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• Offer technical support for environment management at local
  governments, private sector and civil society organizations;
• Support the preparation of guidelines for decentralized environment
  management;
• Prepare and implement the District Environment Action Plans and
  other environment management programmes;
• Liaise with local governments in capacity building programmes for
  environment management;
• Review District Environment management reports and provide guidance;
• Support Environment Assessment and Audit functions;
• Monitor environmental compliance of and implementation of
  environmental mitigation measures of projects in the regions;
• Participate in the Ministry of Local Government annual assessment
  for the performance of local governments;
• Actively participate in mobilizing the stakeholders to ensure
  collective responses to environmental challenges in the regions;
• Initiate dialogue with communities and other stakeholders to boost
  community participation in environment and natural resource management and
  to promote the concept of community based environment and natural resource
  management in the region;
• Respond to all environment management matters/concerns raised by the
  public within the region;
• Support the implementation of environmental micro-projects at
  district and community levels; and
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

• The ideal candidate for the NEMA Senior District Support Officer-
  Team Leader job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the
  following: Environmental and/or Natural Resource Management, Natural or
  Physical Science, Environmental Engineering, Science Education.
• Master’s degree in any of the above.
• At least 5 years of work experience, 2 of which should have been at
  senior officer level.
• 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 local government systems;
• Good partnership and networking skills;
• Good negotiation skills
• Knowledgeable about the area geographically and socially;
• Good research skills; and
• Good command of English language.

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