Planning Specialist at The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB)

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NAEB VACANT POSITIONS FOR RECRUITMENT

The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) would like to recruit self-motivated and qualified candidates to fill the following position.

Post: Planning Specialist

Job Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Project Management, Development Studies, Business Administration or related field with a minimum of five (5) years working experience in the related field or
• Master’s degree in Economics, Project Management, Development studies, Business Administration with a minimum of three (3) years working experience in the related field.

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Division Manager Planning, the Planning Specialist will perform the following duties & Responsibilities:

A. Prepare Institutional policies, strategies, and plans:

• Supporting the planning DM to prepare institutional policies and strategies;
• Preparing of institutional annual action plans with set targets;

• Conducting budget allocations in collaboration with finance department;
• Preparation of annual, mid-term and long –term plans and targets for the institutions and budgeting of activities.
• Institutional action planning, preparation of project documents and budgeting of activities.
• Establish the performance indicators of the programs and activities;
• Develop and strengthen relationships with stakeholders and organize meetings for annual reviews and reviews at the end of programs.

B. Coordinate the budget preparation

• Review the consolidated budget from different units;
• Ensure the linkage between the plans and the budgets;
• Prepare the Medium-Term expenditures Framework (MTEF) of the Institution;
• Monitor, Evaluate and Report
• Analyze the reports on programs implementation and evaluate results of programs and projects;
• Review and coordinate the consolidated annual reports on budget execution and performance reports.

C. Organizing learning and capacity building

• Provide regular feedback to the Management to improve the quality of documents at their source;
• Maintain a list/database to track the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Reporting (PMER) capacities of all staff;
• Contribute to training on good Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Reporting (PMER) practices of all staff.
• Follow up and monitor all processes related to Results based Management.

Key Competences

• Knowledge of results-based management, logical framework approach, strategic planning processes and tools;
• Knowledge of strategic planning;
• Knowledge of organizational structure workflow and operation procedures;
• Computer skills;
• Organizational skills;
• Communication skills;
• High analytical skills;

• Time management skills;
• Team working skills;
• Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French; knowledge of all is an added advantage.

HOW TO APPLY

The Job Title should be the subject of the email. The motivation letter of interested candidates accompanied by detailed CV with at least three referees, Photocopy of degree, certificates of related job requirements, professional/work service certificates and national identity card with all the application file in a one PDF document. Having worked for a project would be an added advantage. The application files should be submitted to NAEB E-mail: recruitment@naeb.gov.rw and copy to elisa.mupenzi@naeb.gov.rw not later than Friday 11^th October 2024 at 5:00 PM. Late and Incomplete applications will be not considered.

Gabriel MPEZAMIHIGO

Chief Finance Officer