International Technical Assistant (ITA) Jobs at Rwanda Natural Resources Authority (RNRA) 2014

International Technical Assistant (ITA)

The Government of Rwanda through Rwanda Natural Resources Authority (RNRA) received a grant from the Kingdom to support the participatory forest management and biomass energy production (PAREF NL2 project).

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the implementation of the national forest policy and biomass energy, the alleviation of poverty, economic growth and environmental protection. The project duration is 36 months starting from 1 July 2013 to 30^th June 2016; and it covers 9 districts (Ngororero Nyabihu, Rubavu, Rutsiro, Karongi, Nyamasheke and Rusizi, Burera and Musanze) in the Western and Northern Province. KNKA therefore wish to recruit an International Technical Assistant (ITA) with terms of reference and profile hereunder described:

2) TERMS OF REFERENCE

I. Duty station: Kigali, Rwanda

II. Duration of the assignment:

About 29 months (from March 1st, 2014 until June 30th, 2016)

III. Description of the function:

Under the general supervision of the Director General of RNRA, the International Technical Assistant (Participatory Forest management) will work in close collaboration with the Project Director, the Deputy Director General in charge of Forestry and Nature Conservation, the Forest Participatory management Officer and more generally with the staff of the project and the staff of the Department of Forestry and Nature Conservation (DFNC).

IV. Role of International Technical Assistant:

Assist the Intervention Director in ail decision making processes regarding the management of the intervention, in particular regarding the forest management approaches and strategies. Advise the project director in management of funds. In that framework, he/she will be responsible for the preparation of the tendering procedures and will take part to the evaluation of the offers, the contracting and the administration of the contracts. He/She will perform the following tasks:

Establish the System of monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the project, Support the project director in the supervision of the preparation of the work plans and timetables of the activities;
Support the production of the technical and financial reports of the project for the Steering Committee and take part to the meetings of this steering committee;
Participate in the operational and financial closing of the project at the end of the implementation period;
Bring a key contribution to the development of models, Systems and methods aiming at the participatory and sustainable decentralized management of forest resources;
Make sure the strategy of the project is consistent and ensure a technically sound implementation of the project;
Provide direct technical support to ail activities aiming at making district forest offices operational in the 9 districts operational;
Coach the DFNC and Districts and bring technical Support to the preparation of the term s of reference of all studies and technical consultations planned;
Provide a technical input in ail studies, trials and other applications implemented or supported by the project;
Take part to and support the technical evaluation of the activities and the production of technical documents on analyses, lessons learned and recommendations on the interventions;

In accordance with the descriptive elements presented in the project document, he/she will be mainly in charge of the Result 1:” Forest plantations established under PAREF NI 1 are co-managed by districts and rural population until first rotational harvest and pilot cooperative management Systems for bio energy have produced their first fuel wood and charcoal produced by 201 S/16″, which means that he/she will be entrusted with the following responsibilities:

Support the development and refining of forest management plans for the 9 districts of PAREF NI;
Support the setting up of a permanent sample inventory System of District Forest Plantations;
Support the development of participatory management plans for 9 for bioenergy plantations from the first phase, including agro forestry activities and sylvo-pastoralist Systems (GISHWATI);
Provide support to the development, organization and implementation of training regarding participatory forest management and forest cooperative management of public forests;
Provide inputs for the development of guidelines for participatory management of public forests and its products (firewood, charcoal and timber;
Provide design input on the extension work of the program and monitor this work;
Provide technical trainings to technicians working in forestry sector at district and national level and participate to the elaboration of technical modules.

V. Qualifications needed:

Forest Engineer or master’s degree in forest sciences or environmental sciences;
At least 5 years of experience in participatory forest management (management of tree plantations / management of forests or woodlands) in tropical or subtropical countries;
Proven experience of at least 10 years in capacity building / training in forestry or in a field closely related to forestry, both at institutional level and local community level;
Experience in the following disciplines is strongly desired: GIS and other information Systems; design, organization and data processing of forest inventories;
Experience in participatory approach and involvement of local communities in forest management;
Experience in the following disciplines is desired: institutional strengthening in forestry, forest policy, agro-forestry, watershed management and erosion control, integrated rural development, gender mainstreaming, forest ecology, wood downstream processing;
Having worked in the Great Lakes Region constitutes an asset, but in Rwanda becomes an added advantage;
Good reporting and communication skills;
Experience of working in team is also an asset.

VI. Fluent in English and French, with at least good capacities to communicate in the other language.

VII. Required documents

Interested candidates should submit their application files including the following documents at RNRA headquarters located at Kanogo, Nyarugenge District:

Letter requesting for a job;
Detailed Curriculum Vitae;
Certificate(s) of service;
Copy of certificates and /or degrees;

Application should be deposited at the reception of Rwanda Natural Resources Authority headquarters located at Kanogo, Nyarugenge District not later than February 21st, 2014 at 4:00 PM; e-mail address: shemadrie@yahoo.fr and habi_claudien@yahoo.fr.

NB: The applications submitted will become the property of RNRA.

Done at Kigali, on January 6th, 2014

Dr. NKURUNZIZA Emmanuel

The Director General, RNRA