Vacancy title:
Coordinator Partnerships And Private Investments

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Forestry & Forest Products]

Jobs at:
National Forestry Authority (NFA)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 30 2025

Duty Station:
Plot10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi P.O. Box 70863 | Bugolobi | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Summary:
To promote and oversee sustainable development and management of partnerships and
private investments in Central Forest Reserves.

Duties and Responsibilities
 Supervise private tree farmers, community involvement, eco-tourism developments and other licensed
investments in Central Forest Reserves (CFRs).
 Develop and implement strategic initiatives to enhance partnerships and private investments in CFRs.
 Oversee the formulation of partnership agreements and MOUs between NFA, forest adjacent
communities, public and private institutions.
 Provide technical guidance and backstopping to private tree farmers, eco-tourism operators and
recommend innovations for sustainable utilization of products.
 Maintain a database for private tree farmers, eco-tourism operators, other licensed investments and
ensure compliance to license terms and conditions.
 Develop and review Business and operational plans for licensed investments and provide
recommendations to Management for approval.
 Develop and coordinate the implementation of guidelines for Private tree farming, eco-tourism operations
and communities in CFRs in line with the legal frameworks and environmental regulations.
 Coordinate infrastructure developments for private farmers and eco-tourism operations.
 Coordinate the development and execution of business plans, operational guidelines, and investment for private tree farming and ecotourism activities in CFRs.
 Supervise, appraise and build staff capacity.
 Carry out any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications, work experience and interpersonal attributes/competencies
 Bachelor's Degree (Honors) in forestry from a reputable institution.
 Masters in Forestry or any other related field.
 A minimum of five (5) years related experience, with three (3) years at supervisory level in a similar or
related position.
 Knowledge of nursery management, forest fire management and silvicultural operations.
 Minimum of thirty five (35) years of age.
 Leadership, management, interpersonal, team building and organizational skills.
 Excellent oral and written communication.
 Demonstrated ability to manage the supply chain for s silvicultural, harvesting operations and logistics.
 Knowledge of forest plantation development and management.
 High level of integrity, resilience and reliability.
 Entrepreneurial ability and result-oriented work habit

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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