Vi Agroforestry is a
non-profit organization and has no party-political or religious affiliations.
In Sweden, Vi Agroforestry is registered as a foundation under the name Vi
Planterar trad. The offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are branch
offices and registered in the respective country under the name Vi
Agroforestry. Vi Agroforestry works with small-scale farmers and tree planting
in LakeVictoria’s basin in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
Since 2012, Vi
Agroforestry also participates in a new project in Malawi.
Vi Agroforestry
seeks to hire two qualified dedicated and experienced nationals for the
positions of Human
Resource Officer and Farm
Enterprise Development Officer.
These positions are based at the branch office in Kigali.
Human Resource
Officer
Description
of responsibilities
Responsible for all
personnel issues within the project and also ensuring that policies regarding
human resources are implemented resulting to staff motivation hence optimal
performance. The human resource officer reports to the Head of Administration
and Finance.
Key
responsibilities
- Ensure
adherence to the Vi Agroforestry operating procedures. - Maintain
project files and records both manually and on computer (safe and
systematically). - Write/receive/register
all internal and external correspondences and ensure appropriate
response/action in a proper manner. - Regulate
calls by staff and on monthly basis report to the country manager with the
aim of achieving efficiency in project communication. - Compile
and circulate project monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the
relevant stakeholders. - Make
sure all the staff are familiar with the content of the human resource
manual - Represent
Vi Agroforestry in personnel policy meetings and discussions. - In
charge of contacts with the immigration authority regarding permits for
expatriate personnel. - Inform
and brief new employees about salary payment routines, NSSF, PAYE and
other relevant personnel issues regarding employment with Vi Agroforestry. - Plan,
shape and facilitate induction of new employees with relevant supervisors. - Coordinate
and supervise staff appraisal and performance management activities in the
project area. - Make
sure that all staffs have an appropriate and up to date contract of
employment and job description. - Liaising
with labour office on relevant staff issues and liaising with Federation
of Employers in the respective country. - Receive
and record visitors to the project and give them relevant information in a
friendly and welcoming way. - Collaborate
with the project manager on staff recruitment. - Responsible
of secretarial duties such as the switchboard, photocopy machine, printer
and scanner available at the reception desk. - Preparation
of monthly payroll for national staff and or arranging bank transfer to
staff bank accounts and producing payslips accordingly. - Coordinate
staff welfare issues and concerns e.g.health and safety, terminal
illnesses, team building exercises etc. - Ensure
that marginalized groups are given the same opportunities and are
encouraged to participate in activities on equal terms as non marginalised
people. - Maintain
good relationships with the project staff in the different zones and
offices. - Carry
out any other duties assigned by the Head of Administration or Country
Manager.
Qualifications
The following
knowledge, skills and abilities may be required through a combination of formal
schooling, self education prior experience or on-job training:
- A
University Degree in administration, human resources, added benefit would
be degree in social sciences and development. - Must be
proficient with English language and Kinyarwanda. French would be an added
advantage. - Excellent
inter-personal skills, including the demonstration of sensitivity, sound
judgment and discretion when dealing with staff, partners, and all
relevant actors-governmental and non-governmental organizations. - Dependable
and highly organized with business maturity, discretion, enthusiasm, and a
positive attitude. - Should
be computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and other software packages. - Minimum
3 years experience as human resources professional within an international
organization.
Farm
Enterprise Development Officer
Description
of responsibilities
The Farm Enterprise
Development Officer (FEDO) is part of
the technical
support group and provides guidance to the staff and selected partners/service
providers implementing the Farmer Enterprise Development Component in the
project operational areas. He/she works in close cooperation not only with
other specialists in this group but very much with the Team Leaders and Field
Officers (FO.s) in initiating, identifying, organizing, training and
establishing small-scale agroforestry enterprises. Of specified importanceis to
regularly visit field activities and support and guide Team Leaders and FO:s in
generally securing the Vi Agroforestry priorities and core values of
agroforestry and Sustainable Land Management practices within the whole
programme. The Farm Enterprise Development Officer is also responsible for
implementation of activities focused on financial services by mentoring and
coaching staff of our Rwanda partner organizations in strengthening activities
within Village Saving and Loans Associations (VSLA’s) that focus on developing
agroforestry enterprise. He/she may carry out any other duties assigned by the
country manager.
Key
Responsibilities
- Coordination
of ail the farmer agro forestry enterprise activities in the project
operational areas. - Coordinate
preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual plans, budgets and reports
for the component. - Collaborate
with other units in order to get synergetic Effects of the work. - Access
technical advice and supervision from Heads of Units during planning and
implementation of the component interventions. - Collaborate
with the Human Resource Officer in competence development of staff and
selected partners/service providers. - Integration
of microfinance activities into other programme components to provide a
critical link in creating sustainable agricultural production and
agroforestry farm enterprise development. - Maintain
management information System including data entry and analysis. - Facilitate
and coordinate implementation of farmer enterprise development and market
linkages. - Work
with team leaders through agroforestry oriented business clusters; develop
logically linked comprehensive processes and operational Systems for the
component implementation. - Monitor
component implementation progress against periodic performance targets and
provide feedback. - Prepare
annual plan and compilation of results together with Monitoring &
Evaluations officer for the component. - In
collaboration with Head of Technical Support provide research and
educational opportunities related to farmer entrepreneurship development
and documentation of emerging best practices. - Ensure
adherence to the Vi Agroforestry policies and operating procedures. - Coach
and mentor Vi Agroforestry and partner field officers and through Team
Leaders to ensure implementation of the component activities to attain the
outputs agreed upon. - Update
the strategic regional planning process through development of the
business plan, business development strategy, financial
projections/budgets, and performance analysis; streamline business
operations as appropriate for commercial agroforestry entity - Ensure
that marginalized groups are given the same opportunities and are
encouraged to participate in activities on equal terms as non marginalized
people. - Carry
out any other duties assigned by the Country Manager.
Qualifications
- Degree
in Agribusiness, Agricultural economies, Rural Development Studies or a
related field. - 3-5
years professional experience, with at least 3 years experience
implementing enterprise development or agribusiness programs with
international NGO. - Experience
working in Rwanda’s key economic sectors involving rural populations,
including agroforestry (combination of crops, livestock and trees),
agricultural processing and energy. - Practical
field experience working with Savings Groups and cooperatives - Demonstrated
capacity to work with cooperatives, private sector firms and financial
institutions - Experience
with microfinance, added benefit - Ability
to work effectively with low income populations. - Strong
report writing, presentation and Microsoft Office skills - Excellent
English written and verbal skills. Fluency in Kinyarwanda and French
preferred. - Must be
able to read and interpret documents, and communicate with others in the
languages indicated to perform job duties effectively.
Interested
candidates are requested to submit their curriculum vitae, a copy national ID
and motivation letter with copies of academic transcripts to the project
office, located at Kacyiru, behind Kubaho Plaza; King Faysal road.
Closing date of
application submission is on the 27th
January 2014 at 1.00 pm
Female candidates
are encouraged to apply.
