Job Advert – Assistant Program Officer
Job Title: Assistant Program Officer
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Job Grade: KT5
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Unit of Service: Kilimo Trust Rwanda
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Reports To: Program Officer
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Employment Category: Contract
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Duty Station: Kigali -Rwanda
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Purpose of the Job
To provide guidance on tasks related to professionalization of dairy farmers for increased efficiency and creation of decent jobs.
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Responsibilities:
- Implement interventions to address skills gap in dairy farms.
- Train dairy farmers and other value chain actors for increased efficiency and creation of decent jobs (wage and/ or self-employment).
- Provide guidance and support to dairy farmers on cattle diets, disease management, and increasing production.
- Identify and establish relationships with partners in the dairy value chain.
- Represent the organization in meetings with stakeholders.
- Establish business linkages between dairy farmers, input suppliers, buyers, and financial institutions.
- Develop annual work plans and budgets.
- Prepare quarterly progress reports (technical and financial) and ensure timely reporting in adherence to work plan.
- Document success stories and lessons learned.
- Monitor and report performance of the project per set indicators.
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
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Competencies Required
- Demonstrated experience in working with dairy farmers and other stakeholders in dairy value chain.
- Experience in implementation of dairy projects.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing activities to improve cattle diets, disease management, and production.
- Ability to collaborate and willingness to innovate.
- Proven experience in managing multiple tasks while maintaining quality of deliverables within deadlines.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
- Ability to take on assignments that require travel to field locations.
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Educational Qualifications and Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree in veterinary sciences, Animal Production, Rural Development, or any relevant field.
- At least five (5) years of working experience.
- Experience of working with dairy farmers is an added advantage.
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How to Apply
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If you are the right candidate, please send your application letter with the following:
- An up-to-date CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience (presented in relation to each of the Responsibilities and each of the experience areas listed above).
- The names and contacts of three referees and a daytime contact telephone number of each of them.
- Copies of Academic Certificate and Transcripts for O’ level, A’ level – where applicable, Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Professional qualifications
- The names and contacts of your immediate supervisor(s) in the current job and two of your immediate previous jobs.
- Your daytime contact telephone number; and
- A statement and proof of current remuneration package
Please submit your application documents electronically to recruitment@kilimotrust.org
Address all applications to The Human Resource & Administration Manager, Kilimo Trust.
Deadline for application: Friday 22nd September 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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