Vacancy title:
Biosafety Specialist

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Environment]

Jobs at:
Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, June 25 2025

Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job responsibilities

 Assist the institution in coordination of the implementation of the biosafety related international and national agreements in general and on Biosafety in particular

 Assist in the implementation and assessment of all activities related to biosafety within the country

 Assist in the development and delivery of capacity building programs related to biosafety issues.

 Collaborate with the Biosafety Committee

 Assist the National Competent Authority to perform duties of registrar handling the applications, permits issuance and decision making on the use, handling and movement of the genetically modified organisms

 Assist the institution in the Biosafety monitoring and evaluation

 Assist in biosafety risk assessment and risk management procedures

 Assist t the institution in the liability and redress

 Contribute to biosafety policy, strategies, programmes and legislation development process

 Lead statutory planning and reporting processes for biodiversity management and conservation;

 Maintain biodiversity related databases and statistics;

Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Microbiology
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Master of Science in Biotechnology
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Biotechnology
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Plant Biotechnology
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Genetic Engineering
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Master’s Degree in Genetic Engineering
  • 3 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s of Science in Food Biotechnology
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation Biology
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s degree in Bio-Sciences
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Integrated Sciences
  • 5 Years of relevant experience

• Integrated Sciences
• 3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• • Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and solve problems within expectations;

• • Demonstrated ability to build collaborative working relationships with government counterparts, private sector and civil society organizations

• • Highly motivated and self-starter person and he/she should able to work effectively as a member of a team

• • Demonstrated ability to deliver high quality outputs while working under pressure and within tight time schedules, as well as providing effective implementation support.

• • Experience in mainstreaming Numerical Weather Prediction products into development interventions

• Strong organization and time management skills with ability to multitask, prioritize work plan and deliver tasks on time

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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