VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Introduction

Inades-Formation Rwanda (Institut Africain pour le Développement Economique et Social) is a local Non Gouvernemental Organisation (NGO).  It is a member of a network “Inades-Formation”, operating in ten countries of Africa: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Togo.

Inades-Formation Rwanda was founded in 1976, and officially recognised by the Government of Rwanda in 1977 (Ministerial Order N⁰ 119 of August 22, 1977, revised by the Ministerial Order N⁰ 75/11 of April 18, 2006). Since 2012, all national NGOs are governed by Rwanda Governance Board – RGB, by the law N⁰ 04/2012 of 17 February 2012 governing the organization and functioning of national Non-Governmental Organizations. The office of Inades-Formation Rwanda is located on “Boulevard de l’Aéroport de Kigali”, Remera Sector, Gasabo District, in Kigali City.

In order to ensure the successful implementation of the JP-RWEE (Joint Program – Rural Women Economic Empowerment) Project jointly funded by UN Agencies (WFP, FAO, UN Women and IFAD); Inades-Formation Rwanda is recruiting two (2) employees who fulfil the following conditions:

2. Position: Field Officer.
3. Work Place: Districts of JP-RWEE implementation (Kirehe, Ngoma, Nyaruguru, Gisagara and Nyamasheke)
4. Duration of contract: 1 year (with possibility of extension)
5. Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure day-to-day supervision and proximity coaching of the project beneficiaries;
• Participate in the implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the project activities;
• Participate in workshops, meetings of exchanges, capitalization, training organized by Inades-Formation Rwanda;
• Facilitate the establishment and operationalization of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) groups and Voluntary Savings and Lending Groups (VSLGs);
• In collaboration with trained facilitators, co-facilitate the day-to-day coaching of the FFS groups and Voluntary Savings and Lending Groups (VSLGs);
• Contribute to the development of training modules and tools related to the management of the project;
• Coordinate the roll-out of the finance, business planning, property laws trainings by the Trainers of Trainees;
• Sensitize and promote saving culture among the community members to contribute to payments of household needs including prioritization for income generating activities, health and nutrition;
• Conduct baseline data collection and post-training assessment in the selected districts;
• Participate in the capacity development of cooperatives and groups of beneficiaries;
• Facilitate coaching and training for target groups on the development of small income-generating projects, planning, accounting and financial management, property law, gender equality promotion and equity, etc.

6. Requirements and qualifications:

• Being a Rwandan citizen;
• Holding at least a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Rural Development, development studies or related fields with at least 2 years of experience,
• Having at least 1 year of professional experience in community capacity building or similar work;
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French is preferred.
• Ability to work in rural setting and under minimal supervision.
• Having good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Having good command of computer tools (WORD, EXCEL, POWER POINT, …);
• Having an age between 22 and 45;
• Being prepared to work in rural areas;
• Having a driving license category A would be an added value;
• Female candidates are most encouraged to apply.

Interested persons will submit their application files at the office of Inades-Formation Rwanda located at Remera, Boulevard of Kigali International Airport, Remera Sector, Gasabo District, near Centre Christus. The application must include a handwritten application letter, a resume with at least three (3) contact persons and a notarized copy of the academic degree.

The application is addressed to the Country Director of Inades-Formation Rwanda.

The deadline for submission of applications is 20^th December 2023 at 04:00 pm.

The dates of the written test and the interview will be communicated later to the candidates who meet the aforementioned qualifications, conditions and aptitudes.

Done at Kigali on December 11^th, 2023. 

Dr. Innocent KARANGWA Country Director Inades-Formation Rwanda