VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

EPD intends to recruit a qualified and competent candidate to fill the position of Director of Operations on a full time basis.

About EPD

Energy Private Developer’s association is a registered professional association in Rwanda, regrouping private companies operating in energy sector. It is one of the 5 associations composing the Chamber of Industry under the Private Sector Federation (PSF) of Rwanda. EPD focuses on advocacy of its members, encouraging collaboration and partnership for development of energy sector in Rwanda. The statutes and articles of Energy Private Developers’ association have been published in Official Gazette of Rwanda, No 41 of 13/10/2014. Website: www.epdrwanda.com

Job Title : Director of Operations

Job Description

The Director shall:

 Directing all operational activities of EPD within its established guidelines

 Translating the organization’s strategic plans into defined operational plans

 Restructuring organization’s activities to increase effectiveness and efficiency

 Coordinating EPD projects and generate and submit all project’s reports to the CEO

 Minimizing operation expenditure within the organization wherever possible

 Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth

 Establish policies that promote Association culture and vision

 Oversee daily operations of the Association and update the executives

 Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication

 Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.)

 Propose development projects for EPD to be presented to partners,

 Manage relationships with partners.

 Develop activities that lead to fund-raising and brand awareness;

 Other related duties that may be requested by the Chief Executive Office.

 And he/she will be reporting directly to the CEO

Job Specification (Requirements)

 To be Rwandan;

 To hold a Master’s level degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Business and
Management (MBM);

 Proven five (5) years’ experience as Director of Operations or equivalent position;

 Excellent organizational, communication and leadership abilities;

 Knowledge of industry’s performance, legal rules and guidelines;

 Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics;

 Proven ability to operate effectively in Rwanda;

 Strong networking and negotiation skills, stakeholder management skills and an ability to
communicate complex business ideas;

 Demonstrable track record in management, developing strategies and delivering
implementation plans within budgets and timelines;

 Strong business acumen;

 Commercial awareness with an eye for seeing organisation’s improvement opportunities.

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Application procedure

All interested candidates will submit their application documents including motivation letter, CV, academic credentials as well as any experience related certificates via email and in one pdf file to pearlventuresgroupltd@gmail.com no later than 23th August 2019.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and interviews will be conducted later to the successful candidates.

Please title the email in the Subject field as “Application for a vacancy of EPD’s Director of Operations”.

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