World Food Program Kigali, Market Access Support Consultant Jobs in Rwanda

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30/4/2015

Description

The
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian
agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill the position of Market Access Support Consultant
based in Rwanda Country Office.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Deputy Country Director,
the Consultant will undertake the following duties:

1.Management of the national strategic reserve

IT infrastructural development support to connect the
warehouses which are part of the strategic reserve, including commodity
tracking tool. The system will allow the monitoring of the stock, in all
locations of the strategic reserve from a central point and also monitor the
flow of commodity movements, allowing for better management of the nationwide
reserves.

Support to Commodity quality improvement through
provision of ‘blue box’ quality testing kits, training and in collaboration
with partners, raise commodity quality awareness.

Commodity recycling, including connecting to regional
markets through, when possible, the FPF, and linking it to institutional
feeding programmes such as the School feeding programme.

2. Support to the development of structured trading
systems

Support
the training in warehouse management

Provide
technical support to MINAGRI’s pro smallholder procurement

Linkages
with the Home Grown School feeding programme

3.Monitoring

Procurement
and market price monitoring, which will entail working with partners to
improve the esoko platform.

Monitoring
and evaluation of government purchases to the market

4.Reporting

Prepare
and disseminate timely, analytical and critical reports including
proposals for improvements of the P4P and market access activities

Document
lessons learned and share experiences and best practices with other
partners.

Results Expected:

Well
managed project;

Enhanced
capacity of farmers as market players

Enhanced
capacity of MINAGRI staff on smallholder commercialization

Handover
of the P4P activities to MINAGRI after the end of the project

Qualifications and Experience required

Education:

Master’s
degree in economics, agricultural economics, marketing, project
management or international development

Experience:

At
least six years of postgraduate professional experience in market
development, pro-poor strategy development

Excellent
stakeholder management skills and ability to work with senior public
officials and private sector leaders

At
least two years of working with international organizations and
private sector

Experience
in policy and advocacy

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is essential and preferably some
working knowledge of French.

Skills:

Practical experience in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power
point etc). Excellent writing skills

Added
advantage:

Relevant experience in the development and
agricultural fields, with emphasis on pro-smallholder approaches; Experience in agriculture
commercialization approaches; and strong understanding of policy analysis,
regional trade and marketing.

Terms
and Conditions:

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which
will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications
and experience.

Please visit the following websites for detailed
information on working with WFP.

http://www.wfp.org; click on:
“Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operation

Application Procedures

Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/15-0017702

Step 1: Register and create your online CV.

Step 2: Click on “Description” to read the position
requirements and “Apply” to submit your application.

NOTE: You must complete Step1 and 2 in order for your
application to be considered for this vacancy

Deadline for applications: 30 April 2015

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not
discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply.