The Government of Rwanda has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Land Husbandry Water Harvesting and Hillside Irrigation (LWH) Project. The Land Husbandry Water Harvesting and Hillside Irrigation (LWH Project) is one of the development initiatives designed under the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Resources (MINAGRI), and party funded by the World Bank in order to tackle the issue related to food insecurity and rural communities’ livelihoods income.
For this purpose, the Government of Rwanda has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA)], to finance the LWH Project and now seeks to recruit competent persons to fill the following position :
Below are the specific duties and job requirements for these position :
1. Head of irrigation and Land Husbandry Department (HILD)
Overall Functions of the Position :
Under the direct supervision of the SPIU LWH/RSSP Coordinator, the Head of Irrigation and Land Husbandry Department will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all activities related to Irrigation and Land Husbandry sub-components. More specifically he/she will be responsible for the following :
Specific Duties of the Position
- Oversee all the technical aspects for irrigation and land husbandry activities implementation ;
- Support the Project Coordinator in day to day operational management of the project in consistency with the project Document ;
- Ensure timely implementation of the project and assess the quality of works/service being implemented.
- Assist the Project Coordinator and Monitoring and Evaluation department to identify the technical support needs in irrigation and land husbandry sub-components and take necessary actions, including requesting support from central technical ministries and local agencies.
- Respond to the technical support requests from the Community Based Groups, private operators, and other beneficiaries of the sub-components and take necessary actions ;
- Review technical viability of the sub-project proposals and make recommendations ; and
- Perform any other assignment as assigned by the project coordinator
Qualifications and Experience Required
- Advanced degree (Masters) in, agriculture, natural resources management, rural engineering or any other related field ;
- At least five years of applicable technical experience ; and
- Familiarity with IDA projects implementation procedures and guidelines.
- Proven competence in the use of computer software applications including statistical software, spreadsheets, database and word-processing.
The following are the general Terms and Conditions of Service for the posts :
Remuneration : the project will provide a competitive package. Successful candidates will sign a 2 years renewable contract on satisfactory performance.
Interested candidates should deliver Written Applications letter and a latest copy of CV should be addressed to the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Box 621, Kigali, and delivered to the Single Project Implementation Unit (Land Husbandry Water Harvesting and Hillside Irrigation (LWH) and Rural Sector Support Project (RSSP) head offices at Kacyiru not later than Thursday 19th,April 2012, at 4.30pm (16h30).
Ms. Jolly DUSABEProject Coordinator
LWH/RSSP Projects
B.P. 6961 Kigali ;
Email : lwh@minagri.gov.rw
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