Background

The Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum (RYAF) is a national umbrella platform that brings together youth organizations, individual youth farmers, and young entrepreneurs engaged in agribusiness across Rwanda. The Forum operates across multiple agricultural sub-sectors, including: Crop production, Livestock, Agro-processing and value addition, Agricultural inputs, Agro-services (extension, marketing, food packaging, mechanization, seed multiplication, etc.), ICT for Agriculture. RYAF was established to transform youth perceptions of agriculture by promoting business-oriented agriculture and positioning agribusiness as a viable and profitable career path. As an employer organization representing youth in agribusiness, RYAF convenes, integrates, and amplifies the voices of young people engaged in primary agriculture, agro-processing, value chains, and ICT4Ag. The Forum mobilizes youth in both urban and rural areas to raise awareness of modern agribusiness practices and leverage the opportunities available in the agricultural sector.

Job Purpose

The Gender Inclusiveness and Safeguard Officer will lead the integration and mainstreaming of gender-sensitive and safeguarding interventions in alignment with RYAF’s vision, mission, and objectives. The Officer will contribute to strategy development, program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation related to gender equality and inclusion, with particular focus on youth (including youth with disabilities) at community and household levels. The role also includes capacity building, advocacy, and technical assistance to government institutions, civil society organizations, community stakeholders, and youth structures. The position reports directly to the Business Development & Fund Mobilization Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Business Development & Fund Mobilization Manager, the Officer will:

Gender Integration and Inclusion

• Provide technical leadership to ensure gender mainstreaming across RYAF programs and interventions.
• Conduct gender assessments to enhance participation of youth, including youth with disabilities, in development programs.
• Conduct gender analysis within RYAF interventions and partner initiatives to identify gender gaps.
• Develop strategies to address identified gender gaps in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Design and implement gender-responsive capacity development initiatives.
• Draft thematic briefing papers on gender inclusiveness.
• Design and implement practical gender strategies that lead to measurable gender equality outcomes.
• Track and report on gender indicators and ensure sex-disaggregated data collection.
• Support program teams and partners in integrating gender into project activities.
• Provide technical guidance to youth committees to facilitate informed discussions on gender and inclusion.
• Organize dialogue forums and workshops on gender inclusiveness.
• Mainstream gender inclusion initiatives into RYAF’s annual work plans.
• Prepare quarterly and annual reports on gender-related activities.

Safeguarding and Protection

• Support implementation of safeguarding policies, including Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH).
• Promote safe reporting mechanisms and accountability frameworks.
• Ensure safeguarding principles are integrated into all RYAF programs.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Ensure collection of sex- and disability-disaggregated data across all RYAF-supported projects.
• Produce quarterly monitoring reports.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Required Experience, Skills, and Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Gender Studies, Social Work, Social Sciences, Economics and Entrepreneurship, , or Development Studies.

Experience and Competencies

• Proven ability to analyze policies, strategies, and programs and recommend effective change measures.
• Strong analytical skills in gender monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated report-writing, representation, and negotiation skills in English and/or French.
• Ability to mainstream gender and disability as cross-cutting themes in programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, flexibility, and teamwork.
• High attention to detail.
• Women and Rwandan Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply

• Provide technical leadership to ensure gender mainstreaming across RYAF programs and interventions.
• Conduct gender assessments to enhance participation of youth, including youth with disabilities, in development programs.
• Conduct gender analysis within RYAF interventions and partner initiatives to identify gender gaps.
• Develop strategies to address identified gender gaps in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Design and implement gender-responsive capacity development initiatives.
• Draft thematic briefing papers on gender inclusiveness.
• Design and implement practical gender strategies that lead to measurable gender equality outcomes.
• Track and report on gender indicators and ensure sex-disaggregated data collection.
• Support program teams and partners in integrating gender into project activities.
• Provide technical guidance to youth committees to facilitate informed discussions on gender and inclusion.
• Organize dialogue forums and workshops on gender inclusiveness.
• Mainstream gender inclusion initiatives into RYAF’s annual work plans.
• Prepare quarterly and annual reports on gender-related activities.
• Support implementation of safeguarding policies, including Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH).
• Promote safe reporting mechanisms and accountability frameworks.
• Ensure safeguarding principles are integrated into all RYAF programs.
• Ensure collection of sex- and disability-disaggregated data across all RYAF-supported projects.
• Produce quarterly monitoring reports.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

• Proven ability to analyze policies, strategies, and programs and recommend effective change measures.
• Strong analytical skills in gender monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated report-writing, representation, and negotiation skills in English and/or French.
• Ability to mainstream gender and disability as cross-cutting themes in programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership-building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, flexibility, and teamwork.
• High attention to detail.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Gender Studies, Social Work, Social Sciences, Economics and Entrepreneurship, , or Development Studies.