Terms of Reference 

Recruitment 

Project Manager in charge of Data Exchange and Information Systems Interoperability 

• Position: Project Manager in charge of Data Exchange and Information Systems Interoperability

• Duration: One (1) year, renewable

• Location: Kigali, Rwanda

• Deadline: November 6th, 2022 at 5:00 PM Kigali time (GMT+2) 

About Smart Africa

The Smart Africa Alliance is a partnership among African countries adhering to the Smart Africa Manifesto (herein after referred to as “the Manifesto”), the African Union (AU Commission, AUDA, specialized institutions and Regional Economic Communities), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the Private Sector, Academic and Research Institutions.

The Smart Africa Alliance (or Smart Africa) is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through the usage of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).

On 30th-31st January 2014, the Smart Africa Manifesto was endorsed by all Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa. This development places the Manifesto at the heart of the ICT agenda in Africa beyond just the 7 original signatories at the Summit to all African countries. The Smart Africa Alliance has since grown to include 32 African countries that represent 815+ million people.

The Smart Africa Manifesto aims to put ICT at the center of the continental and national socio-economic development of Member States. This means increasing access to ICT solutions, improving accountability, efficiency, and openness through ICT, promoting the introduction of advanced technologies in telecommunication, strengthening the private sector, leveraging ICT to promote sustainable development.

The Smart Africa Alliance as an organization is the framework for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Manifesto, designed to make it actionable. The Smart Africa Alliance is not a profit-oriented organization.

Data exchange and the Smart Africa Trust Alliance (SATA)

Smart Africa developed the digital ID blueprint as well as a continental trust concept for trusted data sharing – named the Smart Africa Trust Alliance (SATA) – to establish institutional ownership and accountability combined with a data exchange trust framework based on standards and trust assurance mechanisms to facilitate cross-border interactions.

SATA will ensure the interoperability of national data registries and systems following a set of mutually agreed data sharing rules and technical standards by African states to enable cross-border services in various sectors such as health.

Digital Health in Africa

A healthy population yields economic dividends of more productive population and healthy children becoming productive adults. According to World Health Organization Africa Regional Health Report 2014, “It is estimated that for every 10% increase in life expectancy at birth there is a corresponding rise in economic growth of 0.4% per year.” COVID-19 has highlighted the often-perilous state of Africa’s healthcare infrastructure and accelerated digital health interventions. It is essential to deepen the agenda on digital health to strengthen health systems and allow for better coordination and cross-fertilization among countries.

The Smart Africa’s Digital Health flagship project will therefore assist African governments with building ecosystems for virtual and data-driven health and care at national and cross-border levels. The project will support selected strategic initiatives to move the continent’s agenda on accelerating digital health, and hence contributing to the Smart Africa’s objective to develop a digital society.

Duties and Responsibilities 

The Smart Africa Secretariat would like to recruit a Project Manager (PM) in charge of Data Exchange and Information Systems Interoperability with responsibility for management of various strategic projects, in close consultation with stakeholders and partners.

The PM will provide required technical and administrative support to coordinate and implement project activities across Smart Africa Member States while ensuring effective linkages to the Smart Africa core objectives and activities.

The other general duties of the PM will include:

• Establish best practices for implementing data exchange and systems interoperability.
• Oversee the development and use of data systems.
• Establish rules and procedures for data sharing and systems interoperability.
• Design and document Smart Africa evolving strategy, including produce relevant slides, presentations, and key messaging.
• Help Africa bring new allies and strengthen the commitment of existing partners.
• Assist with the management of relevant working groups.
• Establish close collaboration and working arrangements with an interdisciplinary team composed of experts from Governments, Private sector, non-Government organizations and other professional associations, to ensure good coordination, collaboration, and timely conduct of Smart Africa activities.
• Follow through mobilization of funds /resources from other development partners and institutions to complete the financing of the Smart Africa projects.
• Provide periodical reports on the progress of project activities and issues arising.
• Steering processes and communication channels with policymakers and stakeholders.
• Planning (also collaborate), executing and reviewing workshops, pre-and post-event communication with participants and stakeholders.
• Drawing project budgets.
• Any other assignments which will be assigned from time to time by the management of Smart Africa.

Key qualifications 

Education: 

• A University degree in Computer Systems, Information Technology, Information/Data Systems, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or other relevant fields.
• A Master’s degree in the related fields is an added advantage

Professional Experience:

• At least Eight (8) years of relevant work experience
• Understanding of the tech policy and regulatory environment in practise for data sharing and management.
• Experience with databases, writing and executing SQL; familiarity with ETL processes
• Experience with computer systems interoperability processes, standards and technologies
• Experience with health IT data format and transport standards including HL7, FHIR, RESTful APIs.
• Experience with digital health development in the government (Ministry of ICT and/or Health) will be an advantage.
• Experience working in multi stakeholder development environments on the African continent with regional, continental and international partners/organizations.
• Proficient knowledge of various project/implementation phases, i.e., discovery, design, build, run.

General attributes and skills: 

• Self-starter with high degree of flexibility, tolerance for ambiguity, ability to work independently and on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to effectively explain strategy and approach to external partners audiences.
• Strong management skills including ability to provide strategic guidance, technical oversight, build strong teams, mentor staff, develop work plans, and manage budgets and project expenditures.
• Good interpersonal skills with experience in networking with partners at all levels (Government Ministries, development partners, private sector, NGOs and Academia);
• Demonstrated written, analytical, presentation, reporting and computing skills and familiarity with modern communication systems
• Experience in creative writing.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Strong competence in the use of standard software productivity tools (such as Microsoft Office Suite or others).
• A project management professional (PMP) certification will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated business development and strategy knowledge will be an added advantage
• The workstation for this role is Kigali, Rwanda.
• The selected candidate must be ready to start shortly after the hiring process is completed.

Languages: 

• Fluency in both French and English.
• The good working knowledge of another language such as Portuguese or Arabic will be an advantage.

Duration of the assignment

The appointment will be one (1) year renewable subject to availability of fund and performance review.

Reporting requirements 

The PM will report directly to the Unit Manager in charge of Cross-border Digital Trade and Services in the Directorate in charge of Digital Transformation and Services.

