Access to Finance Specialist at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 27 October 2023)

Access to Finance Specialist at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB): (Deadline 27 October 2023)

Republic of Rwanda

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD

JOB ADVERTISMENT

NAEB VACANT POSITIONS FOR RECRUITMENT

The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) would like to recruit self-motivated and qualified candidates to fill the following position under PSAC Project.

Post: Access to Finance Specialist (1)

Job Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business administration, management, Micro-finance, Banking, Rural Economics, Development Economics, Rural Management economy, agricultural economics, agribusiness.
• A minimum of five (5) years working experience in financial institutions or financial inclusion interventions in rural banking/rural finance development.
• The candidate should have adequate understanding of the financial sector /enterprise/rural financing and should have experience of handling such rural finance projects.
• Candidate with master’s degree in the above fields with the knowledge of rural banking/rural finance development are also encouraged.

or

• Master’s degree holder candidates should have a minimum of three (3) years working experience in financial institutions or financial inclusion interventions
• The candidate should have adequate understanding of the financial sector /enterprise/rural financing and should have experience of handling such rural finance projects.

Job Description

Under direct supervision of the Chief Finance Officer with the daily supervision of the SPIU Coordinator, the Access to Finance Specialist will perform the specific duties which are as follows:

The Access to Finance Specialist will provide inter alia support in the implementation of project activities that aims to increase access to financial services as follows:

• Guide the participatory preparation of the component Annual Work plan and Budget (AWPB);
• Negotiate agreements (and be the contract manager) with BRD Development Fund (BDF) for the performance-based grant facility and the guarantee facility and monitor their implementation;
• Supervise and monitor service providers hired to implement the component. This will include organizing the annual panel of clients to assess quality and pertinence of services provided;
• Regularly monitor the implementation of the access to finance interventions on their results against the set objectives and indicators of success.
• Manage partnership with financial service providers enhancing development of innovative financial services suitable for stakeholders in the Coffee, Tea and Horticulture VCs;
• project targeting strategy is properly implemented in Coffee VC interventions.
• Provide technical support to project partners in value chain development to ensure access to financial services;
• Participate in Component Steering Committees;
• Participate in developing and operating the Project M&E activities and the project learning system (PLS).
• Prepare regular progress reports, and other reports as required

Key Competences

• Excellent writing skills coupled with strong coordination, networking and relationship building skills;
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills;
• Organized, punctual and detail oriented;
• Ability to work in team setting, taking initiatives and performing multiple tasks;
• experience in banking/microfinance sector or in financial services projects or interventions;
• Proven experience in banking/microfinance sector or in financial services project or projects dealing with business development services oriented for rural economic development; development sector with hands on experience on financial inclusion/micro-finance.
• Proven experience working with the private finance sector;
• Fluent in English or French (reading, writing and speaking)
• knowledge of the second language (French or English). Fluent in Kinyarwanda;
• Proficient in use of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• Able to travel to project sites.

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 national identity card should be submitted to NAEB E-mail: recruitment@naeb.gov.rw and copy to elisa.mupenzi@naeb.gov.rw not later than Friday 27th October 2023 at 3:00 PM. Late applications will not be considered.

NDIKUMANA André

Chief Finance Officer