Chief Technical Adviser TVET in agriculture

Job Description

LocationKigali

Deadline for submitting the application: 14/07/2024

Start date01/10/2024

Contract type: Limited

Contract term (months): 36,00

• Background

Skills

The “Improving Skills for Holistic Employment in Modern Agriculture (ISHEMA) project – RWA/030 aims to contribute to Rwanda’s ambition to sustainably transform agricultural systems in Rwanda and increase livelihoods through enhanced climate-resilient TVET in agriculture. To achieve this, it will support technical secondary schools to become centres of vocational excellence, with a focus on:

• Improving access to high-quality skills and formal certification in agriculture, food processing and animal health, especially for women, youth and people with disabilities
• Enhancing effectiveness of mechanisms for agricultural innovation and learner's insertion in the agricultural labour market, especially for women, youth and people with disabilities

The ambitions of the project perfectly align with Luxembourg’s general Development Cooperation strategy “Road to 2030” which aims to strengthen the vocational training system in partner countries and support employability of women and youth in order to enhance the socio-economic integration of these target groups.

The project will run for six years from 2024 to 2030, with a budget of 30 000 000 EUR.

• OBJECTIVES

The CTA represents LuxDev in the implementation structure of the project.

The CTA will promote LuxDev’s values in the field. He/She passes LuxDev’s main mission, namely capacity building. He/She participates in the implementation of the Agency’s vision.

In this view he/she ensures that all processes defined by the Agency are implemented in accordance with the Agency’s Quality Manual.

The CTA receives delegation of signature authority on the project bank account opened in the implementation country. The CTA is the representative of the donor (first-level authority) for the execution of financial commitments of the Luxembourg Government’s contribution to this project.

• RESPONSIBILITIES

Implementation Of The Activities