Application Instructions and Deadline

Candidates should send the following documents to the following email address: hr@smartafrica.org, with mention of “PM in charge of Data Exchange and Information Systems Interoperability” in the subject line:

• A detailed CV with 3 contacts of professional referees.
• A one-page cover letter with a motivation statement in relation to the responsibilities and requirements for this position.
• Copies of academic degree, professional certificates, and other relevant training certificates

The deadline for submitting applications is November 6th,2022 at 5:00 PM Kigali (GMT+2) time.

Only selected candidates for interview will be contacted.

Any late application will be automatically rejected.

Terms of Reference

Recruitment

Communication Officer in charge of Start-ups Ecosystems

• Position: Communication Officer in charge of Start-ups Ecosystems 

• Duration: One (1) year, renewable

• Location: Kigali, Rwanda

• Deadline: November 6th, 2022 at 5:00 PM Kigali time (GMT+2) 

About Smart Africa

SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government and a wide range of stakeholders including the private sector, international non-government organisations, and academia to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies.

The Smart Africa agenda is led by visionary Heads of State who believe in ICT’s power for the advancement and betterment of the African continent. This agenda will lead Africa to the 04th industrial revolution, using the transformative power of ICTs through a successful implementation and deployment of major ICT infrastructure, applications, services, and creating local relevant content for Africa while developing a vibrant ICT industry and creating jobs.

Smart Africa aims to put ICT at the Center of the National Socio-economic development agenda of member countries, improve access to ICT, especially Broadband, improve accountability, efficiency and openness through ICT. It promotes the introduction of advanced technologies in telecommunication while putting the Private Sector first and leveraging ICT to promote sustainable development.

The Africa’s Blueprint for ICT Start-ups and Innovation ecosystems

Tech Startups and innovation ecosystems development was identified in 2019 by the Smart Africa Alliance Member States as the top priority flagship project to be implemented. To meet this priority, Smart Africa has activated the “ICT Start-ups and Innovation ecosystems for Africa” flagship project championed by Tunisia.

In close cooperation with a range of key public and private sector stakeholders and partners, the Republic of Tunisia, supported by the Smart Africa Secretariat, developed the “Africa’s Blueprint for ICT start-ups and Innovation ecosystems” aiming to support African countries by giving concrete policy and strategic recommendations and creating the best ecosystems for the birth, growth and success for African tech-startups.

Based on the outputs of the blueprint and its recommendations, Smart Africa identified three (3) main areas of focus:

1. Policy frameworks: support African countries with the development of policy and legal frameworks (Startup Acts) that are aiming to initiate and/or boost and accelerate the development of their startups and innovation ecosystems.
2. Investment and funding: facilitate the access to sufficient, suitable, affordable investment and funding for the African startups (Bloc Smart Africa Fund as the first building bloc).
3. Ecosystem support: assist with the development of the broader ecosystem including the startup support organizations (innovation hubs, incubators, accelerators, startup studios for example).

Innovation Dialogues Europe Africa IDEA D4D Hub project 

The Innovation Dialogues Europe-Africa (IDEA) D4D Hub project aims is to strengthen cooperation and strategic partnerships to support existing digital innovation ecosystems and facilitate collaboration between the two continents in research and innovation in regard to the digital society while promoting sustainable development. The IDEA D4D Hub project supports digital transformation processes in Africa with the aim of ensuring that this digital transformation is based on the values, needs and expectations of society and ensuring that the main challenges hindering a human-centered digital transformation are addressed through joint multi-stakeholder research and innovation.

To achieve this, the project follows a multi-stakeholder approach engaging civil society, academia and others with a particular emphasis on building the capacity of civil society and academia in Africa.

The project is implemented by a consortium of 5 partners: GIZ, Expertise France, BetterPlace Lab, Enabel  and Smart Africa with GIZ as coordinator.  The project is to last 22 months starting from December 2021 to reach the following general and three specific objectives:

General Objectives: To boost inter-African and African-European multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration in the digital economy and society by:

• Supporting and strengthening the role of ICT/digitalization stakeholders, precisely civil society and academia, to engage and contribute actively to multi-stakeholder dialogues for human-centered digital transformation
• Supporting the development of joint digital innovations as a response to societal challenges that hinder an inclusive digital society

Specific Objectives: 

• The capacities of civil society and academia are strengthened to support a human-centric digital transformation in the partner countries (Lead: GIZ)
• Key challenges for human-centric digital transformation in the partner countries have been identified and innovative solutions have been co-created (Lead: Enabel)
• Results are disseminated to maximize and sustain the impact of the project (Lead: SAS)

Out of the three specific objectives, the Smart Africa Secretariat oversees the implementation of the activities linked to the communication and dissemination with the objective of maximizing the impact of the project by disseminating the results, promoting ICT and digital economy related initiatives, and promoting different cooperation and financing opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities 

The Smart Africa Secretariat would like to recruit a Project Officer to support the IDEA D4D Hub project implementation and African Startups Ecosystems on the Communication and Dissemination activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, support and promote IDEA D4D Hub and the broader Smart Africa Startups initiatives goals, including message development, social media content creation, and media outreach.
• Manage and maintain the branding identity for IDEA D4D Hub.
• Develop and disseminate public relations materials that increase IDEA D4D Hub and Smart Africa’s visibility among stakeholders, partners and its broader network.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, bloggers, investors and customer audiences that will help advance IDEA D4D Hub and Smart Africa’s work.
• Identify target audiences and create strategies to engage through effective communications.
• Ensure digital marketing content aligns with our brand’s identity and message, and assist with marketing campaigns as needed
• Work closely with leaders and executives to develop and strengthen employee engagement activities
• Using appropriate techniques and tools to create a wide range of graphics, videos, and layouts for IDEA D4D Hub’s activities, logos, websites, banners, flyers, social media posts, Certificates, emails communications (HTML), and related;
• Work closely with the communication teams of the consortium partners and the EU D4D Hub on the project’s communication and dissemination activities.
• Project support activities including input into project planning and documentation; assistance with implementation resources, monitoring, and reporting on project progress

Other responsibilities will include:

• Any other assignments or projects, which will be assigned from time to time by the leadership of Smart Africa.

Key qualifications 

Education: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field

Professional experience: 

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in communications strategy development and implementation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English
• Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, such as SEO and email marketing
• Good knowledge of African Tech Startups Ecosystem dynamics, actors, and challenges
• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and solve problems quickly and effectively
• Experience working in customer relations preferred
• Strong competence in the use of standard software productivity tools (such as Microsoft Office Suite or others).

