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Senior District Support Officer Jobs – National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Job Title: Senior District Support Officer
Organisation: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: District Support Manager
Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/25/2017
About US:
The National Environment Management Authority (hereinafter called “NEMA”) was established under the National Environment Act, Cap.153 in May 1995 and continued under the National Environment Act No.5 of 2019 as the principal agency for environment management in Uganda charged with regulating, supervising and coordinating all activities relating to the environment.
Job Summary: The Senior District Support Officer will support the environment management function in local governments, private sector and civil society organizations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Support the District Support Manager to:
- Provide technical support for environment management at local governments, private sector and civil society organizations;
- Prepare guidelines for decentralized environment management;
- Prepare and implement District Environment Action Plans and other environment management programmes;
- Support local governments build capacity for environment management;
- Review District Environment management reports and provide guidance;
- Support Environment and Social Impact Assessments and Audit functions
- Keenly monitor environmental compliance of and implementation of environmental mitigation measures of local government projects;
- Actively participate in the Ministry of Local Government annual assessment for the performance of local governments
- Support the implementation of environmental micro-projects at district and community levels; and
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Senior District Support Officer job must hold an Honors Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Environmental science and/or Natural Resource Management, Conservation Biology, Science Education.
- Master’s degree in any of the above.
- A minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience in environment management, 3 of which should have been at an officer level in a reputable organization.
- Capacity to work with minimum supervision;
- Good communication and interpersonal skills;
- Good reporting skills;
- Ability to work independently and with strong organizational and planning skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should fill an online form available at the link below attaching requisite academic transcripts and certificates at the link below
Deadline: 17th August 2022 by 5:00pm
NB: Applicants who will not have heard from us by September 30, 2022 should consider their applications unsuccessful.
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