Job
Title: Director Natural Resources
Title: Director Natural Resources
Organization: National Forestry Authority (NFA)
Reports
to: Executive Director
to: Executive Director
Duty
Station: Headquarters
Kampala, Uganda
Station: Headquarters
Kampala, Uganda
Salary
Scale: NFA 2
Scale: NFA 2
About
NFA:
NFA:
The National Forestry
Authority (NFA) is a body corporate established by the National Forestry and
Tree Planting Act, 2003 to manage Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) on a
sustainable basis and supply high quality forestry-related products and
services to Government, local communities and the private sector.
Authority (NFA) is a body corporate established by the National Forestry and
Tree Planting Act, 2003 to manage Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) on a
sustainable basis and supply high quality forestry-related products and
services to Government, local communities and the private sector.
Job
Summary: The Director
Natural Resources will be responsible for the sustainable management of natural
forests.
Summary: The Director
Natural Resources will be responsible for the sustainable management of natural
forests.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible
for supervising the management of natural forests. - Responsible
for the preparation of annual business operational plans; - Developing
guidelines, policies, strategies, systems and working methods to ensure
sustainable management of the natural forests; - Planning
and managing budgets for the Directorate as allocated under the annual
operating plan; - Managing
the community partnership processes by supervising the initiation,
administration and maintenance of partnerships with other agencies and
institutions. - Developing
financing and funding strategies for management of Natural Forests in
accordance with the NFA Business Plan. - Oversee,
mentor and monitor staff performance. - Supervising
and providing advice to private tree farmers on the establishment, maintenance
and tending of the trees.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should possess an Honour’s degree in Forestry or Natural
Resources. - Postgraduate
training in relevant field is an added advantage. - At
least 10 years work experience in a natural resources management
environment 5 of which should be at a managerial level. - Excellent
communication skills in listening as well as oral and written
communication. - Possess
high level of integrity, resilience and reliability. - Result
oriented with proven experience in networking, resource mobilization and
fund raising. - Strong
Interpersonal, self-confidence, team building and organizational skills.
Age: 35 to 55 years
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All interested candidates,
who meet the above requirements, should submit their applications, copies of
academic certificates & transcripts and curriculum vitae giving full
details of applicants education, qualifications, experience (with evidence),
present salary, three professional referees, provide postal, email and
telephone contacts to the address below;
who meet the above requirements, should submit their applications, copies of
academic certificates & transcripts and curriculum vitae giving full
details of applicants education, qualifications, experience (with evidence),
present salary, three professional referees, provide postal, email and
telephone contacts to the address below;
The Executive Director,
Plot 10/20 Spring Road
Nakawa
Nakawa
P.O. Box 70863, Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Tel: 031 – 264035/6; 041 –
230365/9
230365/9
Fax: 0414 230369
N.B:
Those who had responded to earlier advertisements and are still interested
should reapply.
Those who had responded to earlier advertisements and are still interested
should reapply.
Deadline:
15th October 2013 by 17:00 hrs
15th October 2013 by 17:00 hrs
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