General attributes and skills: 

• Good interpersonal skills with experience in networking with partners at all levels
• Creativity and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in a team
• Strong communication skills

Languages: 

• Excellent Knowledge and Fluency in French and English.
• A good working knowledge in another language (Portuguese) will be an added advantage.

Duration of the assignment

The appointment will be for one (1) year renewable subject to availability of fund and performance review.

Reporting requirements 

The Project Officer will report directly to the Unit Manager in charge of Technology-driven Entrepreneurship in the Directorate of Digital Transformation and Services.

Application Instructions and Deadline

Candidates should send the following documents to the following email address: hr@smartafrica.org, with mention of “Communication Officer in charge of Start-ups Ecosystems” in the subject line:

• A detailed CV with 3 contacts of professional referees.

• A one-page cover letter with a motivation statement in relation to the responsibilities and requirements for this position.
• Copies of academic degree, professional certificates, and other relevant training certificates

The deadline for submitting applications is November 6th,2022 at 5:00 PM Kigali (GMT+2) time.

Only selected candidates for interview will be contacted.

Any late application will be automatically rejected.

Terms of Reference

Recruitment

Communication Officer in charge of Start-ups Ecosystems

• Position: Communication Officer in charge of Start-ups Ecosystems 

• Duration: One (1) year, renewable

• Location: Kigali, Rwanda

• Deadline: November 6th, 2022 at 5:00 PM Kigali time (GMT+2) 

About Smart Africa

SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government and a wide range of stakeholders including the private sector, international non-government organisations, and academia to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications Technologies.

The Smart Africa agenda is led by visionary Heads of State who believe in ICT’s power for the advancement and betterment of the African continent. This agenda will lead Africa to the 04th industrial revolution, using the transformative power of ICTs through a successful implementation and deployment of major ICT infrastructure, applications, services, and creating local relevant content for Africa while developing a vibrant ICT industry and creating jobs.

Smart Africa aims to put ICT at the Center of the National Socio-economic development agenda of member countries, improve access to ICT, especially Broadband, improve accountability, efficiency and openness through ICT. It promotes the introduction of advanced technologies in telecommunication while putting the Private Sector first and leveraging ICT to promote sustainable development.

The Africa’s Blueprint for ICT Start-ups and Innovation ecosystems

Tech Startups and innovation ecosystems development was identified in 2019 by the Smart Africa Alliance Member States as the top priority flagship project to be implemented. To meet this priority, Smart Africa has activated the “ICT Start-ups and Innovation ecosystems for Africa” flagship project championed by Tunisia.

In close cooperation with a range of key public and private sector stakeholders and partners, the Republic of Tunisia, supported by the Smart Africa Secretariat, developed the “Africa’s Blueprint for ICT start-ups and Innovation ecosystems” aiming to support African countries by giving concrete policy and strategic recommendations and creating the best ecosystems for the birth, growth and success for African tech-startups.

Based on the outputs of the blueprint and its recommendations, Smart Africa identified three (3) main areas of focus:

1. Policy frameworks: support African countries with the development of policy and legal frameworks (Startup Acts) that are aiming to initiate and/or boost and accelerate the development of their startups and innovation ecosystems.
2. Investment and funding: facilitate the access to sufficient, suitable, affordable investment and funding for the African startups (Bloc Smart Africa Fund as the first building bloc).
3. Ecosystem support: assist with the development of the broader ecosystem including the startup support organizations (innovation hubs, incubators, accelerators, startup studios for example).

Innovation Dialogues Europe Africa IDEA D4D Hub project 

The Innovation Dialogues Europe-Africa (IDEA) D4D Hub project aims is to strengthen cooperation and strategic partnerships to support existing digital innovation ecosystems and facilitate collaboration between the two continents in research and innovation in regard to the digital society while promoting sustainable development. The IDEA D4D Hub project supports digital transformation processes in Africa with the aim of ensuring that this digital transformation is based on the values, needs and expectations of society and ensuring that the main challenges hindering a human-centered digital transformation are addressed through joint multi-stakeholder research and innovation.

To achieve this, the project follows a multi-stakeholder approach engaging civil society, academia and others with a particular emphasis on building the capacity of civil society and academia in Africa.

The project is implemented by a consortium of 5 partners: GIZ, Expertise France, BetterPlace Lab, Enabel  and Smart Africa with GIZ as coordinator.  The project is to last 22 months starting from December 2021 to reach the following general and three specific objectives:

General Objectives: To boost inter-African and African-European multi-stakeholder dialogue and collaboration in the digital economy and society by:

• Supporting and strengthening the role of ICT/digitalization stakeholders, precisely civil society and academia, to engage and contribute actively to multi-stakeholder dialogues for human-centered digital transformation
• Supporting the development of joint digital innovations as a response to societal challenges that hinder an inclusive digital society

Specific Objectives: 

• The capacities of civil society and academia are strengthened to support a human-centric digital transformation in the partner countries (Lead: GIZ)
• Key challenges for human-centric digital transformation in the partner countries have been identified and innovative solutions have been co-created (Lead: Enabel)
• Results are disseminated to maximize and sustain the impact of the project (Lead: SAS)

Out of the three specific objectives, the Smart Africa Secretariat oversees the implementation of the activities linked to the communication and dissemination with the objective of maximizing the impact of the project by disseminating the results, promoting ICT and digital economy related initiatives, and promoting different cooperation and financing opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities 

The Smart Africa Secretariat would like to recruit a Project Officer to support the IDEA D4D Hub project implementation and African Startups Ecosystems on the Communication and Dissemination activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop, support and promote IDEA D4D Hub and the broader Smart Africa Startups initiatives goals, including message development, social media content creation, and media outreach.
• Manage and maintain the branding identity for IDEA D4D Hub.
• Develop and disseminate public relations materials that increase IDEA D4D Hub and Smart Africa’s visibility among stakeholders, partners and its broader network.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, bloggers, investors and customer audiences that will help advance IDEA D4D Hub and Smart Africa’s work.
• Identify target audiences and create strategies to engage through effective communications.
• Ensure digital marketing content aligns with our brand’s identity and message, and assist with marketing campaigns as needed
• Work closely with leaders and executives to develop and strengthen employee engagement activities
• Using appropriate techniques and tools to create a wide range of graphics, videos, and layouts for IDEA D4D Hub’s activities, logos, websites, banners, flyers, social media posts, Certificates, emails communications (HTML), and related;
• Work closely with the communication teams of the consortium partners and the EU D4D Hub on the project’s communication and dissemination activities.
• Project support activities including input into project planning and documentation; assistance with implementation resources, monitoring, and reporting on project progress

Other responsibilities will include:

• Any other assignments or projects, which will be assigned from time to time by the leadership of Smart Africa.

