Job Description

Job Title: Livelihood Coordinator

Reports to: Livelihood Manager

Location:  Burera District

Purpose of the position:

The Livelihood Coordinator will be responsible to ensure smooth implementation of agriculture, access to finance, shelter, and support children from vulnerable houses get medical insurance and school fees trough of POSER and other grants implemented in the Districts.

He/she will be responsible for implementing and coordinating Livelihood interventions while providing advice and support in planning, training /guiding, monitoring and evaluation of Livelihood interventions. He/she will play an active role in coordination, technical assistance and advocacy with the local government, local communities, partners and other stakeholders in the implementation of livelihood interventions.

The major responsibilities include:

1. Facilitate participatory selection process of program beneficiaries and collect information on the livelihood status of program beneficiaries,
2. Participate in program baselines and evaluations and agricultural seasonal planning,
3. Promote District projects integrations with grant and support cross-site staff to conduct assessment and monitoring of projects/grants,
4. Assist smallholder farmers to develop Crop Plans for Core Value Chains and Provide timely and accurate guidance on farming as a business including cost-benefit analysis to project beneficiaries,
5. Identify smallholder farmers training needs and facilitate farmer’s training on appropriate agricultural practices (GAP) and facilitate study tours,
6. In collaboration with POSER manager, support in identification of children from Ubudehe 1&2 families who need education support and off-farm training for self-reliance
7. Support in screening families in Ubudehe 1&2 who need social support (food package, medical insurance, and shelter),
8. Facilitate selection of Model Farmers, installation of demo farms for Core Value Chain plants and Develop and use innovative approaches in promoting rural rooted agricultural technologies and produce case studies of market-based approaches and agricultural interventions that clearly demonstrate the social transformation and sustainable development,
9. Supervise and monitor the distribution of inputs provided to program beneficiaries,
10. Collect/gather information on inputs provided and elaborate reports on productivity and record impact,
11. Effectively document all information related to project successes and best practices thus sharing it in sites, brochures, and IMB websites and create a bank of pictures, videos and most significant change stories on the project in the site.
12. Work closely with the Livelihood manager to promote off-farm income-generating activities among beneficiaries’ households in Ubudehe category 1&2 and support their graduation by providing training that builds their resilience and self-sustenance,
13. Support formation of cooperatives and their registration in the District and coach them for loan application and recovery,
14. Facilitate the establishment of commercial producer groups, a precursor to cooperatives, and initiate market linkages with buyers,
15. Facilitate capacity building of cooperative members with specific focus to the organizational and leadership of cooperatives,
16. Mentor and coach farmers and producer groups to build local capacity for understanding and connecting agriculture with market and food security at household level,
17. Mobilize community in District on the importance of savings and financial services and lead in the formation of VSLAs (Self-help groups),
18. Promote savings models within the district and develop savings and credit culture and participate in development of training modules and methodology for community savings,
19. Ensure quality in the roll-out of the Savings group (Village Savings and Loan Association) model and oversee, guide and provide technical support to VSLA agents,
20. Train vulnerable household members on VSLA methodology, and inspire members to invest in a potential business in their communities,
21. Conduct regular project monitoring and provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for accountability, decision making, and impact sharing with donors,
22. Perform any other duty as may be delegated by the supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, agri-business and another related field;
• 3 years of related work experience as a technical lead or coordinating development program in government or nonprofit organizations;
• Proven experience in working with youth in rural with communities in Rwanda,
• Good understanding of rural development, health needs, and experience in providing creative solutions to related challenges;
• Flexibility to work in a rapidly changing ambiguous environment;
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate effectively with people individually and in groups, the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical colleagues;
• Proven ability to mentor, advise and coach community initiatives, associations, and cooperatives;
• Advanced professional English skills are written and oral, Native Kinyarwanda   speaker and professional fluency in French is an added advantage,
• Demonstrated knowledge and dedication to the mission and values of Partners In Health/Inshuti Mu Buzima(PIH/IMB);
• Appreciation and understanding of socio-cultural, health and development issues, trends and challenges in Rwanda.

If you believe that you are the right candidate for the above position, please submit your applications: CV and application letter (in M.s Word or PDF format) to

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Applications should be submitted not later than 11 March 2020