Urban and Economic Development Officer job at Gakenke District
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Urban and Economic Development Officer
2026-10-14T07:51:38+00:00
Gakenke District
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FULL_TIME
Kigali
Kigali
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Rwanda
Professional Services
Civil & Government, Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations
RWF
MONTH
2026-10-20T17:00:00+00:00
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The Urban and Economic Development Officer will be responsible for implementing interventions related to various sectors at the cell level, collecting and reporting economic data, monitoring cooperatives and saving groups, promoting entrepreneurship, and supporting local economic actors. The role also involves coordinating community mobilization campaigns, monitoring the implementation of district development plans and disaster prevention activities, and overseeing environmental protection and ICT projects.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Implement interventions related to Agriculture and Natural resources, human settlement, infrastructure, disaster management, and economic activities at cell level;
  • Collect and report basic economic data related to economic potential;
  • Monitor the functionality of cooperatives and saving groups;
  • Promote entrepreneurship among youth, women, and vulnerable groups at the cell level;
  • Monitor and support local economic actors (NGOs, private sector, and cooperatives) to support productivity and market access;
  • Monitor the operationalization of voluntary groups and stakeholders in economic activities;
  • Coordinate and monitor community mobilization campaigns focusing on business development and tax collection;
  • Monitor the implementation of District development plans, including the District Development Strategy (DDS) and Annual Action Plans at the cell level;
  • Monitor the implementation of disaster prevention and recovery activities at the cell level;
  • Monitor the environment and forest protection activities at cell level;
  • Monitor the implementation of ICT and infrastructure development projects at the cell level;
  • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Experience:

  • 0 Year of relevant experience
  • Implement interventions related to Agriculture and Natural resources, human settlement, infrastructure, disaster management, and economic activities at cell level;
  • Collect and report basic economic data related to economic potential;
  • Monitor the functionality of cooperatives and saving groups;
  • Promote entrepreneurship among youth, women, and vulnerable groups at the cell level;
  • Monitor and support local economic actors (NGOs, private sector, and cooperatives) to support productivity and market access;
  • Monitor the operationalization of voluntary groups and stakeholders in economic activities;
  • Coordinate and monitor community mobilization campaigns focusing on business development and tax collection;
  • Monitor the implementation of District development plans, including the District Development Strategy (DDS) and Annual Action Plans at the cell level;
  • Monitor the implementation of disaster prevention and recovery activities at the cell level;
  • Monitor the environment and forest protection activities at cell level;
  • Monitor the implementation of ICT and infrastructure development projects at the cell level;
  • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Urban and Economic Development Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Civil & Government, Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Gakenke District

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, October 20 2026

Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 14 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Urban and Economic Development Officer will be responsible for implementing interventions related to various sectors at the cell level, collecting and reporting economic data, monitoring cooperatives and saving groups, promoting entrepreneurship, and supporting local economic actors. The role also involves coordinating community mobilization campaigns, monitoring the implementation of district development plans and disaster prevention activities, and overseeing environmental protection and ICT projects.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Implement interventions related to Agriculture and Natural resources, human settlement, infrastructure, disaster management, and economic activities at cell level;
  • Collect and report basic economic data related to economic potential;
  • Monitor the functionality of cooperatives and saving groups;
  • Promote entrepreneurship among youth, women, and vulnerable groups at the cell level;
  • Monitor and support local economic actors (NGOs, private sector, and cooperatives) to support productivity and market access;
  • Monitor the operationalization of voluntary groups and stakeholders in economic activities;
  • Coordinate and monitor community mobilization campaigns focusing on business development and tax collection;
  • Monitor the implementation of District development plans, including the District Development Strategy (DDS) and Annual Action Plans at the cell level;
  • Monitor the implementation of disaster prevention and recovery activities at the cell level;
  • Monitor the environment and forest protection activities at cell level;
  • Monitor the implementation of ICT and infrastructure development projects at the cell level;
  • Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Experience:

  • 0 Year of relevant experience

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Exams to be conducted: 1:PsychometricTest 2:Written 3:Oral

Reports To: Executive Secretary

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Rwanda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, October 20 2026
Duty Station: Kigali | Kigali
Posted: 14-10-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 14-10-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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