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.

Purpose of the job:
• Provide administrative and secretarial services to the Authority

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Oversee the creation, proper maintenance, storage and retrieval of electronic and manual records
2. Establish a register and oversee the use and maintenance of office equipment and facilities
3. Organize and maintain a schedule for workshops, meetings and other official events;
4. Take minutes and keep a record of meetings
5. Effectively handle correspondences
6. Identify, plan for and manage office equipment and supplies
7. Perform any other official duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Person specifications
Qualifications
• An Honors Bachelor’s degree in the relevant field of Office Management, Business Administration or Public Administration

Key competences and skills
a) Strong communication, leadership and interpersonal skills
b) Computer literacy
c) Attention to detail
d) Ability to work in a team
e) Proven ability to meet timelines and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
f) High level of integrity and confidentiality

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.