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Background
The Centre of Excellence (CoE) project is co-financed by the State
of Israel and the Government of Rwanda to crea
of Israel and the Government of Rwanda to crea
te a self-sustaining centre
for horticulture production, training and the demonstration of new and more
efficient production methods and irrigation systems.
The selected site is located at the Expo Ground 12 km West of
Kigali, the centre will put special emphasis on building local capacities in
agriculture and agricultural entrepreneurship. and will conduct applied
agricultural R&D in order to adapt Israeli agricultural experience.
Technologies and innovations to local needs, serving all stakeholders in the
horticultural sector, from smallholders to large commercial farmers.
Kigali, the centre will put special emphasis on building local capacities in
agriculture and agricultural entrepreneurship. and will conduct applied
agricultural R&D in order to adapt Israeli agricultural experience.
Technologies and innovations to local needs, serving all stakeholders in the
horticultural sector, from smallholders to large commercial farmers.
The CoE will also serve as an applied R&D centre,
demonstrating technologies relevant to different levels of farming, from small
holder to commercial scale. It will provide technical assistance to farmers
wishing to improve their production skills using, inter alia, practical
training solutions, field extension services/Farmer field schools.
demonstrating technologies relevant to different levels of farming, from small
holder to commercial scale. It will provide technical assistance to farmers
wishing to improve their production skills using, inter alia, practical
training solutions, field extension services/Farmer field schools.
The primary purpose of the CoE is to create a self-sustaining
centre for horticulture production, training, and the demonstration of new and
more efficient production methods including different irrigation technologies
and systems to mention but a few.
centre for horticulture production, training, and the demonstration of new and
more efficient production methods including different irrigation technologies
and systems to mention but a few.
It is in this regard that the National Agricultural Export
Development Board (NAEB) would like to recruit self-motivated and qualified
employees who will work in the CoE. Employment will be on one year contract,
renewable after successful performance evaluation.
Development Board (NAEB) would like to recruit self-motivated and qualified
employees who will work in the CoE. Employment will be on one year contract,
renewable after successful performance evaluation.
VACANT POSITIONS FOR RECRUITMENT:
1. COORDINATOR OF THE COE
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Directs daily and strategic operations for The Centre for
Excellence in Teaching and Learning including: office management, annual
planning, budget/fiscal planning and expenditures and individual personnel
performance management:
Excellence in Teaching and Learning including: office management, annual
planning, budget/fiscal planning and expenditures and individual personnel
performance management:
2) Provides leadership and oversight for the coordination and
implementation of all professional development programs:
implementation of all professional development programs:
3) Ensures good coordination with different departments on
specific professional development needs and requirements followed by the
design, development and delivery of appropriate training and professional
development.
specific professional development needs and requirements followed by the
design, development and delivery of appropriate training and professional
development.
4) Keeps abreast of research and new developments and approaches
in the field and actively participates as a presenter or attendee at state and
national conferences and workshops that involve a range of issues related to professional
development.
in the field and actively participates as a presenter or attendee at state and
national conferences and workshops that involve a range of issues related to professional
development.
5) Analyses and disseminates data regarding the effectiveness of
implemented programs.
implemented programs.
6) Communicates well with employees, other professionals, capacity
building institutions, and other professional organizations in a positive,
professional and productive manner.
building institutions, and other professional organizations in a positive,
professional and productive manner.
7) Supervises assigned employees with the responsibility of
hiring, training and evaluating these individuals.
hiring, training and evaluating these individuals.
Additional Job Functions:
1) Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships as necessary for work assignments.
relationships as necessary for work assignments.
2) Ability to lead effective focus groups and/or meetings.
3) Ability to perform all required functions and responsibilities
in time and accurately.
in time and accurately.
4) Conflict and problem-solving skills.
5) Collaborates effectively to foster team-building among the
staff.
staff.
6) Ability to prepare reports relative to the effectiveness of
implemented programs.
implemented programs.
Key Competencies required:
- Knowledge of effective management and leadership models;
knowledge and understanding of budget planning and expenditures;
- Demonstrated expertise in project planning, development and
implementation; ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines,
programs and ofl1ces; desire to continue learning new and innovative
strategies for both faculty and staff; excellent communication, written
and verbal, and interpersonal skills; ability to handle multiple projects
and meeting deadlines; ability to prioritize and problem-solve;
self-starter with limited supervision;
- Demonstrates high standards and understands the vision,
mission and values of the Center of Excellence for Horticulture;
- Demonstrates proficiency using standard office software
applications.
