Forest Extensionst at Muhanga District

Job responsibilities

• Organize, in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders, trainings and public awareness campaigns meant to disseminate new forestry technologies among beneficiaries;

• Supervise the identification and mapping of forest diseases, reforestation and forests protection needs, vulgarization and valorization of trees and forests at the sector level and advise on the preventive and reactive measures across the sector;

• Inspect whether mining and forests harvesting practices comply with the applicable regulations and standards;

• Maintain an updated database of forests and natural resources operators within the Sector, analyze the impact of their work on sustainable local development and advise the Sector accordingly.

Qualifications

• Advanced Diploma in Agroforestry

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Advanced Diploma (A1) in Forestry

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Agroforestry

  0 Year of relevant experience

• Forestry

  0 Year of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Integrity

• Teamwork

• Decision making skills

• Knowledge of Government policy-making and legislative processes

• Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.

• Organizational and planning skills

• Knowledge on research and data analysis, reporting, budgeting

• Coordination, planning and organizational skills

• Knowledge in conflict management

• Resources mobilization skills