USAID Rwanda Feed the Future Hanga Akazi (HA) Activity

1. Organization Overview

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. RTI’s Sustainable Growth & Resilience (SG&R) technical unit within the International Development Group (IDG) brings together RTI experts and capabilities across food security, agriculture, energy, environment, water, governance, and economic opportunity. SG&R will leverage RTI’s experience designing and delivering multisectoral programming and technical solutions to respond to climate change, build resilience, and promote economic growth around the world. Within SG&R, the Global Food Security and Agriculture team is working to strengthen agricultural markets, engage youth and women as critical leaders of the on- and off-farm workforce, and tackle the dual burden of malnutrition around the globe.

2. Project Description

The purpose of Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi (HA) Activity is to address the problem of insufficient employment opportunities and limited entrepreneurial success for Rwandans. HA will facilitate capacity development for Rwandans – particularly women, youth, and persons with disabilities – in key technical and soft skills required to participate in a modern workforce and will catalyse new entry and growth of inclusive enterprises.

3. Position Description

RTI is hiring an Agribusiness Development Coordinator on the Feed the Future Rwanda Hanga Akazi  Activity. The Agribusiness Development Coordinator will provide technical support to develop, implement, and adapt the activity’s private sector growth strategy. This position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda, and will report to the Deputy Chief of Party.

Responsibilities of the Agribusiness Development Coordinator include, but are not limited to:

• In collaboration with the DCOP, design and implement the project’s strategy and activities to increase the private sector’s access to resources required to grow revenue and employment.
• Support private sector partnership activities, ensuring partners are matched with requisite business services (e.g., commercial financing, business planning, legal advising, technical capacity development, market development, linkages to finance) based on their needs and that activities facilitate inclusive growth.
• Identify constraints to business growth and job creation and work with the private sector and other stakeholders to mitigate them.
• Support technical oversight of assigned grantees, serving as a relationship manager.
• Integrate innovative and flexible digital systems into activities where appropriate.
• Collaborate with the Workforce Development Team to strengthen job placement and retention mechanisms between skilled workers and the private sector, with an emphasis on inclusion of women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
• Collaborate with the Social Inclusion Team to improve the private sector’s enforcement of anti-discrimination regulations and improve awareness of the business case for inclusion.
• Collaborate with technical and M&E team members to capture success stories, lessons learned, and best practices related to market systems development.

4. Desired Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

• Master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience supporting private sector development, with specific knowledge of the agriculture sector preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Clear attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills; able to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners.
• Verbal and written fluency in English, along with strong communications, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

Please follow the link provided here https://careers.rti.org/jobs/11549?lang=en-us or visit https://www.rti.org/careers page for more information about the opportunities. The application deadline is February 20, 2024.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for the written and oral interview.

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