Director of Member Services, Capacity Building & Entrepreneurship Promotion in Rwanda

RECRUITMENT
OF DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES, CAPACITY BUILDING & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PROMOTION
The
Private Sector Federation is a professional organization, dedicated to promote
and represent the interests of the Rwandan Business Community. It is the
umbrella organization and voice of the private sector.

The
Private Sector Federation would like to recruit the Director of Member Services
Capacity building and Entrepreneurship Promotion.
Objective:
Under
the supervision of the Chief Operations Officer, the Director of Member
Services, Capacity Building & Entrepreneurship Promotion is responsible of
the supervision of all activities of the Capacity Building &
Entrepreneurship promotion department. Specifically, the Director is
responsible for identifying and prioritising all capacity building needs among
the members; delivering services to members, promoting investments groups and
developing the entrepreneurship culture.
Responsibilities:
  • Strategies
    and projects implementation in the areas of Tourism Marketing, Sales and
    Distribution, Product development and planning, conservation and related
    training;
  • Good
    knowledge of development partners policies.
  • Identify
    capacity building  needs of PSF members
  • Develop
    and implement a comprehensive capacity building strategy, activities,
    functions and budget in support of the overall PSF strategic plan ;
  • Identify,
    mobilize necessary technical and financial resources to develop, implement
    and deliver capacity building activities to meet identified needs;
  • Build
    the capacities of Small and Medium and Micro scale enterprises through
    tailor made training modules.
  • Strengthen
    the capacities of PSF to interface more effectively in the
    institutionalized policy and processes related to private sector
    development in Rwanda
  • Increase
    the ability of PSF to service and meet the identified and agreed needs of
    its constituencies.
  • Be
    able to develop tailor made training modules that suits the PSF
    constituencies;
  • Promote
    the exchange of knowledge and good business practices among Members;
  • Identify
    and acquire the information or knowledge that matches the specific needs
    of PSF members and orient training based on their needs
  • Compile
    and communicate the availability of capacity building manuals, tools and
    personnel resources to all PSF managers and staff and PSF members;
  • Develop
    competencies in areas of interest through  both formal training 
    and continuing professional development
  • Self-development:
    develops and maintains own knowledge, expertise and professionalism; meet
    personal training and development needs through relevant capacity building
    related professional training and networking activities.
  • Coordinate
    the creation and utilization of corporate knowledge, expertise and
    information to create competitive advantage and support creativity
  • Scheduling
    and co-ordination of arrangement to facilitate planning 
    implementation and monitoring of the overall research and consultancy
    programs including budgeting, long-term strategies, forecasting and
    business planning
  • Monitoring,
    drafting and negotiating of contractual arrangements and terms of
    reference with partners, donors, national authorities, clients, and
    consultants.
  • Coordinate
    all projects that are under the department
  • Establishment
    of systems for monitoring/evaluating projects, time scheduling, progress
    reporting and undertaking cost reconciliation in consultation with the
    Finance and Accounts Department in accordance with agreed procedures with
    different donors.
  • Co-ordinating
    timely reporting to donors and implementing donor requirements on
    operational aspects.
  • Liaising
    and collaborating with the Finance and Administration Officer to ensure
    smooth implementation of programs within budgets and timeframes indicated
    in the work program.
  • Co-ordinating
    arrangements for entrepreneurship development and business growth
    activities, conferences, guest speakers, occasional papers, and other
    professional contributions and visitors.
  • Supervise
    and orient staff in accordance with departmental action plan and
    Institutional Policies and procedures;
  • Assist
    staff in the department to resolve complex or out of policy operation
    problems;
  • Responsible
    to meet department productivity and quality goals;
  • Prepare
    and submit monthly, quarterly, semester and annual reports to the COO
  • Executing
    any other duties as assigned by Supervisor and other Superiors.
Job
Specifications:
  • Masters
     in Management and Business Administration, or Master in Business Law
    from a recognized University;
  • Minimum
    of  3-5 years of professional experience in Senior Management or
    coordination experience;
  • Demonstrated 
    interpersonal, team building and communication skills; 
  • Strong
    analytic and critical understanding;
  • Good
    interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team setting;
  • Excellent
    problem solving skills;
  • Excellent
    organization and planning skills;
  • Self-starter
    and independent thinker;
  • Ability
    to plan and manage high volume work effectively and systematically under
    tight deadlines with attention to detail;
  • Proficiency
    in working with common computer applications, especially Excel, Word and
    PowerPoint;
  • Excellence
    in spoken and written English and effective communication skills and a
    good knowledge of Kinyarwanda and French.
SUBMISSION
OF APPLICATION
Interested
candidates are invited to apply for the above mentioned position and submit
complete applications made of a CV, a motivational letter, notarized copies of
diploma/degree, a copy of identity card, and three persons of reference with
their phone numbers to the following address:
Attention to: the Private Sector Federation located at Gikondo, not later than 11th
July 2016 at 11 am.
Preselected
candidates will be called for interviews
Stephen Ruzibiza
Chief Executive Officer
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