Job Title: Biodiversity Netgain Coordinator – Rangelands
Organisation: Aldelia Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Aldelia is a global leading human resources company founded in 2005 and specialised in recruitment, outsourcing and payroll management services to blue-chip multinationals and fast-growing SMEs. The group operates in more than 30 countries across all industries and disciplines on four continents.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Stakeholder & Partnership Management
- Support the Biodiversity Manager in biodiversity stakeholder engagements, including high-level engagements and task force meetings with UWA, PAU, NEMA, JV Partners, NGOs, and research institutions, representing the company in technical working groups and forums.
- Ensure alignment between Biodiversity and Environment and Social programs (e.g. livelihoods, land use, stakeholder engagement, and grievance management)
- Coordinate with the Biodiversity Operations team to ensure effective management of project activities in and around Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP), particularly on restoration of degraded project sites
- Coordinate and manage the quality of preparation, review, and submission of internal (weekly) and external reports (Monthly HSE and quarterly), regulatory submissions, and communication materials related to MFCP, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance with regulatory and lender requirements.
Risk Management
- Identify and manage risks to Net Gain achievement, such as restoration underperformance, Land use conflicts
- Maintain Net Gain risk register
- Define trigger thresholds and corrective actions
Net Gain Strategy Execution
- Translate Net Gain targets into annual workplans, site-level actions, and measurable outcomes in line with approved management plans including Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Action Plan and the associated relevant management plans such as the Tourism Management Plan
- Manage assessment of residual impacts after avoidance, minimization, and restoration measures – Quantify residual biodiversity losses requiring offsets
- Ensure clear linkage between residual impacts and offset design
- Validate that residual impacts are acceptable within defined Net Gain strategy thresholds
- Maintain auditable documentation of impact mitigation residual offset pathway
Budget, Procurement & Contract Management
- Support the Biodiversity Manager to secure approval for work progams, and associated budgets
- Lead on execution of approved MFCP biodiversity budgets, ensuring activities are implemented in line with approved scope, timelines, and financial allocations, while monitoring expenditure, and reporting on budget performance.
- Manage the development, review, and implementation of technical documentation including scopes of work, concept notes, proposals, strategies, management and action plans, presentation slides, intervention plans, and technical reports aligned with MFCP objectives.
- Provide oversight on procurement and contract management processes under MFCP, including supervising consultants and contractors to ensure delivery of high-quality outputs in line with contractual scope, timelines, and budgets.
- Line-manage the Biodiversity Engineers for – MFCP and Savannah Corridor (Netgain pillars 1&2), providing coaching, performance management, and professional development.
Reporting & Compliance
- In collaboration with the M&E Engineer, oversee progress tracking, performance monitoring, and reporting against milestones, KPIs, and net gain / no net loss targets for MFCP. Accountable for high-quality:
- Internal performance reporting (KPIs, dashboards)
- Regulatory submissions
- Lender reporting (IFC compliance)
- Ensure all Net Gain claims are: Evidence-based, Transparent, Audit-defensible
- Contribute to regional and cumulative impact management strategies, conservation mapping initiatives, and integration of best practice and lessons learned in protected area management
- Promote knowledge sharing, contribute to internal and external publications, raise organizational awareness of biodiversity risks and responsibilities, and support training of staff at all levels on biodiversity-related issues and best practice.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation Science related subjects and Natural Resources Management, Environmental engineering.
- Minimum 8–10 years professional experience in biodiversity conservation or natural resources management, including experience of managing people, managing deliverables, and stakeholders.
- At least 3 of these years should be in infrastructure, or oil and gas or mining sectors.
- Demonstrated experience in handling biodiversity and ecosystem services programs within large-scale infrastructure or extractives projects.
- Demonstrated experience working with government entities and several other stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience in application of the mitigation hierarchy, experience in rich biodiversity ecosystems is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of biodiversity offsetting.
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement with government agencies and conservation partners.
- Excellent report writing, analytical, communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively and solve problems effectively.
- Good interpersonal skills with experience in networking with different partners, including those in Govt, private sector and local community level.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 5th July 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 96