanda and the region.
- Experience in project implementation and project management.
- Excellent coordination and organizational skill
- Result oriented and self-motivated team player.
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
- Good communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability and flexibility to work in multi-disciplinary, international teams.
- Curious, open to learn and interested in change processes.
- Gender sensitive.
- Excellent spoken and written English and Kinyarwanda; French language skills are a plus.
Additional Information
Deadline for Submission
Closing date is June 5th, 2021.
Duration of contract: 6 months (10 days a month totalling 60 days) with a possibility of extension. The Advisor for the RHWG will delegate in total 10 days per month to this assignment.
RHWG Advisor’s Office
The RHWG Advisor will be based in NAEB’s office. The Advisor will closely work, coordinate, and communicate with the assigned HortInvest Advisor for Enabling Environment and Wageningen University & Research Liaison Manager.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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2. Terms of Reference for Rwanda Potato Stakeholders Platform (RPSP) Advisor
Terms of Reference for Rwanda Potato Stakeholders Platform (RPSP) Advisor
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Contract
- Contract type: Short term consultancy contract
SNV Netherlands Development Organization is a not-for-profit international development organizational founded in the Netherlands in 1965; and currently maintains a global presence in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. As an organization, SNV focuses on the Agriculture, WASH and Energy sectors and maintains the belief that no one should have to live in poverty; and that all people should have the opportunity to pursue their own sustainable development. SNV contributes to programming within the Agriculture, WASH and Energy sectors by strengthening the capacities of targeted partners and communities at the field level; in order to realize increased skill sets and sustainable performance; reduce poverty levels, expand employment; improve food security; while paying special attention to gender equity, social inclusion of marginalized groups and stakeholder accountability.
Background to the Job
Since 2018, Rwanda is implementing the Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation phase 4 (PSTA 4) outlining priority investments in agriculture and estimate required resources for the agriculture sector for the period of 2018-2024. Throughout the PSTA 4 there is a strong focus on private investments, as it recognizes that agriculture growth must be driven by investments of private actors while the government becoming a market enabler. To engage the private actors, PSTA 4 advocates for public-private dialogues through the promotion of existing and/or newly established value chain platforms, focusing on priority value chains. Those forums aim at building cooperation, trust, and streamlining operations in the targeted value chains. These platforms develop a joint sub-sector vision, address specific challenges, ensure a coherent enabling environment, and promote stronger market orientation in the targeted value chains.
Based on a request from MINAGRI for assistance in establishment of a potato platform, the Rwanda Potato Stakeholders Platform (RPSP) has been initiated in a joint effort by the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN). A first meeting with sector stakeholders was held in January 2019 to obtain commitment and approval from the stakeholders for such a potato platform, to assess the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) and to elect a co-chair for the platform. During that time, HortInvest, a Dutch funded project, was in the process of providing support to strengthen operations of the Rwanda Horticulture Working Group (RHWG). It is therefore that EKN asked HortInvest, in line with the support being provided to the RPSP, to take up a similar task in providing support to the newly launched RPSP, with the aim of developing it into a well-established, well-functioning, coordinated and active public-private multi-stakeholder dialogue platform for the potato sector in Rwanda.
The operationalization of the RPSP started by putting in place a chairing committee and a secretariat, which are the driving force and oversees the implementation of the RPSP activities. The RPSP is currently chaired by the Deputy Director General of Agriculture Research and Technology Transfer Dr. Bucagu Charles, co-chaired by the Gafaranga Joseph, a representative of Imbaraga Farmers’ organization, and has a part-time secretary to support the committee and members. In addition to the committee and secretariat, seven value chain clusters have been put in place, namely ware potato producers, seeds producers, Extension services providers, Research, marketing (transporters, storage facilities, retailers), Agro-dealers, and processors.
Job Description
To provide strategic support and operationalise the RPSP, it has been proposed to have a senior Advisor to the RPSP. These Terms of reference provide roles and responsibilities of the newly proposed RPSP Advisor.
Role and responsibilities
The Role of the RPSP Advisor will be:
1. To support the RPSP Board, its clusters, and District potato seed committees, in ensuring their smooth and efficient functioning.
2. To coordinate the organization of monthly RPSP Board meetings.
3. To support the RPSP Board to develop the RPSP strategic plan and action plan and follow up their implementation.
4. To support the RPSP Board to develop a RPSP sustainability strategy.
5. To act as a central point of contact to facilitate communication between members of the RPSP, other interested stakeholders and the public, and to report back to the RPSP Board.
6. To stimulate and support the relevant authorities and other organizations in providing key data, management information and reporting, as required by the RPSP.
7. To support and closely work with RPSP secretary in planning and operationalizing the periodic meetings and reports. Build capacity of the RPSP secretariate function.
Qualifications
Candidate Profile
- MSc degree in agriculture and/or agricultural development economics, or any equivalent.
- At least 10 years professional working experience in fields relevant and related to the scope of work described.
- Knowledge about agriculture development, particularly in the potato sector.
- Proven experience in public and private sector engagement and facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes with different stakeholder groups.
- Proven extensive network in the food domain in general and in the potato sector in Rwanda and the region.
- Experience in project implementation and project management.
- Excellent coordination and organizational skills.
- Result oriented and self-motivated team player.
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
- Good communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability and flexibility to work in multi-disciplinary, international teams.
- Curious, open to learn and interested in change processes.
- Gender sensitive.
- Excellent spoken and written English and Kinyarwanda; French language skills are a plus.
Additional Information
Deadline for Submission
Closing date is June 5th, 2021.
Duration of contract: 6 months (60 days) with a possibility of extension. The Advisor for the RPSP will delegate in total 10 days per month to this assignment.
RPSP Advisor’s Office
The RPSP Advisor will be based in RAB’s office. The Advisor will closely work, coordinate, and communicate with the assigned HortInvest Advisor for Enabling Environment and Wageningen University & Research Liaison Manager.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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