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District Forest Support Development Officer at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA), Kigali, Rwanda

Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA)

District Forest Support Development Officer at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA), Kigali, Rwanda

Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA)

Full time Job

Date Posted: January 27, 2025

Application deadline:

Expired on: February 4, 2025 5:00pm

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Job description

Job responsibilities

• Advise districts on policies, strategies and legislation related to the forestry management as well as to the implementation of them; • Provide to Districts, public institutions, associations and private sector, relevant document concerning forest sector; • Create a platform of forestry stakeholder for effective planning and management; • Participate in preparation of national forest programs; • Advise on the protection and rational utilization of forests in Districts as well as adding value to forestry products; • Ensure the integration of forest laws, regulations and policies into district development plans; • Ensure earmarked allocation and their utilization to districts; • Participation in elaboration, validation and implementation of the District Forest management Plans (DFMPs)in districts • Ensure Forest Monitoring system implementation in forest related activities • Participate in the development of forestry policy, regulations, strategy, and any other documents related to forestry and ensure their implementation; • Contribute to the follow-up of contracts related to forest activities; • Develop technical guidelines, norms and standards on tree nursery preparations, tree planting and monitoring of planted trees; • Ensure availability and mapping of tree planting and planted sites; • Monitor tree nursery preparation and planting activities; • Collect and compile quarterly reports from all Districts on forest plantation activities; • To perform any other duties instructed by Director of Forestry Management unit • To report to the Director of Forestry Management Unit.

Qualifications

    • 1
      Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • 2
      Bachelor’s Degree in Agro-forestry

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • 3
      Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • 4
      Bachelor’s Degree in Biodiversity Conservation

      0 Year of relevant experience


    • 5
      Bachelor’s degree in Forestry

      0 Year of relevant experience


  • 6
    Bachelor’s degree in nature conservation

    0 Year of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

    • 1
      Integrity

    • 2
      Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills

    • 3
      Communication skills

    • 4
      Confidentiality, ethical and teamwork skills;

    • 5
      Analysing skills

    • 6
      Team working Skills

    • 7
      Time work and management skills ;

    • 8
      Forest resources management and forest inventory

  • 9
    Fluent in Kinyarwanda ,English and/or French ;knowledge of all is an advantage

Application deadline:

Expired on: February 4, 2025

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