Job Opportunities

1. Job Title: Infrastructure food Specialist Team leader

Job responsibilities

• Coordinates the development of Flood management plans and Stormwater Master Plan;

• Lead, supervise and promote stormwater management in city development infrastructures and in rural areas;

• Lead the development of Flood Hazards maps and control the flow of storm and surface water, deliver effective civil engineering projects and cut the risk of flooding to homes, businesses and infrastructures;

• Ensure flood emergency maintenance works are done and completed within time and budget and ensure that Inspection on flood drainage system is done correctly and issues addressed for follow up by the superiors;

• Advise the Division Manager on ongoing flood emergency projects as they arise, the need for designing and extension of time or the need for corrective action when required; Lead in the preparation of flood infrastructures designs both hard and soft; Coordinate the development of guidelines, Operational and maintenance manuals, trainings manuals related to water flood management infrastructures;

• Approve the final flood detailed design report for all hydraulic structures and soft measures to be constructed; Improve/strengthen the institutional framework to support integration of nature based solution and stormwater management in infrastructures development and at the necessary scales;

• Provide sufficient coordination between road development and rehabilitation planning and other sector planning in relation to flood management;

• Develop an integrated planning approach when developing roads in the vulnerable and highly valuable floodplain system, that considers the consequences of the development throughout the system including environmental and social impacts;

• Work closely with the KFH Department on knowledge improvement of the floodplain system in terms of interactions between floodplain hydraulics and basin developments, functions of the system, particularly the maximum flood water level, ecological functions, critical thresholds to maintain these functions and values of the functions;

• Enforce compliance of the updated and reviewed flood management design standards and guidelines also between the different government bodies;

• Develop means to check flood infrastructures design (bridges, culvert, drainages, ponds) standards/manuals/guidelines as well as projects technical specifications and work methodologies;

• Lead the development of long-term, medium plan and short-term plans and budget for flood control and Management;

• Prepare the feasibility study, and proposed detailed engineering designs(including specifications, drawings, and detailed cost estimates) for dyke, flood retaining walls, river bank protection and flood control management;

• Provide designs and recommendations on how to revitalize the old natural drainage/river channel to mitigate flooding;

• Work closely with KFH Department modelers and provide recommendations for integrated and balanced structural and nonstructural measures to mitigate flood risks appropriate, including flood forecasting and warning system, flood emergency plan and preparation, integration of green and gray infrastructure in urban areas;

Qualifications

• Master’ s Degree in Hydraulic Engineering, Structure Engineering with 3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor’ s Degree in Structure Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering with 5 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Integrity

• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills

• Inclusiveness

• Accountability

• Communication

• Teamwork

• Client/citizen focus

• Professionalism

• Commitment to continuous learning

• Knowledge of substantive law and legal procedures

• Knowledge in legal research and analysis in various areas of law

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

• Knowledge in GIS skills

• Knowledge in management, program coordination and leading teams

• Knowledge in dam break analysis

• Knowledge in hydraulic structures (e.g., dykes, bridges, ponds, etc.)

• Knowledge in planning and designing dykes and retention ponds

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2. Job Title: Catchment Management Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Facilitating the development, dissemination and implementation of catchment management plans.

• Contribute to compilation, recording and analysis of spatial data related to catchment restoration and soil erosion.

• Facilitating the development of catchment management project proposals.

• Facilitating the establishment and operationalization of catchment committees.

• Provision of technical support to catchment committees.

• Contribution to the development of catchment committees work plan.

• Ensuring alignment of national plans, strategies related to integrated water resources management into District Development Strategies (DSS);

• Update of catchment and sub-catchment management plans.

• Initiation, development and implementation of catchment restoration projects.

• Review of catchment rehabilitation studies from stakeholders.

• Development and promotion of best practices for catchment management.

• Contribution to the analysis and update of GIS product and tools related to catchment restoration and protection.

• Coordination and follow up of various water related interventions in catchments.

• Participation in surveys and identification of most degraded areas and propose their management.

• Preparation and implementation of education and public awareness programs related to catchment management aspects.

• Development and implementation of catchment for rehabilitation activity plans and road map.

• Production of catchment restoration and soil erosion status report.

• Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Geography, Water Resources Management, Watersheds Management, Rural Engineering, Natural Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Ecological Restoration, Agriculture Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Soil and Water Management with 1 Years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, water resources management, Watersheds Management, Rural Engineering, Natural Sciences, Soil and Water Management, Agricultural Engineering, Ecological Restoration, Natural Resources Management, Agriculture Sciences with 3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Integrity

• Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills

• Inclusiveness

• Accountability

• Communication

• Teamwork

• Client/citizen focus

• Professionalism

• Commitment to continuous learning

• Resource management skills

• Analytical skills

• Problem solving skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

• Knowledge on catchments planning

• Knowledge on catchments management practices

• Knowledge in GIS skills

• Extensive knowledge on catchments monitoring tools and approaches

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

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3. Job Title: Land Husbandry Officers

Job responsibilities

• Monitoring the implementation of land husbandry activities;

• Documenting and reporting majors land husbandry achievements, practices, challenges and suggesting adequate recommendations;

• Ensuring that all land husbandry operational activities are carried out in line with the work plan;

• Inspection of the buffer zone of rivers, natural and artificial water reservoirs and report on their status and propose best land husbandry techniques to restore encroached area;

• Facilitation of working environment between supervising companies, contractors, project district staff and the local community with successful result oriented;

• Preparation and implementation of education and public awareness programs related to land husbandry aspects;

• Development and implementation of land husbandry activity plans and road map;

• Production of land husbandry activities status report;

• Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry Ecosystem Management, Integrated Watershed Management, Natural Resources Management, Soil and Water Management, Soil and environmental Management, Community Forestry and Agro-forestry with 0 Year of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Resource management skills

• Decision making skills

• Time management skills

• Risk management skills

• Results oriented

• Digital literacy skills

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

• Maintenance skills of land husbandry

• Working knowledge of planting and maintaining turf, water schedules and fertilizers

• Knowledge of good agricultural practices

• Analytical skills;

• Problem solving skills

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