Project coordinator - Rwanda
Project coordinator - Rwanda
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09-06-2025
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Job Description
1. Core Technical aspects:
- Prepare technical reports and contribute to program documentation
- Coordinate with national tree seed centers national partners and restoration partners to ensure alignment with implementation goals
- Support Theme TREEs Breeding Seed Orchard (BSO) establishments and subsequent management and assessment
- Support Theme TREEs Mother block establishments and subsequent management and assessment
- Support Theme TREEs description of existing seed sources
- Coordinate tree seed collection trips for BSO establishments and for the ICRAF Genebank
- Liaison with Theme TREES projects teams
- Support tree seedling nursery development initiatives with a focus on strengthening expertise in quality tree seed and seedling production to support landscape restoration and conservation efforts in Africa.
- Support development and implementation of nursery best practices and quality standards for tree seedling production
2. Project coordination support:
- Act as focal point for matters affecting the Theme TREEs Projects teams in Rwanda including liaising with the other internal and external units CIFOR-ICRAF Rwanda country office partners visitors etc.
- Draft and prepare correspondence and communication material including internal communiques and letters in coordination with the Theme TREEs Projects Lead in Rwanda (PL) for communication to staff in the unit and to the wider CIFOR-ICRAF team.
- Assist in preparing meeting materials agendas and consolidation of minutes for project meetings/conferences/workshops to ensure seamless facilitation information flow and decision-making.
- Support drafting and circulation of documents necessary for staff recruitment contract renewals etc..
- Oversee the receipt and response to the Unit team s official invitations to external forum and support their attendance facilitations.
- Coordinate procurement processes for the Unit in partnership with the procurement office and ensure high quality products/ services is rendered
- Support in monitoring project progress and promptly inform the PL of any potential issues or delays
- Prepare and distribute project progress reports as directed by PL
- Track and complete action items from meetings
- Assist in uploading project budgets on the planner and facilitate creation of new workorders and circulate charge codes for new grants/ projects.
- Complete administrative and basic technical tasks assigned by the PL
- Provide logistical support to the research team in their day-to-day activities
- Work closely with the Rwanda office administrators to ensure smooth running of the projects
- Organizing Unit monthly meetings and collating all inputs from team
- Coordinate consolidated project technical and progress report
- Any other project outcome as may be requested/required.
Requirements
- MSc. In a forestry/environmental/agroforestry management or MSc in project management along with expertise in life sciences.
- Minimum of 3 years work experience within a forestry/environmental/agroforestry project with proven experience in coordination and administrative management.
- Hands-on experience in project coordination and project report compilation.
- Strong communication networking and team management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Excel Word PowerPoint). Expertise in data analysis softwares (R GIS) will be viewed favorably.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a team setting.
MSc. In a forestry/environmental/agroforestry management or similar discipline. Minimum of 3 years work experience within a forestry/environmental/agroforestry project. Hands-on experience in project coordination and project report compilation. Strong communication, networking and team management skills.
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