Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 05 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Summary:
• The Program Manager will serve as Land O'Lakes Venture37’s technical and cooperative development expert based in Kigali, Rwanda. The primary role is to provide technical leadership and program management for the Rwanda-based activities of the USAID-funded Cooperative Resilience and Equity Activity (CORE).
• The job holder will have a role in contributing to the activity objectives by working directly with apex organizations, building relationships with national-level stakeholders, and overseeing the technical implementation of the activity. He/she will liaise with other individuals on the activity team, specifically the Chief of Party. The job holder also provides expertise on areas of cooperative financial management, business management, business plan development, producer group accounting and operations, governance, financial models and linkages/access to financial institutions and services. The role will also require program management duties including report writing, event planning, procurement of supplies and services, and management of consultants.

Reporting & Supervision:
• This position is supervised by the CORE Chief of Party.
• This position will manage at least three Rwanda-based positions, including the Cooperative Business Advisor, Access to Finance Specialist, Gender and Youth Inclusion Specialist, as well as CORE sub-awardees.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Ensure technical project activities achieve performance targets.
• Manage the CORE workplan to ensure timely, quality, and on-budget implementation of activities in Rwanda.
• Lead implementation and achievement of CORE’s cooperative enabling environment improvement objective.
• Liaise and visit regularly with activity partners, including cooperatives, government ministries and agencies and private businesses.
• Advise and manage activity staff on high-level activity implementation including the enabling environment initiatives, cooperative technical assistance, marketing, and periodic assessments.
• Implement project adaptations to ensure innovative, effective approaches to reaching activity targets.
• Oversee the project’s gender inclusion work, including direct management of the project Gender Inclusion Specialist.
• Ensure the project is compliant with applicable rules and regulations of USAID, Land O’Lakes Venture37, and the Government of Rwanda.
• Oversee large sub-awards and consulting agreements to ensure quality implementation.
• Disseminate learning to create and sustain an organization-wide understanding of latest learnings and global best practices in cooperative and producer organization development.
• Leverage Cooperative Development Program (CDP) activities and learning to inform Practice Management Area strategies around market access and cooperative development.
• Keep project implementation information and documents up to date on the project SharePoint site.
• Other duties as to be assigned by the supervisor to support the projects and/or the work of Land O’Lakes Venture37.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, agriculture, or a related field.
• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible project management or technical experience.
• Experience working with international development projects; USAID experience preferred.
• Experience with agricultural value chains, market systems, and/or agricultural enterprise development.
• Experience working with and strengthening capacity of agricultural farmer-owned enterprises (Cooperatives, Associations, Small and Medium Enterprises)
• Experience managing relationships with local, regional, and government agencies.
• Strong track record of being flexible and adaptable to program changes and needs.
• Experience and ability to manage multiple staff
• Proven track record managing a development project or program in Rwanda.
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls will be accepted.
• Land O'Lakes Venture37 will never ask you for personable identifiable information, and we will never request money or payment during the recruitment or employment process.
• Land O’Lakes Venture37 is an equal opportunity employer and an organization striving to help global communities thrive through agriculture. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status, among other factors. Our culture values a diversity of voices. So, bring us your unique experiences, your workstyle, and your dreams — they’ll only make us stronger.
• Application Link:
• Core Rwanda Program Manager - Rwanda - Careers (avature.net)

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