Job Description
• Elaborate forest management policies and legal instruments
• Conduct the review and update of forest management policies and legal instruments
• Provide technical advice on matters related to the proper forest resource protection mechanisms;
• Ensure coordination and follow up of strategic actions and initiatives related to forest resource protection;
• Assess all forest management issues and propose timely the feedback and comments to the Ministry’s Authorities;
• Develop and strengthen good relations and cooperation framework between the Ministry of Environment and stakeholders operating in forest management subsector
• Follow up and advise on the smooth implementation of regional and international conventions signed and ratified by the Rwandan Government in relation to forest management
• Monitor the enforcement of policies, strategies, legislations within forest management subsector
• Propose key actions in elaboration of Annual Action Plans, Budgets and reports for the sub sector of forest Management
• Analyze and integrate forest related data and provide technical guidance to Ministry of Environment to handle different technical issues
• Follow up on the community engagement in activities related to forest and tree planting including tree planting season,
• Contribute to digitalization, packaging and dissemination of forest related data and information
• Work with different institutions to promote forest conservation;
• Initiate and develop project proposals for funds mobilization,
• Contribute/lead/coordinate different studies, consultancies, surveys, assessments assigned in forest management subsector;
• Attend courses to continuously up grade and acquire required skills
• Establish and operate a national database for forestry;
• Build synergies between management of forestry and other natural resources (land, water, environment etc)
• Use satellite imagery, cloud computing, machine learning, scripting, programming, algorithms advanced GIS and new technologies to monitor the forest cover
• Contribute to the positioning of forestry subsector to carbon market
• Propose measures to manage forestry for mitigation and adaptation to climate change effects
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
Experience: 3
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agroforestry
Experience: 3
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Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources
Experience: 3
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Master’s Degree in Agro-forestry
Experience: 1
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Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry,
Experience: 3
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy
Experience: 3
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Bachelor’s Degree in Biodiversity Conservation; Agronomy
Experience: 3
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Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources Management
Experience: 3
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Master’s Degree in Natural Resources Management
Experience: 1
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences
Experience: 3
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Master’s Degree in Conservation
Experience: 1
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Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
Experience: 3
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Master’s Degree in Forestry
Experience: 1
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Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
Experience: 1
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Masters Degree in Natural Resources Management
Experience: 1
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Bachelor’s degree in nature conservation
Experience: 3
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Master’s degree in nature conservation
Experience: 1
Competency and Key Technical Skills
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Integrity
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Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
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Inclusiveness
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Accountability
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Client/citizen focus
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Professionalism
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Commitment to continuous learning
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– Analytical skills
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Problem solving skills
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Decision making skills
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Time management skills
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Risk management skills
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Results oriented
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Digital literacy skills
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Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
