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VACANCIESANNOUNCEMENT

8INSTRUCTORSINCULINARYART;8INSRUCTORSINFOOD&BEVERAGESERVICE;8INSTRUCTORSIN

HOUSEKEEPINGOPERATIONSAND8INSTRUCTORSINFRONTOFFICEOPERATIONS

BackgroundandContextRwanda’s long termdevelopment vision, as outlined in the Vision 2020, is to be amiddleincomeexport-orientedeconomy,operatingasaknowledge-basedservicehubby2020.TheEconomic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) 2008-2012 targetseconomy-wide productivity improvements and an economic transformation fromsubsistenceagriculturetowardscommercialagriculture,manufacturing,andservices.Thesestrategiesareexpectedtoraisedemandforbetterandmoreappropriatelyskilledworkers.

Recognizing the critical need for skilled human resources to be able tomeet private andpublic sector demands, theGovernment of Rwanda (GoR) has established theWorkforceDevelopmentAuthority(WDA)toprovidepracticalskillsfortheRwandeseworkforce.TheWDA’smandateistopromote,facilitate,andguidethedevelopmentandupgradingofskillsandcompetencesinordertoenhancecompetitivenessandemployabilityoftheRwandeseworkforce. This will be achieved through a strong and dynamic Technical and VocationalEducationandTraining(TVET)system.

ConsideringtheGovernmentofRwanda’sstrongemphasisonTVET,theGoRhasreceivedaCreditfromtheWorldBanktoenabletheWDAtoimplementtheSkillsDevelopmentProject(SDP)whosemainobjectiveistoimproveaccesstoqualityandrelevantvocationaltraining.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – WDA

Empoweringpeoplewithemployableskillsandentrepreneurshipcapacity

P. O. BOX 2707 Tel: (+250) 255113365 E-mail: info@wda.gov.rw Website: www.wda.gov.rw

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TheWDA/SDP has entered into a partnership with 4 different hotels around the countrynamely Virunga Hotel in Musanze district, Urumuli Hotel in Gicumbi district, EastlandMotel/Silent Hill Hotel in Kayonza district and Moriah Hill Resort in Karongi district toprovideIndustryBasedTVETTraining(IBT)offerthatwillbepremisedanddeliveredinthesehotels. The 4 hotels will provide training in hospitality occupations namely Culinary Art,Food & Beverage Service, Housekeeping Operations and Front Office Operations. Theinstructors/trainerswillbecontractedbytherespectivehotelsforaperiodof7months.Thetrainingwillbedeliveredfor9monthsi.e.6monthsofhotel-basedtrainingand3monthsofindustrialattachmentinotherdifferenthospitalityestablishments.Foraperiodof1monthspreadover3months, the trainerswillprovide supervisoryandmentoring support to thetraineesduringinternship.Inlightoftheabove,theWDAnowseekstorecruitthirty-two(32)instructors/trainersforaperiodof 7months. These trainers and supervisorswill bebased in the above-mentionedhotels.Thefollowingpositionsarerequiredtobefilled:

Position Requirements VacanciesInstructorsfortheLevel3programmesin:

• CulinaryArt(8)• Food&BeverageService(8)• FrontOfficeOperations(8)• HousekeepingOperations(8)

A1 Diploma in TVET relatedteachingfieldorA2withatleastthree (3) yearsofexperience inteaching area; three (3) yearspertinent experience in theHospitalityIndustryisamust.

Totalis32trainers.(8trainersineachofthe4trainingsites/hotels)

Interestedcandidatesshouldsubmitthefilledapplicationform,aphotocopyoftheirNationalIdentityCardandphotocopiesof theiracademiccertificatestogetherwithaCurriculumVitae(CV) detailing their academic qualifications and professional experience in the above-mentioned areas not later than 2ndMay 2016 at 5:00pm, to the Project Manager, SkillsDevelopmentProject/WDAorsende-mailto;recruitment@wda.gov.rw. DoneatKigalion21stApril2016. AnneABAKUNZIDeputyDirectorGeneral/CorporateServices,WDA