Summary
Date Posted: 13th February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: RwF

JOB DETAILS:
Job title: Senior Policy and Institutional Development Specialist, Rwanda Orora Wihaze
Overview
Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe. Global Communities is seeking an experienced Senior Policy and Institutional Development Specialist for the anticipated 5-year, USAID-funded Feed the Future Rwanda Orora Wihaze program. The purpose of the Rwanda Orora Wihaze (i.e., Orora Wihaze) activity is to sustainably increase the availability of, access to, and consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) through development of a profitable market. The activity will improve the dietary diversity of women of reproductive age (15-49 years of age), especially pregnant and lactating women (PLW), and of children between the ages of 6 to 23 months (CU2) in poor, rural households.
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Work with host country public agencies and ministries to ensure that the activity is aligned with to, the Government of Rwanda’s strategies for private sector development, agricultural transformation, and elimination of malnutrition
• Work with private sector advocacy organizations, local businesses and other key stakeholders
• Work to help facilitate policy reform, public-private dialogue and institution coalition building in rural economies
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Quantitative Social Science or other relevant degree is highly desirable.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the areas of trade and investment framework development is highly desirable.
• Experience working with host country public agencies and ministries as well as with private sector advocacy organizations is desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in policy reform process facilitation, public-private dialogue and institution coalition building in rural economies is desirable.
• Experience with policy research, policy advocacy coordination and support to both public and private businesses and related civil society organizations is desirable.
• Experience and familiarity with agricultural development and policy issues, especially in the livestock sector in the African context, agriculture sector strategies and investment plans is desirable.

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Job application procedure
Citizens of Rwanda are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline for submission is 13 March 2019
To apply, click on the link https://internationalcareers-globalcommunities.icims.com/jobs/1582/senior-policy-and-institutional-development-specialist%2c-rwanda/job