Biosafety Specialist at RWANDA ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (REMA): (Deadline 13 December 2021)

Biosafety Specialist at RWANDA ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (REMA): (Deadline 13 December 2021)

Job description

– Assist the institution in coordination of the implementation of the biosafety related international and national agreements in general and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in particular
– Assist in the implementation and assessment of all activities related to biosafety within the country
– Assist in the development and delivery of capacity building programs related to biosafety issues.
– Collaborate with the Biosafety Committee
– Assist the National Competent Authority to perform duties of registrar handling the applications, permits issuance and decision making on the use, handling and movement of the genetically modified organisms
– Assist the institution in the Biosafety monitoring and evaluation
– Assist in biosafety risk assessment and risk management procedures
– Assist t the institution in the liability and redress
– Contribute to biosafety policy, strategies, programmes and legislation development processes

– Lead statutory planning and reporting processes for biodiversity management and conservation;

– Maintain biodiversity related databases and statistics;
Identify and coordinate collaborative research for biodiversity conservation