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

Job Title:   Senior Environment Assessment Officer

Organisation: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Environment Assessment Manager

Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/06/2022

 

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 This has now been repealed by the National Environment Act No.5 of 2019 and mandated “as the principal agency in Uganda for regulating, supervising and coordinating all activities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.

 

Job Summary:  The Senior Environment Assessment Officer will support the environmental assessments and compliance function of the Authority.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Screen/evaluate proposed project developments to determine whether or not a project will have any adverse impact on the environment;
  • Providing technical guidance on decision making on environmental assessment;
  • Carry out baseline verification (inspections) of proposed projects;
  • Collate comments from Lead Agencies and make recommendations on the decisions on Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs);
  • Carry out quality assurance and quality control on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) reports submitted;
  • Providing compliance assistance to regulated communities on best environmental practices and mitigation measures;
  • Keeping records and data base on environmental impact assessments;
  • Undertake environmental monitoring of projects and other activities;
  • Support the development of ESIA sector specific guidelines in consultation with relevant stakeholders;
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal candidate for the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Senior Environment Assessment Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Environmental and/or Natural Resource Management, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
  • Master’s degree in any of the above.
  • At least five years of relevant work experience, three of which must have been in environmental assessments.
  • Capacity to work with minimum supervision;
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Good reporting skills;
  • Ability to work independently and with strong organizational and planning skills

 

 

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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