Qualifications and Experience required:
Master’s Degree in Agronomy, Horticulture and Crop
Science five years progressive work experience in decision making and
leadership positions with a background in planning, resource mobilization,
managing budgets, analyzing data and employee supervision.
Science five years progressive work experience in decision making and
leadership positions with a background in planning, resource mobilization,
managing budgets, analyzing data and employee supervision.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Main responsibilities
- Provide personal administrative support to management and the
Board through conducting and organizing administrative duties and
activities including receiving and handling information and visitors of
the office of the Director.
- Prepare and manage correspondence, reports and documents.
- Organize and coordinate meetings, conferences, travel
arrangements
- Specifically take responsibility in organizing Board
meetings, ensuring all documentation for discussions prepared before
hand and necessary logistics in place;
- Prepare and distribute invitations and minutes of the Board
meeting within the specified time:
- Ensure Board allowances are prepared by rightful office and
ready on time before the Board stlting.
- Take, type and distribute minutes of the meetings.
- Implement and maintain office filing and systems.
- Maintain schedules and calendars and arrange and confirm appointments.
- Organize internal and external events.
- Handle incoming mail and other material and deliver t0
appropriate persons immediately, where immediate action is required,
and either take action or refer to the officer responsible or
Director for immediate response.
- Set up work procedures for the office of Director
- Maintain databases of important persons, institutions,
companies etc of relevance to the office of Director.
- Communicate verbally and in writing to answer inquiries and
provide information.
- Liaison with internal and external contacts and coordinate
the flow of information both internally and externally operate
office equipment and manage office space
Qualification and Experiences required:
A0 in Public Administration, Management, Sociology, Administration
and Management, Secretariat Studies with 2 years related working
experience.
and Management, Secretariat Studies with 2 years related working
experience.
Key competences required:
- Verbal and written communication skills, Attention to detail,
Confidentiality, Planning and organizing, Time management, Interpersonal
skills, Customer-service orientation, reliability and Stress
tolerance.
3. PRODUCTION MANAGER
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for the quality and health and product delivery to and
from the farm.
from the farm.
General responsibilities.
- To fulfill with diligence and fidelity the responsibilities
or missions in conformity with his responsibilities, according to
the specific tasks detailed below;
- To bring all care and aptitude to the good utilization of all
resources. documents. Materials and equipment given to him to carry out
his duties;
- To keep full confidentiality of all information related to
his work during and after the period of this agreement
Specific responsibilities
- To assist the centre in forward planning of the production
- Participate in decision making discussions for the management
of the centre
- To participate in budgeting and maintaining production
financial records
- To assist the centre in organising sales and purchases of
inputs and farm equipments
- To ensure handling paperwork and keeping production records
- To participate in recruiting, training/instructing and
supervising farm workers and managers
- To make sure that production plans are implemented
satisfactorily
- To support the centre to ensure compliance with regulations
and health and safety standards
- To support the centre in resource mobilization and
administrative requirement from different Partners/stakeholders
- Identify, advise and ensure knowledge and skills transfer to
farmers, extension agents and other stakeholders on modern production
technologies and practices in horticulture;
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experiences required:
Master degree in Agronomy, horticulture or Crop Science, with 2
years working experience, or Bachelors degree in Agronomy, Horticulture or
Crop Science with 5 years working experience in leadership positions.
years working experience, or Bachelors degree in Agronomy, Horticulture or
Crop Science with 5 years working experience in leadership positions.
Key Competencies
- High degree of integrity, Managerial & organization
skills, Innovative, Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge
of French and Kinyarwanda will be an added advantage.
- Understanding of code of ethics and conduct of the Rwanda
public service, Customer focus and Computer Literate.
4. PRODUCTION SPECIALIST (OPEN FIELD)
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To coordinate daily farm activities in coordination of the
production manager.
- To insure all plantings and harvesting are done based on
customers order.
- To follow up all activities including spraying. irrigation
and picking.
- To oversee the application of all crop protection
products(proper mixing of chemicals fertilizers … ) according to the
guideline given in the trainings provided.
- Provide daily firm reports to the Head office as per
specified timing sheet.
- Coordinate internal farm training provided by the Production
Manager.
