RECRUITMENT AT RWANDAIR - JUNE 2016

POSITION: COUNTRY MANAGERS IN BELOW LIST OF COUNTRIES

 COTE D’ IVOIRE
 BENIN
 SUDAN
 INDIA
 CHINA
 ZIMBABWE

DEPARTMENT: COMMERCIAL
SECTION: SALES

REPORTING: DIRECTOR GLOBAL SALES OPERATIONS

Brief Job Description

The Country Manager is responsible for the overall administration of RwandAir’ s operation in the station and meet uplift, load factor and revenue targets set for the Country. S/he undertakes responsibility and accountability for the management, control and administration of RwandAir’s assets.

S/he is primarily responsible to oversee all sales staff and responsible for the sales, marketing, customer services, and financial activities of the Country. S/he is responsible to build strong relations with all relevant government and regulatory agencies and comply with all local and international legal requirements, conventions, policies, procedures and regulations.

S/he will be responsible to identify sales opportunities and implement sales and marketing initiatives, develop short and long term sales and marketing plans, formulate competitive analysis, recommend pricing actions, promote and advertise WB services, provide adequate and timely feedback to head office and expand and maintain distribution channels and trade partners.

S/he is responsible for cost effective solutions to deliver its programs and build customer retention programs.

Qualification and Experience

• University Degree with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Commercial Operations in the Travel Industry of which a minimum of 2 years are at a senior level with a proven track record.
• Experience in Account relationship management.
• Knowledge of sales, reservations, airport services and cargo.
• Commercial acumen with an overall knowledge of airline operations.
• An excellent command of the English language (written and verbal) is essential.
• Proven track record in airline sales, marketing, reservations and revenue management processes.
• Proven ability to work independently and think both tactically and strategically.
• In depth knowledge of respective country including how to sell effectively in the market and exhibiting strong cultural awareness.
• Knowledge of IATA recommendations to airlines / travel agencies for selling in the marketplace.
• Police Clearance

How to apply :

• An application letter addressed to General Manager -Human Resources
• Recent and detailed curriculum vitae
• Relevant certificates
• A photocopy of the national identity card
• Two passport photos

• Three current referees

The deadline for submitting application documents is June 23, 2016 at 4pm local time at the front desk of our head office located at Kigali International Airport, Top Floor building or on email address below :

General Manager- Human Resources RwandAir Kigali International
Airport - Main Terminal Building (Top Floor)
Box 7275 Kigali – Rwanda
recruitment@rwandair.com

JOBS AT VACANCIES AT RWANDAIR - 4/6/2016

POSITION: COUNTRY MANAGERS IN BELOW LIST OF COUNTRIES

 COTE D’ IVOIRE
 BENIN
 SUDAN
 INDIA
 CHINA
 ZIMBABWE

DEPARTMENT: COMMERCIAL
SECTION: SALES
REPORTING: DIRECTOR GLOBAL SALES OPERATIONS

Brief Job Description

The Country Manager is responsible for the overall administration of RwandAir’ s operation in the station and meet uplift, load factor and revenue targets set for the Country. S/he undertakes responsibility and accountability for the management, control and administration of RwandAir’s assets.

S/he is primarily responsible to oversee all sales staff and responsible for the sales, marketing, customer services, and financial activities of the Country. S/he is responsible to build strong relations with all relevant government and regulatory agencies and comply with all local and international legal requirements, conventions, policies, procedures and regulations.

S/he will be responsible to identify sales opportunities and implement sales and marketing initiatives, develop short and long term sales and marketing plans, formulate competitive analysis, recommend pricing actions, promote and advertise WB services, provide adequate and timely feedback to head office and expand and maintain distribution channels and trade partners.

S/he is responsible for cost effective solutions to deliver its programs and build customer retention programs.

