Monitoring & Environment Specialist at Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) Under Contract :Deadline: Jun 21, 2024

Job responsibilities

• Develop the overall framework for the implementation of an M&E of the project activities in accordance with the project documents • Conduct readiness assessment regarding M&E within the Project Team by clarifying M&E contributions required by project team; • Ensure that the baseline is available and take overall responsibility in its implementation; • Ensure that sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it is understood across the projects; • Build the capacity of all beneficiaries of the project to collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate information based on results; • Lead the creation of a culture of evidenced-based decision-making within the SPIU project team. • Ensure all critical risks are identified and reported to the project manager • Contribute to the development of the Annual Work Plan and budget (AWP &B), ensuring they are aligned with project documents.; also include the M&E activities in the work plan and budget; • Prepare calendar of M&E activities;

• Ensuring knowledge management documentation for the project regarding lessons learnt, insights, best practices, results and impacts; • Based on the annual work plan and budgets, design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of project activities; • Oversee and execute M&E activities included in the annual work plan, with particular focus on results and impacts as well as in lesson learning, through data collection, collating, analysis, and reporting; • Monitor the implementation of the project through conducting filed visits and preparation of progress reports and any required technical reports; • Work closely with project staff responsible for M&E at the local level to collect, analyse, and consolidate data as well as verify the internal consistency and validity of data submitted by the beneficiaries; • To promote and monitor M&E activities. • Coordinate the preparation of all M&E reports and take an active part in the preparation of Financial Monitoring Reports; • Prepare consolidated M&E reports for project management including identification of problems, causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation, and providing specific recommendations;

• At the end of each activity, the M&E Expert will have to document on what happened as a result of the activity and why it happened; • Check that monitoring data are discussed in the appropriate forum (such as National Technical Advisory Committee meetings) and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussion fora to fill any gaps; • Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed. Review and comment on those visits and prepare monthly monitoring reports in coordination with district level. Reports in the local language for local committees shall be prepared where required; • Foster participatory planning and monitoring by training and involving stakeholder groups in the M&E of activities; • Work with local district staff(Project intervention areas) to ensure consistency and compatibility of data and information collection templates/forms, in collection and dissemination of data within and outside the project; • Provide overall support to the District staff to prepare their periodic work plans; • Make regular reports to the National Project Steering Committee through the Project Coordinator, highlighting areas of concern and preparing the documentation for review at meetings; • Continuously evaluate the MIS and consult with project staff and other project stakeholders to assure that it meets their needs; • Recommend changes or additions to the MIS, when deemed necessary; • Help project staff with timely accurate data storage and dissemination of information;

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    Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Master’s Degree in Statistics

    3 Years of relevant experience

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    Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

    3 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Master’s Degree in Agribusiness

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Master’s Degree in Applied Economics

    3 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Master’s Degree in environmental economics

    3 Years of relevant experience

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  Bachelors Degree in environmental economics

  5 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

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    Inclusiveness

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    Accountability

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    Professionalism

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    Knowledge in using GIS tools

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

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    Strong knowledge in partnership building for both Public and Private Institutions as well as knowledge of donor engagements

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

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    Internship working experience with REMA is considered

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  Familiarity with World Bank funded projects

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