JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Private Sector Development (PSD) Expert
Enabel is the Belgian development agency. Under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we carry out public service assignments in Belgium and abroad. In addition, Enabel enhances the impact of Belgium in international development by carrying out assignments for Belgian and international third-party donors.
Its staff members in Brussels and overseas embody the commitment of the Belgian State and other development partners to international solidarity.
Since 2022, Enabel is implementing a regional thematic portfolio for Social Protection in Central Africa (2022-2026). The regional thematic portfolio is implemented in DRC, Rwanda and Uganda with a long-term ambition of increasing opportunities for youth and women of working age to engage in decent work as a mean to improve their living standards as well as to contribute to the promotion of their sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development. The regional thematic portfolio seeks to complement bilateral portfolios in the three countries of its interventions and has a component of regional initiatives to promote research and learning, knowledge and experience exchange, and networking among stakeholders and practitioners of the labour in most member countries of the East African Community.
In Rwanda, the Program is implemented in partnership with government institutions, private sector actors, and civil society organisations to promote decent work and social protection by addressing the challenges of the Rwandan labour market as means to achieve better living standards (welfare) and dignified lives of the citizens. The program is founded on the four pillars of the ILO’s decent work agenda (employment, labour standards (rights at work), social protection, and social dialogue) and aims at improving the welfare and living standards of the vulnerable citizens through creating jobs and employment opportunities for the jobless, empowering potential workers with relevant capacities (employable skills and competencies) to perform jobs, improving working conditions to ensure that jobs and employment opportunities pay better wages and earnings, provide better employment security, give workers access to existing social security schemes including maternity, pension and health; employers respect work-life/family balance, promoting equal opportunity and treatment for all potential workers including the youth, women and people with disabilities, and ensuring that safety and health at work are guaranteed; among other aspirations and generally also promoting an enabling environment for the promotion of decent work through research, policies and dialogue on better compliance with labour rights/ standards among labour practitioners.
In view of the further development of its activities Enabel is currently looking for a (f/m) a Private Sector Development (PSD) Expert for the Decent Work and Social Protection Portfolio.
Location: Kigali, Rwanda.
Duration of the contract: Open-ended employment contract – local contract according to the Rwandan labor law
Expected starting date: September 2023
Salary package: Salary package: A salary package of RwF 3.351.622 in accordance with our salary scales (Class 6, Sector and Thematic Expert), The amount varies in function of relevant recognised years of experience in relation to the function.
Function:
The PSD Thematic Expert will work directly under the supervision of the Intervention Manager of the Decent Work and Social Protection Program to support and perform duties related to achieving enterprise development objectives/ results and will be responsible for the deliverables and performance management of projects being implemented through grants and services contracts to different implementing partners of the program, including among others, the management of contracts and grants of business development service providers, access to finance grants, business competition grants, and informal (cross-border) trade promotion grants.
The overall function of the PSD Thematic Expert is to support especially the youth and women aspiring to engage in self-employment to generate business ideas, translate their business ideas into concreate business establishments and to support existing enterprises to expand into sustainable enterprises tarping into existing local, national and regional economic opportunities for private investment and inclusive and sustainable value chain developments especially in the manufacturing and trade sectors.
The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring local stakeholders involvement (government, academics, civil society, private sector, business associations etc) in the implementation of the project support to beneficiaries, and that incentives of local and national market actors (at community, district, policy and regulatory level) supporting or influencing local market systems are stimulated to participate and support available business opportunities especially for start-up and existing enterprises of the targeted beneficiaries in manufacturing and trade sectors leading to their enterprise growth aspirations. This involves working with districts authorities to map and engage relevant stakeholders involved in (finance, inputs and technology, skills, marketing, regulation etc) to participate in the implementation of the project support interventions to beneficiaries at community level.
In general, (s)he will:
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- Be responsible for performance management of enterprise development related project contracts implemented by different partners, ensuring that planned activities in contracted projects are implemented as planned, results are achieved according targeted objectives and deliverables are reported in accordance with Enabel’s guidelines
- Be responsible for working with districts administrative authorities to coordinate the participation of stakeholders (government, academia, civil society, private sector, business associations etc) in the implementation of the project support to targeted beneficiaries (start-ups and existing enterprises)
- Ensure that interventions of the projects are integrated in the local government planning, monitoring and evaluation and reporting structures
- Ensure that Enabel is represented in relevant sector and subsector working groups in Rwanda, and that the Decent Work & Social Protection Program contributes to Enabel’s collaborative governance structures
- Participate in the annual operational planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Decent Work and Social Protection Program including preparation and participation in technical and steering committee meetings
- Support activities of the regional initiatives of the program including related research and knowledge sharing events
- Perform any other duties related to the function assigned by the supervisors.
Profile:
qualification and experience
- Citizen, or allowed to work in Rwanda;
- Master’s degree in Economics or Business Administration, Business Studies, Rural Development, Social Sciences, Project Management or related disciplines;
- At least 5 years relevant working experience in supporting Enterprise / Private Sector Development initiatives such as business development and advisory services (technical/vocational skills and entrepreneurship trainings, coaching, post training follow-up support), access to finance (working capital and equipment/technology financing), access to markets (information and linkages), business enabling environment, PSD policies and strategies formulation and implementation, etc; Among which 2 years’ experience working for donor funded projects promoting economic and/ or social development (project management);
technical skills
- Strong knowledge and experience in enterprise/private sector development approaches such as market systems development, value-chains development, local economic development, MSME regulatory framework, etc;
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop collaborative relationships, especially in a multi-component project with multiple implementation partners.
- Strong behaviour and professional values, skills and attitudes such as responsibility and accountability, communication, team-work, honesty, respect, integrity, professional confidentiality, etc;
- Excellent analytical and writing skills;
- Proficient in Kinyarwanda and English. Working knowledge of French is an asset;
- Demonstrated networking, team-building and organizational skills;
- Results and customer oriented
attitude
- Demonstrated leadership, facilitation and coordination skills;
- Demonstrate proven knowledge in institutional building and strategies development.
- Capacity to work under pressure with minimum supervision; High sense of responsibility and integrity;
- Adaptability, cultural-gender-age-religion-nationality sensitivity
- High level of rigor and integrity
- Able to fit in a collaborative governance mindset (Self responsible, accountable, authentic communication …)
Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission and values of Enabel (https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values) .
Following this recruitment procedure, a shortlist of successful applicants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.
How to Apply?
Interested applicants fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria are invited to submit their application documents through “Apply” Button by “ filling out the application form carefully ” including detailed Curriculum Vitae (max 5 pages), a motivation letter, and a copy of a 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 no later than 2nd July 2023.Only applications sent through the indicated channel will be considered.
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.
Enabel never requests money to be part of any of the recruitment process.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Done at Kigali, June 16th , 2023
Resident Representative, Enabel Rwanda