- Insure all farm activities carried out in the firm meet the
required customer standards.
- The staff may be called upon to do other job depending on the
current situation.
- Provide all daily data requirement from the farm.
- Insure all GAP Standards are maintained as per trainings
provided.
- Coordinate with the Production Manager on delivery of farm
inputs and equipments.
- Identify, advise and ensure knowledge and skills transfer to
vegetable farmers on vegetables plantation technologies and practices;
- Identify, study and recommend improvement of projects for
vegetables production;
- Facilitate linkages with farmers to support the increase of
vegetables production using new technology
- Plan, communicate and coordinate production activities:
- Conduct training, seminars, workshops and mentoring of
vegetables farmers in new production techniques
- Provide technical assistance to farmers wishing to improve
their vegetables fanning and production skills using inter alia, practical
training solutions.
- Provide monthly report to the supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications and Experiences:
Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, rop sciences, Crop Production,
Horticulture with 1 year working experience.
Horticulture with 1 year working experience.
Key competences required:
- Strong ability to develop production plans and strategies and
to work toward their realization and improvement under demanding
performance schedules;
- Excellent time management, administrative and organizational
skills;
- Excellent skills in office productivity software;
- Ability to work successfully individually and as part of a
team;
- Ability to work calmly under pressure with flexible attitude
to work;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organization and planning skills, Problem analysis and
problem-solving skills. Team leadership.
- Formal presentation skills, Persuasiveness, adaptability and
innovation
- Judgment, decision-making skills, Fluent in written and
spoken English and Knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda will be of
added advantage
5. NURSERY SPECIALIST (FRUITS AND VEGETABLES)
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify strong and resistant rootstocks for fruits.
- Identify well performing varieties and introduce new fruits
varieties.
- Introduce and evaluate improved varieties of vegetables.
- Assess local fruits and vegetables performance.
- Prepare healthy seedlings feelings pests and diseases.
- Plan, communicate and coordinate nurseries activities.
- Conduct trainings, seminars, workshops and mentoring of
nurseries’ owners in new techniques.
- Provide technical assistance to nurseries’ owners wishing to
improve their techniques and provide monthly report to the supervisor
in time.
QUALIFICATIONS
Qualification and Experiences required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Crop sciences, Crop
Production, Horticulture with 1 year working experience.
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building programmes or
exposure to modern production techniques will be an added advantage.
Key competences required:
- Strong ability to develop production plans and strategies and
to work toward their realisation and improvement under demanding
performance schedules;
- Excellent time management, administrative and organizational
skills;
- Excellent skills in office productivity software;
- Ability to work successfully individually and as part of a
team;
- Ability to work calmly under pressure with flexible altitude
to work;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organization and planning skills, Problem analysis and
problem-solving skills
- Team-leadership, Formal presentation skills
- Persuasiveness, adaptability and innovation
- Judgment, decision-making skills.
- fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of French and
Kinyarwanda will be of added advantage
6. VEGETABLES SPECIALIST (PROTECTED PRODUCTION)
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identify advise and ensure knowledge transfer on vegetables
plantation technologies and practices;
- Identify, study and recommend improvement of projects for
vegetables protected production;
- Facilitate linkages with fanners to support the increase of
vegetables protected production using new technology
- Plan, communicate and coordinate protected production
activities;
- Conduct training, seminars, workshops and mentoring of
vegetables farmers in new protected production techniques
- Provide technical assistance to farmers wishing to improve
their protected farming and production skills using inter alia,
practical training solutions.
