10 Job Positions at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

10 Job Positions at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Statistician at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

• Coordinate the Ministry statistical system
• Improve the relevance, quality, timeless and accessibility of ministry official statistics
• Work with other Ministries and local government units civil society organizations and NGO’ in the development of statistical indicators design of surveys or enhancement of statistical systems,
• Review and up-to-date Ministry data
• Work with Public relation officers and publish and disseminate data produced by MOE and other government entities in a single publication such as Environment, management indicators and their contribution to economic indicators,
• Conduct participatory data collection for planning, monitoring and evaluation in terms of concepts, methodology, responsibilities, procedures and frequency and ensure vertical and horizontal integration
• Develop and implement management and sharing information system for planning data, financial and budget management, physical achievements on one hand comparing expected results and socio impact on other hand
• Assume and organize trainings on sector level in database management, up-to-date and a whole system maintenance
• Assume and organize trainings on Districts level the aim is to enhance the decentralized entities capacity in planning, monitoring and evaluation and data collection

Communication Specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

• Develop the institution’s annual communication plan and ensure its implementation;
• Regularly gather ministry’s information, manage and disseminate it to the relevant institutions through difference channels
• Monitor media information related to the ministry make sure responses are timely provided where necessary
• Provide media and communication advice to Ministry.
• Write content for the institutional website and ensure it is always updated
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with different stakeholders, public and private media;
• Give opinions and recommendations to improve image and quality of the Ministry’s services;
• Cover conferences and prepare press releases for the various Institutional benefits;
• Support programs and tools designed to increase citizen engagement and stakeholder awareness;
• Create, edit, aggregate, and publish content from multiple internal and external sources;

Communication Specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

• Develop the institution’s annual communication plan and ensure its implementation;
• Regularly gather ministry’s information, manage and disseminate it to the relevant institutions through difference channels
• Monitor media information related to the ministry make sure responses are timely provided where necessary
• Provide media and communication advice to Ministry.
• Write content for the institutional website and ensure it is always updated
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with different stakeholders, public and private media;
• Give opinions and recommendations to improve image and quality of the Ministry’s services;
• Cover conferences and prepare press releases for the various Institutional benefits;
• Support programs and tools designed to increase citizen engagement and stakeholder awareness;
• Create, edit, aggregate, and publish content from multiple internal and external sources;

Secretary to Finance at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

● Establish and maintain the general filing system and file all correspondences both administrative and financial records
● Receive, record and distribute all incoming and outgoing mails from DAF’s Office
● Prepare travel clearances for all staff in the unit;
● Handle internal and external correspondence from Finance unit;
● Receive and provide clear guidance and orientation of’ clients/visitors
● Facilitate audits by ensuring proper filing of finance records;
● Prepare ad hoc reports as requested by the Director of Finance
● Maintain invoice all necessary book register highlighted in Public Finance Management procedures
● Dispatching incoming correspondence to respective destination;

Accountant at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

 Management of finance and accounts for the Ministry; controlling movement on MOE accounts opened in BNR;
 Participate in preparation and monitoring of annual operating budgets and control its execution
 Ensure proper disbursement of funds is supported by appropriate vouchers
 Receive and check conformity and accuracy of payments requests
 Prepare all types of institutional payments;
 Produce monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements;
 Declare and pay VAT and withholding taxes of MoE service providers to RRA;
 Develop the Ministry’s budgets (ordinary and development) in collaboration with other units;
 Ensure regular follow up of budget execution and update management on progress;
 File all accounting documents;
 Participate in Internal and External Audit exercises and assist them in their respective functions.

Forestry Management Specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

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

Land use planning & Monitoring Specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

• Elaborate land use planning and monitoring legislations
• Conduct the review and update of land use planning and monitoring legislations
• Contribute to elaboration of land use plans
• Provide technical advice on matters related to land use planning and monitoring;
• Ensure coordination and follow up of strategic actions and initiatives related to land use planning and monitoring;
• Assess, monitor the compliance to land use plans and propose timely the feedback and comments to the Ministry’s Authorities;
• Develop and strengthen good relations and cooperation framework between the Ministry and stakeholders operating in land use planning and monitoring
• Follow up and advise on the smooth implementation of regional and international conventions signed and ratified by the Rwandan Government in relation to land use planning and monitoring;
• Monitor the enforcement of policies, strategies within the subsector
• Propose key actions in elaboration of Annual Action Plans, Budgets and reports for the sub sector of land use planning and monitoring
• Analyze and integrate land use planning related data and provide technical guidance to Ministry of Environment to handle different technical issues
• Analyze the requests related to land use change,
• Follow up on Districts in the implementation of land use plans
• Contribute to dissemination of land use plans
• Work with different institutions to promote compliance to land use plans;
• Initiate and develop project proposals for funds mobilization,
• Contribute/lead/coordinate different studies, consultancies, surveys, assessments assigned in land use planning subsector;
• Attend courses to continuously up grade and acquire required skills
• Establish and operate a national database related to land use compliance and change;
• Build synergies between land use planning and sustainable management of natural resources (land, water, forestry, environment etc)
• Use satellite imagery, cloud computing, machine learning, scripting, programming, algorithms advanced GIS and new technologies to monitor land use compliance and changes,
• Model effects of large scale land use changes on environment

