Description:
National Agricultural Export development Board (NAEB) is a public institution established in 2011 by law no 39/2010 of 25/11/2010. NAEB is mandated to develop and enhance Rwanda agricultural exports of coffee, tea and horticulture so as to improve the balance of payments of the Rwandan economy.
Through the ministry of agriculture and animal resources, NAEB has received a grant from IFAD that will be managed under the Project for Rural Income through Exports (PRICE) NAEB is therefore seeking to recruit the operational manager for PRICE project.
Title of the job: PRICE OPERATIONAL MANAGER (in NAEB)
Duration: Two years renewable based upon positive performance assessment with a probation period of 6 months.
Qualifications: At least a university degree, preferably in economics, agricultural economics, management or business administration. Practical experience of at least five years in project management and planning, in or with internationally financed multi rural sectorial projects. Proven skills in commercial negotiations, communications and management of human resources. Fluent in English or French (reading, writing and speaking) with a very good knowledge of the second language (French or English). Fluent in Kinyarwanda. Sound computer skills in major software (MS Office, email and internet). Working under pressure and meet deadlines in an interdisciplinary team.
Location: Kigali with frequent travels inside the project area (all regions)
Main duties: Under the direct authority of the DG of NAEB and the National Steering Committee of the Project, the PRICE OPERATIONAL MANAGER is in charge of the overall management of PRICE ‘s activities within NAEB.
As the direct assistant of the DG of NAEB, Manager of PRICE, s/he will respect all financing agreements signed between the Government of Rwanda, SPIU MINAGRI and the External International Donors and any subsequent official documented agreements related to the management of the Project (Aide Mémoires of missions, back-to-office reports, evaluation reports, mid-term reviews, etc.). S/he will report to the authorities mentioned in the above agreements and will issue the financial statements and physical progress reports timely and in the recommended formats.
Specific Duties:
• Project development, including:
– providing orientations for the development of the Project strategy and methodology;
– guiding the development of the most appropriate implementation tools and management methods to ensure Project performance, in accordance with national policies and with the financing agreements;
– ensuring coordination and team working of PRICE staff, local actors and programme partners within NAEB and outside;
– ensuring appropriate synergies between Project components to maximise their impact.
• Project implementation, including:
– supervising the implementation of Project activities in accordance with the financing agreements, with the decisions of the National Steering Committee and with the agreements with IFAD;
– supervising the preparation, negotiation and oversight of memoranda of understanding, agreements and other contracts with project partners and services providers;
– ensuring and overseeing the implementation of the gender action plan;
– preparing annual work plans and budgets, and progress and thematic reports;
– executing the approved budget, and ensure payments;
– identifying areas which require support from external consultants, and recruiting them;
– guiding the efforts of consultants, experts and contractors towards the realization of planned Project outputs and evaluating their performance;
– providing overall leadership the four Value Chain Officers and the Sericulture Advisor to ensure that objectives and outputs for each of the four components are met and that inputs are timely available;
• Project monitoring, including:
– overseeing the setting up process and effective operation of the M&E system;
– ensuring the timely preparation of progress and financial reports
• Project external relations, including the coordination of activities with other projects pursuing similar objectives, within and outside Rwanda;
• Project administrative management, including:
– reviewing and approving pre-selection of project partners, bidding documents, job descriptions and terms of reference for PRICE staff and external services providers;
– supervising and managing PRICE staff (up to their full integration in the NAEB units);
– maintaining internal transparency for the most important technical and project management decisions through regular meetings with PRICE staff;
– ensuring proper use and conservation of Project assets, in line with the national legislation and financial agreements;
Outputs (expected results):
1. Project general objective, specific objectives and project activities timely and progressively reached within the frame of the financial agreements;
2. Planning and budgeting process implemented timely on a participatory approach;
3. Project financial and physical progresses available to the MINAGRI Programme 3 and to all project partners on a regular basis as per national rules and regulations and in accordance with the provisions of the financial agreements;
4. Disbursement procedures respected and adequate and appropriate percentage of disbursement of funds per year, per component or sub-component compared to the AWPBs and to the indicative final design report;
5. Project impact information regularly updated and available to all project partners for measuring the results of the project for all components;
6. Good communications with all project partners, including the project staff;
7. Faculty of development and argumentation of new strategies to reach the global objective of the project and the mission or vision statement of NAEB; Excellent relations with the parent ministry, donors and other ministries sector.
How to apply:
Interested candidates for this position should submit the following to the Human resources office of NAEB, not later than 30th November 2011at 5:00 pm. NAEB office are situated at Gikondo, Magerwa road.
1. A letter of application addressed to the Director General of NAEB
2. A filled application form obtained from NAEB website www.naeb.gov.rw .
3. Detailed CV including names and telephone contacts of three reference persons
4. Copies of academic and professional transcripts
5. Photocopy of the national identity card.
The date for written test and interview shall be communicated to the selected candidates.
KANYANKOLE ALEX
DIRECTOR GENERAL