Cooperative Department Program Manager at RICEM: (Deadline 14 March 2024)

Cooperative Department Program Manager at RICEM: (Deadline 14 March 2024)

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Cooperative department Program Manager

Organization: Rwanda Institute of Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship, and Microfinance (RICEM), Kigali, Rwanda

 Date Issued: March 5^th, 2024.

Closing Date: March 14^th, 2024. 5:00 PM CAT

Background

RICEM is an institute for Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship, and Microfinance owned by the National Cooperatives Confederation of Rwanda (NCCR) and the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR).

From its inception, RICEM has the mission to provide capacity building and other business advisory services to Cooperatives, Entrepreneurship and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) through trainings, skills transfer, Consultancy, research, and Technical support.

In line with capacity development of cooperative in Rwanda, RICEM has partnered with the Cooperative Resilience and Equity Activity (CORE), a five-year Cooperative Development Program, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID implemented in Rwanda and Zambia by Land O’Lakes Venture37. The goal of the CORE activity is to foster vibrant, sustainable cooperative ecosystems in Rwanda and Zambia, in which self-managed agricultural cooperatives and all their members flourish economically and socially. CORE intends to improve the enabling environment of cooperatives in Rwanda through partnership and collaboration with Rwanda Institute of Cooperative, Entrepreneurship and Microfinance (RICEM).

Roles and responsibilities:

• Coordination of the cooperative development projects according to project agreements signed by RICEM.
• Regular evaluation of the project progress through established monitoring and evaluation instruments
• Planning of RICEM’s project activities according to its vision and mission, government, and donor requirements and in alignment of the activities with relevant national/regional development strategies
• Financial management and resource mobilization, including partner management.
• Keeping up and building strong, reliable relations with relevant entities engaged in entrepreneurship, or the cooperative and microfinance sector.
• Plan and organize Cooperative events (cooperatives trainings, coaching and mentorship sessions, Cooperative learning Platforms,
• Coordination of the activities of Cooperative Department.
• Regular evaluation of the Cooperatives progress through established monitoring and evaluation instruments.
• Monitor and Coordinator the activity of curricula development for cooperatives;
• Identify all available opportunities in order to promote the Cooperatives
• Prepare reports to management on performance of the Cooperative department to ensure appropriate recommendations are given in order to enhance the achievement of targets
• Maintain good collaboration with both the new potential and existing partners
• Coordinate the activities of boot camps
• Organize field visits to successful Cooperatives
• Identify and develop proposals for new business opportunities
• Regular reporting to the RICEM Managing Directors and RICEM partners.
• Other activities if relevant to the successful performance of RICEM cooperative department

Minimum requirement

• Master’s degree in project management or any development economics or business
• management discipline
• At least 3 years of previous work experience in a similar position, preferably with demonstrated resource mobilization experience or bachelor’s degree with 5 years of previous working experience.
• Working experience in cooperatives sector preferably in area of capacity development is an asset.
• Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written skills
• Having worked with USAID projects will be highly valued.

Minimum skills, knowledge and attitudes  

• Excellent convincing skills & negotiating skill.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with cooperatives, government officials, implementing partners and donor representatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills; very good communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Passion and ownership for the Cooperative Movement
• Ability to use considerable judgement, initiative, and independence.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Proven management skills, while demonstrating innovation, creativity with a project initiative and familiar working with international organization, Government, and private institutions

How to apply:

Please submit a current resume, a cover letter highlighting relevant past experience and why He/She is interested in working with RICEM, and relevant references and certificates via email as PDF to [email protected]

Subject: PROGRAM MANAGER Cooperative Department program manager

Application Deadline:  11^th, March 2024 at 4 pm.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps.    

RICEM Management.