Vacancy Announcement Marketing and Business Development Advisor for Energising Development (EnDev) The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy and ICT (Information and Communications Technology). Energising Development (EnDev), implemented by GIZ, is launching the Reducing climate impact of cooking in Rwanda through improved cooking energy systems (ReCIC) program. This consist of a Multi-donor Action jointly co-financed by the European Union, as part of the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA+) initiative and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Through ReCIC, EnDev aims to set up a sustainable production and dissemination chain for improved cookstoves (ICS) as well as for improved or alternative fuels in Rwanda through a threefold approach: 1) increase production capacities, 2) consumer awareness 3) increase dissemination of ICS and improved fuels. ReCIC will support a wide range of ICS and fuels by giving the choice to the Rwandan users to adopt most appropriate technology according to their needs and purchasing power through a market-based approach. In doing so, producers of both ICS and alternative fuels will be enabled to grow and professionalise their businesses, and eventually transition into a semi-industrial production with bigger output and improved quality products to better serve the Rwandan market. The ReCIC program is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Biomass Energy Strategy (BEST) of the government of Rwanda. One approach to achieve the goals of the programme consist of increasing consumer awareness through marketing activities (i.e. radio and TV advertisements) and community mobilisation (i.e. education campaigns). Moreover, the advisor will provide guidance and build capacity in the areas of marketing, sales, behaviour change and business development through trainings or coaching sessions aimed at producers, retailers and/or end-users. To successfully implement ReCIC action, EnDev Rwanda is searching for one candidate for the position of Marketing and Business Development Advisor. Location: Kigali. Fixed Term: 1 Year Position: (1) one The Marketing and Business Development Advisor for Energising Development (EnDev) performs the following responsibilities and tasks:
The candidate must demonstrate working experience and strong understanding of marketing. Candidate must demonstrate excellent communications skills and have excellent written and oral skills in Kinyarwanda and English. Moreover, the candidate must have the skills to effectively design, implement and measure impact of marketing and awareness raising campaigns for ICS and fuels across Rwanda. The candidate should feel confident about public speaking as he/she will design or conduct trainings on marketing, customer service and selling strategies. Understanding the importance of market-oriented strategies in context of nascent markets and willingness to learn are a must, background knowledge in climate change energy desirable but not mandatory.
Qualifications and professional experience
Other knowledge, additional competences
Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) until 08.06.2022 at 4:00 PM, by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. The email attachment (max. size 2 MB) should be a PDF file. Please quote the job title in the subject GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please, let us know if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to take into account when considering your application. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview. GIZ Office Rwanda KN 41 St. / Nr.17, Kiyovu P.O. Box 59, Kigali, Rwanda GIZ Office Rwanda reserves all rights!! |