Qualification and Experience

• University Degree with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Commercial Operations in the Travel Industry of which a minimum of 2 years are at a senior level with a proven track record.
• Experience in Account relationship management.
• Knowledge of sales, reservations, airport services and cargo.
• Commercial acumen with an overall knowledge of airline operations.
• An excellent command of the English language (written and verbal) is essential.
• Proven track record in airline sales, marketing, reservations and revenue management processes.
• Proven ability to work independently and think both tactically and strategically.
• In depth knowledge of respective country including how to sell effectively in the market and exhibiting strong cultural awareness.
• Knowledge of IATA recommendations to airlines / travel agencies for selling in the marketplace.
• Police Clearance

How to apply :

• An application letter addressed to General Manager -Human Resources
• Recent and detailed curriculum vitae
• Relevant certificates
• A photocopy of the national identity card
• Two passport photos
• Three current referees

The deadline for submitting application documents is April 18, 2016 at 4pm local time at the front desk of our head office located at Kigali International Airport, Top Floor building or on email address below :

General Manager- Human Resources RwandAir Kigali International
Airport - Main Terminal Building (Top Floor)
Box 7275 Kigali – Rwanda
recruitment@rwandair.com

Jobs at Economic Community of West African States - July 2015

Agriculture Environment and Water Resources

Nb.	Vacancy Title	Closing Date	Duty Station
1	Accountant	30 July, 2015	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2	Administrative Officer (to share with the Youth & Sports Development Centre)	30 July, 2015	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
3	Procurement Officer (to share with the Youth & Sports Development Centre)	30 July, 2015	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Energy and Mines

Nb.	Vacancy Title	Closing Date	Duty Station
1	Director, Mining & Geo-Extractive Development	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
2	Principal Programme Officer, Petroleum Mining Development	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria

General Administration and Conference

Nb.	Vacancy Title	Closing Date	Duty Station
1	Procurement Officer	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
2	Conference Interpreter (English A/French B or C)	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
3	Conference Interpreter (French A/English B or C/Port B or C)	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
4	Translator	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
5	Lift Operator/Mail Dispatcher	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria

Human Resources

Nb.	Vacancy Title	Closing Date	Duty Station
1	Director, HR Operations	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
2	Employee Relations Officer	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
3	Payroll Officer	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
4	Bilingual Secretary	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria

Office of the Financial Controller

Nb.	Vacancy Title	Closing Date	Duty Station
1	Director, Financial Control	30 July, 2015	Abuja, Nigeria
2	Controller	30 July, 2015	Lomé, Togo

Specialised Institution

Nb.	Vacancy Title	Duty Station
1	Director, Administration and Finance (WAHO)	Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
2	PO, Epidemic Control -Mapping and Situation Analysis (WAHO)	Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
3	PO, Epidemic Control - Rapid Response (WAHO)	Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
4	Accountant (WAHO)	Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
5	Secretary-General (Parliament)	Abuja, Nigeria
6	Director of Administration and Finance (Parliament)	Abuja, Nigeria
7	Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Research (Parliament)	Abuja, Nigeria
8	Co-ordinator/Interpreter (Parliament)	Abuja, Nigeria
9	Principal Libriarian/Documentation Officer (Parliament)	Abuja, Nigeria
10	Principal Research Officer (Parliament)	Abuja, Nigeria
11	Editor of Debates (Parliament)	Abuja, Nigeria
12	Portuguese Interpreter English into Portuguese and vice-versa (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
13	Portuguese Interpreter French into Portuguese and vice-versa (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
14	Deputy Chief Registrar (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
15	Director, Research, Communication and Documentation (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
16	Director Administration and Finance (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
17	Revisor English to Portuguese (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
18	Translator French into Portuguese (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
19	Senior Research Officer, Portuguese (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria
20	Translators English into Portuguese (Court of Justice)	Abuja, Nigeria

Consultancy Service to Conduct Maize and Sorghum Value chains Analysis

Request for Application: Consultancy Service to Conduct Maize and Sorghum Value chains Analysis, Algeria, Burkina- Faso, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan

Closing date: Sunday, 10 May 2015

AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE UNIàO AFRICANA Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA P.O.Box 3243 Telephone +251 11 5517700 Cables:OAU Website : www.africa-union.org

REQUEST FOR APPLICATION

Consultancy Service to conduct Maize and Sorghum Value chains

Analysis in Sahelo-Saharan zone of Africa

ACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Semi-Arid Food Grain Research and Development (SAFGRAD) is one of the specialized technical offices of the African Union Commission in the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA). As a technical office, the strategic mandate is to lead, coordinate and facilitate the formulation of appropriate policies and programmes that build resilience of rural livelihoods in semi-arid Africa. To achieve this, SAFGRAD activities include strengthening institutional capacities aimed at advancing agricultural research, technology transfer and adoption; enhancement of value chains; management of natural resources; and mitigation and adaptation to climate change and combating desertification. SAFGRAD vision falls within the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development (CAADP) framework which is at the heart of efforts by African governments to accelerate growth and eliminate poverty across the continent. SAFGRAD adopts regional and strategic group approach in its research activities to explore complementarity advantage in promoting collaboration and partnership across regional and economic blocks.

