PELUM Rwanda Country Coordinator Job Vacancy in Kigali, Rwanda

JOB
ANNOUNCEMENT

Participatory Ecological Land Use Management
(PELUM) Rwanda is a network of civil society organizations in Rwanda passionate
about equity, people’s driven development and integrity of creation, working
towards a sustainable local community empowerment, food security and prosperity
by facilitating networking, capacity building and advocacy.

Since 2004, PELUM Rwanda works to improve the
livelihoods of small scale farmers and the sustainability of farming
communities, by fostering ecological land use management (ELUM) practices.
Through linkages, PELUM Rwanda shares skills and knowledge about good practices
and techniques, through a broad network of likeminded organizations; undertake
research and demonstration projects; and advocate for policies that better
support small scale farmers.

To achieve its objectives, PELUM Rwanda is seeking
to recruit a competent country coordinator.

Job Responsibilities:

Ensure the development and implementation of
appropriate policies, structures and systems for the effective and
efficient pursuit of PELUM Rwanda’s mission.
Coordinate the implementation of PELUM
Rwanda’s activities and initiatives according to the Strategic Plan and
other Plans.
Support the development of Member
Organizations of PELUM Rwanda and particularly support the professional
growth of Member Organizations.
Report to the country board and participate in
country board meetings and act as secretary to the country board
Ensure full compliance with donor requirement
in relation to institutional funding secured for the PELUM Rwanda program.
Network actively and play a lead role in
management level dialogue with donors and other INGOs on accessing and
managing institutional funding.
Maintain direct links to the PELUM association
regional secretariat as appropriate, keeping them
informed of the PELUM Rwanda progress.
Establish and manage good relations with all
funding partners, Board Members and other key development partners, including
through the provision of periodic reports.
Coordinate the reviewing and monitoring off
strategic and annual work plans and budgets.
Ensure effective and efficient performance of
objectives, outcomes and activities by ensuring all PELUM Rwanda activities
are monitored and evaluated according tom the appropriate M&E systems
are in place and operational.
Any other duties as may be assigned by the
General Assembly and the Board of Directors.

Essential Qualifications:

A university degree in either of the following
disciplines; Rural development, Project Management, Agricultural Business
Management, Agricultural Economics or any other related domain and a
minimum of 5 years experience in senior positions. Having worked in Civil
Society would be an added value.

How to apply:

All interested applicants are encouraged to apply
and should submit the following documents;

Application letter with contact information
(Written to: Chairman of PELUM Rwanda)
Current Curriculum vitae,
Notified copies of academic documents,
References with current telephone numbers and
e-mail addresses,
Copy of National Identity Card

Completed applications should be sent to PELUM
Rwanda Country Secretariat located at Kicukiro in Diamond House, 3rd floor;
Opposite IPRC Kicukiro, (ETO) P.O.Box 6462 Kigali, Rwanda or send them by email
to: pelumrwanda@ymail.com

Deadline for application is Friday, 7th
March 2014 before 5.00 pm.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for
written and oral tests and successful candidates will be expected to start work
immediately.