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Job Title:  Principal Climate Change Officer

Organisation:  Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) was established in 2007, from the then Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, following the cabinet decision taken on 15th April, 2007. It has the overall responsibility of the development, managing, and regulating water and Environment resources in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner, Climate Change for performing the following duties:-

• Supporting management of national climate change actions (Mitigation and adaptation) in Uganda;
• Monitoring implementation of mitigation and adaptation activities and updating the relevant stake holders;
• Providing technical support on climate change issues;
• Supporting initiation, development and review of appropriate policies, laws and programs necessary to ensure effective implementation of adaptation and mitigation activities;
• Supporting implementation of adopted policies as well as decisions made by the relevant bodies of Government;
• Acting as the National Focal Point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol (KP), and other National, Regional and International collaborations;
• Supporting establishment and maintenance of the relationship with National, Regional and International organizations, institutions and agencies;
• Leading development   and maintenance of a register of Clean Development Mechanism projects;
• Participating in promotion and cooperation in development, application and diffusion, including transfer of technologies, practices and processes that control, or affect climate change in all the relevant sectors;
• Supporting education, training and public awareness programmes on climate change;
• Any other duties that may assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following Natural Sciences: Forestry; or Environment; or Environmental Science; or Agriculture; or Botany/ Zoology and a post graduate Qualification in any of the above fields or related field from a recognized University/ Institution. A post graduate qualification in Management and or Administration will be an added advantage
• Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Climate Change Officer in Government

How to Apply:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified serving Public Officers in Ministries/Departments/Agencies and Local Governments dully appointed and +confirmed by the Appointing National and Local Service Commissions to fill vacant posts.

Mandatory Instructions to Applicants: –

• Apply ON-LINE, Click Here
• Scan and submit relevant documents (‘O’ and A’ Level Result Slips and Certificates, Bachelor’s Degree and Post Graduate Transcripts and Certificates, Professional Documents, copies of letters of appointment, confirmation and promotion) on-line.
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only portable documents format (PDF) is allowed.
• Print an Extract of PS Form 3 (2008) and obtain recommendation from the Responsible Officers.  Scan the recommendation together with the rest of the documents and submit online.

Application Process

• Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors
• Click on ‘register as a new user’ to create your account and complete your profile starting with the Bio data moving downwards
• If you already have an account, simply click on your right and update your profile
• Click a Job from the list of advertised jobs in the menu.
• View the Job Details and Click ‘Apply now’
• Review your application and SUBMIT.
• NB. Applicants are allowed to apply for only one post.

Please Note: –

• Only applications on-line will be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Shortlisted candidates shall be required to bring along with them, their original certificates of ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level, Transcripts and Certificates, letters of employment, National Identity Cards during the Oral Interviews.
• Short listed Applicants should ensure that their Staff Performance Appraisals for the last three (3) Financial Years 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 are submitted to the Commission before the date of Oral Interviews.
• In case of any inquiry, contact Tel. No. 0414254271 or 0414342279 or e-mail vacancies@psc.go.ug

Deadline: 31st May, 2024

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