Senior Environment Inspector (Mining) Job Careers – National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

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Job Title:   Senior Environment Inspector (Mining) Re-advertised

Organisation: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Principal Environment Inspector

Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/08/2022

 

About US:

The National Environment Management Authority (hereinafter called “NEMA”) was established under the National Environment Act, Cap.153 in May 1995 (hereinafter called the “Act”). This has now been repealed by the National Environment Act No.5 of 2019 and mandated “as the principal agency in Uganda for regulating, supervising and coordinating all activities relating to the environment.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the Principal Environment Inspector to:

  • Advise on policies, regulations, standards, strategies, guidelines and plans regarding environmental issues in mining and mineral sector related development projects.
  • Work closely with the relevant MDAs to ensure that mining projects adhere to policies, regulations, standards and guidelines relating to environmental protection throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Take lead in overseeing implementation of the environment mitigation measures for negative impacts from sectoral projects;
  • Take lead in the review of Environmental and Social Assessment reports of projects in the mineral sector and other related projects;
  • Promote awareness on sustainable utilization of mineral resources during the lifecycle of projects in minerals sector;
  • Work with relevant MDAs to monitor environment quality parameters for soils, air, ground and surface water, noise, waste generated/treated/disposed, flora and fauna) within sector project areas; and
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal candidate for the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Senior Environment Inspector (Mining) job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Geology, Environmental Science, Geo-physics, Geo-chemistry,  Geology  and  Physics,  Geology  and  Chemistry,  Mineral Dressing, Mining Engineering, or any other Earth Sciences disciplines.
  • Master’s degree in any of the above or related field of specialization.
  • Should have at least a minimum of five (5) years of work experience in geological or mining tasks, three (3) years of practical experience in extractives or mines compliance assessment and monitoring.
  • Analytical skills;
  • Reporting skills;
  • Communication skills;
  • Good morals and high level of integrity; and
  • High levels of confidentiality.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should download the application form, Click Here, fill the form, attaching requisite academic transcripts and certificates in one pdf file named “Position-Name of Applicant”.

 

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

 

NB: Applicants who will not have heard from us by 7th April 2022 should consider their applications unsuccessful.

 

Deadline: 7th February 2022 by 5:00pm

 

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