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Economic Empowerment Officer

Women for Women Rwanda (WfW –Rwanda)

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Kigali, Rwanda

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Education

Bachelor's Degree (A0)

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22/06/2026 23:59

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About Women for Women Rwanda (WfW –Rwanda)

Women for Women Rwanda (WfWR) is a Local Non-profit Organization committed to improving lives of socially excluded and marginalized women in conflict and post-conflict settings.

👤 Who May Be Interested

Professionals seeking career advancement and individuals with relevant qualifications may be interested in this opportunity.

This opportunity is ideal for professionals interested in the role of Economic Empowerment Officer based in Kigali, Rwanda. Qualified and motivated candidates are encouraged to apply for this contract opportunity.

ℹ️ About This Opportunity

The position of Economic Empowerment Officer at Women for Women Rwanda (WfW –Rwanda) located in Kigali, Rwanda offers an opportunity for qualified professionals to contribute their knowledge and experience in a dynamic working environment. The organization seeks individuals who are motivated, reliable, and capable of performing their duties effectively while maintaining professional standards.

⭐ Common Skills Required

Communication
Leadership
Management
Excel
Accounting
Planning
Project management
Research
Training

📄 Description

This description has been adapted for JobNziza readers to provide a clearer overview of the opportunity.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OFFICER

Women for Women Rwanda (WfWR) is a national organization dedicated to supporting women and girls in Rwanda to break the cycle of poverty and social exclusion by enabling them to become socially and economically empowered and capable of leading themselves and their communities toward improved health, education, and social well-being.

Women for Women is seeking a full-time an Economic Empowerment Officer (EEO), to deliver assist and income generation expertise that will enable economic self-sufficiency for the WfWR program (participants, graduates, self-help groups and cooperatives), including training. He/she shall also be tasked with new business development and existing business expansion and development of opportunities in a wide range of economic sectors especially off-farm job creation sector. The EEO shall assist the Head of EE in assessing the domestic and international markets to detect traditional and non-traditional skills, in which we can train participants to bring them long-term income generating potential.

JOB PROFILE

JOB TITLE: ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OFFICER

TEAM/PROGRAM: EE TEAM LOCATION: HQ Kigali

GRADE: 5 CONTRACT LENGTH: 1-year renewable

Line managers EE Assistant

PURPOSE:

The Economic Empowerment Officer, working under the supervision of the Head of Economic Empowerment and is tasked with providing assist and income generation expertise that will enable economic self-sufficiency for the WfWR program (participants, graduates, self-help groups and cooperatives), including training. He/she is also tasked with new business development and existing business expansion and development of opportunities in a wide range of economic sectors especially off-farm job creation sector. S/he will assist the Head of EE assessing the domestic and international markets to detect traditional and non-traditional skills, in which we can train participants to bring them long-term income generating potential.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: HEAD OF ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Responsible for WfWR Economic Empowerment Programs

 Be part of the team for planning, implementing of EE projects and programs

 To build partnerships and establish linkages between women graduates to potential stakeholders.

 To organize Economic Empowerment trainings

 To produce and perform ToT for temporary consultants.

 To follow up day to day activities of graduate groups to make sure that they are working well are registering into cooperatives

 assist graduate programs to execute their action plan on time

 organize the financial inclusion on VSLA digitalization process

 Training women in VSLA methodology and deliver complete kits

 Compile regular Reports and Plans and submit to EE Head as required

 To help with Fundraising for all economic empowerment related projects

 Build the capacity of self-help groups by training members in issues related to membership, roles and responsibilities, leadership, structures, conflict resolution, etc. as well as assisting interested groups to pursue legal registration (Cooperative)

 perform and document regular verification visits to the field

 Take stock/inventory and keep training equipment/finished products records  Coordination of projects related to Agriculture /Agribusiness from Planning to Implementation and Reporting

 Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND TASKS

Communication and Team work

 Capacity to collect, treat on information on income generating and businesses of women

 Establish communication and working framework with rural women in cooperatives, women farmers engaged in agribusiness, and other income activities and businesses

 Support the use of modern communication and tools to provide accurate information and updates on market trends;

 Work closely with EE team members, other departments for effective implementation EE programs

Networking and advocacy

 Develop working relationship with local authorities and women’ organization (cooperatives, income generating business groups like VSLA …

 Develop and share information on regular basis with cooperatives, women farmers and women in VSLAs on market fluctuations and business opportunities

 Assess in collaboration with local authorities the opportunities available to support rural vulnerable women and bridge poverty gaps

 Support the Head of Economic Empowerment to reinforce the follow up of existing and potential opportunities of women for economic empowerment

 Support Head of Economic Empowerment to strengthen networks of women organizations in the district

 Compile reports of economic success stories and good practices in the areas of WfWR’ interventions

Capacity building initiatives

 assist economic initiatives of women with capacity building package

 Initiate capacity building activities

 Promote economic activities of cooperatives and VSLAs

 Train and coach leaders of women’s cooperatives and income generating business.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

 At least a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field in Agribusiness, Economics, Gender studies, Development studies.

 At least three (3) years relevant work experience, preferably within the I/NGO environment.

 Ability to understand the needs of target clients and align programming accordingly;

 Demonstrable understanding and experience of gender issues and proven commitment to addressing gender inequalities in all key areas of responsibility;

 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

 Knowledge and experience in training and facilitating;

 Knowledge of basic production processes and principles of quality control;

 Knowledge of basic costing and profit and loss accounting and invoicing;

 Knowledge of project management principles and practices;

 Excellent spoken and written English to include research, writing, and communication skills and Kinyarwanda minimum working knowledge of French will be an added advantage.

 Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well as a part of a team;

 Knowledge of the political, economic and social context of Rwanda;

 Technical skill and proficiency to efficiently utilize MS Office.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit their updated CV/resume and application letter outlining their qualifications and suitability for the position to this

email: info@womenforwomenrwanda.org

Please ensure to indicate "Your Name and Position or Job title" in the subject line of the email or application.

Deadline for Applications: 22nd June,2026

Tel: +250 794089592 Address: KG 624 Street #15 Email: info@womenforwomenrwanda.org

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