Job Readvertisement: Agriculture Investment Specialist

Organization MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND ANIMAL RESOURCES

Level 3.II

Reports To Minister

No. of Positions 1

Deadline 12/Jul/2019

Job Description

– To advise on appropriate policies for private sector development and prepare draft policy papers;

– To act as liaison with relevant Ministries and Agencies working in the promotion of investment and export promotion;

– To develop coordination and consultative mechanisms and processes for private sector;

– To assess the potential for private sector development, identify gaps, as well as future expansion in existing sub sectors, and advice on appropriate interventions;

– To evaluate private bankable projects for adoption by private sector entities;

– To mobilize and investigate new sources of funding, foreign, domestic, public and private;

– To develop mechanisms and incentives for private sector financing;

– To establish and develop working relationships with partners in the private sector

– To mobilize private sector investment in the agriculture sector

– To prepare and update a national database of private sector involvement in the agricultural sector;

Job Profile

A0 in Agribusiness, Agriculture Economics with 3 Years of working Experience or Master’s Degree in Agribusiness, Agriculture- Economics, Agriculture

Key technical skills and knowledge required:

– Knowledge of different financing options for Agriculture Projects in the context of developing countries;

– Knowledge of project finance and different possible financing models;

– Ability to develop coordination mechanisms and information sharing platforms;

– Strong written and verbal communication skills;

– Quantitative and analytic skills required;

– Motivation skills;

– Time management skills;

– Ability to work effectively under pressure;

– Team- working skills;

– Numerical skills;

– Problem- solving skills;

– Communication skills;

– Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French

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