Positions at MINIRENA

MINIRENA has received funds from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support the Government of Rwanda (GoR) priority green economy which will guide national development through economic transformation that is environmentally sustainable and climate resilient. This is reflected in the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy II (EDPRS II) which will be implemented with the support of the cross sectoral Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS).

The fund for environment and climate change, FONERWA, was identified as the sustainable financing facility to ensure successful implementation of the Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS). As a result, the GoR has established and is committed to operationalize FONERWA. The Fund is supervised by the Ministry in charge of environment and climate change (MINIRENA)

FONERWA's mission is twofold:

1) To mobilize and manage resources for achieving environmental sustainability, climate resilience and green growth in order to promote Rwanda's short, medium and long term sustainable development goals.

2) To fund projects and programmes by public and private sector as well as other development support organizations that produce results contributing to these objectives.

The fund can be accessed by line ministries, Government agencies, Districts, civil society organizations (CSOs) including academic institutions and the private sector, as long as the proposed interventions are in compliance with the Fund eligibility criteria.

The fund has been operational since 2012 and has to-date successfully processed applications and supported the implementation of high quality projects that have successfully met the rigorous and competitive criteria for funding.

FONERWA is currently recruiting consultants who will be available to provide technical expertise in various areas of support to FONERWA operations. Potential areas of support include:

• Capacity building in diverse technical fields including environment, climate change and natural resources; renewable energy, infrastructure, urban planning, rural development areas including agriculture, and emerging areas that respond to climate resilience and green growth.
• Technical support to applicant in proposal development;
• Conducting technical reviews for proposals received by FONERWA;
• Support to private sector to increasingly integrate green business concepts and enhanced green investments.
• Other auxiliary functions that include Knowledge Management/ communications support;
• Support in general project design and management such as project Cycle Management Project (PCM) with emphasis on M&E.

Support the day to day operations of the fund in areas of procurement, and financial management etc.

Positions

1. Sector specialists

The main responsibility for the sector specialists will be provision of Technical Support to proposal Development, project reviews and capacity building and development for the FONERWA Secretariat as well as the applicants to the fund. These will be required as consultants on call down basis to address on-going subject matter specific demands by projects submitted to FONERWA for funding.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree, PhD (an added advantage) in a relevant field such as economics, Engineering, Environment/ Natural Resources Management and rural development
• Minimum 5 years work experience in related fields such as Environment and Climate change, project design, monitoring and evaluation, cost-benefit analysis and associated methodologies;

2. Knowledge management specialist

Ensure Knowledge Management system is fully established and operational; through Integrated Knowledge Management Platform; manage web content and dissemination of key information on FONERWA in coordination with the communications expert through the website. The services will be required on call down basis.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as Information Communications technology -ICT, public relations, marketing etc.,
• Minimum 5 years work experience in related fields

3. Communication Experts

The consultant will be required on a call down basis to:

• Develop and execute FONERWA Communications strategy
• Showcase FONERWA as a brand; locally & internationally; in the media, manage website content and communications, events management, do public relations for the fund
• Update and maintain FONERWA publications in terms of official website, social media, lessons learned, collect relevant data on the fund and funded projects and disseminate it to the relevant audience/stakeholders

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as Information Communications technology -ICT, public relations, marketing etc.,
• Minimum 5 years work experience in related fields
• Knowledge of environment and climate change in the Rwandan /developing country context

4. Consultancy Services to support FONERWA operations under the following positions:

M&E specialist; Procurement Specialist; Financial Management Specialist; Project Analyst

The Support services staff that is targeted for this recruitment will support FONERWA operations from specific areas of expertise and the areas of support include but are not limited to capacity building for project applicants in M&E, procurement, financial management and project analysis. The experts will be required on full time basis under annual contractual arrangements with high potential for extension of contracts following the first year of service.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master's degree in a relevant field for which you are applying,
• Minimum 5 years work experience in related fields;

MINIRENA now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services:

• Curriculum vitae, description of similar assignments, experience in similar work, etc.)
• Technical and financial proposal: Applicable to call down consultants only (General qualification and experience,
• Specific experience of similar assignment executed, detailed note of understanding of terms of reference, and daily fee rate as a financial proposal

Application guidelines

Interested Consultants may obtain additional information including; the purpose of the consultancy, objectives, scope of work, Specific areas of service, terms and conditions of service, qualifications and skills and Evaluation criteria can be found on FONERWA website:www.fonerwa.org  and for more inquiries contact us on info@fonerwa.org  or telephone (+250) 252580769.

The Expression of interest should be sent to the address below by 16th June at 5 pm local time.

Attn: The Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Natural Resources (MINIRENA)

Tel: (+250) 252580769

Email: info@fonerwa.org

 

Done at Kigali, 27th May 2014

Caroline R. Kayonga

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Natural Resources