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The goal of ARC in Rwanda is to
improve life conditions of the displaced refugee population by ensuring the
provision of basic services and enabling economic recovery in six refugee camps
located in Rwanda.

ARC is looking for suitable
candidate to fill the position of Project Coordinator- Enterprise, Development
a

nd Innovation.

NB:
* Please note that this position is open to Rwandan nationals only

·
If you
applied before, please don’t re-apply

Position:
Project Coordinator – Enterprise, Development and Innovation (1)

Responsible to: Technical Advisor
Livelihood and Economic Recovery

Location: Kigali Office with 90%
travel to field sites

Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical
support/ Oversight

–
Responsible
for the quality and timely implementation of the SAIL project in six sites; The
SAIL project is a project targeting business development among refugee
entrepreneurs by providing them support through provision of grants and loans,
financial services, business training, financial literacy training and business
development coaching services;

–
Ensure
that the SAIL project is implemented in accordance with the already established
SAIL guidelines, ARC Rwanda’s Country Strategy and donor agreements;

–
Support
the establishment of partnerships with stakeholders in implementing ARC’s
livelihood programs, including pro-active engagement with the private sector
for business linking and market creation for the supported entrepreneurs;

–
Lead the
process of innovation and improving ARC’s business development services;

–
Keep
oversight of all processes involved in the provision of loans and grants to the
identified client groups;

–
Assist
ARC in raising its portfolio and capacity in the field of micro enterprise
development (MED);

–
Engage in
any other technical support and oversight activities requested by the
Livelihood and Economic Recovery Technical Advisor and/or the Senior Program
Coordinator.

Program
Development and Innovations

–
Identification
of innovations and new ideas in line with the Country Strategy;

–
Assist in
the preparation of new program areas and required concept notes/proposals;

–
Support
the development of new innovations within ARC’s programming, and lead design
and implementation of special projects where needed upon request by the Senior
Project Coordinator and/or Country Director;

–
Provide
support as required to all market based initiatives undertaken by ARC to build
more resilience and self-reliance in its interventions;

Staff
and Enterprise Development Capacity Building

–
Train all
relevant staff involved in the SAIL project on SAIL principles and its
implementation;

–
Develop
training tools and train the Business Extension Agents on becoming trainers in
general business management;

–
Assist in
the recruitment of field livelihood and economic recovery staff;

–
Provide
guidance to the livelihood and economic recovery field staff, in terms of
micro-enterprise development and implementation of the SAIL project activities
(including provision of loans and grants)

–
Work
closely with the business extension agents in the field and coach them in the
identification of client groups, development of business and financial plans,
loan/grant applications, and provision of business advice;

–
Engage in
any other staff capacity building activities as requested by the Livelihood and
Economic Recovery Technical Advisor and/or the Senior Project Coordinator;

–
Provide
support in Enterprise Development and micro-finance to all Livelihood sector
when this expertise is needed;

–
Help
reinforce capacities of MED, SME, VSLAs and cooperatives supported by ARC to
help them grow their sales, increase their market linkage, create jobs and
become viable businesses.

Monitoring
and Evaluation

–
Provide
support to the M&E officer in relation to M&E activities, surveys,
evaluations, etc.

–
Engage in
any other M&E activities as requested by the Livelihood and Economic
Recovery Technical Advisor and/or the Senior Project Coordinator

Representation
and fundraising

–
Represent
ARC in any relevant meetings concerning business development and other livelihood
topics, where relevant and requested by the Technical Advisor Livelihood and
Economic Recovery, Senior Program Coordinator or Country Director;

–
Engage in
business development with private sector and other non-traditional donors/partners
for potential partnerships and opportunities to expand ARC’s livelihood and MED
programming and other innovative initiatives;

–
Assist in
fundraising activities for the ARC programs;

–
Engage in
any other representation and/or Public Relation activities as requested by the
Country Director and/or Senior Program Coordinator.

Qualifications:

¨
Please
note that this position is open to Rwandan nationals only.

¨ Master’s
degree in Project Management, Microfinance and other Business related fields

¨ Minimum
of 4 years of experience in business development activities, micro finance,
business plan development, and/or training and coaching of entrepreneurs in
business management;

¨ Business
spirit and thinking;

¨ Motivated
to support people in setting up businesses as well as supporting existing
businesses and dedicated to see these businesses grow;

¨ Creative
and pro-active in achieving results;

¨ Ability
to communicate professionally in both verbally and in writing,

¨ Being
fluent in both English and French,

¨ Good
experience and knowledge in SME development, cooperatives management,

¨ Leadership
ability

¨ Ability to
travel frequently to field sites (90% of the time) and work/stay in isolated
areas of Rwanda

To apply
for this position:

Please submit the following documents by email to: arcrwanda@arcrelief.org or deliver them to ARC
Country Head office in Kimihurura after Lemigo Hotel before Wednesday February
10th, 2016.