Key qualifications 

Education: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or related field

Professional experience: 

• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in communications strategy development and implementation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both French and English
• Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, such as SEO and email marketing
• Good knowledge of African Tech Startups Ecosystem dynamics, actors, and challenges
• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and solve problems quickly and effectively
• Experience working in customer relations preferred
• Strong competence in the use of standard software productivity tools (such as Microsoft Office Suite or others).

General attributes and skills: 

• Good interpersonal skills with experience in networking with partners at all levels
• Creativity and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in a team
• Strong communication skills

Languages: 

• Excellent Knowledge and Fluency in French and English.
• A good working knowledge in another language (Portuguese) will be an added advantage.

Duration of the assignment

The appointment will be for one (1) year renewable subject to availability of fund and performance review.

Reporting requirements 

The Project Officer will report directly to the Unit Manager in charge of Technology-driven Entrepreneurship in the Directorate of Digital Transformation and Services.

Application Instructions and Deadline

Candidates should send the following documents to the following email address: hr@smartafrica.org, with mention of “Communication Officer in charge of Start-ups Ecosystems” in the subject line:

• A detailed CV with 3 contacts of professional referees.

• A one-page cover letter with a motivation statement in relation to the responsibilities and requirements for this position.
• Copies of academic degree, professional certificates, and other relevant training certificates

The deadline for submitting applications is November 6th,2022 at 5:00 PM Kigali (GMT+2) time.

Only selected candidates for interview will be contacted.

Any late application will be automatically rejected.

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Truck Driver 

vacancy Announcement: KIGALI-2022-037

The Embassy of the United States of America in Kigali is recruiting for Truck Driver position. The position is open to All Interested Candidates/All Sources and available to start immediately.

Duties: The Truck Driver serves as a Heavy Goods-Driver. The position holder may also serve as driver of passenger and utility vehicles in town and on country trips, and on call as Duty Driver on a rotating basis with other drivers. This position is responsible for safely and efficiently operating a U.S. Government-owned large cargo vehicles or other vehicles. The Truck Driver is also responsible for safe handling, transporting and storage of both expendable and non-expendable items. The position holder is on call as duty delivery driver on a rotating basis with other drivers. The Truck Driver operates and uses water transfer pumps, water hose, valves, and related equipment on the water truck.

All applications must be submitted via Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) by October 31, 2022.

Full announcement and application procedures are available on https://rw.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Office on KigaliHRRecruitment@state.gov

Click here for details & Apply

The Bank Internship Program (BIP)

The Bank Internship Program (BIP) offers highly motivated individuals an opportunity to be exposed to the mission and work of the World Bank. The internship allows individuals to bring new perspectives, innovative ideas and research experience into the Bank’s work, while improving skills in a diverse environment. In addition, it is a great way to enhance CVs with practical work experience. Internships are available in both development operations and other business units (such as Human Resources, Communications, Accounting, etc.) however, availability during a given internship term is based on business need.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an Internship, candidates must have an undergraduate degree and be enrolled in a full-time graduate study program (pursuing a master’s degree or PhD with plans to return to school full-time). There is no age limit.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of languages such as: French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, and Chinese is desirable. Other skills such as computing skills are advantageous.

We value diversity in our workplace, and encourage all qualified individuals, particularly women, with diverse professional and academic backgrounds to apply. Our aim is to attract and recruit the best talent in the world.

Additional Information

The WB Internship Program typically seeks candidates for: Operations (Front Line) in the following fields: economics, finance, human development (public health, education, nutrition, population), social sciences (anthropology, sociology), agriculture, environment, engineering, urban planning, natural resources management, private sector development, and other related fields; or Corporate support (Accounting, Communications, Human Resources Management, Information Technology, Treasury, and other corporate services).

The WB pays an hourly salary to all Interns and, where applicable, provides an allowance toward travel expenses up to USD 3,000 at the discretion of the manager. These travel expenses can only include transport expenses (airfare) to or from the duty station city. Interns are responsible for their own accommodations. Driven by business needs, most Intern positions are based in Washington, DC with a few others in the WB country offices. Usually, internship opportunities are for a minimum of four weeks.

The WB Internship is offered twice a year:
• Summer Internship (May–September): The application period is December 1–January 31 each year.
• Winter Internship (November–March): The application period is October 1-31 each year.
All applications must be submitted online and during the respective application period. (We do not accept applications by email.)

J1 visa holders need to obtain a G4 visa abroad prior to starting employment or unpaid internship at the WB.

Application Process

Applications must be completed by 11:59 PM UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on the last day of the application period. Take time to prepare your application and enter your personal information accurately. You will be asked to upload the following documents:

– Curriculum Vitae (CV)
– Statement of Interest
– Proof of Enrollment in a graduate degree

Application Checklist: the following application checklist is meant to facilitate your application experience.

• Ensure that you use either Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Internet Explorer 10 or higher as your browser version.
• Please make sure that you are connected with a reasonable bandwidth of internet connection without any network/firewall restriction.
• You will be asked to register for an account and provide an email address. Ensure that you have correctly spelled out your email address, since this will be our main channel of communication with you regarding your candidacy.
• You must complete your application in a single session and you will only be able to submit it if you have uploaded all the required documents and answered all the questions (all questions marked with an asterisk-*- are required).
• Please complete the application within 90 minutes to avoid a system timeout.
• Remember to enter your complete phone number (country code + city code + number).
• Please do not enter any special characters (â-<>&#â, etc.) in any of the application fields. Try not to copy and paste any characters/text from Microsoft Word.
• Please upload the following documents (mandatory) before submitting your application:

– Curriculum Vitae (CV)
– Statement of Interest
– Proof of Enrollment in a graduate degree

Note: Each file should not exceed 5 MB and should be in one of the following formats: .doc, .docx, or .pdf

• Please make sure that the filenames of the documents that you are attaching do not contain any special characters, such as â-<>&#â, etc. PDF files are the best files to upload.
• Once you submit your application, you will not be able to make any further changes/updates.
• Upon submission of your application you will receive an email confirmation providing you with your application number.

