JOB AT ENABEL : Intervention Manager Livestock : ( Deadline : 10 May 2019 )
Enabel is the Belgian development agency. Under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we carry out public service assignments in Belgium and abroad. In addition, Enabel enhances the impact of Belgium in international development by carrying out assignments for Belgian and international third-party donors.
Short Summary of the intervention
The new country programme for the Belgo-Rwandan cooperation 2019 – 2024 foresees to intervene in the agricultural sector with the following general objective “Increase revenues for farmers’ households and other private actors in the agricultural value chains in a sustainable manner”.
Three complementary interventions are foreseen, each with its specific objective:
1) Support through the MDTF the implementation of PSTA4 to promote the commercialisation of agricultural value chains.
2) Develop inclusive and sustainable feed, pig & poultry value chains in which all actors run a profitable business.
3) Attract private investment to develop a modern industrialised value chain to produce high quality meat products and eggs to substitute imports as well as to export.
The first specific objective will be managed through a Grant with the World Bank.
The last two interventions are closely linked to each other and will be managed together by the intervention manager in livestock.
Job description
The Intervention Manager in Livestock will assure the strategic and operational piloting of both interventions in the pig and poultry sector.
Function
N+1: Resident Representative
Direct hierarchical supervisor of:
Number: 5
Functions: 1 International Private Sector Development Expert, 1 administrative staff, 3 National experts
Partners:
Ministry of Agriculture, Rwanda Agriculture Board, Districts, private sector federations, NIRDA
Main tasks:
Assure the role of intervention manager for both interventions in the pig & poultry sector;
Assure the technical expertise on all production related aspects of the poultry, pork and animal feed value chains ;
Guide and support the development of quality extension services for pig, chicken and animal feed production
Guide and monitor the roll out of the training components for veterinary services
Guide the development of an adequate regulatory framework (norms and standards);
Jointly with the Private sector development expert support the Belgian contribution to the sector dialogue in the agriculture sector
Expected results of the function:
Assure the strategic and operational piloting of the intervention;
Assure the overall coherence and the coordination between both interventions;
Ensure the overall quality and relevance of the capacity development component of the program;
Assure the quality control of all the technical aspects of the program either directly or through consultancies
Your profile
Master’s degree in agriculture, veterinary or animal sciences, livestock management or related technical discipline
At least 5 years of experience in project management in international development projects/programmes (international experience is a must)
Proven relevant experience in the area of livestock management
Experience in leading agricultural value chain and market system development interventions
Experience in East Africa or Rwanda in particular is considered an asset
Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop collaborative relationships, especially in a multi-component project with multiple implementation partners
Ability to work under stressful conditions with no objection to working overtime and undertaking field missions
Fluent in English, knowledge of French, Dutch or Kinyarwanda is considered an asset
Good knowledge of ICT (Word, Excel, Power Point and Database)
We offer you
You will work on a full-time basis.
Duty station: Kigali – Rwanda, with frequent travelling in Rwanda.
Preferred starting date : 1th of July 2019
Duration of the assignment: until the 30th of June 2024
Monthly salary package: (cat.1 – B476) between 5.824,95 euro and 8.124,22 euro (this includes the gross monthly salary and the expat benefits: hardship allowance and expat allowance). The salary is calculated, depending on the composition of the family and the number of years of relevant experie
Note
A recruitment pool may be constituted following this recruitment procedure for similar functions in our intervention countries.
Are you interested?
Is your profile matching the one we are looking for?
Do not hesitate and apply with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 10/05/2019.
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