Amatheon Agri Career Vacancies – Environmental & Social Responsibility Officer

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Organisation: Amatheon Agri Uganda
Duty Station:  Uganda
About Us:
Amatheon Agri Uganda is part of Amatheon Agri, a German agribusiness
and farming group developing sustainable projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Amatheon is committed to act in a manner that is socially responsible and
reflects sound environmental management practices. Amatheon Agri Uganda is
currently developing a new commercial farming operation in Northern Uganda.
This project involves a wide range of local, national and international
stakeholders.

Job Summary: The Environmental Officer will be required to act in
the interests of Amatheon Agri in managing all activities associated with the
budgeting, planning, implementation and monitoring of social and environmental
activities related to the new agricultural operations in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Work with the National
    Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and external consultants to
    prepare Environmental Impact Assessments or Environmental Project Briefs
    for the operations and manage the process of environmental permitting
  • Identify and report on
    potentially arising social and environmental impacts which may affect the
    Community or the Company; make recommendations on the actions required to
    remediate risks
  • Be up to date in
    regards to environmental and social policy and procedure and amend or
    draft company policies (alongside IFC Performance Standards) to fit the
    Ugandan project
  • Ensure compliance with
    Amatheon social and environmental policies in regards to running
    operations;
  • Assess social and
    environmental project proposals and make recommendations to Management on
    financing and implementation
  • Maintain continuous
    communication with all affected stakeholders (local household to
    government)
  • Plan and implement
    project communications strategies with affected stakeholders and record
    and report stakeholder opinions
    Maintain continuous liaison with HR Manager, labour representatives, 
        unions and the workforce
    Cooperate with Communications Department by reporting about activities on
    the ground in a presentable format, including photographs
  • Perform other
    assignments as assigned by superiors.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The candidate must
    possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of study
  • At least two to four
    years of related experience
    Postgraduate or other training in Environmental management an added
    advantage
  • Past experience with
    NEMA processes/EIAs a strong plus
  • Proven ability to
    apply extensive agricultural and environmental knowledge and skills
    required.
  • Ability to relate to
    grass roots participants and high ranking government and local government
    officials
  • Ability to solve problems
    in a practical manner
  • Ability to interpret a
    variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule
    form
  • Be assertive but
    diplomatic; mature with high degree of integrity;
  • Excellent
    communication skills
  • Good MS office skills
    in Word, Excel and PPT
  • Fluent in written and
    spoken English; Fluency in Swahili is a must; Knowledge of Sabiny a bonus
  • Reliability,
    transparency and honesty a must; a fair level of autonomy in decision
    making expected.

How to Apply:
If you feel that you possess the relevant qualifications for the above
position, please send your application letter and CV/Resume only by email to: l.vonhoff@amatheon-agri.
com. Please include your salary history and expectation in your CV/Resume.
Please do not include your testimonials at this time. We appreciate all your
interest but will only be able to respond to shortlisted applicants with
further instructions.
Deadline: 27th April 2014 at 12.00 noon

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