Selection

All applications are stored in a database which is consulted by hiring Managers based on business needs. Please note that candidates will not hear from us unless they are shortlisted by a hiring Manager that is looking to hire an intern. Managers have access to the Internship database from February – July (Summer Internship) and from November – January (Winter Internship). We do not have a pre-identified number of positions for interns per season. For each season, hiring is solely based on business needs.

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Position – Audit Manager

Audit Manager will be responsible for overseeing internal operating controls, processes and practices.

He will be responsible for audit which will vary by industry, company size and location, in general he will be responsible for the following:

• Planning and performing operational and financial audits
• Identifying business process risks
• Developing testing methodologies to evaluate the adequacy of controls
• Documenting the results of the evaluations
• Developing recommendations and reports based on audits and presenting these ideas to senior management
• Formulating professional development and educational plans for junior staff members
• Planning and allocating resources and individuals in accordance with skills and schedules
• Good in-depth knowledge of Tax and local laws

Essential skills

One should possess or develop some or all of these traits:

• In-depth knowledge of IFRS & GAAP guidelines and rules and regulations
• Strong background and experience with audit methodologies and techniques
• Prior success conducting external or internal audits
• Ability to build relationships while asking tough questions
• Excellent written and oral communication ability
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Knowledge of Caseware Software

Education/Certifications

At a minimum, he is requires to be a certified public accountant (CPA)/ certified internal auditor CIA). He should have 4-5 years of post-qualifications experience preferably in a leading audit firm.

Others Traits

Detail-Oriented, Positive, Integrity, Independence, Determined, Enthusiastic, Accountable, Values-Oriented, professional judgment, detail-oriented, and organized.

Timeline – Apply by 30^th Oct 2022.

Contact

• manishgupta1202@yahoo.com
• umuhozaclarisse30@gmail.com
• +250-0783833940

Job Description

– Drive staff or guests of the District to and during field missions and ensure a timely delivery/collection of mail, cargo, pouch and other items upon authorization of the competent supervisor;
– Meet officials or guests of the District at the Airport or any other agreed meeting point;
– Maintain regular vehicle insurance and logbook, and ensure that the maintenance and servicing of assigned vehicle are timely done and reported to supervisors;
– Maintain on a regular basis the assigned vehicle and carry out day-to-day check of its general state, ensure its cleanliness, perform minor repairs, arrange for other related repairs and supervise the assigned vehicle while in the garage;
– Organize vehicle inspection/technical control by competent institutions and ensure that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident.

Expression of Interest (EOI)

Consultancy services for providing investor readiness services for at least 15 Start-ups/SMEs

Reference Number: 83422200

Background

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Great Lakes Region and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy and ICT (Information and Communications Technology), Natural Resources, Peace and Security and Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

0. Context

The GIZ project “Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development” (DSSD) has a mandate to advise Rwandan institutions on the implementation of the Smart Rwanda Master Plan (2016-2020) and its priority projects. The project also aims to promote the development of digital solutions in collaboration with sector ministries, local and international private companies, research institutions and civil society.

The Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development project entered a new phase in 2021. In addition to digital solutions that are being developed together with the Rwandan partner authorities, one of the project objectives is designed to develop initiatives to promote digital participation in collaboration between public and private stakeholders. The assumption here is those digital skills, combined with target-group-specific digital services, will enable a large proportion of the population to be part of the digital transformation and use these services. To reach the target groups effectively, use leveraging effects and develop user-centric services, stronger cooperation between public and private actors is being promoted. This will contribute to develop and offer services in a systematic and coordinated manner.

At the ecosystem level, there is a rising number of innovators proposing solutions for multiple societal challenges. However, most innovations will not make substantial progress to becoming marketable or scalable products or services. The causes are multiple but one of the most important is lack of investment readiness.

As part of the mandate to strengthen the innovation ecosystem and the impact of ICTs in Rwanda to promote economic development and sustainable solution development, the Digital Transformation Center intends to involve the local ecosystem to achieve exactly this.

Broadly defined, the voucher system program consists of financial incentives granted to tech start-ups and/or SMEs with the aim of addressing pre-defined goals/challenges.

The voucher system is meant to assess the individual needs of tech start-ups, and SMEs in the digital sector, as well as the provision of consulting services by incentivizing the adoption of innovation and new technologies, services, or skills.

The investor readiness voucher is a unique and customized package – a mix of various ingredients tailored to the requirements and tips for strengthening the governance, operations, and financial performance of the start-ups/SMEs towards increasing the capacity and capability to attract and receive the commercial capital grow and scale.

It is in this context that GIZ is looking for a consulting firm to express their interest

to support identified Tech start-up and/or SMEs in identifying any gaps in their investor readiness process.

The contractor will work closely with the Digital Transformation Center (DTC) and its key partners. The contractor will guide and advise at least 15 start-ups and/or SMEs over a period starting from contract signing to October 2023. However, the contractor will work with each start-up/SME for a period of up to 5 working days only under this assignment.

1. Tasks to be performed by the contractor

The objective of this assignment is identifying a consulting firm that can support innovators get much-needed growth support services in the areas of investment readiness. This will be done through providing technical mentorship, supporting tech start-ups to get subsidized technical services through the DTC and connect the tech start-ups to the relevant technical networks.

The services to the tech start-ups include, but are not limited to, the following investor readiness services.

The Investor Readiness interventions will focus on assessing and strengthening the key investor readiness elements which include, but are not limited to:

• Business and Strategic Planning: Support the start-ups/SMEs to understand the best documentation formats and structures that provide their big picture, their purpose, their goals and objectives.
• Financial Acumen: Support the start-ups/SMEs to have financial processes and accounting reports that demonstrate their current financial and future direction.
• Legal: Support the start-ups/SMEs to understand and have legal processes and agreements.
• People: Support the start-ups/SMEs to understand and set employees retention strategies
• Processes: Support the start-ups/SMEs to set up reporting structures, and decision-making processes, and recommend them appropriate next steps to have the processes ready in their organization.
• Attraction of the investment: Support the start-ups/SMEs to understand some practical tips for attracting and securing the investment.

