Fund Manager, Agri Pro Focus
Kigali, Rwanda
The ICCO Cooperation seeks motivated colleagues who support our mission to end poverty and injustice and who are committed to creating a world where people can live in dignity and security.
ICCO was established in 1964 and became a cooperation in 2012. The founding members of the ICCO Cooperation are Edukans, the Protestant Church of The Netherlands (Kerk in Actie) and the association Prisma. Within a coherent programmatic framework, the ICCO Cooperation offers worldwide financial support, lobby and brokerage services to local non-governmental organizations, the private sector, churches, and networks that work on sustainable economic development, democracy and peace, access to basic services, food security and climate mitigation.
The ICCO Cooperation with a global office in The Netherlands has 7 Regional Offices. It has approximately 300 employees worldwide and a budget of €100 million in 2013.The Central and Eastern Africa Regional Office in Kampala - Uganda, currently has three country offices and programs running in eight countries within the region. The Central and Eastern Africa Regional Office is based in Kampala and has a presence in the eight countries including Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Ethiopia.
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Rwanda has awarded ICCO Cooperation funding for development of an Agri-Sector Development Facility (ASDF). ICCO Cooperation will be the lead agency of a network of Dutch organisations and enterprises active in agri-sector development in Rwanda called Agri-ProFocus Rwanda and host of the secretariat.
ICCO is therefore looking for a highly skilled, qualified, dedicated and experienced professional to fill the position of Fund Manager. S/he will be responsible for setting up theAgri-sector Development Facility (ASDF), management system (systems and procedures of managing the Fund) for assessing project proposals, organizing calls for proposals, overseeing their implementation, and administrating the Facility.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop the facility’s management manual Assess the proposals and identify interesting innovative initiatives in the field of Agribusiness connected to Dutch agri-business;
- oversee implementation of the funded projects and conduct monitoring and evaluation of the impact and outcome of the funding;
- Represent and promote the ASDF initiatives in appropriate fora. Providing oversight and manage the performance of the Fund Management Office (FMO) and its staff
Minimum education and experience
- Extensive international (5- 7 years) experience in fund management, agribusiness and private sector development preferably in African context;
- Knowledge of the Netherlands policy and activities of Netherlands in Rwanda
- Innovative attitude in order to enable adequate assessment and development of calls for proposals
- Proven track record in project management and is financially experienced.
How to apply:
Please e-mail apf.agrihub.rwanda@gmail.com, for more complete job description. To apply send a motivational letter and your cv to apf.agrihub.rwanda@gmail.com with a copy to Netlyn.Bernard@icco-cooperation.org. Only candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted. The position is open until filled.
Fund Manager, Agri Pro Focus , Kigali, Rwanda
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