JOBS
Agroforestry Field Officers at Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA)
Job responsibilities
- Assist with the implementation of all RFA projects at the community level.
- Through active participation in landscape hubs, assist in the development of annual, quarterly and monthly intervention plan
- Assist in the design of participatory forest and agroforestry management and action plans, community landscape restoration plans, and facilitate participatory stakeholder workshops.
- Support the establishment, organization, and training of local community groups, participate in the restoration and protection actions for each of the protected natural forests and/or restored landscapes, awareness sessions, group organization and agreement meetings, practical field training, to ensure community engagement through the restoration and protection processes.
- Support the natural regeneration and enrichment plantation of biodiversity-supportive native trees and shrubs and for regeneration of biodiversity tree seedling production, planting, and maintenance/protection
- Assist in monitoring and supervision of landscape restoration activities (agroforestry) and extension activities driven by implementing partners
- Assist in the efficient distribution of tree planting materials and improved cook stoves to beneficiaries, by ensuring compliance to approved distribution modalities, where required.
- Support field-level monitoring system on project activities under implementation.
- Provide regular field reports. In close collaboration with the M&E specialist, ensure monitoring and recording of progress against the project’s indicators
- In addition, the candidates will do any other business assigned by the supervisor
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management
3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science
3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biodiversity Conservation
3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Forestry
3 Years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agroforestry
3 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
- Integrity
- Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
- Accountability
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Decision making skills