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Date Posted: Monday, March 07, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Expert in Employment & Entrepreneurship
The Association for the Promotion of Education and Training Abroad (APEFE) is a Belgian organization that mobilizes its resources and expertise to serve the countries of the South for strengthening their capacities to implement their Development policy in the sectors of education, agriculture and environment, health, governance, and the private sector.
The Association for the Promotion of Education and Training Abroad (APEFE) is a Belgian organization that mobilizes its resources and expertise to serve the countries of the South for strengthening their capacities to implement their Development policy in the sectors of education, agriculture and environment, health, governance, and the private sector.
In Rwanda, APEFE is implementing its five-year program (2022-2026) financed by the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGD), with the objective of initiating " The objective of the programme is to increase the capacities of Rwandan young women and men to access or create decent jobs in selected TVET trades in 6 districts’’. This program will be implemented in a partnership with the Ministry of Public Services and Labour (MIFOTRA).

Expected results of the APEFE program 2022-2026
In this phase 2022-2026, APEFE in collaboration with its partners aim at the following results:
Result 1: MIFOTRA, MINEDUC, MINICOM, MINIYOUTH, RDB, PSF ensure strategic steering and coordination of skills development and employment of TVET/dual training graduates in respect of the SDGs.
Result 2: Districts coordinate the creation of an enabling local environment for skills and decent jobs development for youth in line with their development plans.
Result 3: TVET schools and companies collaborate and implement quality and inclusive dual training, using digital solutions when appropriate, to provide youth with adequate skills responding to the labor market needs in selected trades ( food processing- fashion-Leather works- beauty).
Result 4: Employment and business development services at the district level collaborate and offer proper career guidance, employment placement, and business development services.
To fulfil this mandate APEFE is seeking interested Rwandan candidates for the following position:

Position: one (1) Expert in Employment & Entrepreneurship / Ref: E-EE-02.2022
The Association for the Promotion of Education and Training Abroad (APEFE) mobilizes its resources and expertise to serve the countries of the South to strengthen their capacities to implement their development policy in the sectors of Education, Agriculture and Environment, Health, Governance, and the Private Sector.
As part of its 2022-2026 programme in RWANDA, APEFE is hiring an Expert in Employment & Entrepreneurship (M/F) for the Programme, whose objective is as indicated above
• Place of assignment: Kigali (Rwanda) with regular missions in Provinces.
• End of contract: December 2026
• Deadline for submitting an application: 18 March 2022, by 5 p.m.
• Salary: APEFE local salary scale
• Career level: 8 years of useful experience
• Full-time.
Function: Under the hierarchical authority of the APEFE Intervention Manager, the Expert in Employment & Entrepreneurship will provide support to ensure efficient Programme employment & Entrepreneurship interventions as per core results under the agreement of APEFE Rwanda office towards Government of Rwanda, the donor and partners expectations. He/she will also liaise closely with other National Technical Assistants/NTAs to ensure high quality of employment & Entrepreneurship implementation and business development.

Profile:
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, and Agribusiness, Management or any other relevant field with a minimum of 8 years experience ;
• Master's degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, and Agribusiness, Management or any other relevant field ;
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the field of employment, professional integration, and support for entrepreneurship and self-employment of young people, women ;
• Control of the Employment value chain (training engineering, professional integration, incubation, entrepreneurship, etc.);
• Mastering incubation mechanisms and devices;
• Knowledge of inclusion, gender, or environmental issues is a plus ;
• Experience in cooperation program management ;
• Have at least 1 year of experience in the field of business development ;
• In general, have a bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience or have a Master's degree with 5 years of experience in the above-mentioned fields;
• Ability to implement a process of change, particularly at the institutional level;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills ;
• Knowledge management and capitalization;
• Results-based management;
• Fluency in English, Kinyarwanda, and French.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
A curriculum vitae, a motivation letter, past and current service certificates (unproven experience will not be considered during the shortlisting), copies of diploma and certificates, and names 3 references contacts and emails (former direct supervisors) indicating the reference E-WPL-IG-01.2022, must be sent, not later than March 18, 2022, by 5 p.m., to Hubert KAGABO, Ag Programme Administrator, by e-mail: bureau.kigali@apefe.org  Only short-listed candidates whose background and experience meet the criteria above will be contacted. Done in Kigali, 4 March 2022, Hubert KAGABO Ag Programme Administrator APEFE-Wallonie Bruxelles Rwanda

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