Fintrac Various Jobs Vacancies in Kigali, Rwanda

Fintrac is a leading
US-based agribusiness consulting firm currently seeking the following
candidates for the upcoming USAID – funded Private Sector Driven Agricultural
Growth (PSD-AG) project in Rwanda. The overarching project goal is to increase
smallholder incomes through the facilitation of increased private sector
investment in agriculture. All openings are contingent upon Fintrac being
awarded this 5- year project.

1.
Agribusiness Specialist

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s
degree or equivalent in international development, agriculture, economics,
food science or related field required.
Minimum
10 years of experience managing and/or implementing agribusiness programs
in East Africa, with additional experience engaging with governments on
the following issues: private sector and value chain development, enabling
environment issues, institutional and policy reforms.
Fluency
in written and spoken English required; oral and written fluency in
Kinyarwanda and knowledge of the operating environment is preferred.

2.
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s
degree in evaluation, public policy, and/or related field is required.
Minimum
10 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of international
development projects.
Experience
working with private sector, civil society and government sectors on
monitoring and evaluation programs, as well as the capacity building of
local organizations to be effective in knowledge management and learning.
Experience
working with grant organizations is desirable.
In-depth
understanding of the Rwandan and regional (East African) context for
agribusiness development is highly desirable.

3.
Agricultural Specialists (2) – Staples / Cash Crops

Qualifications:

Each
position requires a Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 7 years’ experience
in agriculture, particularly with staples, horticulture, coffee, tea and
other cash crops, with specific knowledge of the Rwandan agriculture
sector. · Experience providing technical leadership, particularly relating
to private sector investment in supply chains, improved partnership models
to improve production, productivity, aggregation, access to inputs and
storage/PHH. · Fluency in English (written, spoken and reading) is
required.

4.
Agricultural Finance Specialist

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s
degree in agronomy, agriculture, finance, economics or related field is
required. Advanced degree in relevant field is highly desirable.
Minimum
10 years of technical experience related to financial lending and credit
for the agricultural sector as well as capacity building of financial
institutions and value chain recipients.
In-depth
understanding of the financial sector in Rwanda, particularly as it
relates to successful models for agricultural lending across various value
chains. · In-depth understanding of the policy and enabling environment in
Rwanda as it relates to the financial sector and improving agricultural
lending to value chain actors.