Senior Environmental Assessments Officer Job Careers – National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Organization: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Environmental Assessment Manager
Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/06/2016
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.
Job Summary: The Senior Environmental Assessments Officer will
primarily ensure environmental compliance to national environmental laws
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Keenly review and evaluate environmental
    Assessment reports submitted
  • In charge of assessing and monitoring all
    environmental phenomena with a view to making an assessment of any
    possible changes on the environment and their possible impact;
  • Carry out EIA verification processes using
    all types of means including global positioning technology
  • Offering technical guidance on approval of
    terms of reference for environmental impact assessments and studies ,
    project briefs and environmental impact statements, as well as mitigating
    measures for proposed projects;
  • Ensure that appropriate mitigation measures
    are put in place for projects and activities with diverse impacts on the
    environment;
  • Work closely with relevant Lead Agencies and
    other stakeholders in respect to action on Assessment reports
  • In charge of monitoring operations of any
    industry, project or activity with a view to determining its immediate and
    long term effects on the environment;
  • Ensuring compliance with EIA legislation and
    in particular, the conditions of projects approval;
  • Participating in other EIA exercises as
    required ;
  • Perform any other duties assigned to you by
    Management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the NEMA Senior
    Environmental Assessments Officer career opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s
    degree in any of the following: (Natural or Physical Sciences;
    Environment, Agriculture, Geology, Archeology, Sociology, Mechanical or
    Chemical Engineering)
  • Possession of a Master’s degree in any of the
    above subject is a must;
  • Specific training in remote sensing and
    Geographical Information Science shall be an added advantage;
  • Additional training in environmental impact
    assessment and strategic environmental assessment will be and added
    advantage.
  • A minimum of five years working experience in
    environmental assessment reviews and carrying out studies, environmental
    inspections and monitoring , use of Remote sensing and Geographic
    Information Systems, environment and social safeguards of multilateral
    Financial Institutions
  • Extensive knowledge of the Environmental Laws
    of Uganda;
  • Working knowledge of the social assessment
    issues;
  • Knowledge and understanding of environmental
    auditing and inspection;
  • Broad knowledge on guidelines and regulation
    of auditing;
  • Familiarity with the technical and
    environmental aspects of facility operations;
  • Relevant requirements on environmental laws,
    regulations and related documents;
  • Working knowledge of the environmental
    management systems and standards;
  • Knowledge of environmental and social
    safeguards of multi –lateral Financial Institutions.
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:-
The
Executive Director,
National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA),
NEMA
House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road,
P.O.
Box 22255, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 20th June, 2016
Note: The job title applied for should be printed at
the top left hand side of the envelope. Applicants, who will not have heard from
us by August 31, should consider their applications unsuccessful.
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