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. Â 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.
- Â 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.
- Â 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.
