Agribusiness Coach
DUHAMIC-ADRI | Post type: jobs September 28, 2025 - Deadline 02/10/2025 | NumberOfPosition [1]

DUHAMIC-ADRI Overview

CARE Austria, together with CARE International in Rwanda (CARE Rwanda), in partnership with DUHARANIRE AMAJYAMBERE Y’ICYARO (DUHAMIC-ADRI) are implementing KUNGAHARA: Resilient Systems for Food and Nutrition, running between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2026, funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation. In line with the EU’s global objective of the KUNGAHARA Call for proposals, the overall objective of the project is to strengthen resilient food systems and nutrition security in Rwanda. To tackle the different factors hindering food availability and nutrition, the project will enact locally-led and owned change at every stage of the food system – production, aggregation, processing, distribution and consumption – through two complementary supply and demand outcomes

Job title: Agribusiness Coach

Job Location: Agribusiness coaches should be able to live in one of the districts of interventions

Type of contract: One-year renewable based on performance and funds availability.

The monthly net salary: 630,000 Rwf

Starting date: be ready to start in October 2025

Major responsibilities and deliverables:

The Shora Neza project’s Agri-business coaches will play a critical role in supporting Farmer Service Centers (FSCs), young farmers, and youth in off-farm Agri-related enterprises. The responsibilities include:

To facilitate the implementation of Shora Neza project’s Farmer Services Centers (FSCs) development related activities implementation in Districts of interventions.
Participate in the due diligence and profiling in a dynamic database for potential young women Farmer Service Centers (FSCs)
Support the development of an incubation program for young women-led FSCs, including refugees and persons with Disabilities (PWDs) using the customized, user-friendly training, peer learning, and digital tools tailored to their capacity and market needs.
To facilitate the regular performance monitoring of FSCs and the supported young/Youth farmers to track progress of their personal and business growth.
Promote the adoption of good agribusiness practices through various platforms, including Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and effectively support youth to engage in agribusiness and profitable marketing.
Support Young Farmers connected to FSCs through their farming groups to apply conservation techniques in their farming related activities for maximizing their production.
Ensure proper utilization of the Farmer Service Center (FSC) starter kits
To organize, and facilitate the participation of youth women and men in Agri-show and other exhibition events
To promote and facilitate Coaching, mentoring and peer-learning among the FSCs for better business performance and records the jobs created.
To support coaching and mentorship activities for established FSCs
To prepare the success stories, reports (data &narrative) and ensure the dissemination of the good practices documented
To perform additional jobs assigned by the supervisor

Position requirements:

Education background:

Interested candidates shall fulfill the following qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agronomy, Agriculture economics, Animal production, Crop Science, Economics and project management

Preferred experiences:

At least five (5) years of proven experience in providing coaching and mentorship of agribusiness enterprise for smallholder farmers.
Proven experience in market and financial linkages facilitation
Strong skills on coaching, mentorship, and capacity building of individual, groups and cooperatives.
Demonstrate strong experience in working with projects supporting youth and women in agribusiness under different agricultural chains in the development or public Institutions.
Having management skills with the ability of prioritization.
Having a strong and proven oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda.
Advanced computer skills in Microsoft word, Advanced excel, power point and Outlook; database management, and report writing.
Ability and familiarity in using digital software for data collection and reporting
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
High integrity, accountability and transparency
willing to travel frequently to rural field sites.
Having a valid motorcycle driving License (Class A) is an added advantage.
The candidate should have age not exceeding 40 years old.

Female and Persons with Disabilities candidates fulfilling required requirements and qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should submit their applications, including a motivation letter, a detailed CV with referees from
previous employers, copies of degrees and relevant certificates, and a copy of their ID, to the following email
address: recruitment@duhamic.org.rw no later than Thursday, October 2 , 2025 at 5:00pm.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

DUHAMIC-ADRI is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work.
The organization has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm, fraud or exploitation of any person or child by any of our staff, or partners. DUHAMIC-ADRI reserves the right to seek information/investigation from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.
At any time, DUHAMIC-ADRI has the rights to check whether your organization complies with the safeguarding and protection procedures and take an appropriate action including contract termination.”
By submitting the application, the job applicants confirm that they have no objection to DUHAMIC-ADRI requesting the information specified above.

Done at Kigali,September 26, 2025

MUHIGIRWA Benjamin

Executive Secretary

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