Job Title: Senior
Environment Education Officer
Environment Education Officer
Organization: National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Principal
Environment Education Coordinator
Environment Education Coordinator
Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/01/2019
About US:
The National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under the National
Environment Act Cap. 153 to promote and ensure sound environmental management
practices for sustainable development in Uganda.
Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under the National
Environment Act Cap. 153 to promote and ensure sound environmental management
practices for sustainable development in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Senior Environment Education Officer will
support environment education for sustainable development.
support environment education for sustainable development.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute environment education /
education for sustainable development programmes programs in secondary
schools, - Plan and develop environment management
training programs for in- service teachers; - Work closely with relevant local
government staff in environment education programming; - Train teachers and other people (Trainer
of Trainers) in innovative ways of integrating environmental issues in
their teaching and learning practices; - Organize school environment education
competitions and awareness campaigns; - Inspect and mentor educators for good
environment management practices and compliance; - Coordinate and monitor the environment
and education for sustainable development activities in schools; - Liaise and develop partnerships with and
coordinate Community Based Organizations and Non-Governmental
Organizations engaged in education to facilitate environment education in
schools; - Develop, monitor and implement national
strategies for formal environment education; - Conduct environment compliance
inspections in schools, monitor and advise education institutions on
environment education practices; - Undertake environment and audit reviews;
and - Perform any other duties as may be
assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in any of the following fields: Education, Adult and Community
Education. - Master’s degree in any of the above;
- Other relevant fields like Environmental
Science, Public Health and Development Studies are added advantage. - At least (5) five years’ of professional
experience in teaching including: Programme/ Curriculum Development,
education management, community based education program delivery, 2 of
which must have been school environment education programme activities. - Skills in innovative approaches to
teaching and learning - Leadership and mentoring skills;
- Strong organizational and planning
skills; - Good team building and management
skills; - Proven capacity to work with minimum
supervision; - Ability to work independently;
- Good communication and interpersonal
skills; - Good reporting skills;
- Proven knowledge of tertiary education
systems; - Good partnership and networking skills;
- Good negotiation skills; and
- Good research skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their hand written applications
together with copies of certificates/ testimonials and detailed curriculum
vitae indicating three professional referees addressed to:-
qualified and interested candidates should send their hand written applications
together with copies of certificates/ testimonials and detailed curriculum
vitae indicating three professional referees addressed to:-
The Executive
Director,
Director,
National Environment
Management Authority (NEMA),
Management Authority (NEMA),
NEMA House, Plot
17/19/21 Jinja Road,
17/19/21 Jinja Road,
P.O. Box 22255,
Kampala. Uganda
Kampala. Uganda
E- mail to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Deadline: 11th March 2019
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