Job Title: Director Natural Forests
Organisation: National
Forestry Authority (NFA)
Forestry Authority (NFA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About NFA:
The National Forestry Authority
(NFA) is a Government agency established under the National Forestry and Tree
Planting Act, 2003 as a corporate body responsible for sustainable development
and management of Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) and provision of technical
support to stakeholders in the forest sub-sector.
(NFA) is a Government agency established under the National Forestry and Tree
Planting Act, 2003 as a corporate body responsible for sustainable development
and management of Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) and provision of technical
support to stakeholders in the forest sub-sector.
Job Summary: The NFA
Director Natural Forests will be responsible for the sustainable management of
natural forests.
Director Natural Forests will be responsible for the sustainable management of
natural forests.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible
for supervising the management of natural forests. - In
charge of the preparation of annual business operational plans; - Developing
guidelines, policies, strategies, systems and working methods to ensure
sustainable management of the natural forests; - Responsible
for the planning and managing budgets for the Directorate as allocated
under the annual operating plan; - Overseeing
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. - Mentor,
supervise and monitor subordinate staff performance. - Supervising
and providing technical advice to private tree farmers on the
establishment, maintenance and tending of the trees.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the aforementioned NFA career placement should hold an
Honours degree in Forestry or Natural Resources. - Possession
of a Postgraduate training in management or any other relevant field is
required. - A
minimum of ten or more years work experience in a natural resources
management environment five of which should be at a managerial level. - Possess
excellent communication skills in listening as well as oral and written
communication. - High
level of integrity, resilience and reliability. - Result
oriented with proven experience in networking, resource mobilization and
fund raising. - Excellent
interpersonal, self-confidence, team building and organizational skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates are encouraged to send their application letters, copies
of academic and professional certificates and transcripts and curriculum vitae
giving full details of applicants education, qualifications, experience,
present salary and naming three referees, plus their postal, email and
telephone contacts to the address below;
interested candidates are encouraged to send their application letters, copies
of academic and professional certificates and transcripts and curriculum vitae
giving full details of applicants education, qualifications, experience,
present salary and naming three referees, plus their postal, email and
telephone contacts to the address below;
Executive Director,
Plot10/20 Spring Road Nakawa
P.O. Box 70863, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 0312 – 264035/6 or 0414 –
230365/9
230365/9
Deadline: 9th January 2015
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