Watershed Management Project Manager at Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) Under Contract :Deadline: Mar 6, 2024

Job responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the project implementation unit personnel to ensure team spirit and delivery of project results; • Oversee and manage the day-to-day implementation of the project, monitor work progress, and ensure delivery of results according to the project documents and the provisions of the Project Cooperation Agreement and guidance of the Project Steering Committee; • Oversee the outsourcing by competitive tender, monitor the procurement of works, goods and services for the project and ensure execution according to the rules and guidelines in conformity with the procurement procedures; • Coordinate and manage all procurement requirements (Terms of reference, contracts and consultancies in the project, including reviewing consultancy reports); • Provide guidance to contractors and consultants engaged by the project, and oversee contract management of project service providers; • Advise REMA, GEF, UNDP and the National Steering Committee on quality and appropriate follow-up actions and manage the disbursement of funds in conformity with the administrative and financial procedures of the GoR and development partners; • Report project progress and milestones to the SPIU coordinator, Project Steering Committee, MINECOFIN, GEF and UNDP; • Assist REMA in meeting its reporting requirements to GEF in a timely manner; • Coordinate the development and implementation of a monitoring and reporting system, with the support of the Monitoring & Environment Specialist and ensure that concerned parties are aware of the project updated schedule, progress and deadlines; • Coordinate development of activity-based budgets, work plans, and procurement plans for the approval of the Project Steering Committee; • Participate in the development of Mid-Term Expenditure Framework, Single Action Plan, Budget Monitoring and Revision, and reporting for the project; • Manage disbursements and expenditures according to targets and budgets, prepare cash advance requests through withdrawal applications, and verify and approve expenditure statements; • Manage and monitor project risks, including environmental and social risks, submit new risks to the Project Steering Committee for consideration and decision on possible actions if required; update the status of these risks by maintaining a project risks log, and propose measures for addressing risks; • Inform the SPIU Coordinator, Project Steering Committee, UNDP and GEF of any risks that may jeopardize the success of the project without delay; • Develop management and technical reports and other documents as described in the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and the Project Cooperation Agreement. The reports should contain detailed assessments of progress in implementing activities, including reasons for delays, budget shortfalls, required changes in delivery of outputs if any, and recommendations on necessary improvements; • Liaise with different project stakeholders and support their participation in the project; • Support Environment and Social management plan, gender sensitization and gender equality in implementing project activities; • Organize and actively participate in report validation meetings, project Steering Committee meetings, prepare minutes and implement the recommendations; • Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual progress reports to, REMA, UNDP and GEF focused on capturing results, learning lessons and documenting best practices in order to improve project performances; • Ensure that audits are organized on time and resulting recommendations are acted upon; • Ensure key technical, environmental, social-economic, financial, institutional and crosscutting issues are incorporated into the project interventions in line with the project documents; • Any other duties as may be assigned by REMA management from time to time.

Minimum qualifications

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences

    6 Years of relevant experience

• • 2
    Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences

    3 Years of relevant experience

• • 3
    Bachelor’s Degree in Agroforestry

    6 Years of relevant experience

• • 4
    Master’s Degree in Agro-forestry

    3 Years of relevant experience

• • 5
    Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry,

    6 Years of relevant experience

• • 6
    Master’s Degree in Natural Resources Management

    3 Years of relevant experience

• • 7
    Master’s Degree in Soil and Water Management

    3 Years of relevant experience

• • 8
    Master’s Degree in Agroforestry and Soil Management

    3 Years of relevant experience

• 9
  Bachelor’s Degree in Soil and Water Management

  6 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• • Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and ensure to meet expectations;

• • 2
    • High level of computer literacy, including Word, Excel, Power point, email and internet.

• • 3
    have strong interpersonal skills and ability to motivate the exchange of relevant information between stakeholders

• • 4
    Master’s degree with 3 years of proven working experience with the GoR and Development Partners’ projects such as,but not limited to AfDB, World Bank, NDF, GEF, GCF, UNDP

• 5
  A0 with 6 (Six) years of working experience with the GoR and Development Partners projects such as, but not limited to AfDB, World Bank, NDF, GEF, GCF, UNDP etc…

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