Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum (RYAF) is a nationwide platform whose purpose is to change the current perception among the youths vis-a-vis the agriculture sector in Rwanda, while orienting them to seize investment opportunities through awareness creation, skills development, and advocacy support services. The idea is to create a critical mass of change agents to influence transformation of agricultural business landscape with courage, determination and positive attitude. It is a platform of young entrepreneurs operating in any sub-sectors of agribusiness value chain (crop and/or livestock production, agro-processing, inputs and other agro-services as well as ICT in Agriculture). Officially launched in May 2016 with the aim to rejuvenate the sector here in Rwanda, RYAF strive to change and challenge youth mindset vis-a-vis agribusiness opportunities for food and nutritional security and sustainable job creation. The forum is officially legalized in the official gazette number 50 of 11th December 2017. TERMS OF REFERENCE RYAF (through young graduates) under an MoU signed with RAB through Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project(SAIP) in order to responsibilize young graduates for providing technical know-how and support in the increase of agriculture productivity specifically in horticulture crops, market access and food security within SHG and Cooperatives as well as supporting Water Users associations in ensuring proper operation and maintenance of irrigation schemes supported by SAIP Project. The project is being implemented in 8 Districts namely: Gatsibo, Rwamagana and Kayonza in the Eastern Province, Karongi, Rutsiro and Nyabihu in the Western Province, Nyanza in the Southern Province and Rulindo in Northern Province. It is in this context that RYAF wishes to recruit highly motivated people who will work with the leaders of SHGs, cooperatives and Water Users Associations to rapidly improve technical and managerial aspects, increase of productivity, access to market and ensuring proper operations and maintenance of infrastructure. .

  Job Responsibilities:
• Mobilize and organize farmers into groups for horticulture production
• Support farmers to plan and produce the selected horticulture crops based on the market demand and analysis (locally, regional and export market)
• Facilitate access to inputs (seeds, fertilizers and pesticides)
• Attend farmers seasonal meeting to facilitate them to get information about available market to grow for localized market
• Support & assist farmer organizations/ Actors in agribusiness roadmap preparation based on the market analysis
• Coaching farmers/ actors in record keeping of their produce
• Coaching and supporting farmer groups & actors in standardizing their produce to meet food safety at domestic, regional and international market
• Strengthening and linking to markets youth & women entrepreneurs or groups that invested in agriculture value chains;
• Coaching all activities of post-harvest, handling and storage in order to minimize losses to the farmer’/s production;
• Ensure farmers are actively participating in operation and maintenance of the postharvest facilities including dryers, warehouses, pack houses, cold rooms…and their respective equipment and tools

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Job Qualifications:
To qualify for this offer, these will be the key requirements:
• Bachelor Degree in any of these fields: Crop production and Horticulture.
• Experience and demonstrated proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and openness to learning.
• Strong verbal and written, listening and communication skills.
• Languages Skills in Kinyarwanda, English or French, knowledge of all is an a to
• Demonstrated attention to details
• Management and analytical skills.
• Being a resident in that District will be an added advantage

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  The following are the key guidelines to apply for the above RYAF job offer:
Application letter addressed to the RYAF Chairman, specifying the District you wish to work in.
Curriculum Vitae with at least 3 professional references,
National ID,
Latest employment completion certificate,
Copies of Academic certificates,
Hard copies must be submitted at RYAF Head Office located at MINAGRI Building/Kacyiru, not later than July 22, 2019 at 4 pm. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of selection processes

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