Project Manager, Value Chain Development (Egg Value Chain) At Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Manager, Value Chain Development (Egg Vale Chain) to lead value chain development activities with the goal of transforming supply chains (from input/production to retail) of key commodities (eggs, high-iron beans (HIB), fruit and fortified foods) making them sustainable and resulting in the availability and accessibility of safe, nutritious foods. This will be a fixed term contract running till December 2026, subject to availability of funding and will be based Kigali, Rwanda.

The Project Manager will ensure accurate planning, management and reporting of activities, budgets (resources), monitoring, and any other key areas required to deliver successful implementation of the programme’s value chain development components. Value chain activities will be implemented in the Western Province in the districts of Rusizi, Nyamasheke, Karongi, Rutsiro, and Nyabihu.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead the strategic planning and implementation of innovative value chain interventions to increase production, market access, and consumption of target commodities (eggs, high-iron beans (HIB), fruit and fortified foods) in alignment with project goals.
• Strengthen partnerships with SMEs, cooperatives, and input suppliers and build capacity through targeted training to scale up production and distribution.
• Conduct value chain analyses to identify and address challenges within the target value chain while integrating nutrition-sensitive strategies to increase the availability of nutritious foods in the community.
• Advocate for policy reforms and engage with government and private stakeholders to promote sustainable production of target commodities.
• Build capacity of SMEs, farmers, producers and cooperatives by delivering training on best practices in production, food safety, agribusiness management and marketing.
• Provide strategic leadership in the design, planning and implementation of the value chain development activities and other new projects as per the GAIN Management Guidelines (PMG).
• Define project scope, activities and objectives in line with the GAIN business plans, programme frameworks, and organizational strategic priorities.
• Engage key external partners like MINAGRI, and NCDA, in project implementation, and review.

About you

The ideal candidate should have experience managing value chain development activities, working with small and medium sizes businesses, and food systems work in Rwanda. Experience working with different stakeholders including government and partners is required in addition to having influencing skills to advocate for policy reforms.

You should posses excellent project management skills to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget and quality output is present in the activities. Good people management skills are essential to succeed in this role as you will operate in a multi-cultural environment.

An education background with a minimum of bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Agribusiness, Food Systems, Agricultural Economics, or a related field is required.

About our Offer

The starting gross salary on offer for this role is from RWF 27,062,064 to RWF 30,886,512 gross per annum, depending on experience.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance. We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible and hybrid working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments, and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

About GAIN

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with governments, businesses and civil society, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver healthier diets for all people, especially the most vulnerable.

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

At GAIN, we believe that everyone in the world should have access to nutritious, safe, and affordable food. Today, one in three people – drawn from nearly every country on the planet – are unable to consume enough nutritious food. We work to develop and deliver solutions to this daily challenge.

Our Working Culture and Environment

We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.

All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.

GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.

Applicants must have the right to work and be currently based in the advertised country location, to be eligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on 19th February 2025. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.