Internship
opportunity
opportunity
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Internship
Title: |
Private
Sector Partnerships Internship |
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Estimated
Level of Effort (LOE): |
Up
to 130 days (6 months), February to July 2017 |
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Location
of Service: |
Kigali,
with some travel to the field |
Project
background:
background:
The
USAID/Rwanda Private Sector Driven Agricultural Growth Project (PSDAG) is a
five-year feed the Future (FtF) activity implemented by ENGILITY
Corporation/IRG. The project was created in line with Government of Rwanda
(GoR) targets and aims to develop a strategic partnership between the Rwandan
public and private sectors to improve investment mobilization and create
economic opportunity for smallholder farmers through increased value chain
market integration. The project’s principle objectives are:
USAID/Rwanda Private Sector Driven Agricultural Growth Project (PSDAG) is a
five-year feed the Future (FtF) activity implemented by ENGILITY
Corporation/IRG. The project was created in line with Government of Rwanda
(GoR) targets and aims to develop a strategic partnership between the Rwandan
public and private sectors to improve investment mobilization and create
economic opportunity for smallholder farmers through increased value chain
market integration. The project’s principle objectives are:
Objective
1: Assisting
the GoR to attract and increase private sector investment; and
1: Assisting
the GoR to attract and increase private sector investment; and
Objective
2:
Facilitating increased private sector investment by upgrading agricultural
value chains.
2:
Facilitating increased private sector investment by upgrading agricultural
value chains.
Objective:
PSDAG
is offering a 6 -month internship program to recent college/ advanced degree
graduates, or to those who have completed at least two years of university
coursework. The program is intended to give graduates and students practical
experience that will enable them to enter more professional, long-term
employment.
is offering a 6 -month internship program to recent college/ advanced degree
graduates, or to those who have completed at least two years of university
coursework. The program is intended to give graduates and students practical
experience that will enable them to enter more professional, long-term
employment.
The
Private Sector Partnerships Intern will support PSDAG Objective 2 staff
in the efforts to:
Private Sector Partnerships Intern will support PSDAG Objective 2 staff
in the efforts to:
- Increase
private sector investment in agriculture to transform agriculture into a
market-oriented, competitive, and high value sector by supporting
agro-processing industries, mechanization and modernization of
agriculture; and provide a risk management program; - Identify
end market opportunities and link value chain actors to identified
opportunities; - Strengthen
vertical and horizontal value chain linkages and build capacity in
selected value chains; - Strengthen
input supply and other supporting services and improve smallholder access
to these interconnected markets; - Improve
the enabling environment for local and regional private sector investment
through public/private dialogue (link to Objective 1).
Responsibilities:
- Support
the Objective 2 team in designing and implementing value chain upgrading
strategies, addressing production, post-harvest, processing and marketing
priorities through market-driven sustainable approaches. - Provide
support to production and review of partner deliverables. - Contribute
to Requests for Applications (RFAs), grantee vetting, and other work
products under the Value Chain Competitiveness Fund. - Provide
administrative and technical support to the Objective 2 team for assigned
projects. This may entail drafting meeting notes, technical aspects of
scopes of work and other project documents; coordinating technical review
committeesand other multi-stakeholder events; and reviewing technical
deliverables, among others. - Contribute
to primary and secondary research to inform the analysis of policy and
regulatory constraints to agriculture and agribusiness investment
profitability, competitiveness and attractiveness. - Contribute
to Objective 2 team development of annual work plans, monthly, quarterly
and annual reports, discreet analytical documents, performance monitoring,
presentations, success stories and other strategic and operational
reporting. - Perform
any other task as assigned by the Chief of Party or her designee.
The
Intern will report directly to the Senior Value Chain Specialist or her
designee, and will work collaboratively with other PSDAG staff in contributing
to the achievement of project objectives.
Intern will report directly to the Senior Value Chain Specialist or her
designee, and will work collaboratively with other PSDAG staff in contributing
to the achievement of project objectives.
Qualifications
and Eligibility
and Eligibility
- Recent
college/ advanced degree graduates with less than 1 year of professional
work experience in related field are eligible. - Strong
coursework in the field of agricultural development/ policy/ economic
growth or related area is required. - Proficiency
in Word and basic skills in Excel are required. - Fluency
in English and Kinyarwanda is required. - High-performing
educational background (based on GPA) is preferred. - Strong
desire for personal and professional growth is preferred. - Self-starter
with the demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team
to assist the project achieve its objectives is preferred. - Demonstrated
leadership experience in work, volunteer positions, clubs, etc. is a plus - Knowledge
of Information Communication Technology (ICT) applications is a plus.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
Applicants
should submit CVs and application letters electronically to the following email
address: recruitment@psdag.org,
with copy to nadine.umuhoza@psdag.org ,
indicating in subject line the internship title for which the candidate applies,
not later than February3, 2017 at 5:00 pm Kigali time.Hard copies will be
rejected.
should submit CVs and application letters electronically to the following email
address: recruitment@psdag.org,
with copy to nadine.umuhoza@psdag.org ,
indicating in subject line the internship title for which the candidate applies,
not later than February3, 2017 at 5:00 pm Kigali time.Hard copies will be
rejected.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the tests. If you are not
contacted within one month from the deadline date, please consider that your
application was not successful.
shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the tests. If you are not
contacted within one month from the deadline date, please consider that your
application was not successful.