Urban planner at RHA:Deadline: Nov 17, 2026

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Job responsibilities

•Develop policies, strategies, legal and regulatory tools governing urban and rural spatial planning and review the existing ones. •Initiate and coordinate awareness on planned and existing land use planning initiatives at different levels, from community to local and central Government. •Evaluate the spatial planning tools elaborated, including National land use and development master plan, District land use plans, Local land development plans, detailed zonal and physical plans and Street addressing plans among others and advise to the Ministry on the needful amendments; •Enable central and local government officials to use the spatial planning framework in land use planning and management. •Evaluate socio-economic and environmental impacts that urban and rural physical plans may have on land and provide responsive recommendations. •Gather and analyze economic, social and environmental information using Geoinformation technologies that support in decision making. •Support Meet with government agencies, developers, architects, community groups, and businesses to develop urban projects. •Address issues regarding land use or community physical plans. •Advise officials on budgets and physical planning project feasibility. •Advise on bulk infrastructures for water, sanitation, roads and storm water, solid waste, electricity. •Oversee the implementation of various urban and rural spatial planning and development projects of implementing agencies. •Any other line tasks and responsibilities that may emerge or may be allocated by the direct supervisors.




Qualifications

    • Bachelors in Urban and Regional Planning

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Bachelors in Land Use Planning and Management

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Master’s in Urban Planning

      3 Years of relevant experience


    • Master’s in Land Use Planning and Management

      3 Years of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Design

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Master’s Degree in Urban Design

      3 Years of relevant experience


    • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography specializing in GIS

      5 Years of relevant experience


    • Degree in Urban Planning and Geography

      5 Years of relevant experience


  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Geography

    3 Years of relevant experience




Required competencies and key technical skills

    • Leadership skills

    • Time management skills

    • Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

    • Team work and team building skills;

    • Knowledge of social and environmental issues in urban and rural physical planning field

    • Ability to use land use planning technical equipment and computer aided softwares: GPS tools, GIS, Stata/SPSS; Archcad, etc

    • Ability to interpret complex legislation and regulations relevant to urban and rural planning field

    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills;

    • Excellent report writing and presentation skills;

    • Computer Literate

  • Being registered in his/her professional body (RUPI) is an added value

Psychometric Languages

    • Kinyarwanda

    • English

  • Français




Psychometric Domains

    • Decision making

      Competence / Skills


    • Analytical skills

      Competence / Skills


    • Time management

      Competence / Skills


    • Knowledge/Awareness

      Behavior and attitude


    • Perceptual Speed and Accuracy

      Behavior and attitude


    • Behavioral observations

      Behavior and attitude


    • Clear and Effective Communication

      Communication skills


    • Adaptability and Flexibility

      Communication skills


    • Influence and Persuasion

      Communication skills


  • Cross-Cultural Communication

    Communication skills

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