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Job Title:   Technical Assistant  

Organisation: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The National Environment Management Authority (hereinafter called “NEMA”) was established under the National Environment Act, Cap.153 in May 1995 and continued under the National Environment Act No.5 of 2019 as the principal agency for environment management in Uganda charged with regulating, supervising and coordinating all activities relating to the environment.

About COMBO Project:

Between 2016 and 2020 Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and its partners Forest Trends and Biotope, established a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) for the implementation of the COMBO Project “Conservation, Mitigation of Impacts and Biodiversity Offsets”. The second phase of the COMBO programme (‘COMBO+”), funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (FFEM), will take place in the period 2021-2025. To assist with implementing the planned activities, a Technical Assistant will be recruited in NEMA.

Job Summary:  In coordination with the WCS COMBO project team, and with guidance from NEMA, the Technical Assistant will provide technical support on the application of mitigation hierarchy and implementation of biodiversity offsets as stipulated in the National Environment Act (NEA) of 2019, the National Guidelines for Biodiversity and social offsets and the National Environment (Environmental and Social Assessment) Regulations, 2000.

The Technical Assistant will be based at NEMA head office in Kampala, under the supervision of the Natural Resources Manager (Biodiversity and Rangelands), but will work closely with WCS Country Office. The Technical Assistant will be recruited at NEMA scale of E4.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support NEMA in training and mentoring NEMA technical staff and other technical officers on application of the mitigation hierarchy and the implementation of biodiversity offsets.
• Support NEMA in the training of members of the Uganda Association of Impact Assessors, and developers, in the application of the mitigation hierarchy and the implementation of biodiversity offsets.
• Support NEMA in engaging and working with government institutions, the private sector companies and academia to increase the uptake and institutionalization of the mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets.
• Support NEMA in the review of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for proposed projects that may have adverse impacts on biodiversity, and ESIAS for projects that have undertaken biodiversity offset implementation.
• Support NEMA in the coordination and continuous communication with WCS on the COMBO+ project.
• Carry any other duties that may be assigned by NEMA on mitigation hierarchy and biodiversity offsets.

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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Environmental Science or Natural Sciences A Master’s degree in Conservation planning, Environmental Science, Forestry, or Natural Sciences
• Five years of professional experience in Environmental Impact Assessment, design and implementation of mitigation actions, and monitoring plans
• At least five years of professional experience in biodiversity and environmental impact assessments, mitigation hierarchy, biodiversity offset and international best practices and standards
• An experienced, committed, competent, communicative, adaptable, and dynamic professional with a strong spirit of initiative and collaboration
• Good interpersonal skills and respect for diversity, and institutional procedures and practices
• Sound understanding of government law & policy on the mitigation hierarchy, and ability to advise on and assess compliance with these
• The candidate must have proven skills in the transmission of knowledge and have the ability to define and implement work plans and routines.
• Able to multitask, demonstrating high standards of professional ethics, time conscious.
• Reasonable understanding and familiarity with the workings of government institutions, NGOs, Private sector companies and development partners.
• Previous experience in environmental consulting, training, technical advice
• Experience in the preparation and/or implementation of biodiversity action plans or biodiversity offset management plans;
• Strong networking, collaboration and coordination experience government institutions, NGOs, private sector, academia and Civil Society Organizations in Uganda.
• Excellent computer skills, analytical, organizational and discussions facilitation skills;
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills to communicate in English;
• Able to multitask, demonstrating high standards of professional ethics, and time conscious.
• Substantial level of self-organization, meeting deadlines and paying attention to detail
• Maturity and confidence in dealing with senior and high-ranking members of national and international institutions, and government.

How to Apply:

The submission of the application shall include the following:

• Curriculum vitae with inclusion of three contacts to obtain professional references and presentation of two recommendations;
• Cover letter detailing your previous experience in similar work, as well as your interest in position and availability (no more than one page);

Interested parties should send their applications in “pdf format” via e-mail to: wcsuganda@wcs.org copy in gnangendo@wcs.org  ; francis.ogwal@nema.go.ug  and sabinofrancis@gmail.com  with the title “Vacancy of Technical Assistant in the National Environment Management Authority”.

Deadline: 4^th January 2023

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