Multilateral Environmental Agreements Specialist

2025-05-14T11:04:35+00:00

FULL_TIME

Public Administration, and Government

Management

2025-05-28T17:00:00+00:00

 

Rwanda

8

1:Written
2:Oral

Reports To

Environment Mainstreaming and Biodiversity Management Program Manager

Job responsibilities

• Assess the existing international protocols program and propose suitable changes to make it stronger and able to accommodate more projects obtained to strengthen Rwanda's capacity to achieve its objectives under Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). • Assess MEAs Rwanda ratified to identify possible funds that Rwanda receives on regular basis and highlight the other sources of fund that Rwanda may receive upon project developments • Monitor the progress implementation of the program and prepare the annual report showing funds Rwanda receive and collaborate with project Managers and other project staff to have annual status report of the project implementation under international environmental protocol program. • Facilitate regularly review of project plans and objectives to ensure alignment with convention requirements. And budget panning and reporting as per government fiscal year. • Collaborate with project managers to collect relevant data for reporting purposes. • Ensure timely submission of reports to relevant convention bodies or project implementing agencies • Liaise with MEAs secretariats teams to provide capacity building for National Focal Points for MEAs and other staff implementing projects under the international protocol program • Monitor and ensure compliance with guidelines and regulations outlined in international environmental conventions. • Provide recommendations for corrective actions when needed • Facilitate the drafting of PCA of the project under Internation protocols and involve in PCA legitimatisations and maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation. • Interested candidate should have experience in relation to or in the implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreement and in preparation of projects to respond to call for project preproposals issue by MEAs secretariats to support the country to reach its obligations under Multilateral Conventions Rwanda ratified. • Any other duties as may be assigned by REMA Management.

Qualifications

• 1
• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences5 Years of relevant experience
• 2
• Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences3 Years of relevant experience
• 3
• Master's Degree in environmental economics3 Years of relevant experience
• 4
• Bachelors Degree in environmental economics5 Years of relevant experience
• 5
• master's degree in Environmental Law3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• 1
• Ability to work independently and make mature and proactive decisions informing management
• 2
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• 3
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and key public sector stakeholders.
• 4
• Excellent in writing and speaking English; and good knowledge in French is an added value.
• 5
• Proven ability to develop and implement project plans, manage budgets and lead teams effectively
• 6
• Demonstrated knowledge of managing the international environmental conventions and protocols

 Work closely with local Government and other technical staff at district level to make sure the project activities are included in the District Development Plan (DDP) and implemented according to the project development objectives;  Oversee all the Environmental and Social aspects of all project activities implemented under LDCFIII at District level;  Support in mobilizing Community Driven Development sub-projects (CDDs) beneficiaries and identify the CDDs in collaboration with the livelihood development specialist;  Monitor the project’s activities and produce the reports to the Project Manager in collaboration with the M&E Specialist;  Work Closely with contractors and the community through regular site visits to ensure mitigation measures for environmental and social risks are properly implemented;  In collaboration with Environmental and Social risk management specialists, monitor project’s activities and provide regular reports on compliance to environmental and social requirements;  Ensure Grievance Redress Committees (GRCs) are fully operational;  Oversee the implementation of project activities at the District level in collaboration with the M&E Specialist, promoting the project at District level and among all partners;  Oversee and manage project implementation, monitor work progress, and ensure timely delivery of outputs in Project intervention areas;  Report to the M&E Specialist regarding project progress. Reports should contain assessments of the progress of implementing activities, including reasons for delays, if any, and recommendations on necessary improvements;  Support the M&E Specialist in developing and facilitating the implementation of a comprehensive monitoring and reporting system;  Support in the preparation of detailed annual work plans and budgets;  Supervise, coordinate and facilitate the work of the hired service providers by the project in the Districts;  Provide input to management and technical reports, and other documents as described in the M&E plan for the overall project;  Participate in the TCC meetings and coordinate project site visits;  Represent the project in relevant meetings and conferences to which REMA is invited in the assigned Districts;  Actively participate in the supervision, monitoring and evaluation of projects activities;  Plan and execute all activities related to the Ecological restoration interventions and livelihood development in the assigned Districts in close collaboration with the authorities and technicians at District level;  Assist in developing and reviewing technical studies carried out in the project site through field visits, consultation meetings with communities, NGOs, local Government in order to ensure that they get the accurate information and oversee the activities of contracted parties, such as trained facilitators, implementing agencies, supporting staff and other providers of services to the beneficiary communities;  Ensure that all projects funded at community-level sub-project activities align with the district development plan (DDP);  Prepare the Annual Work Plan and budget at a local level in line with REMA projects/programs and submit it to the LDCFIII Project Coordinator;  In close collaboration with the Project Accountant, ensure that funds are advanced by the project in a timely manner that it does not hinder the implementation of projects activities and that all projects resources are used efficiently in support of the project objectives and targets of communities;  Collect data (contact details, work plans, meeting schedules) and maintain comprehensive operational information on all partners’ activities in the assigned districts including NGOs, Government offices, community-based organizations, and civil society, this exercise will be undertaken jointly with District Environmental Officers, District forests officers and Joint Action Development Forum JADF “Permanent Secretary”, and will involve capacity building with local partners. The recommendations on their needs in the mainstreaming environment in their daily development activities will also be submitted to REMA;  Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports on the status of the implementation of the project activities at District level, including technical, financial, policy matters, Environmental and Social safeguard highlighting challenges and proposing options to solve them;  Monitor implementation plans including the gender action plan, stakeholder engagement plan, and any environmental and social management plans;  Ensure that the indicators included in the project results framework are monitored annually in District  Monitor District project financial resources and accounting to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reports  In collaboration with project communication Specialist, provide the knowledge management system for the project that will document lessons learned, insights, best practices, results and impacts  Perform any other activities directly related to the project objectives that will be assigned by the project Coordinator

 

 

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