Agribusiness Coach at DUHAMIC-ADRI

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DUHAMIC-ADRI is a national non-governmental organization legally operating in Rwanda since 1985, the organization is implementing different programs focusing on economic empowerment, job creation, Conservation agriculture, environment protection and conservation, sensitization for social behavior change, emergency response and capacity building with focus to the most vulnerable population.

Since October 2023, DUHAMIC-ADRI has been implementing Shora Neza Project in partnership with WFP under funding opportunity from the Mastercard Foundation. This project is being implemented in 8 Districts of Southern and 7 Districts of Western Provinces with the aim to create new and strengthen existing employment opportunities for young men and women, while considering their different needs, through strengthened, interlinked, and efficient agricultural value chains. With the above background, DUHAMIC-ADRI would like to recruit Five (5) Agribusiness Coaches: preferably 3 for Western and 2 for Southern Provinces for the SHORA NEZA Project to improve youth employment conditions through Food systems strengthening to create employment opportunities for youth and to set in place a vibrant and functional Farmer Service Centre (FSC) model, coaching to connect and interlink all value chain actors.

Job title: Agribusiness Coach

Job Location: Agribusiness coaches should be able to live in one of the districts of interventions

Type of contract: One-year renewable based on performance and funds availability.

The monthly net salary: 630,000 Rwf

The Shora Neza project’s Agri-business coaches will play a critical role in supporting Farmer Service Centers (FSCs), young farmers, and youth in off-farm Agri-related enterprises. The responsibilities include:

• To facilitate the implementation of Shora Neza project’s Farmer Services Centers (FSCs) development related activities implementation in Districts of interventions.
• Participate in the due diligence and profiling in a dynamic database for potential young women Farmer Service Centers (FSCs)
• Support the development of an incubation program for young women-led FSCs, including refugees and persons with Disabilities (PWDs) using the customized, user-friendly training, peer learning, and digital tools tailored to their capacity and market needs.
• To facilitate the regular performance monitoring of FSCs and the supported young/Youth farmers to track progress of their personal and business growth.
• Promote the adoption of good agribusiness practices through various platforms, including Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and effectively support youth to engage in agribusiness and profitable marketing.
• Support Young Farmers connected to FSCs through their farming groups to apply conservation techniques in their farming related activities for maximizing their production.
• Ensure proper utilization of the Farmer Service Center (FSC) starter kits
• To organize, and facilitate the participation of youth women and men in Agri-show and other exhibition events
• To promote and facilitate Coaching, mentoring and peer-learning among the FSCs for better business performance and records the jobs created.
• To support coaching and mentorship activities for established FSCs
• To prepare the success stories, reports (data &narrative) and ensure the dissemination of the good practices documented
• To perform additional jobs assigned by the supervisor

Interested candidates should submit their applications, including a motivation letter, a detailed CV with referees from previous employers, copies of degrees and relevant certificates, and a copy of their ID, to the following email address: recruitment@duhamic.org.rw