7 Job Positions at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

7 Job Positions at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

Traditional Commodities Division Manager at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

Traditional Commodities Division Manager

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Operations Officer, the Traditional Commodities Division Manager will perform the following duties and responsibilities;

• Coordinate and manage the operations of the division to achieve the set operations and revenue target, and institutional goals in developing the respective value chains (Coffee, Tea, Pyrethrum and Essential Oils)
• Setting standards and internal processes to achieve the division’s Productivity goals;
• Develop business programs/cases for the division to meet Production and Revenue targets;
• Provide technical support and leadership to division staff in order to ensure goals and deadlines are met;
• Provide administrative support services of the division in areas of compliance, regulations and customer service;
• Initiate   programs   to   support   traditional   value chains   key stakeholder’s activities such as processors, cooperative societies, key farmers, agri exporters and others;
• Develop and implement initiatives to support and facilitate value chain stakeholders to enhance production and productivity;
• Motivate and initiate interventions to improve the business climate, and enhance public-private partnerships;
• Work in collaboration with Quality Assurance and Marketing divisions and other collaborating institutions to ensure mitigation against Grading and/or quality control systems to address challenges in the adopted chains;
• Provide regular updates to the Chief Operations Officer (COO) on plans and progress reviews in the division;
• Any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor.

 Job Profile

• Bachelors’ degree in Agriculture, agribusiness, agro-economics, agriculture engineering, rural engineering or related field with a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in managing one of the traditional value chains.

or

• Masters’ degree in agricultural sciences, agribusiness, business Administration or management with a minimum of five (5) years of experience.

Key Competences

• Should be creative and innovative;
• Strong coordination skills and decision maker;
• Strong in agribusiness project development;
• Should have strong analytical skills;
• Good marketing and persuasive skills;
• Strong leadership skills in a multi-sector environment;
• Interpersonal and team working skills;
• Problem solver;
• Initiatives taker;
• Strong communication skills;
• Strong team builder and player;
• Fluent in English and/or French.

HOW TO Apply

The Job Title should be the subject of the email. The motivation letter of interested candidates   accompanied by detailed CV with at least three referees, Photocopy of degree, certificates of related job requirements, and identity card should be submitted to NAEB E-mail: [email protected] and copy to [email protected] not later than Monday 18^th September 2023 at 3:00 PM. 

https://www.naeb.gov.rw

NDIKUMANA André

Chief Finance Officer

 

 

Emerging Commodities Division Manager at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

Traditional Commodities Division Manager

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Operations Officer, the Traditional Commodities Division Manager will perform the following duties and responsibilities;

• Coordinate and manage the operations of the division to achieve the set operations and revenue target, and institutional goals in developing the respective value chains (Coffee, Tea, Pyrethrum and Essential Oils)
• Setting standards and internal processes to achieve the division’s Productivity goals;
• Develop business programs/cases for the division to meet Production and Revenue targets;
• Provide technical support and leadership to division staff in order to ensure goals and deadlines are met;
• Provide administrative support services of the division in areas of compliance, regulations and customer service;
• Initiate   programs   to   support   traditional   value chains   key stakeholder’s activities such as processors, cooperative societies, key farmers, agri exporters and others;
• Develop and implement initiatives to support and facilitate value chain stakeholders to enhance production and productivity;
• Motivate and initiate interventions to improve the business climate, and enhance public-private partnerships;
• Work in collaboration with Quality Assurance and Marketing divisions and other collaborating institutions to ensure mitigation against Grading and/or quality control systems to address challenges in the adopted chains;
• Provide regular updates to the Chief Operations Officer (COO) on plans and progress reviews in the division;
• Any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor.

 Job Profile

• Bachelors’ degree in Agriculture, agribusiness, agro-economics, agriculture engineering, rural engineering or related field with a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in managing one of the traditional value chains.

or

• Masters’ degree in agricultural sciences, agribusiness, business Administration or management with a minimum of five (5) years of experience.

Key Competences

• Should be creative and innovative;
• Strong coordination skills and decision maker;
• Strong in agribusiness project development;
• Should have strong analytical skills;
• Good marketing and persuasive skills;
• Strong leadership skills in a multi-sector environment;
• Interpersonal and team working skills;
• Problem solver;
• Initiatives taker;
• Strong communication skills;
• Strong team builder and player;
• Fluent in English and/or French.

HOW TO Apply

The Job Title should be the subject of the email. The motivation letter of interested candidates   accompanied by detailed CV with at least three referees, Photocopy of degree, certificates of related job requirements, and identity card should be submitted to NAEB E-mail: [email protected] and copy to [email protected] not later than Monday 18^th September 2023 at 3:00 PM. 

https://www.naeb.gov.rw

NDIKUMANA André

Chief Finance Officer

 

 

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Division Manager at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Division Manager

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Operations Officer, the Quality Assurance and Regulatory Division Manager will perform the following duties and responsibilities;

• Setting standard operating procedures and Internal processes to ensure internal and national quality requirement and standard are met.

• Collating and analyzing quality performance data against defined international parameters;

• Ensuring tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out and evaluated before certifying appropriate agri-export commodities;

• Supervising technical staff in carrying out quality assessment and writing technical reports;

• Collaborating with staff from other government institutions and agencies in formulating and developing comprehensive export quality procedures and related training needs;

• Liaising with stakeholders’ auditors to ensure the execution of corrective action and compliance with international customers’ specifications;

• Work in collaboration with Export Support Services and Marketing divisions and other collaborating institutions to ensure mitigation against Grading and/or quality control systems to address challenges in the adopted chains;

• Provide regular updates to the Chief Operations Officer (COO) on plans and progress reviews in the division;
  Any other duties assigned by his/her supervisor.

