Ref.
2025/EIAFTDTOTS/13618
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
Service contract
Deadline date
2025/08/15 10:01
Duration of the assignment
Short term
Contract
Freelancer
Duration
2+ years (30 man/days)
Expert in Wildlife and Landscape Management to deliver Training of Trainers sessions (M/W)
Département Capital humain et Développement social - CHDS > Formation professionnelle, Insertion et Emploi
Published on : 2025/07/25
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
RWANDA
Mission description
The objective of the assignment is to reinforce the practical skills of ten (10) instructors in Wildlife and Landscape Management from RP Kitabi college to upgrade their practical skills and enable them to improve the delivery of practical lessons.
The process started by conducting a capacity building need assessment to the instructor of this department based on the curriculum developed by Rwanda Polytechnic.
Through this process, 6 training subjects were identified to be offered by different experts whose profile have been identified in the attached ToR.
The training will focus on practical skills through project based methodology and will be organized in different sessions based on the availability of the participants. The period will be from September 2025 to February 2028. An average of 2 training sessions per year will be offered.
Through these trainings, RP Kitabi college instructors will be skilled enough to deliver practical lessons to their students that will lead to the production of competent graduates based on the labor market requirement.
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Level 6 |
Level 7 |
Level 8 |
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Animal diversity |
Wildlife collections Management |
Application of conservation technologies |
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Animal dynamics |
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Wildlife monitoring and protection |
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Wilderness Survival Techniques |
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The trainings to be delivered are on the following topics:
- Animal diversity conservation
- Analysing Population Dynamics: Trends, Models, and Implications
- The use of MIST and SMART software in wildlife monitoring and protection; Advanced Technologies for Environmental Stewardship and Data analysis tools/software
- Fundamentals of Wilderness Resilience: Essential Survival Techniques for Outdoor Adventures
- Best Practices in Wildlife Collections Management
More details on the specific objectives of the trainings and deliverables can be found in the Terms of Reference attached.
Project or context description
The Government of Rwanda and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed 5 years grant/loan agreements on 8th March 2023 to implement AFTER II Project (Appui à la Formation Technique et l'Emploi au Rwanda), with cofinancing from the Luxemboug government. AFTER II aims to improve technical and vocational education and learning conditions in order to strengthen the skills of youth in line with labor market requirements.
Project management will be provided by two contracting authorities: Rwanda Polytechnic (RP) for colleges-related interventions, and Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) for TVET schools-related interventions, through their respective Single Projects Implementation Unit (SPIU).
Expertise France will provide technical assistance to the project implementation. Short and long-term expertise are mobilized on the basis of a technical offer validated by AFD, with the agreement of the Rwandan party.
On RP side, the beneficiary institutions are RP Karongi college and RP Kitabi college located in Karongi and Nyamagabe Districts respectively. On the side of RTB, the beneficiary institutions are Muhororo and Cyanika TVET Schools located in Karongi and Nyamagabe Districts respectively.
The main objective of AFTER II project is to reinforce the employability of youth and increase the number of TVET students in Nyamagabe and Karongi districts.
Required profile
The table below provide a required profile for each expert based on the training title.
The applicants should specify proposed experts per each training session
- Animal diversity conservation
- At least a Master's degree in Wildlife and Landscape Management or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of working experience in the Wildlife and Landscape Management industry, Forestry or conservation industry
- Demonstrate experience in training/mentoring in the Wildlife and Landscape Management sector.
- Fluency in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills.
2. Analysing Population Dynamics: Trends, Models, and Implications
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in Conservation Biology or similar.
- 5 years of working experience in National Parks or Conservation industry.
- Demonstrated experience in training/mentoring in the Wildlife and Landscape Management sector
- Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent computer skills
3. The use of MIST and SMART software in wildlife monitoring and protection; Advanced Technologies for Environmental Stewardship and Data analysis tools/software
- At least a Master's degree in GIS and Earth observation, Geospatial Sciences, Environmental Science, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of working experience in the Wildlife and Landscape Management industry or in the Conservation industry.
- Fluent in English (excellent verbal and written communication skills).
- Demonstrated experience in training/mentoring in the Wildlife and Landscape Management sector.
- Excellent computer skills.
4. Fundamentals of Wilderness Resilience: Essential Survival Techniques for Outdoor Adventures
- At least a Master's degree in Environmental Management, Conservation Biology or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of working experience in National Park or Conservation Research institutions or in the Conservation industry.
- Hold a certificate in R software, Python or Biopro professional
- Fluent in English (excellent verbal and written communication skills).
- Demonstrated experience in training/mentoring in the Wildlife Management.
- Excellent computer skills
5. Best Practices in Wildlife Collections Management
- At least a Master's degree in Conservation Biology, Biodiversity conservation or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of working experience in environmental museum.
- Fluent in English (excellent verbal and written communication skills).
- Excellent computer skills
Additional information
More details can be found in the Terms of Reference attached.
Selection criteria for applications
The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :
- Candidate’s skills linked with the expert mission
- Candidate’s experiences linked with the expert mission
Deadline for application : 2025/08/15 10:01
File(s) attached : AFTER _ToR_Wildlife and Landscape Management Experts_Kitabi college.pdf
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