REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL RESOURCES
SINGLE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT ON LAND
HUSBANDRY, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT & VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT
HUSBANDRY, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT & VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: SERICULTURE CENTRE MANAGER
Background
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources
has undertaken initiatives for developing sericulture industry so as to
contribute on improvement of Rwandese livelihood through poverty reduction,
increased household income and ensure food security.
has undertaken initiatives for developing sericulture industry so as to
contribute on improvement of Rwandese livelihood through poverty reduction,
increased household income and ensure food security.
It is ‘within that framework that the National
Sericulture Centre was established by MINAGRI specifically to promote all
activities related to the production, processing, and marketing of silk
products in collaboration with all stakeholders in that sub-sector.
Sericulture Centre was established by MINAGRI specifically to promote all
activities related to the production, processing, and marketing of silk
products in collaboration with all stakeholders in that sub-sector.
MINAGRI would like to recruit a suitable candidate
for the position of Sericulture Centre Manager.
for the position of Sericulture Centre Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision and authority of the
Permanent Secretary of MINAGRI, but working with the Single Projects Implementation
Unit of Land Husbandry, Watershed Management and Value Chain Development,
playing the role of lead adviser on silk business, the Sericulture Centre
Manager will be based at Kigali and will act as the main linkage between
different partners including the projects intervening in sericulture. He/she
will also ensure that M&E information collected at field level is promptly
transferred to the ministry through SPIU IWM&VCD and that collated M&E
information’ is used by the Ministry/ SPIU administration in its
planning processes, Particularly, he/She will be responsible for following duties:
Permanent Secretary of MINAGRI, but working with the Single Projects Implementation
Unit of Land Husbandry, Watershed Management and Value Chain Development,
playing the role of lead adviser on silk business, the Sericulture Centre
Manager will be based at Kigali and will act as the main linkage between
different partners including the projects intervening in sericulture. He/she
will also ensure that M&E information collected at field level is promptly
transferred to the ministry through SPIU IWM&VCD and that collated M&E
information’ is used by the Ministry/ SPIU administration in its
planning processes, Particularly, he/She will be responsible for following duties:
Organizational and administrative duties
- Activities implementation supervision;
- Adviser of the Ministry authority on
activities’ implementation; - Arrange minuted quarterly review meetings with
the persons responsible for the Ministry in which he/she would facilitate
the leaders’ decision-taking process regarding practical issues of
activities implementation. - Develop the silk industry as potential
business in Rwanda; - Take part in recruitment, management
evaluation of the centre staff, national and international consultants
working in the sub-sector of sericulture; - Take part in the supervision of work executed
by consultants and experts, contractors and service provider, advise the
Ministry authorities in providing feedback to progress reports and ensure
that contractual obligations are met by all parties; - Participate and represent the centre in
meetings; - Ensure quality of documents and regular
project reports before they are forwarded by the centre to the Ministry or
other partners; - Be responsible for all managerial duties
carried out at the Centre; - Ensure the implementation of MoUs signed
between the centre, institutions and the service providers; - Manage the staff of the Centre.
Technical duties
- Develop silk industry with all stakeholders
(cooperatives, private sector,…) - Take part in tender preparation, selection and
contract execution follow-up , and in performance evaluation of
contractors; - Based on the Project partnership spirit ,
clarify modalities of cooperation with the Province , the District and
local Cooperatives or professional associations that are participating in
silk development activities by focussing actions on farmers , for the
durability of the results; Participate in annual activity planning and
budget preparation for the Ministry and SPIU I.HWM& VCD and ensure
their execution follow-up in the field; - Analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of
specific elements of activities implementation, and advise the Ministry
authorities on measures to increase the impact of Silk industry. - Any other assignment or relevant duties in the
field of his/her competences as may be assigned by the Permanent
Secretary.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in the relevant field
(Agronomy, Economics, silk sciences, and MBA) or other related fields; - 5 years of experience in similar nature jobs;
- Proven experience working with the different
stakeholders including the private sector and small farmers; - Excellent writing skills;
- Strong coordination, networking and
relationship building skills; - Fluent in English or French (reading, writing
and speaking); with very good knowledge of the second language (French or
English). Fluent in Kinyarwanda; - Ability to work in team and on pressure,
taking initiatives and performing well multiple tasks; Proficiency in use
of MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point); - Able to travel to the Centre sites for field
works.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should provide the following
documents at PAPSTA KWAMP -PRICE SPIU Central Secretariat (Former MINAGRI
Office) at Kacyiru:
documents at PAPSTA KWAMP -PRICE SPIU Central Secretariat (Former MINAGRI
Office) at Kacyiru:
- An application letter giving any information
that the candidate finds interesting regarding the position and which
doesn’t well appear in the CV, This letter must also describe the
motivation of the candidate for the position; - A detailed curriculum vitae showing
correlation with the described position; - A copy of the degree and justification of any
professional experience (employment attestations and occupied functions).
Applications addressed to PAPSTA- KVVAMP-PRICE SPIU
Coordinator must be sent not later than 19/07/2013 at 5 p.m.
Coordinator must be sent not later than 19/07/2013 at 5 p.m.
Janvier CASASIRA
Coordinator SPIU (PAPSTA-KWAMP & PRICE)
