Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 09 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job description
The Expert reports to the Country Portfolio Manager and will act as Enabel’s key focal point in relation to private sector development and will assure coordination of the team of experts, the implementation & follow-up of all private sector development activities within Enabel’s interventions in close coordination with the different intervention managers and Rwandan counterpart institutions.

Responsibilities:
• You contribute to the implementation of the projects by taking part in the planning, execution, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation of activities;
• You promote private sector investment and inclusive and sustainable value-chains development for Enabel;
• You actively assist the local authorities in developing appropriate financial mechanisms to support the private sector and elaborating public private partnerships (PPP) mechanisms;
• You support the improvement of business development services (BDS) in the areas of intervention including increasing access to markets, decent jobs creation and the promotion of regional trade;
• You advise on the basis of your technical expertise, in order to achieve performance in accordance with national and international norms and standards;
• You organise knowledge building and knowledge management in order to create an inclusive, informed climate of trust within the project;
• You contribute to capacity development of partner organisations (various ministries, local administrative entities, Rwanda Agriculture Board, Private Sector Federations, Development Bank of Rwanda…).

Your profile
Required qualifications
• Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration or a relevant discipline.

Required experience
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in supporting Enterprise/Private Sector Development initiatives such as business development and advisory services (technical/vocational skills and entrepreneurship trainings, coaching, post training support), access to finance (working capital and equipment/technology financing), access to markets (information and linkages), PPPs, Business enabling environment, PSD policies and strategies formulation and implementation, etc;
• At least 2 years of experience working for donor funded projects promoting economic and/ or social development;
• An international experience (i.e. in the international development sector and outside your country of origin) is an asset.

Required skills and knowledge
• Good knowledge of aspects of international development (context, challenges, application, partners, functioning…);
• Strong knowledge in enterprise/private sector development approaches such as market systems development, inclusive access to finance, value-chains development, local economic development, micro/small & medium enterprises (MSME) regulatory framework, decent job creation, etc;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop collaborative relationships;
• Ability to implement a change process;
• Knowledge management and knowledge building;
• You are result oriented;
• Ability to use new technologies used in the area of expertise;
• You are fluent in spoken and written French or Dutch. Considering the working language of Rwanda and the international environment in which you work, excellent knowledge of English is required. Knowledge of Kinyarwanda will be considered an asset.

We offer you
• A fascinating and interesting job in an international environment.
• A contract of 24 months. You are based in Kigali with frequent travelling in Rwanda.
• You are employed by Enabel in the function of “Sectors & Thematics Expert”. A salary package that comprises the monthly gross salary, in accordance with our salary scales (Class 6), and Enabel expat benefits such as a remoteness, assignment and hardship allowance, (capped) coverage of housing expenses, a moving compensation, an installation compensation, (capped) coverage of school expenses for children accompanying, an insurance package for the whole family, including repatriation insurance, and an annual round-trip flight ticket for each family member.
• In case of expatriation without the (dependent) members of the family, up to six additional round-trip flight tickets to the country of origin or another destination (capped in accordance with Enabel rules).

• The various amounts vary in function of relevant recognised experience for the function and family composition.
• Following this recruitment procedure a shortlist of successful applicants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.
• Every person who fulfils the conditions listed in our job advertisements may apply. Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Are you interested?
• Apply here on-line with an application letter and your updated CV, at the latest by 17 August 2023.
• Only applications that are registered here via our on-line portal will be considered.
• Interested and qualified? Click here to apply

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