6 Job Positions at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA): (Deadline 9 May 2024)
Legal Affairs Specialist at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA): (Deadline 9 May 2024)
Job responsibilities
• Participate in developing a legal and contractual framework suitable for Forest sector through proper laws and standards contracts. • Support RFA with respect to all transactions and legal matters • Act as the legal advisor to the RFA and coordinate the legal activities of the institution; • ensure the legally appropriate performance of the RFA’s work; • Prepare and review legal instruments, including contract agreements and internal regulations to provide legal interpretations and advice of these instruments and regulations; • ensure that the legal aspects of the RFA’s work programme are appropriately addressed; • Coordinate and handle legal issues common to RFA; • Provide legal advice, support and intervention to the Authority; • Coordinate and manage the provision of effective legal services by ensuring that complies with relevant statutes and regulations of Rwanda. • Anticipate and guard against legal risks likely to be faced by the RFA; • Provide legal counsel on issues arising from actual or anticipated law suits; • Develop and recommend RFA policy and position on legal issues; • Conduct pre- trial preparations for defending the RFA in legal suits; • Examine legal information and advising the DG on the advisability of defending or pursuing legal suits; • Prepare and Represent the RFA in legal proceedings; • Prepare legal pleadings, motions, discovery, stipulations, etc.; • Review material meant for publication and advise on legal implications; • Participate in contracts negotiations; • Participate in the settlement of labour disputes; • Develop and recommend operating policy and procedural improvements; • Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the DG.
Minimum qualifications
1
Master’s Degree in Law
4 Years of relevant experience
2
Bachelor’s Degree in Law
7 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
1
Integrity
2
Accountability
3
Communication
4
Professionalism
5
Problem solving skills
6
Experience in legal advisory
7
Experience in legal drafting and negotiation
8
Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.
Forest Specialist at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA): (Deadline 9 May 2024)
Job responsibilities
• Formulates procedures, policies, and guidelines for assigned forest management programs. • Develops forest management program goals and plans for implementation. • Makes recommendations in areas of expertise. • Acts as a liaison with other agencies, organizations, and employees to coordinate technical programs. • Plans and coordinates the training of staff in forest management activities. • Serves as a technical consultant and liaison with industry and RFA/SPIU • Conducts special projects and studies for RFA/SPIU. • Develops and approves plans and specifications for the completion of forest-type maps and sampling procedures in the field as a basis for Forest programs. • Coordinates forest recreation planning activities. • Coordinates, organizes, analyzes, and disseminates Forest statistics. • Coordinates the acquisition, use, and disposal of equipment used in forest fire control and misuse of forest • Maintains records, and prepares reports and correspondence related to the work. • Performs related work as assigned by supervisor
Minimum qualifications
1
Bachelor’s Degree in Agroforestry
7 Years of relevant experience
2
Master’s Degree in Agro-forestry
4 Years of relevant experience
3
Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry,
7 Years of relevant experience
4
Master’s Degree in Forestry
4 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
1
Integrity
2
Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
Financial Management Specialist at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA): (Deadline 9 May 2024)
Job responsibilities
Coordinate the development, execution and monitoring of SPIU Project budgets. • Participate in the development of key priorities and Action Plan of MINECOFIN SPIU projects; • Participate in the budget preparation process of all projects; • Coordinate the Preparation of annual, quarterly and monthly expenditure plans in collaboration with the M&E Specialist; • Monitor projects’ budget execution rates and advice where need be; • Receive and check all invoices, requests and prepare payment; • Ensure timely preparation of periodic budget execution and financial statement reports; • Participate in budget revision process of projects; • Manage an effective financial management system for the SPIU and ensure that accounting and book keeping records are prepared and maintained in accordance with projects requirements as well as statutory and organization policies, chart of accounts, and related accounting standards, principles and practices. Produce Periodic financial statements • Prepare bank accounts reconciliation statements; • Analyze financial statements for consistency • Correct errors found in financial statements • Consolidate project reports and the accounting information and populate the reporting format as provided by PAU. • Follow up the approval of the project financial statements as per development partners reporting requirements were necessary. • Follow up replenishment of funds from the concerned development partners; • Ensure accounting coding and budgeting lines are correct: this includes verification of financial reports, expenses and supporting documents. • Facilitate process of internal and external audit of different programs and projects under the RFA (SPIU) • Record