The contractor is responsible for providing the following services:

Work package 1: Customized consulting services

• The contractor will work closely with the identified start-ups and/or SMEs to identify problems/gaps in their investor readiness but not limited to the above-mentioned services.
• Depending on the identified needs, the contractor could:
  • Suggest/propose additional related services and work closely with the tech start-ups and/or SMEs to improve their operations and set up performance/progress tracking mechanisms to add value to their business and operations.
• Understand their business in relation to their investor readiness, create a comprehensive long-term investor readiness plan, and create a process for improving, and tracking key performance indicators to guide the improvement of investor readiness. This methodology should be shared and agreed upon with the start-up.
• Any other service that is requested and falls under the competency of the bidder.

Work package 2: Product Progress Tracking & Reporting

• The consulting firm should develop a comprehensive plan to ensure the efficient handover of the investor readiness improvement knowledge and processes to the tech start-ups and/or SMEs and GIZ.
• The following reports will be submitted by the contractor:
• Inception Report: This report shall be handed in 1 working day after the commencement of each assignment following an assessment of the start-up/SME detailing but not limited to the approach and methodology, proposed work plan for undertaking the assignment, and implementation timeline scheduling of the assignment.
• The report should also clearly indicate the intervention logic and propose any relevant modifications going forward.
• Final Reports: This report will elaborate all activities undertaken during the assignment execution. These reports shall: cover the entire process, provide a full account of all aspects of the services’ implementation for the period covered, include the results achieved, and include any relevant reports, publications and updates related to the services offered.

Expected Deliverables

The contractor is responsible for providing the following services:

Deliverable 1: Work packages. The contractor will work closely with the start-ups and/or SMEs and advise them on ways to improve identified investor readiness challenges based on the described work packages.

Deliverable 2: Set up a KPI framework for each solution that defines the investment readiness of each solution

Deliverable 3: After tracking the progress of each solution in the program, produce a final detailed report at the completion of the assignment that includes all achieved milestones, challenges faced, and mitigation strategies used and recommendation that can guide future similar assignments.

The contractor will ensure that the required work packages and reports are timely submitted and adjusted accordingly as per respective feedback received from all different stakeholders involved.

Certain milestones, as laid out in the table below, are to be achieved by certain dates during the contract term:

The selected consulting firm will carry out this assignment in a period starting from contract signing to end of October 2023. However, the contractor will work with each start-up/SME for up to 5 working days and will be invoicing work/services executed progressively. i.e., after consulting for each start-up/SME.

The selected consulting firm and all its team members must be locally based and must carry out the project locally.

Period of assignment: From contract signing (projected October 2022) until 31.10.2023.

2. Concept

For the bid, the bidder is required to show how the objectives defined in Chapter 2 are to be achieved, if applicable under consideration of further specific method-related requirements (technical-methodological concept). In addition, the bidder must describe the management for the service provision. This should also include a contingency concept if the timeline of the development of the system changes due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and any unforeseeable setbacks.

Technical-methodological concept

Strategy: The bidder is required to consider the tasks to be performed with reference to the objectives of the services put out to tender (see Chapter 1). Following this, the bidder presents and justifies the strategy with which it intends to provide the services for which it is responsible (see Chapter 2).

The bidder is required to present the actors relevant for the services for which it is responsible and describe the cooperation with them.

The bidder is required to present and explain its approach to steering the measures with the project partners and its contribution to the results-based monitoring system.

The bidder is required to describe the key processes for the services for which it is responsible and create a schedule that describes how the services according to Chapter 2 are to be provided. In particular, the bidder is required to describe the necessary work steps and, if applicable, take account of the milestones and contributions of other actors in accordance with Chapter 2.

The bidder is required to describe its contribution to knowledge management for the partner and GIZ and promote scaling-up effects (learning and innovation).

Project management of the contractor

• The contractor is responsible for selecting, preparing, and steering the experts (national, short, and long term) assigned to perform the advisory tasks.
• The contractor makes available equipment and supplies (consumables) and assumes the associated operating and administrative costs.
• The contractor manages costs and expenditures, accounting processes and invoicing in line with the requirements of GIZ.

The contractor reports regularly to GIZ in accordance with the AVB of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH from 2018

In addition to the reports required by GIZ in accordance with AVB, the contractor submits the following reports:

• Inception report
• Contributions to reports to GIZ’s commissioning party

The bidder is required to draw up a personnel assignment plan with explanatory notes that lists all the experts proposed in the bid; the plan includes information on assignment dates (duration and expert days) and locations of the individual members of the team complete with the allocation of work steps as set out in the schedule.

Details about backstopping

The bidder is required to describe its backstopping concept. The following services are part of the standard backstopping package, which (like ancillary personnel costs) must be factored into the fee schedules of the staff listed in the bid in accordance with section 5.4 of the AVB:

• Service-delivery control
• Managing adaptations to changing conditions
• Ensuring the flow of information between GIZ and field staff
• Contractor’s responsibility for seconded personnel
• Process-oriented technical-conceptual steering of the consultancy inputs
• Securing the administrative conclusion of the project
• Ensuring compliance with reporting requirements
• Providing specialist support for the on-site team by staff at company headquarters
• Sharing the lessons learned by the contractor and leveraging the value of lessons learned on site
• Overall responsibility for the advisory packages of the contractor (quality and deadlines)
• Coordinating and ensuring communication with GIZ, partners and others involved in the project
• Personnel management, in particular; identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, as well as planning and steering assignments and supporting all experts
• Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines.

3. Personnel concept

The bidder is required to provide personnel who are suited to filling the positions described, based on their CVs (see Chapter 7), the range of tasks involved and the required qualifications.

The below specified qualifications represent the requirements to reach the maximum number of points.

Bidder

Tasks of the Bidder

Qualifications of the bidder

• · Education/training (2.1.1): MSc. in Business Administration, IT, Computer Science, Marketing, or another related field.
• Language (2.1.2): Good business language skills in English and Kinyarwanda
• General professional experience (2.1.3): 10 years of professional experience in the supporting entrepreneurs and start-ups.
• Specific professional experience (2.1.4): 5 years in investor readiness.
• Leadership/management experience (2.1.5): 5 years of management/leadership experience as project team leader or manager in a company
• Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.1.7): 2 years of experience in DC projects.
• Responsible for identifying all and any technical related investor readiness challenges/needs of the start-ups
• Responsible and attend to any other technical activity, procedure, or monitoring tasks that may come up during this assignment.

