Governance & Organizational Strengthening Expert at Enabel | kigali :Deadline: 12-12-2022

JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Governance & Organizational Strengthening Expert (f/m)

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges – Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality – and to promote Global Citizenship. With 2,000 staff, Enabel manages about 170 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.

Its staff members in Brussels and overseas embody the commitment of the Belgian State and other development partners to international solidarity.

The EU Action document “Transformational climate-smart and inclusive agriculture in Rwanda”, of which this intervention is a part, has as an Overall Objective ‘to consolidate the sustainable agricultural transformation in Rwanda’ and as specific Objectives: 1) to foster Rwanda’s agricultural transition to socially and environmentally inclusive food systems and 2) to ensure Rwanda’s environmental and climate sustainability.

The ”KWIHAZA – Transformation towards sustainable food systems” intervention contributes directly to Specific Objective 1.

For this intervention, the following overall and specific objectives have been defined:

The overall objective: To contribute to the transition towards socially and environmentally inclusive food systems with the development of the value chains in the aquaculture, fishery and horticultural sectors.

The specific objective: To  increase in a sustainable way the production, per capita consumption and income generated by fish, aquaculture and horticulture quality products, with a focus on women and youth

In view of the further development of its activities Enabel is currently looking for a (f/m) Governance and Organizational Strengthening Expert for the intervention ”KWIHAZA – Transformation towards sustainable food systems”.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda.

Duration of the contract: Open-ended employment contract – local contract according to the Rwandan labor law

Expected starting date: January 2023

Salary package according to our salary grids (class 6: Sector Thematic Expert): From 3.351.622RWF gross salary depending on the number of years of relevant experience.

Function:

Under the direct supervision of the Intervention manager, and as a member of the Project Management Unit (PMU), the Governance and Organisational Strengthening Expert will be coordinating and supporting the activities in the field of capacity building of rural organisations and establishing structures or platforms that enhance value chain development.  As such, s/he will support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of governance and organisational strengthening-related activities.

The  Expert will also support the Intervention Manager in coordinating and facilitating capacity building activities as well as the capitalization process of the project’s interventions, ensuring the documentation of best practices and the effective dissemination of that knowledge with relevant national and regional research institutes.

He/she will work in close collaboration with and in support of the relevant partners (RAB,  RCA, NAEB, RP,..) and private sector actors in the targeted value chains

In line with the expected outputs, he/she will:

1. Enhance the capacities of smallholder organisations, active in the targeted value chains, to efficiently improve quality and quantity of produce and access to markets, minimising post-harvest losses and improving profitability

• Support the selection of value chains for the horticulture sector;
• Organise and pilot the institutional and organizational analysis of existing cooperatives / producer groups and map (update) the overall organisation of the aquaculture, fisheries and horticulture value chain in close collaboration with aquaculture experts of the team;
• Contribute to the development of criteria and the selection of cooperatives and producer groups in close collaboration with partner organisations (RAB, RCA, local authorities,…) to be supported by the intervention. It is noted that level of organisation and performance in terms of service delivery of cooperatives and producer groups varies according to value chains;
• Support the elaboration and implementation – on the basis of the findings of the organisational analysis – of multi-annual capacity development plans for these selected cooperatives and producer groups, focusing on strengthened service delivery to members allowing for improved production planning and management, harvesting and processing, provision of inputs and produce aggregation and commercialisation according to market demand (quality, quantity, timeliness);
• Ensure the active participation of women SHF in cooperatives and producers groups
• Support the acquisitions of assets in line with the evolution of the capacities of the supported (in close collaboration with the other technical staff of the PMU);
• Support the operationalisation of the Farmer Field School (FFS) and the extension services in the fishery and aquaculture value chains ;

The factual elaboration and the implementation of the capacity development plans and the setting up of FFS and extension services will be done through grants with organisations (NGO, private,..) having expertise in the targeted areas and value chains.

2. Strengthen SMEs and aspiring young entrepreneurs active at the different levels of the targeted value chains to operate in an inclusive and sustainable way, create decent jobs and contribute to more sustainable food systems

• Support the development of contract farming / productive alliance models allowing / strengthening the market access of cooperatives / producer groups by linking them up with larger scale commercial producers ;
• Contribute the development of adapted finance tools for cooperatives and producer groups;

3. Strengthen a conducive environment for inclusive value chains development and sustainable Food Systems

• Contribute to the structuring of targeted value chains through the development/strengthening of producer and cooperative representative bodies (unions, federations) and effective multi-stakeholder platforms.
• For the aquaculture/ fishery sector the focus will be on setting-up functional coordination mechanisms, while for the horticulture sector the emphasis will be on strengthening existing mechanism.

Profile:

qualification and experience

• Allowed to work in Rwanda
• Master’s degree in sociology, socio-economy, rural development  or related field

• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience with organisational strengthening of rural organisations ;
• Experience with multi-actor processes and the monitoring / management of multiple implementing partners is an asset;
• Experience with the development of productive alliances will be an asset
• Experience with capacity building of agricultural federations, unions, or interprofessional organisations in the food sector is an asset
• Previous experience and knowledge of international cooperation projects in an asset

technical skills

• Previous experience and personal network with relevant ministries or technical institutes in Rwanda;
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills and the ability to develop collaborative relationships, especially in a multi-component project with multiple implementation partners.
• Excellent analytical and personal communication skills;
• Experience in capacity development and training.
• Knowledge of results-based management (logical framework, monitoring and evaluation);
• Proficient in Kinyarwanda and English. Working knowledge of French is an asset;

attitude

• Results and customer-oriented
• Mature and team player
• Proactive, engaged, and self-starter.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with others inside and outside the organization.
• Decisiveness
• Takes Initiative/Spotting Opportunity/Pushing Strategy
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities

Interested?

Applicants fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria are invited to submit their application documents through Job in Rwanda “Appy” button below by “filling out the application form carefully” including a detailed Curriculum Vitae (max 5 pages), a motivation letter, and a copy of the University degree(s). Past and current service certificates also need to be attached to the application (unproven experience will not be considered during the shortlisting). Submit the full file not later than 12th  December 2022.

Enabel never requests money to be part of any of the recruitment process.

Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence.

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Done at Kigali, November 29^th, 2022

Resident Representative, Enabel Rwanda