Job responsibilities

– Implement the District’s agriculture strategy and programs in conformity with national policies and strategies; – Implement national measures for natural resource protection and report any violation to the competent authorities; – Provide technical advises, organize training sessions, public awareness campaigns and disseminate new agricultural technologies among the beneficiaries; – Identify, map and monitor crop diseases prevailing in the Sector and advice on preventive and reactive measures; – Inspect whether mine operators’ practices comply with the mining industry regulations and standards.

Minimum qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Agri-business

0 Year of relevant experience

2. Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Development

0 Year of relevant experience

3. Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

0 Year of relevant experience

4. Advanced diploma in Agriculture

0 Year of relevant experience

5. Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Engineering with A1 or A2 background in Agriculture

0 Year of relevant experience 

Required competencies and key technical skills

1. Knowledge of Rwanda’s Agriculture Sector Policies and strategies

2. Communication skills

3. Complex Problem solving

4. Time management skills

5. Computer Skills

6. Organizational Skills

7. High analytical Skills

8. Team working Skills

9. Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an advantage

10. n-depth understanding and knowledge of the Rwandan and regional context for agribusiness development