Short-term expert pool

Tasks of team member(s)

Qualifications of the team member(s)

• Education/training (2.2.1): Bachelor’s in IT, Computer Science, legal or another related field
• Language (2.2.2): Good business language skills in English and Kinyarwanda
• General professional experience (2.2.3): 5 years’ experience in investor readiness methodologies.
• Specific professional experience (2.2.4): Experience in investor readiness and business legal advice
• Regional experience (2.2.6): 5 years’ experience conducting projects of a similar nature in the region.
• Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.2.7): 2 years of experience in DC projects

Soft skills of team member(s)

In addition to their specialist qualifications, the following qualifications are required of team members:

• Team skills
• Initiative
• Communication skills
• Sociocultural competence
• Efficient, partner- and client-focused working methods
• Interdisciplinary thinking

4. Costing requirements

Assignment of personnel

• Short term expert pool: On-site assignment in Kigali, Rwanda for 5 expert days
• The bidder should calculate their price bid based on the work packages in Section 2 for only one start-up/SME.

5. Inputs of GIZ or other actors

GIZ and/or other actors are expected to make the following available:

• 2 possible workstations at the Digital Transformation center (depending on availability of space based on other activities in the space)

6. Requirements on the format of the bid

The structure of the bid must correspond to the structure of the TORs. It must be legible (font size 11 or larger) and clearly formulated. The bid is drawn up in English.

The complete bid shall not exceed 10 pages (excluding CVs).

The CVs of the personnel proposed in accordance with Chapter 4 of the TORs must be submitted using the format specified in the terms and conditions for application. The CVs shall not exceed 4 pages. The CVs must clearly show the position and job the proposed person held in the reference project and for how long.

If one of the maximum page lengths is exceeded, the content appearing after the cut-off point will not be included in the assessment.

Please calculate your price bid based exactly on the aforementioned costing requirements. In the contract the contractor has no claim to fully exhaust the days/travel/workshops/ budgets. The number of days/travel/workshops and the budget amount shall be agreed in the contract as ‘up to’ amounts.

7. Submission of offer

The Expression of Interest should contain the following:

1. Technical Proposal:

• • A cover letter expressing your interest in this assignment
• Technical proposal with a brief description of why you would be considered as the most suitable for the assignment, relevant expertise, and a detailed, clear methodology, on how will be your approach to complete the assignment
• CVs of the expert proposed
• Company registration certificate (RDB)
• VAT registration certificate
• Latest tax clearance certificate
• Proof of successful completion of related assignments.
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• 2. Financial Proposal: indicates the all-inclusive total contract price, supported by a breakdown of all costs. The costs must be in RWF and VAT excluded.

Please submit electronically your EoI (technical & Financial offer) in 2 separated emails and should be in PDF files to this email ONLY: RW_Quotation@giz.de until latest 27^th October 2022

Please you must write on each email subject this sentence: 83422200-Technical/financial offer, without this sentence, your offer may not be considered

Hard copies are not allowed this time

GIZ reserves all rights

List of abbreviations

AVB General Terms and Conditions of Contract (AVB) for supplying services and work 2020

BMZ German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

DSSD Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development

SDG Sustainable Development Goals

TOR Terms of Reference

DTC Digital Transformation Center

Expression of Interest (EOI)

Provision of service on supply chain mapping and training for INATrace (Blockchain-based Solution for Agricultural Supply Chain Traceability) project.

Reference Number: 83422795

Background

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Great Lakes Region and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy and ICT (Information and Communications Technology), Natural Resources, Peace and Security and Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

1. Context and background
2. Description of assignment

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe, with the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, and governments of other countries all benefiting from our services. Its main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ works closely with the private sector, fostering successful interaction between development policy and foreign trade.

The GIZ Sectoral Programme for Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains and Standards is a transnational project that is based in Germany, and that focuses on agricultural commodities such as coffee, cocoa, banana, soya, rubber, palm oil and cotton. For the project implementation in Rwanda, a partnership agreement has been concluded with the GIZ Programme “Promoting the economy and employment in Rwanda”, which will be handling all administrative requirements and assist with the activities related to this contract.

Global agricultural supply chains tend to be opaque. The end-product on retailers’ shelves does not reveal its social and environmental impact at origin, including the profit share received by the farmers themselves. Improved transparency is not only increasingly asked for by end-consumers and due-diligence legislation but is also crucial for all intermediary actors in the supply chain to manage reputational risks and a more efficient supply chain. At the other end of the chain, access to information about production processes, quality parameters, product and financial flows, can enable farmers to make more informed decisions and gain higher revenues in the long run.

As part of a former commission, the GIZ has collaborated with several partners to develop an open-source blockchain-based track and trace system called INATrace. For example, the system has successfully been implemented for a coffee supply chain of a Rwandan coffee brand. It includes a business-to-business (B2B) data input and tracing web app for different actors along the value chain linked to a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain platform as well as a business-to-customer (B2C) solution for end-customers in Germany that links a portion of the data stored on the blockchain to additional media content that can be accessed by scanning a QR code on the coffee package (Check sample QR code here).

The project has been carried out in adherence to the Principles for Digital Development, in particular by applying an open-source and user-centric approach. All the source code generated has been published under a GNU AGPL-3.0 license on GitHub.

As a first use case, the technology has been introduced in 2020 by two women associations who produce Angelique’s Finest coffee in Rwanda in partnership with the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA), Rwanda chapter. The coffee pilot has been successful and GIZ is considering expanding it in Rwanda with other value chains like Macadamia.

It is in this framework of expansion and sustainability of the platform, GIZ is looking for a consulting company to express their interest to support the further development of INATrace in Rwanda.

The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical support on further development of INATrace in Rwanda, in close cooperation with the IT company contracted to program and maintain the INATrace software. The consulting company shall provide the following services:

Work package 1: Supply chain mapping

During the duration of the assignment INATrace will be scaled in Rwanda for other crops on top of coffee such as macadamia. After familiarization with INATrace, the contractor will support the users of INATrace, partners and the GIZ-team in the assessment of local supply chain structures in very close collaboration with the cooperatives. Several field visits are required to conduct this task to ensure the most comprehensive outline of the respective supply chain.

Work package 2: System configuration based on findings from WP1

The contractor will transfer the findings from the supply chain mapping (WP1) to INATrace. The contractor is responsible for:

• Setting-up accounts for all users
• Adding supply chain actors to the system
• Configuration support for the company settings (facilities, (semi)-products, processing evidence fields/documents, etc.)
• Oversight and check of successful implementation in the system

These steps should be conducted and documented in close collaboration with the partners and the GIZ-team to guarantee a sufficient knowledge transfer. Written documentation will be provided to GIZ to ensure continuous guidance on the setting-up processes for future projects and their supply chain integration to INATrace.

