JOB OPPORTUNITIES
BACKGROUND
Good Neighbors International (GNI) is an international humanitarian and developmental organization in General Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC operating in 40 countries around the world. GNI in Rwanda is legally registered and has endeavored to improve child sponsorship and protection, health, education, WASH, agriculture & livelihood, humanitarian assistance, advocacy, and social economy in 6 districts (Gasabo, Kamonyi, Gisagara, Nyamagabe, Nyaruguru, and Karongi).
Good Neighbors would like to recruit staff with the following positions:
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2.Agri-business Coordinator (1 person)
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To be based in Head Office
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General
- Support agro-business activities for cooperatives and income-generating groups under Good Neighbors Rwanda (GNR).
Detail
- Support the establishing business plan and strategies of cooperatives/groups.
- Conduct the consulting by analyzing all business process and results.
- Promote value addition through local processing of produce (e.g. by supporting SME endeavors in investing in processing equipment);
- Organize national market surveys/trade missions as appropriate to support traders/exporters in their search for new markets;
- Identify potential small and medium enterprise (SME) agribusiness clients;
- Find the visible market for each cooperative/group’s business.
- Suggest the way to improve their business and find the solution for the main problems
- Provide training to the leaders and related staff in cooperatives/groups for improving their business skills.
- Provide training to the staff who are working for agro-business in GNR.
- Monitor cooperatives/groups’ business regularly.
- Audit the cooperatives/groups’ related documents and activities regularly.
- Make the report and other administrative tasks related to the project on time.
- Participate in all activities for staff, like annual training and meetings in GNR.
Qualifications and experience required
- The candidate must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree (A0), Agribusiness or related field, with at least 3 years’ experience.
- Fluent in Kinyarwanda and English;
- Knowledge of supply chain technical requirements (warehouse management//logistics//transport) is important; a sound knowledge of the national/regional market advisory services is required,
- Working knowledge of national standards institutions and related legislative issues is a must
- Private sector experience in agribusiness and trading of agricultural produce is an advantage
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, conflict resolution, and communication skills
- Good computer (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point) and report writing skills.
- Honest and transparent
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
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The interested candidates must submit directly their application letter addressed to Country Director; recent and detailed curriculum vitae written in English; relevant certificates; Diploma required; a photocopy of the National Identity Card at the office of Kigali by March 16th, 2021 before 4 pm.
Or you can send those documents to: rwanda.hr@goodneighbors.org and cc innocent.gnr@goodneighbors.org not later than March 16th, 2021 before 3 pm.
