Terms of Reference for Recruitment a Casual Agronomist to Support Farmer’s Cooperatives

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Terms of reference for recruitment a casual agronomist to support farmer’s cooperatives
Project background
Women for Women Rwanda (WfW-Rwanda) is a nonprofit national NGO legally established in July 2020. The organization is taking the mantle of by WfWI, an International NGOS that has operated in Rwanda to serve the most vulnerable women affected by the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. The prolonged period of peace and development in Rwanda has paved the way for the establishment of a new national organization, Women for Women Rwanda, as Women for Women International shifts its focus to serve in other conflict-affected countries. WfW-Rwanda builds alliances with communities and institutions to help design and deliver innovative programs that address inevitable challenges faced by women within our communities.

About the role of casual agronomist
Women for Women Rwanda under “Enabling environments for successful female entrepreneurship in Rwanda project”, realized that women micro-entrepreneurs are successful in negotiating contract with buyers/exporters but still unable to consistently delivery minimum quantities for their produces to export, therefore there is a great need to guide them through strategies to aggregate quantities and quality that increases their negotiating power.
Specifically, Women for Women Rwanda intends to train 280 women agribusiness microentrepreneurs on good agriculture practices and targets mostly women cooperatives with members who graduated from our programs, specifically those cooperatives who plan to start exporting fresh horticultural produces. For this reason, Women for Women Rwanda is recruiting an Agronomist to offer training on good agriculture practices and requirements for exportation to women project beneficiaries.

Scope of work
The agronomist will perform his/her duties in 7 districts (Kayonza, Rwamagana, Gasabo, Kicukiro, Bugesera, Muhanga and Nyaruguru).
Key activities and expected deliverables
Key activities Expected deliverables
Conduct good agriculture practices and standards requirements for fresh horticulture produces markets Target women trained in good agriculture practices and standards requirements for export
Bring innovations in training women to increase the quantity and quality in production Target women gain new skills and apply good agriculture practices in innovative ways to increase their production
Train women in cooperative management and the process of cooperative registration in Rwanda Women’s cooperatives are taught on the process of cooperative registration
Train women in post-harvest management and quality control of producers Target women are equipped with post-harvest good practices to maintain quality and respond to the requirements by the buyers.
Train women in agriculture value chains and market linkages Women cooperatives actively engage in agriculture value chain development
Timeframe
The agronomist will conduct trainings in agriculture practices and quality standards requirements for exportation within 66days from 2nd May 2022.

Required education&skills
• At least having A2 diploma in agriculture
• 5 years of experience hands on in Agriculture
• Have a mastery of Rwandan context and working with women cooperatives mostly involved in agribusiness
• Have the capacity of networking with the private sector federation of Rwanda (PSF) and other strong institutions in the country
• Must be proficient in Kinyarwanda as the language to be used during training and English to produce good reports
• Able to bring creativity and innovation to apply good agriculture in Rwanda
Submit tender: All interested candidates should submit an updated CV, cover letter and 3 professional references to: rwanda.procurement@womenforwomenrwanda.org
Applications deadline: 25th April 2022
Hand delivered hard copy applications will not be accepted. Only short-listed applicants will be invited to interview. No telephone inquiries please.
Executive Director
Women for Women Rwanda
Date: 19/04/2022