The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under the National Environment Act, Cap. 153 and continued under the National Environment Act No-5 of 2019 as the Principal Agency for Environment Management in Uganda with mandate to Regulate, Monitor, Supervise and Coordinate all activities relating to the environment in Uganda.

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified NEMA staff to fill the following vacant positions on the new NEMA structure.

Main purpose of the job
To support protection of environment from any form of degradation

Duties and responsibilities
1. Conduct surveillance/operations to protect environment
2. Detect and proactively prevent environment crime
3. Arrest, search and support prosecution of suspects involved in environment degradation
4. Provide security to environment, property, staff and visitors in areas of operation
5. Collect and record field data for Management decision making.
6. Whenever assigned, operate radios and disseminate information to relevant personnel
7. Gather and relay intelligence in areas of operation
8. Monitor critical environment ecosystems and resources and deter encroachment and degradation
9. Assist in environment monitoring and research as and when assigned
10. Assist in environment awareness and education as and when assigned
11. Assist in environment inspections, monitoring and audits as and when assigned
12. Prepare and submit timely operational reports
13. Perform any other official duty as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Person’s specifications
Qualifications:
• Should possess an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in either Environment and Natural Resources or Natural Science, Law, Criminology, from a recognized Institution and be ready to undergo para military training of not less than six months.
• Or Diploma in any of the above fields with Military Training of not less than six months

Competences and skills
a) Team building and supervision skills
b) Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
c) Excellent report writing skills
d) Risk management skills
e) Marketing and Public Relations skills
f) Paramilitary/military skills including Communication, Command and Control
g) Command of excellent Information Communication Technology skills
h) Enforcement and Investigations skills
i) High level of moral integrity
j) Proven medical and physical fitness
k) Ability to withstand harsh conditions

Details of the Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for the above positions are available on the NEMA website www.nema.go.ug

Staff of Uganda Police Force, Uganda People’s Defense Forces, Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Uganda Intelligence Services who have requisite requirements for the positions of Manager Environment Protection Force, Principal Environment Intelligence Officer, Principal Investigations Officer and Environment Protection Officer may respond to this Internal Advert for only the said positions subject to their internal clearance processes as appropriate.

Potential candidates should download an application form from the NEMA website, fill the form and attach “O” and “A” level certificates, Bachelor’s and Postgraduate Degree Transcripts and Certificates, Professional certificates where applicable and Employment letters in one pdf file named: “Position-Name of Applicant”.

The one pdf file should be submitted to [email protected] not later than 16th April 2023. Applications not in one pdf file and those arriving after closing time will not be considered.

Applicants are allowed to apply for not more than two posts. Those who applied for the re-advertised jobs, need not to reapply except if they have now acquired requisite qualifications.

Only succesful candidates at any stage shall be contacted.

Any form of lobbying to Executive Director, Board or any other authority or individual will lead to automatic disqualification of the Applicant.