1.      About Cordaid 

CORDAID is an internationally operating value-based emergency relief and development organization. We stand with those who are hit hardest by poverty and conflict by supporting them in their struggle to move beyond survival and to fully participate in equitable and resilient societies. CORDAID Rwanda works in the fields of food and income, private sector development, and climate resilience. We pioneer in establishing pro-poor growth through the market system and value chain development, agri-business development services for SMEs and cooperatives, and improving access to financial services. 

2.      Background of the TREPA project

TREPA is a six years Project coordinated by IUCN ESARO/IUCN HQ from 2022 through 2027 and is being implemented in all districts of the Eastern Province. The Project is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and intends to restore 60,000 ha of drought-degraded landscapes into climate-resilient ecosystems through re-forestation, agroforestry, restoration of pasturelands, and soil erosion control measures in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. In addition, the TREPA Project will promote improved clean and efficient cooking energy technologies to more than 100,000 households in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. The Project will also develop value chains of climate-resilient agricultural and agroforestry products to incentivize public and private investments in forests, rangelands, and agroforestry. Targeted value chains include those of tree crops, bee products, and fodder. Value chain actors will be supported in overcoming identified bottlenecks and constraints along the nodes of the value chains. The TREPA Project will be implemented by executing entities including IUCN ESARO/IUCN HQ (Accredited Entity), the Rwanda Forestry Authority and ENABEL in partnership with ICRAF, World Vision, and Cordaid as service providers.

The relevance of financial services to mitigate risks of climate change and to stimulate climate resilient production methods is envisaged through enhancing climate resilience and livelihood at the household level by stimulating savings groups, particularly for women 

3.      Objective of the assignment

4.      Duties and Responsibilities

5.      Competencies

• Established experience in promoting savings groups formation and strengthening;
• Solid knowledge of the savings group methodology;
• Excellent presentation and training skills;
• Prior demonstrated experience in working with rural population,
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing skills;
• Ability to plan, organize, implement and report on work;

6.      Eligibility

Individual consultant and local NGO are eligible to apply