Deliverables (Outputs):
- Training and on-the-job support to MINECOFIN, sectors (including interns) and relevant stakeholders particularly the private sector and NGOs on mainstreaming environment into planning, budgeting and implementation processes provided;
- Monthly progress reports on environment mainstreaming activities at the national and local levels to include an update on donor liaison produced;
- Concept notes on the role of PES, Green economy and Low Carbon options and climate change and their potential for capitalization of FONERWA;
- Report on the monitoring and evaluation indicators for successful environment mainstreaming in the implementation of EDPRS and recommendations on the position of pro-poor environmental sustainability in the next generation of the poverty reduction strategy;
- Final report on lessons and document best practices that will guide sustained sector engagement for planning, budgeting and monitoring for environment at both the national and local levels.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the overall supervision of the Director General of REMA and closely liaising with the relevant Director Generals of MINECOFIN as well as UNDP Rwanda and UNEP, the Technical Advisor shall undertake the following tasks:
Technical support to MINECOFIN: Design specific project that will facilitate MINECOFIN in providing effective support to mainstreaming environment in other sectors with a particular emphasis on consolidating and building on the gains based on lessons learnt from the pilot sectors of Agriculture, Energy and Private sector and Industry. The TA will provide the necessary training for staff that will be recruited to provide long term environment mainstreaming support to MINECOFIN.
Designing the specific project for support to MINECOFIN is an elaborate process that will involve conducting needs assessment of various sectors and multiple stakeholders to identify activities that will be carried out for effective engagement of sectors in the mainstreaming process. It is envisaged that the process will require at least two months to generate activities, the key partners in the process and the results framework as well as the budget for the output.
Following the initiation of the project, there will be an extensive training for the coordinator of the specific project to understand and internalize sustainability principles and be able to engage, support and disseminate environmentally pro-poor sustainability within MINECOFIN planning, budgeting and implementation processes. This is projected to last for the time of engagement (9 months) in order to effectively support ongoing review of sector strategies,budget call circular processes, development of strategic issues paper, development of guidelines
Ensure that EDPRS implementation at the District levels demonstrates pro-poor environmental sustainability by identifying clear priority areas for Districts and associated output indicators that will be used to monitor and evaluate progress on environmental mainstreaming deliverables. The experiences and lessons learnt from the two pilot Districts viz.: Karongi and Gicumbi will guide recommendations on the selection and focus of the District level work to be highlighted in the inception report for the assignment.
Evaluate the contribution and level of success of interns towards mainstreaming environment in key Ministries/sectors and propose recommendations for reliable and long term capacity building strategy for environment mainstreaming in Rwanda.
As EDPRS closes in to the projected closing date, Joint Sector Reviews must generate extremely relevant information that will demonstrate the level of environment mainstreaming in the course of EDPRS implementation and how this has contributed to pro-poor environmental sustainability in Rwanda. Furthermore this work will be necessary as part of the overall EDPRS evaluation in order to determine how pro-poor environmental sustainability will be positioned in the next generation of poverty reduction strategy in Rwanda. The TA assignment will provide key coordination support to the planning, execution and reporting on the JSRs for the remaining EDPRS period.
With the envisaged operationalization of FONERWA, current areas that are under discussion at the national level that will stimulate interest and generate potential capitalization funds for FONERWA include payment for Ecosystem Services (PES), Green Economy and Low Carbon growth options and Climate Change. Based on the critical role PEI, Rwanda has played in these efforts and the reserve technical knowledge base, the TA will produce concept notes on the current national efforts and potential in promoting these areas and provide the coordination required to focus on the capitalization of FONERWA. This is projected to lay a firm foundation for the sustainable financing for long term environment mainstreaming for poverty reduction.
Keep in-country donors fully briefed on PEI Rewant progress sand work to raise additional resources for Poverty-Environment Mainstreaming from development partners, private sector and CSOs.
Project Management:
- Implement activities as per work plan;
- Assist in the preparation of meetings of stakeholders as well as JSR sessions and field trips;
- Report on lessons and document best practices that will guide sustained sector engagement for planning, budgeting and monitoring for environment at both the national and local levels;
- Produce monthly progress reports on environment mainstreaming activities at the national and local levels.
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