Field Officer at DUHAMIC-ADRI: (Deadline 2 January 2025)
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
DUHAMIC-ADRI in partnership with CARE Rwanda secured fund from Mastercard Foundation to implement the 5 years’ project namely “Supporting and Enhancing Resilient and Viable Employment Opportunities (SERVE)’’. The project aims to build a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive entrepreneurial environment that increases work opportunities in agricultural value chains (tomato, chili, fresh beans and poultry) in 10 districts across Rwanda (Rulindo, Gakenke, Nyabihu, Rubavu, Nyamagabe, Huye, Rwamagana, Ngoma, Kirehe and Kayonza). The project activities will be implemented by a team of staff that will provide technical, analytical, management, and interpersonal skills and experience at different level to build and enable environment for entrepreneurship and MSME growth in the Agriculture. It is in this regards that DUHAMIC-ADRI would like to recruit one (1) qualified Field Officer who will be based in NGOMA District.
Job Location: Ngoma District.
Report to: Field coordinator.
Type of contract: One-year renewable based on performance.
Project duration: April 2023-October 2027
The Net salary for the Field Officer is 621,713 RWF.
Major responsibilities for the Field Officer:
- The Field officer will facilitate implementation of project activities, events, monitor activities and performance progress within the area according to approved implementation work plan;
- Serve as the project liaison in the area and support the process of project participants’ identification and enrollment;
- Build capacities of youth agripreneurs to increase production and access to profitable markets of poultry, tomatoes, fresh beans and chili value chains;
- Reinforce the capacity of project participants to work in viable and functional Agri-value chain structures;
- Collaborate and work with Local Leaders, farmer promoters and other relevant project stakeholders.
- Prepare and submit data and narrative reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually) for the program and success stories on timely manner;
- Monitor the project activities (greenhouses, poultry cages, agri-preneurs business, youth farmer groups, functionality of Agri-business clusters, etc)
- Organize and coaching agri-business clusters
- Organize and conduct the monthly meetings of farmer promoters and mentors;
- Work closely with local authorities in the implementation of the project’s activities
Interested candidates shall fulfill the following conditions, qualification and skills:
- Having at least a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural economics, Agribusiness, Animal production, Crop production and Horticulture.
- Having management skills with the ability of prioritization;
- Having a proven experience of at least 4 years working in youth empowerment, Agri-enterprise development, job creation, rural financing, farmer’s organization, financial and market linkages;
- Having a strong and proven oral and written communication skills in English;
- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft word, Advanced excel, power point and Outlook;
- The candidate should have the age not exceeding 35years old;
- Having a valid driving License (Class A) is an added advantage;
- Be available and ready to start immediately with January, 2025;
Female and Persons with Disabilities candidates fulfilling required conditions and qualifications are encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates will send their applications which includes a motivational letter, detailed CV, copy of degree(s) and relevant certificates, copy of Driving License, Copy of ID to the following email address: recruitment@duhamic.org.rw no later than Thursday, January, 02nd, 2025 at 5:00pm.
Late applications will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for exams.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
- DUHAMIC-ADRI is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within DUHAMIC-ADRI Safeguarding Policy and related framework.
- DUHAMIC-ADRI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of any person or child by any of our staff, or partners. DUHAMIC-ADRI reserves the right to seek information/investigation from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer;
- We participate in the investigation of Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
- At any time, DUHAMIC-ADRI has the rights to check whether your organization complies with the safeguarding and protection procedures and take an appropriate action.”
- By submitting the application, the job applicants confirm that they have no objection to DUHAMIC-ADRI requesting the information specified above.
By applying to this position, I understand and acknowledge that DUHAMIC-ADRI treat all people with dignity and respect and takes a zero tolerance on harassment, harm, sexual- (all forms of abuse), exploitation, child labor, and human trafficking and any other conduct that is discriminatory or disrespectful to others and case should be reported. DUHAMIC-ADRI with Zero tolerance on fraud and corruption principle didn’t tolerate any form of corruption.
Done at Kigali, 23th December, 2024
MUHIGIRWA Benjamin
Executive Secretary
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