• Assessment and documentation of existing supply chain structures and processes as well as financial flows, including obtaining exemplary documentation for the processes to be digitized
• Integration of the existing workflows into the technical development

Work package 3: Support capacity building

To ensure the best possible use of INATrace, all users need to be trained in using the system. Through previous projects, some users have already been familiarised with or trained in the system. Appropriate capacity building material has already been developed and is currently being reviewed in very close collaboration with projects in line with technical and GUI adaptations. Using a train-the-trainer approach, some locations still have qualified trainers available and in order to ensure a long-term use, the train-the-trainer concept will be further developed. Given the product differences and the scaling of activities for INATrace, it might be needed to onboard more and new local trainers.

The contractor is responsible for:

• Assessment of the required needs for additional capacities of the cooperatives
• Support in connecting trainer(s) with cooperatives
• Adaptation of the capacity building material in English and Kinyarwanda.
• Further develop the train-the-trainer concept
• Documentation of capacity building and system feedback by users throughout the process
• Onboard new local trainers on INATrace and onboarding and integration of local consultants to the system and the processes
• Conduction of capacity building for different actors, including:

• Cooperative staff
• International buyers/roasters
• Additional users along the supply chains

• Support the base-data preparation to be entered to INATrace
• Planning and monitoring of the necessary capacity building activities

Work package 4: Support the IT-Team

The contractor will act as a focal point/backstopped between the IT developers and through close collaboration support the IT-team with implementing INATrace adaptations. Accordingly, the trainings need to be aligned with these potential system changes to ensure the most efficient use of INATrace for all users.

The contractor is responsible for:

• Recommendations for technical improvements and adaptations based on the feedback from users as well as other projects where INATrace will be provided. Therefore, an exchange with previous project partners and developers is essential
• Documentation of updates for IT developers and GIZ-Team

Work package 5: Ensure Knowledge Transfer

To ensure that INATrace can be applied in a community and used as a digital public good, comprehensive documentation of all steps is required. The contractor will prepare manuals (English, Kinyarwanda, etc.) to describe the methodology of all work-packages and ensure the best possible documentation of all conducted processes and feedbacks for the understanding of all actors and partners (i.e. IT, GIZ). This includes step-by-step instructions on how to conduct a supply chain mapping, and how to customize INATrace in a new country or for a new product.

Work package 6: Support the development of a business model

Support in the development of a long-term business model for INATrace as a digital public good in close collaboration with partners and consultants. The main task is here to support the GIZ-Team and partners with relevant information and input from the field.

Work package 7: Identify new potential user

The goal is also to onboard new users. The contractor is responsible for the identification and onboarding of new potential INATrace users.

All training sessions and follow up visits will be conducted in Rwanda, mainly in Rwamagana, Gakenke, Muhanga, Huye and Rusizi districts where the INATrace project is currently implemented.

Partner organizations of INATrace will support the contractor in coordination of the training sessions including organizing, inviting participants and attendance records management.

The Consulting company is expected to follow the COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions of the Government of Rwanda and adapt the training format accordingly.

III. Deliverables

The Consulting company is expected to provide the above deliverables within a total number of up to 75 working days. The timeline will be agreed upon and adapted as necessary based on the needs of INATrace users and the Covid-19 situation.

IV. Reporting and timeframe of the assignment

The consulting company will work closely with INATrace users in Rwanda. All official reporting will be to GIZ. All activities included in this ToR will have to be completed within up 75 days from November 2022 to July 2023. The consulting company will submit a report for each major training session to GIZ within 15 days of completion of the training and a final report of the contracted work assignment by 14^th of July 2023.

V. Data protection

The performance of the contract may be associated with the processing of personal data by the contractor, who would alone define the nature of such data and how such processing would be carried out. In such cases, the contractor shall act as an INDEPENDENT DATA CONTROLLER and must ALONE comply with ALL applicable data protection obligations, including regional and local laws. The data protection principles such as lawfulness, purpose limitation, storage limitation, transparency, integrity and confidentiality, and accountability, as well as the numerous rights of the data subject must be paid due attention. The GDPR data transfer rules must be taken into account whenever personal data leaves the EU for a third country. In case the contractor executes the instructions of a local partner to the GIZ with regard to such processing, the partner shall be the data controller, and must ensure that such data processing is in accordance with applicable laws and standards. The GIZ will not be in any way responsible for such processing.

VI. Personnel concept

The bidder is required to provide competent personnel based on their CVs and required qualifications. The following characteristics and competencies are essential:

Education:

• University qualification (bachelors’ degree/master’s) in Geography, Agricultural Sciences, IT, Creative design or another related field.

Professional experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience in digital traceability tools for agricultural supply chains, of which 1 year of experience with the coffee supply chain.
• Prior experience with INATrace system is an added value.
• Prior experience in conducting trainings, especially trainings of trainers, and workshops is required.

Experience in working in the region
• 2 years’ experience in agricultural sector in Rwanda or East African countries.

Language skills:
• Business fluency in English and Kinyarwanda.

1. Submission of offer

The Expression of Interest should contain the following:

1. Technical Proposal:

• A cover letter expressing your interest in this assignment
• Technical proposal with a brief description of why you would be considered as the most suitable for the assignment, relevant expertise, and a detailed, clear methodology, on how will be your approach to complete the assignment (no more than 3 pages).
• The Technical Proposal should also contain the CV of the expert proposed in accordance with the terms of reference. The CV shall not exceed 4 pages.
• Company registration certificate (RDB)
• VAT registration certificate
• Latest tax clearance certificate
• Proof of successful completion of related assignments.

2. Financial Proposal: indicates the all-inclusive total contract price, supported by a breakdown of all costs. Please calculate your price bid based exactly on the following costing requirements:

• Assignment of personnel: up to 75 working days
• Other costs: Printing of training manuals, transport fees, snacks, and water for user participants.
• Travel costs: included in expert days

Please submit electronically your EoI (technical & Financial offer) in 2 separated emails and should be in PDF files to this email ONLY: RW_Quotation@giz.de until latest 27th October 2022

Please you must write on each email subject this sentence: 83422795-Technical/financial offer, without this sentence, your offer may not be considered

Hard copies are not allowed this time

GIZ reserves all rights