International Liason Officer at Sustainable Growers Rwanda: (Deadline 31 March 2022)

Sustainable Growers Rwanda (SGR) is a non-profit organization that works to create economic opportunities for women coffee farmers to achieve economic independence. SGR supports women coffee farmers and their families to become more professionalized and market- based skilled to increase their family incomes through professional training approach to growing and trading specialty coffee, so they can form direct, productive relationships with coffee processors, importers and roasters.

Established in 2014, Sustainable Growers has a strong track record for connecting actors along the value chain, to facilitate deep and global partnerships between small holder producers and their customers.

POSITION: INTERNATIONAL LIASON OFFICER

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

SUPERVISES: None

LOCATION: Kigali

STATUS: Fixed Term Contract

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The Job Holder will build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships, facilitate communications and coordinate activities between SGR its US Founders, the South American partners, funders and other current and prospective out of country stakeholders. She/he will handle international communications, coordination efforts, knowledge sharing, incident response and conflict resolution under the direction of the Executive Director.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities are but not limited to:

• Create and build South to south  partnership with south America Countries
• Keep up to date and understand what SGR is aiming to achieve and its relations with the US Founders and the South American partners and other current or future stakeholders and partners.
• Keep strong connections with out of country partners as well as work on creating new mutually beneficial relations.
• Increase the level of connection in countries that SGR is already working in or collaborating with:
• Provide means of knowledge sharing between countries i.e. Rwanda, Tanzania, DRC, US and South America and any other future countries or continents;
• Monitor, coordinate, and communicate the strategic objectives of SGR as required from time to time.
• Cooperate and communicate successfully with other all stakeholders to enhance SGRs objectives:
• Collaborate with the leadership and other staff to clarify SGRs mission and resolve any issues that arise;
• Develop and foster relationships with the partners, stakeholders, and any other that may become important to SGR’s mission.
• Gather, examine, and use data and feedback to identify opportunities to improve the relationship between the SGR and its stakeholders.
• Write reports about particular incidents, events, or updates on important issues for SGR in order to ensure information is readily available.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE

• Master’s Degree in social science, public administration, law, development studies, international affairs or a bachelor’s with extensive good experience of at least 4 years in a related NGO;
• Ability to establish and nurture effective professional relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High quality of research and writing skills.
• Strong ability to manage and successfully conduct negotiations at different levels.
• Good analytical skills.
• Problem solving skills;
•  English and Spanish required, French will be a good add on;

KEY DELIVERABLES

• New collaborations for SGR
• Increased level and sustained relationships
• Shared knowledge between countries

KEY INDICATORS

• Number of new collaborations
• Degree of engagement
• Reports of Knowledge sharing events