Water Resource Development Specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

• Elaborate water resources management policies and legal instruments;
• Conduct the review and update of water resources management policies and legal instruments;
• Provide technical advice on matters related to the proper water resource management mechanisms;
• Ensure coordination and follow up of strategic actions and initiatives related to water resource protection;
• Assess all water resources related 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 the water resources management
• Build synergies between management of water resources and other natural resources (forest, land, meteo, environment etc)
• Follow up and advise on the smooth implementation of regional and international conventions signed and ratified by the Rwandan Government in relation to water resources management;
• Monitor the implementation of policies, strategies within the subsector

• Propose key actions in elaboration of Annual Action Plans, Budgets and reports for the sub sector of water resource management
• Analyze and integrate water 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 soil erosion control
• Develop and analyze different hydrological models to forecast different water related events (floods, landslides etc) and propose mitigation measures
• Contribute to design Early Warning System in relation to water related disasters
• Contribute to the monitoring of infrastructure established for water storage and disaster management
• Use satellite imagery, cloud computing, machine learning, scripting, programming, algorithms, advanced GIS and new technologies to monitor the quantity and quality of surface and groundwater resources
• Contribute to digitalization, packaging and dissemination of water related data and information
• Propose measures to manage water resources for mitigation and adaptation to climate change effects

• Work with different institutions to promote disaster risk reduction activities through catchment restoration
• Initiate and develop project proposals for funds mobilization,
• Contribute/lead/coordinate different studies, consultancies, surveys, assessments assigned in water resources subsector;
• Attend courses to continuously up grade and acquire required skills
• Establish and operate a national database for water resources management.
• Promote all activities related to rain water, flood, and runoff harvesting
• Propose measures to manage water resources for mitigation and adaptation to climate change effects

Meteorology Specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

• Elaborate the development of meteorology and climate policies and legislations
• Conduct the review and update of meteorology and climate policies and legislations
• Provide technical advice on matters related to the proper meteorology and climate management and administration mechanisms;
• Ensure coordination and follow up of strategic actions and initiatives related to meteorology and climate management;
• Assess all meteorology and climate management, propose the feedback and comments to the Ministry’s management;
• Develop and strengthen good relations and cooperation framework between the Ministry and stakeholders operating in the meteorology and climate;
• Follow up and advise on the smooth implementation of regional and international conventions signed and ratified by the Rwandan Government in relation to meteorology and climate
• Monitor the implementation of policies, strategies within the subsector of meteorology and climate services;
• Enforcement of policies, strategies within the subsector of meteorology and climate policies
• Propose key action in Elaboration of Annual Action Plans, Budgets and reports for the sub sector of meteorology and climate
• Follow up operationalization of online tools that enable the implementation of Environment and Climate Change strategies, plans and policies.
• Meteorology policies and legislations developed
• Updated and reviewed Meteorology policies
• Strategic action implementation reports
• Analytical monitoring reports
• Monitoring log frame
• Annual Action Plans, Budgets and reports for the sub sector of Meteorology

Green Economy specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

 Initiate and/or propose project ideas aimed to reducing carbon emissions, pollution, enhancing adaptation to climate change, ensure resource use efficiency, and prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services;
 Assess the demands for green growth and climate resilience and develop policy briefs and concept papers to respond to the demands
 Ensure coordination of Green Growth and Climate Resilient Strategy implementation, monitoring and reporting,
 Assist in providing support to projects, incentives and measures to realize green economy implementation in different sectors of the economy,
 Enhance institutional and individual capacities to mainstream Green Growth into development sectors;
 Engage local public, private, civil society organization and communities through town hall meetings or other means to identify areas of need or interest for investment and partnerships that promote green growth and climate resilience development;
• Identify and package sector specific green technologies and guidelines for their integration into relevant sector plans

Biodiversity Management Specialist at MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE): (Deadline 14 February 2022)

Job description

• initiate the development of Biodiversity related policies and legislations
• Conduct the review and update of Biodiversity related policies and legislations
• Provide technical advice on matters related to the proper Biodiversity management and administration mechanisms;
• Ensure coordination and follow up of strategic actions and initiatives related to environment management;
• Assess all Biodiversity management, propose the feedback and comments to the Ministry’s management;
• Develop and strengthen good relations and cooperation framework between the Ministry and stakeholders operating in the Biodiversity sector;
• Follow up and advise on the smooth implementation of regional and international conventions signed and ratified by the Rwandan Government in relation to Biodiversity Management.
• Monitor the implementation of policies, strategies within the subsector
• Enforcement of policies, strategies within the subsector of Biodiversity for effective implementation
• Propose key action in Elaboration of Annual Action Plans, Budgets and reports for the sub sector of Biodiversity protection.
• Biodiversity related policies and legislations initiated and developed
• Updated and reviewed biodiversity related policies
• Strategic action implementation reports
• Analytical monitoring reports
• Monitoring logframe
• Annual Action Plans, Budgets and reports for the sub sector of environment management