Private Sector Federation National Expert for the Public Private Dialogue (PPD)Job Vacancy in Rwanda

Over the years, the Federation has rolled out a number of exciting private
sectors in the fields of capacity building, entrepreneurship and business
growth, trade promotion etc.
Offering an excellent career growth, PSF in partnership with GIZ would like to
recruit a qualified individual to work for a period of 1 year renewable as
a National Expert for the Public Private Dialogue (PPD).

Job Title: National Expert
for the Public Private Dialogue (PPD)

Reporting: Head of Public
Private Dialogue and Institutional Relations

Duty Station: PSF
Headquarters

Role Purpose:

The National Expert will provide analytical support to all stages of the
processes from prioritization of areas for the business climate and PPD
agenda to the development of solutions, implementation and evaluation of
the specific recommendations. The National Expert is expected to
contribute to a wide range of strategic analysis on private
sector development and business climate reform issues while leading on the
research components of the analysis. This will require supporting all the
structures of the PPD mechanism.

Key areas of responsibility

Among other duties, he/she shall perform the following:

• Prioritization
  of issues for the local PPD agenda, diagnostics of selected issues,
  development of potential solutions, monitoring and evaluation of
  reform implementation.
• Identify
  and advise on ways to work closely and engage the public sector on
  reform priorities;
• Provide/source
  analytical support to the Working Groups to ensure that from issue
  identification to solution development, consensus building and reform
  enactment, the objectives of the local PPD mechanism are being met;
• Build
  the analytical capacity of Working Group members and other local PPD
  organs through collaboration on research, information dissemination,
  training and other initiatives;
• Coordinate
  the local Public Private Dialogue processes;
• Engage
  business communities at the district level in driving the PPD mechanism;
• Support
  the RPPD Secretariat and other stakeholders in all planning processes of
  the PPD mechanism;
• Facilitate
  the Local Champions in designing action plans for both short and long
  term periods;
• Engage
  stakeholders at all levels in streamlining public private dialogue;
• Participate
  and represent PSF in all PPD related activities at both local and
  National level;
• Any
  other duties assigned by the Supervisors.

• Minimum
  of a Bachelors Degree in relevant Business
  studies/management, economics, public policy, or related discipline
  from an accredited university.
• Sound
  knowledge of economic, political and legal institutions and dynamics in
• Rwanda
  and understanding of the decision making processes and the
  procedures used to develop, review and approve legislative,
  regulatory and economic reforms;
• Understanding
  of best practices to collaborate with PSF partners, co-ordination
  and teamwork skills. Strong stakeholder management skills, able to
  confidently work with senior public officials and private sector
  leaders;
• Ability
  to understand legal and regulatory framework;
• An
  ability to write clear and concise memos, concept notes, reports and
  position papers.
• Fluent
  in English, Kinyarwanda and French with excellent business
  writing, presentation, interpersonal and verbal communication skills
  – able to deliver complex messages;
• Strong
  computer skills in MS Office applications, use of software programs for
  data management and qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Delivery
  focused, pragmatic, able to multi-task and get things done in a fast
  paced environment.
• Professional,
  detail orientated with high standards;