all project transactions properly in IFMIS and submit the monthly project consolidated report within the stipulated deadline; Coordination of pay and compensation. • Supervise the preparation of the project budget of staff compensation; • Monitor the preparation of the salary payroll lists, fringe benefits of all concerned staff; • Receive, analyze, find or propose solutions to the employees ‘complaints regarding remunerations. Transactional cash management. • Verify staff payroll for bank transfers at the end of each month; • Ensures all invoices from external parties (contractors, suppliers, e.t.c.) are paid in due time, by bank transfer, cheque or cash and arrange those documents sequentially by date; • Check and prepare payment documents for further processing; • Attain and record all bank transactions, maintain bank accounts, ensure monthly bank statements and account overviews. • Responsibility for the cash management: this includes regular daily cash counts, verification of balance of cash book and cash on hand, establishment and signature of cash count statements. • Prepare cash calls, face forms from donors. Operational Support. • Ensure the preparation of monthly project inventory report and monthly inventory review; • Ensure regular update and inventory of assets register for the project. • Coordinate and monitor activities of the Projects • Guide the identification of a development project. • Coordinate the preparation of the development project budget. • Review the development project and submit for approval • Follow up with the donors to ensure timely cash replenishment • Report to SPIU Coordinator. •Ensure all books of accounts and records related to payments are proper filled and under safe custody; •Ensure that all cheques are recorded in numerical sequence in the cheques payment Journal (CPJ) • Ensures timely preparations of all financial reports (statutory, ad hoc and management accounts, including exception reports) • to management and the Board; • Record any taxes withheld and ensure its payment to the tax authority is done on time; • Receive, verify and record all transactions related to payment based on GAAP applicable in the country • Perform regular reconciliation statement for all RFA accounts; • Perform any other duties assigned by the Corporate Service Department, RFA headquarter.
Minimum qualifications
1
Master’s in Finance
4 Years of relevant experience2
Bachelor’s Degree in Management
7 Years of relevant experience
3
Master’s Degree in Management
4 Years of relevant experience
4
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
7 Years of relevant experience
5
Master’s Degree in Accounting
4 Years of relevant experience
6
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
7 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
1
Integrity
2
Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
3
Accountability
4
Resource management skills
5
Analytical skills
6
Knowledge of accounting; financial reporting and auditing standards (Such as IPSAS; IFRS; ISSAs)
7
Accounting Professional Qualification recognized by IFAC (ACCA, CPA and other related professional courses) will be an added advantage
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA): (Deadline 9 May 2024)
Job responsibilities
• Monitor the implementation of RFA SPIU plan and action plan and provide management advice • Prepare and update annual action plan for RFA SPIU;Update Monitoring and evaluation framework, identify key indicators and present to Senior Management for approval; • Prepare weekly, quarterly, semi and annual progress reports on the implementation of RFA SPIU Action Plan; • Prepare all external reports especially for the Prime Minister’s Office; • Regularly identify, refine and validate with key stakeholders a set of appropriate measurable performance indicators; • Outline an update of reporting formats and procedures for reporting; • Organize and conduct training on Monitoring and Evaluation systems development and maintenance • Develop new policies, analyze and update the existing ones and recommend any change to the Senior Management; • Overseeing and monitoring the implementation of new and existing policies and provide advice to management on the same; • Providing recommendations on workflow processes and systems of RFA departments; • Ensuring the SPIU structure adequately support’s RFA SPIU objectives and providing recommendations on the same; • Identifying the businesses strengths, weaknesses and suggest areas for improvement; • Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Minimum qualifications
1
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
7 Years of relevant experience
2
Master’s in Project Management
4 Years of relevant experience
3
Master’s in Economics
4 Years of relevant experience
4
Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management
7 Years of relevant experience
5
Masters in Business Administration
4 Years of relevant experience
6
Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies
7 Years of relevant experience
7
Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics
7 Years of relevant experience
8
Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation
7 Years of relevant experience
9
Master’s Degree in Development Studies
4 Years of relevant experience
10
Master’s Degree in Statistics
4 Years of relevant experience
11
Master’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation
4 Years of relevant experience
12
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
7 Years of relevant experience
13
Master’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences
4 Years of relevant experience
14
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences
