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Position:
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Project
Manager Irish Potato Value chain Financing (IPoVaF) |
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Location:
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Kigali,
Rwanda |
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Application
Deadline: |
27
November 2017 |
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Duration:
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Full-time
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The
Project Manager will be responsible for the overall management of the Irish
Potato Value chain financing (IPoVaF) project in order to ensure a successful
implementation.
Project Manager will be responsible for the overall management of the Irish
Potato Value chain financing (IPoVaF) project in order to ensure a successful
implementation.
IPoVaF
is a 2 years project, to be funded by Access to Finance Rwanda and implemented
by SPARK and its partners, that aims to Increase access to financial services
to enhance productivity, income and job opportunities for Irish Potato
smallholder farmers in Rwanda.
is a 2 years project, to be funded by Access to Finance Rwanda and implemented
by SPARK and its partners, that aims to Increase access to financial services
to enhance productivity, income and job opportunities for Irish Potato
smallholder farmers in Rwanda.
Project
specific objectives:
specific objectives:
- New
and increased effective, affordable, cost efficient and client centric
financial and informational services offered by Financial Institutions
(FIs) to Irish Potato Small holder farmers (SHFs) to ensure financial inclusion
for the poor - Enhanced
market position, efficiency and managerial competencies for Irish Potato
SFHs and sustained relations with other chain operators (market players) - Increased
financial literacy, changed positive mind-set towards digitalisation,
access and use of digital information, communication, payments, savings
and credits (and potential additional services) of SHFs.
Main
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Under
the overall supervision and reporting responsibilities to SPARK Rwanda Country
Manager; the Project Manager will be tasked to:
the overall supervision and reporting responsibilities to SPARK Rwanda Country
Manager; the Project Manager will be tasked to:
- Provide
Leadership and Management to the overall and day-to-day operations of the
project to ensure an efficient and effective high-impact implementation
(achieving the planned project goals, deliverables, tasks, costs and
deadlines) that result in: - Increased
Irish Potato Collection Centres (IPCCs) (co)-owned by Irish Potato SHFs
cooperatives - Enhanced
market position for SHFs through improved managerial performances of
IPCCs and sustained relations with other chain operators (market players) - Access
to mobile financial services and information platform that fits with SHF
needs in Irish Potato VC & financial education for SHFs to create
understanding, trust and ensure uptake of financial services - Conduct
(together with experts) Capacity Needs Assessments (CNAs)for the project
beneficiaries and other field studies in order to develop coherent
technical vision, initiate innovative strategies and design
detailedimplementation plans with an adequate field project structure
including recruitment to achieve the outputs of the project - Manage
and monitor the work of the project team and experts in the programme by
providing guidance and coaching to ensure an engaged work force and
deliver technical support and training modules to project team and
partners and directly to potatoes cooperatives and individual SHFs - Ensure
good collaboration and Manage the contracts with the Software and Services
Provider and the Financial Institutions. - Ensure
timely technical reporting as per the scheme and instruments concluded
with the Donor - Ensure
an adequateestablishment of the Buyers and Suppliers Tracker MIS and
Informational and Financial services platform; - Ensure
efficient and effective project budget implementation and management - In
collaboration with the HQ M&E expert, ensure proper project outputs
and indicators monitoring through a comprehensive internal results
analysis framework and tools; report on findings and suggest project
implementation improvements; ensure comprehensive and well documented
lessons learnt from the project. - Coordinate
and supervise the project (external) evaluation studies (baselines,
Midterm reviews and end line studies); - Ensure
strong relation with the Donor and ensure proper project administration
and reporting - Build
and manage relationships to ensure good collaboration with various
partners including Small Holder Farmers, Cooperatives, Fecoporwa, Irish
Potato Collection Centres Management structures, Financial institutions,
Line ministries (MINAGRI and MINEACOM), Local government (Districts),
NGO’s, and other key players in the Irish Potato Value Chain; - Establish
networks and collaboration with other organisations working in related
fields; - Organize
and coordinate projects knowledge, networking and learning events
(seminars, workshops, etc.) - Reports
to Country Manager; flexible to support in any other ad hoc tasks and
duties.
Requirements
and Skills
and Skills
- More
than 7 years of experience in project management in international
development (grant management of minimum 1million USD: project design,
implementation, operations, MEL, reporting and budgeting), proven
experience to consistently meeting or exceeding donor expectations.
Proven experience in rural financing, financial inclusion and agro
economy project would be an added value; - University
degree in a field related to agro economy, agribusiness, agri financing,
business information technology, international development or business
administration; A master’s degree in one of the above mention fields will
be an added advantage; - Good
knowledge and experience of theagri (ie: Irish Potato sector) value chain
development(including agri capacity development/agri business development
services) and rural agrifinancing and business environment in Rwanda; - Good
knowledge of Business Information Technology specifically digital
(cloud-based) solutions such as mobile financial and informational
servicesplatform for the rural farmers population in East-Africa; - Skilful
people manager, with ability to lead, inspire, coach and train
subordinates and contracted experts, and to achieve the highest possible
results through staff. - Proven
ability to operate on both strategical as operational level - Proven
experience in Partnership Management - Excellent
verbal and written language skills in English and Kinyarwanda; - Responsible
and honest; - Good
communication and social skills and the ability to work in a multicultural
setting; - Good
team worker while ableto work independently; - Ability
to work under pressure and meet deadlines; - High
energy, pro-active and service minded; - Hands-on
attitude and willing to help out flexibly if required; - Willing
and able to travel frequently to the target districts (Musanze, Burera,
Nyabihu and Rubavu); - Driving
licence (B Category) would be also an added advantage - Residents
of Rwanda are encouraged to apply.
SPARK
Offers
Offers
- A
dynamic and exciting position in an international environment; - A
gross monthly salary between € 1.600 and € 2.000(to be paid inRWF)
depending on professional experience and based on a fulltime appointment
of 40 hours; - Professional
capacity building, training, exposure and networking opportunities.
How
to apply?
to apply?
For
more information, please visit the SPARK website: www.spark-online.org.
If interested, please send your letter of motivation and your CV (in English)
to vacancy@spark-online.org up and until
27November2017. Reference: Project Manager IPoVaF Rwanda.All
applications will be assessed on rolling basis; interviews can therefore take
place before the application deadline.
more information, please visit the SPARK website: www.spark-online.org.
If interested, please send your letter of motivation and your CV (in English)
to vacancy@spark-online.org up and until
27November2017. Reference: Project Manager IPoVaF Rwanda.All
applications will be assessed on rolling basis; interviews can therefore take
place before the application deadline.
For
questions about the vacancy, please contact vacancy@spark-online.org
reference; Project Manager IPoVaF Rwanda or call +250 789 923 718.
questions about the vacancy, please contact vacancy@spark-online.org
reference; Project Manager IPoVaF Rwanda or call +250 789 923 718.
Due
to a large volume of applications, we cannot respond to every applicant. After
the deadline for application we will screen all applications and will invite /
inform only selected applicants for the first round of interviews. There may be
a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.
to a large volume of applications, we cannot respond to every applicant. After
the deadline for application we will screen all applications and will invite /
inform only selected applicants for the first round of interviews. There may be
a delay between the deadline and the moment we contact selected applicants.
