ABOUT FXB RWANDA
FXB Rwanda is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) envisioning to create a world fitting for children. The organisation started its activities in Rwanda back in 1995. Through standardized interventions and implementation approaches, FXB Rwanda addresses the root causes of poverty as means of securing children’s rights to survive, grow and develop. FXB Rwanda intervenes in economic strengthening, early childhood development, nutrition, health, agriculture, water, sanitation and hygiene, violence prevention, climate change and environment conservation. Follow this link, to learn more on our intervening areas. At FXB Rwanda, we cherish: integrity, teamwork, Honesty, Accountability, Creativity and Innovation values.
VACANT POSITION
FXB Rwanda is starting to implement Agriculture and Nutrition project in the districts of Gakenke and Nyabihu. The organisation seeks to recruit 2 Agriculture and Nutrition Officers to deliver the project interventions to the targeted beneficiaries.
Position title: Agriculture and Nutrition Officer
Reports to: Project Technical Coordinator
Number of positions: 2
Job location: Gakenke and Nyabihu
Starting Time: As soon as possible
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
The Agriculture and Nutrition Officer will be in charge of helping the agricultural cooperatives with the project’s interventions. The following are the key major responsibilities.
- Provide planned project interventions to targeted agriculture cooperatives;
- Keeping beneficiaries’ database and update it continuously;
- Facilitate the trainings of the cooperatives’ committees and cooperatives’ members on regenerative agricultural practices, climatic resilient farming, post-harvest management, cooperative management and entrepreneurship;
- Helping the cooperatives to exercise the agriculture applying the techniques and practices that were taught throughout the trainings;
- Contribute to data collection, monitoring and evaluation of the project;
- Prepare the action plans, concept notes, reports, budgets among other documents required during the project implementation;
- Represent FXB Rwanda and the project in the assigned area’s concerned events and meetings;
- Mapping the stakeholders to work with and ensure the continuous collaboration for project’s success;
- Avail daily support in proper running of the model farms to equip the target cooperative members with the skills that are to be replicated in their other farming areas;
- Support the process of post-harvest infrastructure availing and management;
- Work with the concerned stakeholders to ensure regular and successful use of climatic tools in place to inform the farming activities;
- Ensure that the proper distribution of the agricultural kits is done as planned;
- Ensure proper collaboration with the other agriculture stakeholders to link the cooperatives for any support that is beyond project;
- Perform any other duties/ responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
DESIRED COMPETENCES
- Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Nutrition, Rural Development, Forestry, Crop Production or other related field;
- At least 3 years of experience in nutrition or agricultural value chain project;
- Experience working with the grassroot small scale farmers is an advantage;
- Very experienced in working with local officials and other community level stakeholders;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda;
- Computer literacy, especially in Microsoft suite, outlook and Google suite;
- Driving licence Category A is a must, and has to be included in the application file.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates with required skills and competences are requested to submit their application documents at info@fxbrwanda.org.
- The application is made of these files: motivation letter addressed to FXB Rwanda Executive Director, CV, and well completed FXB application form (found here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/68hw76cw49ch06q/Job_Application_Form_-__FXB.pdf ).
- All the application files have to be merged into one pdf document.
- The application pdf document should be have a minimized size as possible, not exceeding 5 Megabytes.
The applicants should be willing to work and be based in the districts of project’s implementation. The applications will be accepted not later than Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 5:00 P.M. (Local time). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Done at Ruyenzi, on October 04, 2023
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