7 Years of relevant experience
15
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental studies
7 Years of relevant experience
16
Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies
4 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
1
Integrity
2
Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
3
Accountability
4
Professionalism
5
Analytical skills
6
Problem solving skills
7
Knowledge of project finance and different possible financing models
8
Knowledge of planning, Monitoring & Evaluation of policies, programmes & projects (i.e. evaluation concepts, systems and tools);
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA): (Deadline 9 May 2024)
Job responsibilities
• Monitor the implementation of RFA SPIU plan and action plan and provide management advice • Prepare and update annual action plan for RFA SPIU;Update Monitoring and evaluation framework, identify key indicators and present to Senior Management for approval; • Prepare weekly, quarterly, semi and annual progress reports on the implementation of RFA SPIU Action Plan; • Prepare all external reports especially for the Prime Minister’s Office; • Regularly identify, refine and validate with key stakeholders a set of appropriate measurable performance indicators; • Outline an update of reporting formats and procedures for reporting; • Organize and conduct training on Monitoring and Evaluation systems development and maintenance • Develop new policies, analyze and update the existing ones and recommend any change to the Senior Management; • Overseeing and monitoring the implementation of new and existing policies and provide advice to management on the same; • Providing recommendations on workflow processes and systems of RFA departments; • Ensuring the SPIU structure adequately support’s RFA SPIU objectives and providing recommendations on the same; • Identifying the businesses strengths, weaknesses and suggest areas for improvement; • Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Minimum qualifications
1
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
7 Years of relevant experience
2
Master’s in Project Management
4 Years of relevant experience
3
Master’s in Economics
4 Years of relevant experience
4
Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management
7 Years of relevant experience
5
Masters in Business Administration
4 Years of relevant experience
6
Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies
7 Years of relevant experience
7
Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics
7 Years of relevant experience
8
Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation
7 Years of relevant experience
9
Master’s Degree in Development Studies
4 Years of relevant experience
10
Master’s Degree in Statistics
4 Years of relevant experience
11
Master’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation
4 Years of relevant experience
12
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
7 Years of relevant experience
13
Master’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences
4 Years of relevant experience
14
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences
7 Years of relevant experience15
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental studies
7 Years of relevant experience
16
Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies
4 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
1
Integrity
2
Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
3
Accountability
4
Professionalism
5
Analytical skills
6
Problem solving skills
7
Knowledge of project finance and different possible financing models
8
Knowledge of planning, Monitoring & Evaluation of policies, programmes & projects (i.e. evaluation concepts, systems and tools);
GIS Specialist at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA): (Deadline 9 May 2024)
Job responsibilities
• Design, develop and implement systems and databases for geospatial data for RFA ; Standardize geographic data ; Research and conduct tests on new researching tools ; • Perform geospatial modeling and spatial analysis ; • Review GIS data for accuracy ; • Build, update and maintain databases and GIS software and hardware ; • Administer and troubleshoot applications and GIS solutions ; • Perform any other duties assigned by the RFA/SPIU • Perform other task at the request of the supervisors
Minimum qualifications
1
Master’s Degree in Geography
4 Years of relevant experience
2
Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
7 Years of relevant experience
3
Bachelor’s Degree in Topography
7 Years of relevant experience
4
Master’s Degree in Topography
4 Years of relevant experience
5
Bachelor’s Degree in GIS & Remote Sensing
7 Years of relevant experience
6
Master’s Degree in GIS & Remote Sensing
4 Years of relevant experience
7
Bachelor’s Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS)
7 Years of relevant experience
8
Master’s Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS)
4 Years of relevant experience
9
Surveying and Geomatics Engineering
4 Years of relevant experience
10
Master’s Degree in Cartography
4 Years of relevant experience
11
Bachelor’s Degree in Cartography
7 Years of relevant experience
12
Bachelor’s Degree in Surveying and Geomatics Engineering
7 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
1
Integrity
2
Accountability
3
Professionalism
4
Decision making skills
5
Digital literacy skills
6
Knowledge of GIS hardware and software installation, configuration and use (Plotters, GPS devices, Digitizers,)
7
Proven experience managing mission critical database platforms for high availability and performance
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