PROJECT OFFICER MARKET & ENTREPRISE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

JOB PROFILE

Project OFFICER

Market & Entreprise Development OFFICER

PRACTICAL ACTION

about us

We are an International Development Organization putting ingenious ideas to work so peoplein poverty can change their world. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting, and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We are a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent developmentpublishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

OUR AIMS

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems, made worse by

catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. Our aims are to:

Make agriculture work better for smallholder farmers, many of them women, so theycan adapt to climate change and achieve a good standard of living.Help more people harness the transformational effects of clean affordable energy andreduce avoidable deaths caused by smoke from indoor stoves and fires.Make cities in poorer countries cleaner, healthier places to live and work.Build disaster resilience into the lives of people threatened by hazards reducing therisk of hazards and minimizing their impact on lives and livelihoods.

In Rwanda, we are recognized leaders in clean cooking and sustainable energy solutions. This includes ground-breaking work in solar, and water powered electricity generation, often delivered through independent mini grids. We bring rural communities, people in refugee camps, energy providers and decision makers together to put sustainable, clean energy solutions to work for the people who need them most.

OUR VISION, MISSION, BELIEFS and AMBITION

OUR VISION

Our vision is for a world where all people have access to the technologies that enable them to meet their basic needs and reach their potential, in a way that safeguards the planet today, and for future generations.

OUR BELIEFS

We believe that:

Technology is a key enabler of human development; and that technological innovation has the power to propel us into a better world.All people should have access to, and a voice in, shaping the technologies that can improve their lives.A sustainable future for our planet requires a fundamental shift in the way technology is developed and used.

OUR MISSION

To develop and demonstrate practical, technology-based solutions that enable women and men living in or vulnerable to poverty, to lead dignified lives. To partner with people whose lives are transformed by these efforts and with a range of other organizations: ensuring local ownership, and that the solutions work in the longer term without us. To inspire change through the widespread adoption of sustainable technologies that work - socially, economically, and environmentally, so that more people living in or vulnerable to poverty benefit from our learning.

OUR AMBITION

Our ambition is that by 2030 we will have transformed the way technology is used to improve the lives of people living in, or vulnerable to poverty.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key Working Relationships

Title

Project Officer Market & Enterprise Development Officer-

Reporting to

F2MARY Project Manager

Base Location

Mugombwa, Gisagara District

Duration

2 years’ renewable based on the availability of funds.

No of Positions

1

Travel

Within Project geographic scope

BACKGROUND

Practical Action in collaboration with AGRA implements- Farm to Market Access for Refugee Youth (F2MARY) project that employs a market system and evidence-based approach to build the capacity of youth and youth-owned agricultural MSMEs, create incentive structures for youth enterprises, increase access to finance for youth particularly young women in agricultural enterprise and support governments to create an enabling environment for youth employment and develop a strong ecosystem that supports youth participation in agribusiness.

The F2MARY project aims to strengthen the enabling environment for youth economic inclusion and directly create dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for Rwanda youth including young refugees in three years and six months through addressing systemic constrains that hinder young women and men access to productivity-enhancing technology, access to appropriate finance, access to strong and diversified markets, access to ecosystem services and effective participation of young women, out of school youth, youth with disabilities, youth refugee, rehabilitated youth, and other vulnerable and marginaliz…