Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 09, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

FXB Rwanda is a Rwandan Local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) created in February 2012. It is affiliated to FXB International; an international NGO created in 1989, whose mission is to create a world fit for children. FXB Rwanda is collaborating with National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) to run Phyto Social Enterprise (POSE) project aiming at increased medicinal plants production and their processing into products for satisfactory national consumption. FXB Rwanda seeks to recruit the project coordinator who will oversee the activities of this project.

Job title: Project coordinator
Reports to: Program Manager
Number of positions: One (1)
Employment category: Fixed-term 12 months, Subject to renewal
Start date: February, 2023
Location: Huye District.

JOB Purpose:
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the project activities under his / her responsibilities from the planning, implementation and evaluation. He/she will direct all operational aspects concerning POSE project. He/she oversees and directs the project’s running from nursery and cultivation of plants phases, production phase, and distribution of the products. He/she will manage his/her team and foster a positive environment among them. He/she will act as liaison between the organization and all other parties involved in this program. He/she will ensure that technically the team reaches the objectives of the project.

Duties and responsibilities:
1. Coordinate, manage and supervise project and its team
2. Work with project’s team to develop annual action plans, regular activities plans and their implementation;
3. Collaborate with NIRDA, stakeholders and his/her team to process medicinal plants from nursery to their harvest;
4. Work with NIRDA team to run production plant processes;
5. Provide needed support to Communications and Marketing Officer for finished products distribution processes;
6. Team up with NIRDA to assure that the products meet national standards before their distribution to the market;
7. Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results;
8. Give direction and support to accountant for budget management and appropriate documentation;
9. Ensure that team members are reinforced to remain accountable and properly use project’s assets;
10. Collaboratively with project’s accountant, ensure that payments made related to projects are in accordance with finance and administrative procedures;
11. Oversee the vehicle logbooks and timesheets to be maintained and updated in accordance with organizational procedures;
12. Maintain inventory of equipment and assets under his/her responsibility;
13. Submit monthly data report and quarterly narrative reports to the supervisor;
14. Maintain collaboration of project and FXB Rwanda with the partners;
15. Represent FXB in implementation area;
16. Monitor project progress and participate in mid-term and final project evaluation;
17. Perform any other duties as assigned by the management;

Qualifications
1. Bachelor Degree in agronomy, food sciences and technology, pharmaceutical sciences or any other related fields;
2. 3 to 5 years of experience in medicinal products/plants plantation or processing/production/manufacturing processes
3. Proven leadership and management of employees experience
4. Fluent in Kinyarwanda and English;
5. Previous budget management experience is an added asset
6. Computer literacy in Microsoft Office suite and Google suite
7. Relevant experience in working with government agencies in foods and drugs production, processing and marketing
8. Proven experience in working with local officials and other stakeholders
9. Willing to live in project’s implementation area and move wherever in Rwanda as project’s duties require


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates with required skills and competences can submit their applications addressed to FXB Rwanda Executive Director at info@fxbrwanda.org . The applications have to include motivation letter, CV, and well completed FXB application form (found on: http://www.mediafire.com/download/68hw76cw49ch06q/Job_Application_Form_-__FXB.pdf  ). The applications will be accepted not later than Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 5:00PM
Done at Ruyenzi on January 05, 2023
Emmanuel KAYITANA
Executive Director


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