Environment & Climate Change Advocacy Specialist at RWANDA ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (REMA) : Deadline: Dec 13, 2021

Job description

– Regularly provide quality information and technical advice on environment and climate change issues and policies through policy briefs, factsheets, article, etc;
– Organize and coordinate multi-stakeholder environment and climate change thematic working group.
– Provide technical advice on opportunities and emerging issues related to environment and climate change;

– Provide technical advice on endorsement of climate change technology to be transferred in all sectors to build climate resilience and low carbon development

– Provide technical inputs in negotiating and implementing regional and international conventions, protocols and treaties relating to environmental management.

– Support and guide public and private sector for an effective and fair participation in the MEAs;

– Initiate cooperation framework with Private sector actors and ensure their regular updates on environment and climate change emerging issues and their capacity building.
– Lead community mobilization on environment and climate change issues.
– Liaise with decentralize entities for effective management of environment and natural resources.
– Coordinate capacity building of national stakeholders on international market mechanisms and cleaning house mechanism related to different MEAs;
– Identify national investment opportunities in all sectors that are critical to greening the national economy;
– Monitor and evaluate the impact of Green Economy Programs to the national economic development;
– Integrate in both public and private institutions the best practices of Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) in sustainable planning, urban design, green building and green services
– Advise on policies driving the development of green economy and consequent implication;