Development Alternatives, Inc.,Rwanda Country Representative Jobs in Rwanda

Closing date: 22 Jun 2016

Background:

The East Africa
Trade and Investment Hub (the Hub) is the U.S. government’s flagship project
under the presidential Trade
Africa
initiative, launched in 2013 to boost trade and
investment with and within Africa. The Hub partners with East African and U.S.
businesses to attract inve

stment needed to transform the East African private
sector into vibrant global trading partners. Improving the region’s trade
competitiveness, encouraging the diversification of exports beyond natural
resources, and promoting broader, more-inclusive economic growth will lead to
more food secure and resilient East African communities.

The goal of the Hub
is to deepen regional integration, increase the competitiveness of select
regional agricultural value chains, promote two-way trade with the U.S. under
the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and facilitate investment and
technology to drive trade growth intra-regionally and to global markets.

OBJECTIVES
AND DUTIES:

The Rwanda Country
Representative (CR) will function as a key counterpart with the Trade Africa
points of contact (POC) at the USAID Mission to Rwanda, coordinating all of the
Hub’s country-level assistance. He/she will be embedded in the Ministry of
Trade and Industry (MINICOM), serving as its resident expert to support
activities under the Hub’s four components:

Component 1.
Investment and Technology;

Component 2.
Agriculture and Agribusiness;

Component 3. Trade
Promotion and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); and

Component 4. Trade
Policy and Regulatory Reform.

The Rwanda CR will
devote greater attention and support to facilitate trade under AGOA. All work
will be done under the supervision of the Hub’s Nairobi-based Chief of Party
(COP) or his/her designee. S/he will work in close collaboration with the
USAID/Rwanda’s Trade Advisor and keep her/him up to date on relevant
developments in the Rwandan trade and industry sector. Through this
collaboration, s/he will prevent duplication of interventions being implemented
under other USAID/Rwanda-funded projects.

The CR will be
responsible for, but not limited to the following tasks:

· Provide input for
the conceptualization, development, planning and implementation of Hub
activities to support trade, investment and EAC regional
cooperation/integration;

· Represent the Hub
before the USAID Rwanda Mission, the Rwandan government and the private sector;

· Assist his/her
MINICOM counterpart to structure and facilitate three, sector-specific clusters
including support for cluster formation, priority setting, and implementation
of activities to support AGOA exports in the specialty foods, home décor and
accessories, and textiles and apparel sectors;

· Provide technical
assistance to MINICOM and private sector representatives to transform the
priorities identified by the three key sectors into policy proposals.

· Attend regional
trade and investment events and represent the Hub when required. S/he will also
represent MINICOM upon explicit request from the Ministry.

· Work closely with
the MINICOM, other relevant government ministries, agencies and major trading
partners in Rwanda and the region to promote trade under the African Growth
Opportunity Act (AGOA), as well as global trade.

· Identify export
ready enterprises for technical support and facilitate buyer mission’s firm
level technical support and export promotion activities with enterprises in the
target sectors;

· Support in the
development of linkages with private sector partners in Rwanda and the region
(e.g. producers, traders and associations) that will act as investment
catalysts;

· Identify and reach
out to trade support institutions, associations and bilateral projects to
develop synergies with the Hub’s trade promotion and AGOA initiatives;

· Assist in the
provision of direct assistance to key stakeholders at the country level and
especially representative business associations, institutional investors, and
sector specific trade associations;

· Identify Rwandan
businesses looking for investment capital in the key sectors that meet the
Hub’s investment criteria and maintain an updated database of potential
investors and track investments facilitated by the Hub to ensure the impact is
measured and captured in a timely manner;

· Support the
establishment of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to help drive trade
investment in markets supported by the Hub;

· Manage and direct
overall assistance related to the EAC Common Market Scorecard in Rwanda

· Convene and manage
the private-public working groups tasked with shepherding remedies and
solutions to the EAC Common Market Scorecard National Committees based on
benefit-cost analysis and preliminary regulatory impact assessments.

· Monitor and report
on the status of all donor and government activities related to trade in
country, the EAC, and major trading partners;

· Identify best
practices, disseminate knowledge and establish a forum for exchange of ideas on
EAC regional cooperation, integration and trade if one does not already exist.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· MBA or Master’s
degree in economics, public policy, international trade, trade law/policy,
political economy, or related area, with international experience preferred

· At least 10 years
of demonstrated working experience with the private sector and/or government institutions
and at least 5 years analyzing, implementing, and working to improve trade and
global competitiveness in developing countries, preferably in Rwanda or East
Africa

· Highly networked
individual in the local and international trade sector at both private sector
and government level

· Strongly preferred
experience serving in an advisory capacity to government officials on trade
policy, foreign direct investment and global competitiveness issues

· Strongly preferred
extensive and demonstrable technical and practical industrial textile and
garment e.g. supply chain management, quality assurance, market development,
research and development.

· Demonstrated
understanding of the trade and investment environment in Rwanda

· Ability to use the
latest ICT technology and computer software programs

· Must have
excellent English writing and verbal communication skills

SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:

· None

BASE
OF OPERATIONS:

· Ministry of Trade
and Industry. Kigali, Rwanda

REPORTING:

The Rwanda Country
Representative will report to the Chief of Party or his/her designee.

How to apply:

Interested
applicants should apply via the link https://daieatradehub.formstack.com/forms/rwanda_country_representative
by June 22, 2016, 11.59pm East Africa Local time. Only candidates who send
their information via the link and by the deadline will be eligible.

Visit http://www.eatradehub.org/rwanda_country_representative
to view the scope of work and learn more about The Trade hub.

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