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Job Title:     Environment Protection Officer (20 Fresher Job Vacancies)  

Organisation: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

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 Environment Protection Officer will support protection of environment from any form of degradation

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct surveillance/operations to protect environment
• Detect and proactively prevent environment crime
• Arrest, search and support prosecution of suspects involved in environment degradation
• Provide security to environment, property, staff and visitors in areas of operation
• Collect and record field data for Management decision making.
• Whenever assigned, operate radios and disseminate information to relevant personnel
• Gather and relay intelligence in areas of operation
• Monitor critical environment ecosystems and resources and deter encroachment and degradation
• Assist in environment monitoring and research as and when assigned
• Assist in environment awareness and education as and when assigned
• Assist in environment inspections, monitoring  and  audits  as  and  when assigned
• Prepare and submit timely operational reports
• Perform any other official duty as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should be in possession of an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in either Environment and Natural Resources or Natural Science, Law, Criminology, from a recognized Institution and be ready to undergo para military training of not less than six months Or a Diploma in any of the above fields with Military Training of not less than six months
• Team building and supervision skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Risk management skills
• Marketing and Public Relations skills
• Paramilitary/military skills including Communication, Command and Control
• Command of excellent Information Communication Technology skills
• Enforcement and Investigations skills
• High level of moral integrity
• Proven medical and physical fitness
• Ability to withstand harsh conditions

How to Apply:

Staff of Uganda Police Force, Uganda People’s Defense Forces, Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Uganda Intelligence Services who have requisite requirements for the positions of Manager Environment Protection Force, Principal Environment Intelligence Officer, Principal Investigations Officer and Environment Protection Officer may respond to this Internal Advert for only the said positions subject to their internal clearance processes as appropriate.

Potential candidates should download an application form, Download Here, and fill the form and attach “O” and “A” level certificates, Bachelor’s and Postgraduate Degree Transcripts and Certificates, Professional certificates where applicable and Employment letters in one pdf file named: “Position-Name of Applicant”.

The one pdf file should be submitted to ed@nema.go.ug

Applications not in one pdf file and those arriving after closing time will not be considered.

Applicants are allowed to apply for not more than two posts. Those who applied for the re-advertised jobs, need not to reapply except if they have now acquired requisite qualifications.

Deadline: 16^th April 2023

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