Job Opportunities at Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA)

1. Job Title: Inland Water Transport Development Specialist

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all technical aspects of planning, design and implementation of Inland Water Transport (IWT)Infrastructure

• Oversee overall implementation of the Inland Water Transport Projects and Supervises project staff

• Ensure effective delivery on the Inland Water Transport Projects objectives

• Ensure compliance with the financing agreements signed between the Government of Rwanda and the Development Partners

• Prepare or initiate the procurement of designs for IWT infrastructure;

• Provide alternative and cost-effective solution for designs of IWT infrastructure

• Develop guidance for analyzing and designing of IWT infrastructure considering local terrains and environment ;

• Review and check designs procured from outside sources, procure design checks as required and recommend acceptable designs for approval;

• Manage surveys and data collection for studies and detailed designs to be carried out efficiently and effectively

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelors in Transport Engineering, Civil Engineering, Transport & Geoformation Technology, Coastal Engineering, Ports Engineering with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s in Civil Engineering, Transport Engineering, Transport & Geoformation Technology, Coastal Engineering, Ports Engineering with 1 Years of relevant experience

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2. Job Title: Human Resource Officer

Job responsibilities

• Assess client needs, interpret and apply HR strategy and policies, rules and regulations, approach and contributes to the maintenance of high staff morale;

• Ensures effective human resources management focusing on achievement of the objectives of the projects;

• Conduct capacity assessment and prepare capacity building plans to reinforce staff performance and career development focusing on achievement of the key targets; and

• Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the RTDA and beyond focusing on achievements of key objectives.

• Monitor the entire RTDA project recruitment process

• Maintain personal files for all RTDA employees and a systematic filing system human resource reports, correspondence and other documents for the purpose of confidentiality;

• Prepare salary payments and all accompanied procedures (declarations to CSR, RSSB and tax declarations to Rwanda Revenue Authority), respecting always deadlines;

• Keep statistics on employees’ movements at work (leave for service, for medical reason, personal reason or annual leave) and their manner to respect the hour of starting and ending the work;

• Interpret and implement the terms and conditions of service for the RTDA’s employees to ensure that employees are properly rewarded for their services to the Agency;

• Maintain good working relationship with the local labour and other government/civil officials to facilitate communication with employees on matters affecting them and to gain their confidence and trust in the RTDA’s treatment of employees Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the SPIUC/ RTDA Management

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Public Administration, Management, Social Sciences, Human Resources Management with 0 Year of relevant experience

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3. Job Title: Driver

Job responsibilities

• Drive Staff to field work anywhere as requested by RDA Management,

• Transport of courier anywhere assigned by competent authority;

• Develop criteria to determine the status of public service vehicles before registration;

• Determine road worthiness of modified vehicle, as well as verification of change of class and vehicle details e.g. engine change with respect to mechanical fitness and environmental rating;

• Manage the process of re-inspection of motor vehicles after failed initial /routine/periodical/random inspection;

• Provide technical assistance to the Police investigation to determine pre-accident status of vehicles involved in road traffic accident and for motor vehicle inspection report analysis in addition to defending the report in a court of law;

• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by a competent authority.

Minimum qualifications

• Driving License categories (B,C,D,DI or F) with 0 Year of relevant experience

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4. Job Title: Environmental Safeguard Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Identifying and overseeing environmental safeguard issues and implementing appropriate rehabilitation and mitigation activities during projects implementation.

• He or she will work closely with district staff and the program manager to monitor and implement safeguard procedures/policies

• Plan and coordinate all processes for the execution of the tasks related to environmental safeguards, including the preparation of safeguards documents (ESMF, ESIA/ESMP, etc), organizing public consultation meetings, training, etc.;

• Ensure the compliance with environmental safeguards in all projects implementation sites;

• Oversee the implementation of the various ESMPs prepared by the consultant and contractors and provide technical guidance on environmental and social development issues;

• Prepare a comprehensive Environmental and Social Management Checklists required in the management plans for the Project;

• Oversee the capacity building of Contractors and supervising firms’ staff as well as relevant committees (such us Grievance Redress Committees, District staff, local communities, etc) on Environmental safeguards and compliance;

• Organize and provide leadership on environmental auditing;

• To enforce the compliance with the Environmental, Social, Health and Safety development partners’ policies

• To ensure that the Contractors comply with their Code of Conduct.

• Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the SPIUC/ RTDA Management

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Irrigation and Drainage, Forestry, Biology, Physical Science, Geographic Information System (GIS), Agronomy, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Resources Management, Botany, Agricultural Sciences with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in Geography, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Irrigation and Drainage, Biology, Agronomy, Physical Sciences, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Resources Management, Forestry, Botany with 1 Years of relevant experience

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5. Job Title: Accountant

Job responsibilities

Reporting: Accountant reports to the Corporate Services Division Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

The accountant is responsible for:

1. Perform financial functions related to the collection, accuracy, recording, analysis and presentation of RTDA’s financial operations;

2. Prepare financial reports and keep all accounting documents in a safe and orderly manner;

3. Certify annually the inventory and depreciation of RTDA assets and ensure proper and up to date recording of all financial transactions;

4. Perform all accounting functions of RTDA in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

5. Analyze financial data to resolve certain discrepancies and irregularities that may arise;

6. Prepare financial statements that may include monthly and annual accounts based upon the financial information that is compiled and analyzed;

7. Prepare financial management reports that include accurate quarterly and year-end closing documents including adherence to reporting timelines;

8. Monitor and support taxation issues in coordination with the audit process by assisting with financial data preparation;

9. Use management accountants to record and analyze financial information of the businesses in which they are employed;

10. Examine and maintain the financial records of the projects for which an accountant is employed, in connection with taxation and government regulations;

11. Avail and keep updated all required documents related to audit and ensure clean report in Finance.

12. Perform any other duties as may be assigned by a competent authority.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with a foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM/ACCA (Applied Knowledge of ACCA) or Stage two of CAT/ API Certificate, Economics with a foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM/ACCA (Applied Knowledge of ACCA) or Stage two of CAT/ API Certificate, Management with a foundation level one of CPA/CIA/CPFA/CPFM/ACCA (Applied Knowledge of ACCA) or Stage two of CAT/ API Certificate, Finance with ACCA Foundation Level (Completion of ACCA Applied Skills papers) with 0 Year of relevant experience

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6. Job Title: Social Safeguard Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Support and guide the activities of Social Safeguard at institutional level;

• Update, supervise and implement the resettlement action plans;

• Ensure effective integration of social safeguard considerations into all aspects of identification, consultation, planning and implementation of project activities;

• Coordinate and liaise with the development partners to ensure effective mainstreaming of social safeguard issues into the implementation of project activities;

• Ensure that Project activities are consistent in their approaches to social safeguard issues, thereby supporting full blending at the operational level;

• Enforce the compliance with the Environmental, Social, Health and Safety development partner policies;

• Work closely with officials of District and sectors in all process of social safeguards;

• Ensure that social safeguard related modules are incorporated in the training and capacity building programs at all the levels;

• Follow up the Grievance Redress Mechanisms in place and the major issues related to the projects;

• Defining, and subsequently monitoring, suitable social safeguard indicators for Projects;

• Ensuring regular interaction with the External Consultants / Development partners Mission / stakeholders on Social safeguard aspects;

• Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the SPIUC/ RTDA Management

Minimum qualifications

• Master’s in Rural Development, Development Studies, Soil and Environment Management, Sociology, Social Work, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, Agribusiness, Agriculture Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Social Studies, Social Administration with 1 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies, Soil and Environment Management, Environmental Sciences, Agri-business, Rural Development, Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Social Administration, Agriculture Sciences, Land Valuation, Social Studies, Sociology, Rural Economy, Social work with 3 Years of relevant experience

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