Job Opportunities at Ministry of Infrastructure (Mininfra)

1. Job Title: Sanitation And Sewerage Senior Engineer

Job responsibilities

• To initiate programs aimed at increasing sanitation services across the country;

• To participate in the formulation and reviews of Sanitation sub-sector related policies, strategies and laws;

• Monitor and ensure the proper implementation of sanitation related policies, strategies and laws ensuring proper management of both solid and liquid wastes;

• To ensure that the development of national sanitation related policies and strategies integrate regional and global water and sanitation sector vision and targets;

• To develop guidelines for general planning, operation and maintenance of the environmental and sanitation programs;

• To plan and perform monitoring of Sanitation sub-sector performance towards national and global targets;

• To analyze and provide advises on the planning, design, construction and maintenance of water supply systems, including source development, treatment, storage and distribution;

• To analyze and advise on the planning, design, construction and maintenance of wastewater systems, including collection, treatment and discharge;

• To analyze and advise on the planning and management of both solid and liquid wastes as well as management of urban storm water;

• To closely monitor and evaluate of Water and Sanitation Sector performance;

• To participate in the strategic planning for the Water and Sanitation Sector;

• To regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of Sanitation projects, by both Government and non-Governmental institutions, across the country;

• Effectively monitor the quality of executed works for sanitation projects under implementation by public and non-public institutions;

• To initiate, support and/or supervise sanitation infrastructure development programs under the decentralized structures;

• To participate in the monitoring the compliance of quality standards and norms, cost effectiveness, response to environmental sustainability, safety and cross-cutting issues in water and sanitation infrastructure development;

• Actively prepare, review or validate Terms of Reference of different Sanitation projects consultancy services as required;

• Supervise and participate in the validation of the design of sanitation systems, such as structures, pumping stations, sewer network, sewage treatment plant and earthworks;

• To recommend solutions to environmental and sanitary engineering problems;

• To perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor. Job Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering and Sanitation, Sanitation Engineering, Environmental Engineering with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in Sanitation Engineering, Waste and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering with 1 Years of relevant experience

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2. Job Title: Legal Affairs Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Initiate and draft instructions and laws for the Ministry in line with best practices in legal drafting;

• Attend Parliamentary sittings when Bills pertaining to the Ministry or impacting the Ministry’s operation are being considered;

• Examine draft laws, orders and instructions emanating from others Ministries or Agencies;

• Ensure that the legal texts which concern the Ministry are translated appropriately in Kinyarwanda, English and French and applicable;

• Establish legal work relations with national organizations and international ones for the benefit of the Ministry;

• Carry out research on legislation and legal trends;

• Undertake a comparative analysis of legislations

• Vets Cabinet Paper submitted by other departments and agencies and provide feedback to the respective departments or agencies before submission;

• Participate in negotiations of transactions concerning the Ministry;

• Provide legal opinion on legal matters regarding the Ministry;

• Participate in negotiating and drafting of contracts on behalf of the Ministry;

• Participate in negotiating and the drafting of international conventions on behalf of the Ministry;

• Participate in civic activities on behalf of the Ministry and/or its agencies ensuring adequate support to the Attorney General ‘s department as required;

• Support and advise other lawyers of public institutions in legislation matter;

• Code legal texts on behalf of the Ministry and follow up on their publication;

• Hold Laws, collections, instructions, Ministerial Order and other legal decisions;

• Hold the alphabetical tables and chronology of the legislation pertaining the Ministry;

• Coordinate the legal texts with their successive modifications and take care of their disclosure;

• Maintain documentation and legal files of the Ministry;

• Work closely with other Institutions including the Office of Attorney General by providing necessary information on legal issues involving the institution.;

• Represent the institution before the court in case he/she is entitled to do so;

• Attend regular coordination and validation meetings organized by the Ministry of Justice and other Institutions.

• Carry out legal research and highlight potential problems that may engage the liability of the institution;

• Propose new amendments and revision of existing legal instruments related to the mission and mandate of the institu

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law with Diploma in Legal Practice with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law with Diploma in Legislative Drafting with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Degree in law with Diploma in Legislative Drafting with 1 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Law with Diploma in Legal Practice with 1 Years of relevant experience

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3. Job Title: Geographical Information System Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Harmonize data models and implement standards for National Spatial Data Infrastructure designed for interoperability within the Ministry and its affiliated agencies and other institutions GIS datasets;

• Process large volume raster and/or vector GIS datasets for data transformation, integration, and harmonization, generalization or information extraction;

• Produce detailed and quality maps in various formats and perform image processing;

• Lead the design and development of advanced web user interfaces and services for accessing, visualizing, querying, mapping and storing spatial datasets managed by the Ministry and its affiliated agencies and other Institution stakeholders;

• Ensure quality control geospatial datasets before integration in the National GIS reference database and Data Service;

• Support the development, maintenance and population of the metadata service;

• Develop, document and undertake quality control procedures for spatial datasets;

• Conduct advanced Statistic Data analysis and contribute to the elaboration of Infrastructure Statistical Database.

• Prepare materials and provide GIS training to various institution staffs when needed;

• Supervise and provide technical support to the development and implementation of WEB GIS structures;

• Support the management of GIS package application systems and licenses;

• Day to day support of GIS applications and data systems, software upgrades and monitoring of new software and spatial data applications;

• Develop strong links with other GIS staff in Ministry’s affiliated agencies and other institutions to promote coordination and information-sharing between organizations;

• Perform any other duties assigned to him/herJob Responsibilities

Qualifications

• Degree in Remote Sensing, Geomatics Engineering, Surveying and Geomatics Engineering, Geography Information System, Soil and Environmental Management, Geology, Cartography with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in Remote Sensing, Geomatics Engineering, Geography Information System, Geology, Cartography, Surveying and Geomatics Engineering, Soil and environmental Management with 1 Years of relevant experience

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4. Job Title: Urban And Rural Settlement Senior Engineer

Job responsibilities

• Develop policies, strategies, legal and regulatory tools governing urban and rural spatial planning and review the existing ones.

• Initiate and coordinate awareness on planned and existing land use planning initiatives at different levels, from community to local and central Government.

• Evaluate the spatial planning tools elaborated, including National land use and development master plan, District land use plans, Local land development plans, detailed zonal and physical plans and Street addressing plans among others and advise to the Ministry on the needful amendments;

• Enable central and local government officials to use the spatial planning framework in land use planning and management.

• Evaluate socio-economic and environmental impacts that urban and rural physical plans may have on land and provide responsive recommendations.

• Gather and analyze economic, social and environmental information using geo-information technologies that support in decision making.

• Support Meet with government agencies, developers, architects, community groups, and businesses to develop urban projects.

• Address issues regarding land use or community physical plans.

• Advise officials on budgets and physical planning project feasibility.

• Advise on bulk infrastructures for water, sanitation, roads and storm water, solid waste, electricity.

• Oversee the implementation of various urban and rural spatial planning and development projects of implementing agencies.

• Assess geotechnical report and make recommendations.

• Any other line tasks and responsibilities that may emerge or may be allocated by the direct supervisor.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Real Estate Development, Construction Project Management with 1 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Real Estate Development, Architecture with 3 Years of relevant experience

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