In furtherance of its activities in strategic commodity development, AU- SAFGRAD intends to engage the service of consultants to conduct maize and sorghum value chains analysis in the Sahelo-Saharan zone of Africa. The Commission invites applicants, who are citizens of Member States, for the consultancy service.

The study will be conducted in the following countries: Algeria, Burkina- Faso, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sudan.

Post

Post title: Consultants (one per country)

Post level: Consultant

Duty Station: Countries listed above.

Immediate Supervisor: Coordinator, AU-SAFGRAD

Major duties and responsibilities (Scope of work)

Conduct a desk review of the maize and sorghum economy in the country

• review of the production and marketing trends and condition
• review of existing laws, policies, programmes and institutional frameworks put in place to encourage investments in the commodity chain

Conduct the maize and sorghum value chains mapping in each country. This will involve

• Identifying the main actors and the flows of products, money and information along the commodity chain.
• Map key policies and institutions that influence the functioning of the value chain at the national and regional level,
• Conduct focus group interviews with the major stakeholders at each section of the value chain so as to identify constraints and opportunities to reduce transaction cost and improve market access of the commodities
• Identify and analyze any institutional arrangements, public-private partnerships and formal linkages between chain actors in the value chain.
• Conduct a gender and youth analysis of value adding activities so as to highlight the power relations along the chain 3
• Facilitate and present the final report at a national stakeholders' workshop to be organized by AU-SAFGRAD in the country of study, if required
• Present the final report at a regional workshop to be organized by AU-SAFGRAD in Ouagadougou, Burkina.
• Finalize the study document and submit to AU-SAFGRAD within the time allotted.

Educational Qualifications

• An advanced University degree (Masters Level or PhD) in agricultural Science, agricultural economics, development and investment sciences, social economics or any related discipline.

Work Experience

The consultant shall have the following minimum qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience working in the agriculture or rural sector in developing countries
• Previous experience in value chain or commodity assessment, agribusiness studies, market or trade development studies, farm surveys and group analysis in Africa.

Other relevant skills

• Computer literacy and expertise in use of presentations software
• Excellent report drafting and reporting skills.
• Good planning and organizational skills in conducting field surveys and interviews.
• Conscientious and efficient in observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Takes accountability for goals and challenges.
• Effective and distinct communication ability with excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to understand, defend and explain with tact the findings of study.
• Ability to work under pressure and collaboratively with and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues

Language requirement

• Proficiency; both verbal and written, in any one of AU' working languages.
• Ability to write reports in English languages would be added advantage.

Tenure of Appointment

The consultancy is planned for a maximum period of 3 months, starting from July 2015.

Gender Mainstreaming

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Expected Outputs

Inception report: The consultant will prepare an inception report including the methodology of the study and detailed work plan in consultation with AU-SAFGRAD. Draft report: the consultant will submit a draft report for review by AU-SAFGRAD team and other key stakeholders within and outside SAFGRAD. The report will be submitted in electronic copy.

Final report: The final report will be submitted in both hard and soft copies to AU-SAFGRAD 5

Remuneration

The remuneration is a lump sum of Six thousand dollars (USD 6000) to be released as follow

• 40% at contract signing and receipt of inception report
• 30% at submission of an approved draft report
• 30% after validation and submission of the final report

In addition, AU-SAFGRAD will sponsor selected consultants to the methodology and regional workshops in Ouagadougou.

Application

To apply, please submit the following

1. A letter of intent and
2. A detailed, updated CV

The applications must be received on or before 10th of May 2015, and should be addressed to

Africa Union Commission Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

P.O. Box 3243

Fax: +251-1-5525840/5510430

E-mail: au-recruits@africa-union.org