Project Coordinator at Cordaid: (Deadline 15 July 2024)

Job Description

Job Title Project Officer- Access to Finance/ Value chain

Development

Organizational Unit Rwanda Country Office

Job’s Aim Responsible for the implementation and coordination of value

chain development and value chain finance activities precisely in Coffee, tea and horticulture value chains.

Job Specification: Spends 90% of time implementation responsibility for one project in Rwanda (tbd) and 10% of time on acquisition and business development for Rwanda in collaboration with other business developers in the cluster and in ICCO/Cordaid.

Aim of the Organizational Unit Responsible for project implementation in country Office

Job category/Grade Rwanda salary scale, Grade VI

*Supervisor*		Project Coordinator
*Supervises*		N/A
*Result Areas*		*Description*
Project planning	Translates the Cordaid project results into specific results in designated project areas and formulates an operational project plan within a country/region. Remains within budget propositions and infrastructural possibilities.
Project management	Assist program/project managers with respect to risks, stakeholders’ issues and the project team. Support in Agrees with all contributors to project success deliverables, with a large amount of intercultural sensitivity. Understands partners and matches desired results and contextual factors. Stimulates progress and makes necessary adjustments to realize the project within given boundary conditions: scope, time, budget and quality
Financial management	Assist program/project managers in managing the project budget ensuring expenditures are in line with what has been planned for. Reports regularly on budget realization and acts proactively to comply with the budget
Field & Partner visits	Support program teams to monitor project achievements, conduct field visits with partners, review field reports, analyze field data and formulate conclusions, discussion points and recommendations for all stakeholders

Fund mobilization/BS develop	Contribute and support to the development and writing of successful funding proposals. Interacts with (potential) local/institutional donors, convincingly argument the added value of Cordaid as to acquire funds and ensure the future funding for the programme(s) in Rwanda. This includes increasing revenues, growth in terms of business expansion, increasing profitability by building strategic partnerships and making strategic business decisions
Bid management	Support bid manager on calls for proposals and tenders related to the assigned specific donor portfolio. Support negotiations for specific assigned bids, especially Value chain development. The bid team provides donor specific advice on rules, regulations, and policy. Uses donor contacts to ensure the winning outcome of calls and proposals. Oversees (parts of) the role division, planning and communication with donors and a consortium in order to achieve a positive outcome for Cordaid
Supported partners	Support program/project managers to Identify the need for support with partner organizations and translate this into (customized) forms of support, taking into account (large differences in) the background and circumstances of (individuals in) partner organizations.

Network representation/ Communication Support to Identify and establish contacts with organizations and explore representation for potential areas for collaboration, taking into account the mission statement of Cordaid and the possibilities within existing projects. Ensure the communication to both internal and external partners.

Project reports

Monitoring, Evaluation &

Collects information within the project and reports about the results, specifics, budget and expenditures and possible deviations following required reporting standards, providing solutions to minimize impact of deviations

Learning (MERL)

Work closely with the monitoring evaluation team to identify project learning opportunities, research and publications and implementation of MEL policy. Facilitates the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned. In collaboration with the MERL team, Ensure integration of innovations and best practices

Integrity Adheres to the code of conduct and integrity policies, reports concern and follows regular integrity training. This is a medium risk position, with direct contact with vulnerable communities and regular travels.

Other Any other duties assigned by the supervisor/manager

Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences

University degree in rural development, agribusiness, agriculture economics, business administration or other related subject with good academic results
3 years of experience working in supporting Producer Organizations (POs) in value chain development and experience of 3 years in access to finance
Experience working and managing different organization partners,
Experience of access to finance/ agribusiness / market linkages / value chain development
Experience with rural areas and understanding of the ability and constraints of rural smallholder farmers
Good understanding of agribusiness in Rwanda
Knowledge of the project field of expertise for example agriculture/health/economy or other relevant subject on an academic level and able to provide technical solutions
Social skills to agree on deliverables, ensure progress with staff and to support partners
Behavioral values and skills: trust, accountability, problem solving, cooperation, teambuilding, negotiation, conflict management, collaboration, flexibility, creativity
Writing skills to clearly formulate project proposals, project plan and project reports
Knowledge of the legal framework that governs Cordaid’s operations, as required by local and national government and by major donors (EU, UN, US, Bilateral Donors)
Knowledge of the mission statement and goals of the Cordaid project and the security policy

Core Competencies

Quality orientation
Organizational awareness including planning
Negotiation skills
Dealing with details
Problem analysis
Conceptual thinking
Social awareness
Intercultural orientation
Managing conflict

Key Result Area:

Access to finance:

Capacity Building
Financial education
Product Development
Digitalization
Linkage of Financial Institutions
Communication

Value chain development

Develop non-financial services
Planning, implementation and monitoring of value chain activities
Linkage of value chain actors
Partner Selection
Capacity building
Communication

Cordaid is fully committed to provide a safe and welcoming workplace to its employees, and to maintain respect and dignity of everyone that comes into contact with Cordaid. Therefore, Cordaid participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. For more information about Cordaid’s work on integrity https://www.cordaid.org/en/who–we –are/integrity–and–code–of –conduct/.

Applications including a motivation letter and extensive CV in English, should be submitted online; https://cordaid.hrmagic.co/careers/job?id=OTc5 by 15^th July 2024

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