Local Facilitator - Rwanda

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Local Facilitator - Rwanda for a private sector consultancy assignment financed by UNDP in Rwanda.

Aninver Development Partners is seeking a qualified Local Facilitator for an upcoming UNDP-supported initiative focused on private-sector development and regional trade in Rwanda. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) serve as core pillars of industrial policy, acting as platforms for investment attraction, manufacturing expansion, and employment creation, while the African Continental Free Trade Area provides the architecture to convert this industrial base into cross-border trade.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Facilitate local stakeholder engagement with SEZ operators, tenant firms, and prospective MSME suppliers in Rwanda.
• Support the collection of robust, firm-level supply-chain data across prioritized sectors.
• Contribute to the identification of buyer-supplier matches and the mapping of firm-level constraints and gaps.
• Strengthen the trade opportunity pipeline with grounded, country-specific evidence.

Scope of work

• Design and adapt sampling approaches for SEZ tenant firms and prospective MSME suppliers in Rwanda.
• Collect firm-level data through structured engagements and interviews with local SEZ operators, tenant firms, and anchor buyers.
• Coordinate closely with the core team to ensure data compatibility with the initiative's digital enterprise and supply-chain instruments.
• Identify buyer-supplier matches, production capacities, certification statuses, and logistics constraints.
• Map firm-level constraints to relevant barriers and solutions identified in the wider diagnostic frameworks.
• Assist in capturing women- and youth-led MSME suppliers in alignment with inclusive growth commitments.

Your role as Local Facilitator - Rwanda

• Lead on-the-ground liaison with key public and private-sector stakeholders within SEZs in Rwanda.
• Organize and execute site visits and key informant interviews with local enterprises, tenant firms, and MSMEs.
• Administer structured data-collection templates to capture company profiles, inputs, outputs, production capacity, and logistics requirements.
• Ensure high standards of data quality, triangulation, and confidentiality safeguards during local collection.
• Support the national-level validation of findings and coordinate closely with country offices and research partners.
• Contribute local insights to the synthesis reports and opportunity pipeline refinements.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional experience in private-sector development, trade facilitation, value-chain analysis, or economic research in Rwanda.
• Strong familiarity with the operational landscape of Special Economic Zones and local industrial ecosystems in the country.
• Proven track record in stakeholder engagement, conducting interviews, and administering data collection with business executives and SMEs.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English and local languages spoken in Rwanda.
• National of, or based in, the project country

Desirable

• Experience working on assignments funded by international development agencies such as UNDP.
• Familiarity with regional trade frameworks like the African Continental Free Trade Area.

A dynamic local professional with deep knowledge of Rwanda's industrial and SEZ landscape, possessing strong stakeholder engagement skills and hands-on experience in enterprise-level data collection.

Assignment details

• Location: Rwanda
• Financed by: UNDP
• Sector: Private sector
• Estimated duration: 4 months
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNDP-financed project in Rwanda.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? This position requires a national of, or a professional based in, the project country.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.