 Job Profile

• Bachelors’ degree in Food Science and Technology, Business Administration, Agri-business with a minimum working experience of eight (8) years in quality Control.

or

• Masters in Food Science and Technology, Business Administration, Agribusiness with a minimum working experience of three (3) years in a similar position or field.

Key Competences

• Excellent technical skills;

• Good numerical skills and an understanding of statistics;

• Leadership skills;

• Planning and organization skills;

• Communication and interpersonal skills;

• Problem-solving skills;

• Team working skills;

• IT skills;

• Fluent in English and/or French.

HOW TO Apply

The Job Title should be the subject of the email. The motivation letter of interested candidates   accompanied by detailed CV with at least three referees, Photocopy of degree, certificates of related job requirements, and identity card should be submitted to NAEB E-mail: [email protected] and copy to [email protected] not later than Monday 18^th September 2023 at 3:00 PM. 

https://www.naeb.gov.rw

NDIKUMANA André

Chief Finance Officer

 

 

Legal Affairs Specialist at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

Legal Affairs Specialist

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, the Legal Affairs Specialist will perform the following duties and responsibilities;

• To offer legal advice to the Board and management on operations of the Institution and its employees;

• To conduct legal analysis and research on various legal matters of the NAEB;

• To provide advice on different legal issues and assist in drafting legal opinions, memoranda and other briefing documents;

• To be actively involved in preparing and drafting of different acts and legal submissions and draft the authoritative legal opinions as well;

• To conduct legal research by utilizing various resources and selecting the relevant material to analyze the legal information;

• To assist in reviewing the legal material and any other relevant documents and to identify the most important issues that need to be sorted out on a priority basis;

• To collect and analyse evidence and schedule hearings, reviews etc.;

• To draw up formalities regarding the settlement of disputes and monitor the implementation of the legal clauses;

• Ensure proper documentation on all transactions involving NAEB and its stakeholders are properly itemized;

• Having the responsible for drafting contracts, Reviewing existing contracts, managing on going legal contracts and structuring remedies for the relevant issues ;

• Should be responsible for providing support in discrete legal issues by advising the Board and Management generally on legal matters both civil and otherwise touching on the day to day Operations of the Institution.

 Job Profile

• Bachelors’ degree in Law with a minimum working experience of five (5) years.

• Diploma in legal practice will be an added advantage.

or

• Masters’ degree in Law with a minimum experience of three (3) years.

Key Competences

• Extensive knowledge in public service laws and labour law;

• Legal research and analysis in complex areas of law;

• Knowledge of substantive law and legal procedures;

• Experience in contract drafting and negotiation;

• Excellent communication skills;

• Very effective organizational skills;

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;

• He/she should be able to function with minimal supervision and ensure confidentiality of information at disposal;

• He/she should be excellent team player with the ability to prioritize work especially when some deadlines need to be met;

• He/she should keep himself/herself updated with all the legal laws and should be able to apply them in the given situation.

• Fluent in English and/or French.

HOW TO Apply

The Job Title should be the subject of the email. The motivation letter of interested candidates   accompanied by detailed CV with at least three referees, Photocopy of degree, certificates of related job requirements, and identity card should be submitted to NAEB E-mail: [email protected] and copy to [email protected] not later than Monday 18^th September 2023 at 3:00 PM. 

https://www.naeb.gov.rw

NDIKUMANA André

Chief Finance Officer

 

 

Internal Audit Specialist at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

 

Database and Network Administrator at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 18 September 2023)

Database and Network Administrator

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the IT and Knowledge Management Specialist, Database and Network Administrator will perform the following duties and responsibilities;

• System database design, security enforcement, and database performance, including maintaining the data dictionary, monitoring performance, enforcing organizational standards and security;

• Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading i.e., efficiently importing large volumes of data that have been extracted from multiple systems into a data warehouse environment.

• Specialized Data Handling i.e., monitoring and tuning to maintain efficiency.

• Database Backup and Recovery

• Security and Authentication: Setting up employee access is an important aspect of database security. DBAs control who has

• Capacity Planning: If the company is growing quickly and adding many new users, the DBA will have to create the capacity to handle the extra workload.

• Performance Monitoring: Monitoring databases for performance issues is part of the on-going system maintenance a DBA performs.

• Database Tuning: The physical configuration, the way the database is indexed, and how queries are handled can all have a dramatic effect on database performance.

• Troubleshooting: DBA needs to quickly understand and respond to problems when they occur.

 Job Profile

• Bachelors’ degree in computer science, software engineering or computer engineering.

Key Competences

• Knowledge of Rwanda’s ICT policies and strategies

• Highly proficient with Microsoft Windows operating systems;

• Proficient in Microsoft office products;

• Proficient in basic networking protocols and standards;

• Knowledge of AD, Exchange, VPN, routers and wireless internet access;

• Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, electronic equipment, computer hardware and software including applications and programming;

• Interpersonal communication and negotiation skills;

• Problem solving skills;

• Analytical skills;

• Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French;

• Knowledge of all is an advantage.

HOW TO Apply

The Job Title should be the subject of the email. The motivation letter of interested candidates   accompanied by detailed CV with at least three referees, Photocopy of degree, certificates of related job requirements, and identity card should be submitted to NAEB E-mail: [email protected] and copy to [email protected] not later than Monday 18^th September 2023 at 3:00 PM. 

https://www.naeb.gov.rw

NDIKUMANA André

Chief Finance Officer