Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The Project objective is to secure biodiversity and carbon benefits while simultaneously strengthening the resilience of livelihoods, through forest landscape restoration and up scaling clean technologies in four Districts of the Mayaga region (Kamonyi, Ruhango, Nyanza, Gisagara). The project will advance the restoration of the degraded Mayaga forest landscape, enhancing both productive and environmental values. It will work concurrently in the major elements of the landscape – rehabilitating forests and biodiversity within the Kibirizi-Muyira and Busoga Forest Reserves, enhancing sustainable land management in the agricultural lands in the landscape, increasing productivity of an expanded plantation forest, and reducing the negative impacts of household energy systems on the forests by introducing improved cookstoves for households and institutions as well as sustainable charcoal production. These interventions will be synergistic, reducing deforestation and forest degradation, enhancing carbon sequestration, securing watershed services and increasing resilience of livelihoods.
The project will be implemented by Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA).
SCOPE OF THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST WORK
• The overall management of the Project, including the mobilization of all project inputs, supervision over project staff, consultants and sub-contractors.
• The liaison role with the Government, UNDP and other UN agencies, CSOs and project partners, and maintain close collaboration with other donor agencies providing co-financing..

Job Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the SPIU Coordinator and the overall supervision of the Director-General of REMA, the watershed management specialist shall undertake the following tasks:
• Plan the activities of the project and monitor progress against the approved work-plan.
• Supervise and coordinate the production of project outputs and in line with the project document, in a timely and high-quality fashion.
• Oversee the implementation of the watershed management related activities in line with the program implementation plan and under the guidance provided by the National Steering Committee;
• Conduct field visits as required to verify activities relative to stated targets.
• Oversee the outsourcing by competitive tender, monitor the procurement of works, goods, and services for the program and ensure execution according to the rules and guidelines in conformity with the procurement procedures manual. Coordinate and manage all procurement requirements (contracts and consultancies, including reviewing consultancy reports);
• Provide guidance to contractors and consultants engaged by the project;
• Ensure that audits are organized on time and resulting recommendations are acted upon.
• Coordinate all project inputs and ensure that they are adhering to UNDP procedures for nationally executed projects.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of all project staff, consultants and sub-contractors ensuring timing and quality of outputs.
• Coordinate the recruitment and selection of project personnel, consultants and sub-contracts, including drafting terms of reference and work specifications and overseeing all contractors’ work.
• Manage requests for the provision of financial resources by UNDP, through the advance of funds, direct payments, or reimbursement using the UNDP provided format.
• Prepare, revise and submit project work and financial plans, as required by Project Board and UNDP.
• Monitor financial resources and accounting to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reports, submitted on a quarterly basis.
• Manage and monitor the project risks initially identified and submit new risks to the project board for consideration and decision on possible actions if required; update the status of these risks by maintaining the project risks log.
• Liaise with UNDP, Project Board, relevant Government agencies, and all project partners, including donor organizations and CSOs for effective coordination of all project activities.
• Facilitate administrative support to subcontractors and training activities supported by the Project.
• Oversee and ensure timely submission of the Inception Report, Project Implementation Report, Technical reports, quarterly financial reports, and other reports as may be required by UNDP, GEF, and other oversight agencies.
• Disseminate project reports and respond to queries from concerned stakeholders.
• Report the progress of the project to the steering committees and ensure the fulfillment of PSC directives.
• Oversee the exchange and sharing of experiences and lessons learned with relevant community based integrated conservation and development projects nationally and internationally.
• Assist community groups, municipalities, CSOs, staff, students and others with the development of essential skills through training workshops and on the job training thereby increasing their institutional capabilities.
• Encourage staff, partners and consultants such that strategic, intentional and demonstrable efforts are made to actively include women in the project, including activity design and planning, budgeting, staff and consultant hiring, subcontracting, purchasing, formal community governance, and advocacy, outreach to social organizations, training, participation in meetings; and access to program benefits.
• Assists and advises the Project Implementation Units responsible for activity implementation in the target sites.
• Carry regular, announced and unannounced inspections of all sites and the activities of the Project Implementation Units.
• Organize and facilitate stakeholder consultations and programs review meetings as required.
• Undertake closing out activities for the program which include final financial, procurement and technical reports, and the handing over of documents.
• Undertake any other activity that may be necessary for the effective management of the program.

Job Skills:
• Strong leadership, managerial and coordination skills, with a demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate the implementation of large multi-stakeholder projects, including financial and technical aspects.
• Ability to effectively manage technical and administrative teams, work with a wide range of stakeholders across various sectors and at all levels, to develop durable partnerships with collaborating agencies.
• Ability to administer budgets, train and work effectively with counterpart staff at all levels and with all groups involved in the project.
• Ability to coordinate and supervise multiple Project Implementation Units in their implementation of technical activities in partnership with a variety of subnational stakeholder groups, including community and Government.
• Strong drafting, presentation and reporting skills.
• Strong communication skills, especially in timely and accurate responses to emails.
• Strong computer skills, in particular, mastery of all applications of the MS Office package and internet search.
• Strong knowledge about the political and socio-economic context related to FLR and PA issues in Rwanda, household energy, private sector engagement, biodiversity conservation and law enforcement at national and district levels.
• Excellent command of English and local languages. Operation in French will be an added advantage.

Job Qualifications:
• Advanced university degree (at least MSc. or equivalent) in agroforestry and soil management studies, environmental science/engineering, forest, and natural resources management or other fields related to the program;
• At least 7 years of experience in natural resource management, preferably in the context of forest rehabilitation and reforestation, forest landscape restoration (FLR) and sustainable land management (SLM).
• At least 7 years of demonstrable project/programme management experience.
• At least 7 years of experience working with ministries, national or provincial institutions that are concerned with natural resource and/or environmental management.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
Applications should include: • A detailed curriculum vitae containing full personal details and experience relevant for the position; previous and current appointments. • Available references from recent employers and/or supervisors; • Copies of academic qualifications. Interested candidates will submit their applications (hard copy) addressed to the Director-General of REMA and be physically dropped at the office of Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA); Kigali City, Gasabo District; Inyota House, near UK Embassy; KG 7 AVE; P.O. Box 7436 Kigali, Rwanda. All applications to be clearly marked “Application for watershed management specialist”. The deadline for the submission of applications shall be on 28th/11/2019. Late applications will not be considered and online applications shall not be allowed. For any further information, you can always look at REMA website.

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