- Provide monthly report to the supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experiences required:
Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Crop sciences, Crop Production,
Horticulture with 1 year working experience. Demonstrated experience in
capacity building programmes or exposure to modern production techniques
will be an added advantage
Horticulture with 1 year working experience. Demonstrated experience in
capacity building programmes or exposure to modern production techniques
will be an added advantage
Key competences required:
- strong ability to develop production plans and strategies and
to work toward their realization and improvement under demanding
performance schedules;
- Excellent time management administrative and organizational
skills:
- Excellent skills in office productivity software;
- Ability to work successfully individually and as part of a
team;
- Ability to work calmly under pressure with flexible attitude
to work;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organization and planning skills
- Problem analysis and problem-solving skills
- Team-Leadership, Formal presentation skills, Persuasiveness,
adaptability and innovation,Judgment and decision-making skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of French and
Kinyarwanda will be of added advantage
7. ACCOUNTANT
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- General accounting including preparing journal entries
maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers and account and bank
reconciliations;
- Assist in preparation of monthly report and support the
Finance and Administration Manager in carrying out the responsibilities of
the Finance department;
- Support in raising monthly closings and account analysis;
- Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts;
- General ledger operations;
- Prepare journal entries;
- Assist with monthly closings and preparation of monthly
financial statements and monthly financial management reports:
- Assist with accounts receivable and accounts payable plus tax
computations and returns;
- Assist in budgets and forecasts;
- Assist with preparation and coordination of the audit process
while preparing all necessary documentation;
- Keep well documented financial records and respect all
accounting procedures
- Manages all payroll information and records by directing the
collection, calculations, and entering of data
- Ensure accurate employee data is uploaded for payroll
processing payroll is executed Timely
- Generate reports supporting payroll changes and manage claim
process.
- Responsible for processing the payroll from start to final
while making necessary payments/deductions of statutory
Education and experience required:
A0 in Finance, Accounting, Management specialized in Finance /
Accounting Plus Level 1 Professional Qualification recognized by IFAC
(ACCA, CPA etc)
Accounting Plus Level 1 Professional Qualification recognized by IFAC
(ACCA, CPA etc)
Key competencies required:
- Financial and Management accounting. Public Sector Financial
management. Knowledge of Rwanda’s financial management standards
and procedures. Knowledge of Accounting principles and
practices and financial data reporting. Budgeting skills.
Revenue management, Expenditure management, Analytical skills,
Knowledge of basic business and purchasing practices, Knowledge of
procurement regulations and procedures
- Knowledge of contract drafting and negotiation, Knowledge of
public sector procurement, management, Knowledge of contract
management, Communication skills, Report writing & Presentation
Skills, Judgment & Decision Making Skills
- Assets management, Planning and organization skills, Computer
software skills. Knowledge in conflict management, Knowledge of the
regulations applying to payroll procedures, Knowledge of integrated
document management and time management skills
- Problem solving skills, Knowledge in Microsoft Office
products
- Knowledge of the regulations applying to payroll procedures
- Financial records management
8. SENIOR IRRIGATION ENGINEER
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Co-ordinates maintenance of canals and other irrigation
equipments
- Conducts technicians training on irrigation water management
- Identify advise and ensure knowledge transfer on irrigation
technologies and practices;
- Provides technical assistance to farmers wishing to improve
their irrigation system
- Conducts farmers and other extensionists’ trainings on
irrigation through demonstrations.
- Identify and recommend appropriate irrigation method suited
for the CoEirrigation plots area.
- Develop outreach programmes and provide technical backup on
maintenance of irrigation infrastructure
- Provide monthly report to the supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experiences required
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Engineering, water &resource
management with I year working experience.
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building programmes or
exposure to irrigation techniques will be an added advantage.
Key competences required:
- Strong ability to develop production plans and strategies and
to work towards their realization and improvement under demanding
performance schedules;
- Excellent time management, administrative and organizational
skills;
- Excellent skills in office productivity software;
- Ability to work successfully individually and as part of a
team;
- Ability to work calmly under pressure with flexible attitude
to work:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organization and planning skills
- Problem analysis and problem-solving skills
- Team-leadership
- Formal presentation skills
- Persuasiveness, adaptability and innovation
- Judgment, decision-making skills.
- Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of French and
Kinyarwanda will be of added Advantage
HOW TO APPLY:
The interested candidates should down load and fill application
form from Public Services Commission (PSC website: www.psc.gov.rw. The form
should be accompanied by detailed CV, Photocopy of degree, photocopy of
Identity card, three referees, Work certificates/recommendation as a proof of
experience mentioned in the cv and must be closely related to the required
field.
form from Public Services Commission (PSC website: www.psc.gov.rw. The form
should be accompanied by detailed CV, Photocopy of degree, photocopy of
Identity card, three referees, Work certificates/recommendation as a proof of
experience mentioned in the cv and must be closely related to the required
field.
The applications should be submitted to NAEB Head office, P.O. Box
104 Kigali, GIKONDO not later than Friday 20th May 2016 at 3:00 PM
104 Kigali, GIKONDO not later than Friday 20th May 2016 at 3:00 PM