Environmental Safeguards SpecialistNew!

Description (Public)

The role provides environmental oversight for refugee and emergency operations, covering risk assessment, safeguards screening and compliance monitoring at camp and transit centre level.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Conducting Environmental Risk Assessment in and around refugee camps or transit centers.
Develop environmental protection responses and mitigation measures in and around refugee camps or transit centers.
Supervise and manage the implementation of mitigation measures.
Collaborate with relevant district officials during the Environmental Risk Assessment and the implementation period of mitigation measures in and around refugee camps or transit centers.
Provide on-time reports to MINEMA and ensure its submission to the donor to enable transfer of the funds on time and provide regular monitoring and progress reports on the ongoing mitigation programs.
Perform any other related task as it may be assigned by relevant authorities in the ministry.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Qualifications & Experience:

Master's degree in a relevant field.
At least 12 months of relevant professional experience.

Skills & Competencies:

High level of analytical capability.
Writing and presentation skills.
Strong knowledge of the data collection, treatment, and manipulation techniques typically associated with it.
Resourcefulness.
Initiative.
Maturity of judgment.
Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Kinyarwanda.
A minimum working knowledge of French.