Location – Rwanda

The internship is based in Gitarama.

Partner

UGAMA is the Centre for Co-operative Services located in Gitarama, Rwanda. It is one of the key organizations undertaking co-operative development assistance in the Southern Province. UGAMA’s interventions focus on training (accounting, financial analysis), member participation, gender sensitization, as well as other capacity-building (management and marketing advice) activities with the aim of enabling members to promote the development of their own co-operatives. It also supports intra- and inter-cooperative exchanges, and provides a fund to help finance new and innovative business activity. UGAMA’s program participants are: small farmer co-operatives (24,000 members) and their secondary groups, credit and savings co-operatives (9,000 members) as well as three co-operatives involved in food processing.

The Project-RWANDA: CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL GROWTHGH (RCAG)

CCA and UGAMA will work together building on the success of the previous project that engaged Rwandan agricultural co-operatives; this project will improve the agricultural production, productivity and marketing capacity of 15 co-operatives and their members in vulnerable, food-insecure communities in two provinces (7 districts) of Rwanda.

Activities:

The Information Communications Officer will:

1. Assist UGAMA staff to prepare strategic and operational plans for the information
2. communications sharing with UGAMA’s partners and beneficiaries(Cooperatives)
3. Assist UGAMA staff to develop, manage and maintain RCAG project documentation and information
4. Participate in the planning and coordinating the design and development of IT systems
5. Plan and participate in the implementation of new database and IT systems strategies
6. Assist UGAMA staff to maintain a database of request from various partners and be capable of writing papers
7. Assist UGAMA Staff to analyze, consolidate, tune database and RCAG Project results for optimal efficiency
8. Assist UGAMA Staff to manage and update website as requested
9. Assist UGAMA Staff to perform backup and restore of a website

Qualifications

The Information Communications Officer must have the following qualifications:

1. University degree in the field of telecommunications, computer science or equivalent
2. Demonstrated knowledge of computer operations systems
3. Demonstrated knowledge of computer software and how to implement such software
4. Ability to train and advise employees on the use of computers and software packages
5. Demonstrated ability to resolve mechanical/technical problems with emphasis on
6. troubleshooting
7. Demonstrated maturity to work in high-pressure situations with good humor, grace, and a positive attitude
8. Understanding of cooperatives or member-based business enterprises
9. Demonstrated ability and interest in communicating and interacting effectively with people of a different culture
10. Able to work in a team
11. Can work in dynamic situations and is able to be flexible and adapt to change
12. Takes initiative, set goals, and manage time independently, while seeking guidance and direction from your manager
13. Bilingual French and English

IYIP Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the international Youth Internship Program, an intern must:

1. Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident legally entitled to work in Canada
2. Be a post-secondary graduate
3. Be out of school

Deadline for application: Thursday May 15, 2014. Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.