Vacancy title:
Manager Environment Protection Force (Re-advertised)

Jobs at:

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, April 16 2023 

Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, April 16 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
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 develop and implement Policies, Plans and Mechanisms for effective environment law enforcement

Duties and responsibilities
1. Develop and implement law enforcement Operational Plans and Manuals for Environment Protection Force
2. Deploy and command law enforcement personnel to carry out surveillance and other operations
3. Manage environment crime investigations and operations
4. Provide updates on environment crime management to the supervisor and others on a “need to – know” and “right to know” basis
5. Recommend law enforcement capacity building programmes
6. Coordinate with other law enforcement, security agencies and other stakeholders in preventing and combating environment crime
7. Manage EPF’s armoury and strong room to ensure safety and security of classified stores and other law enforcement equipment
8. Develop and implement quarterly work plans and timely prepare performance and other reports for the Division
9. Support proactive initiatives to influence positive behavioural change for sustainable environment management
10. Support prosecution of environment offenders
11. Supervise and appraise law enforcement staff under the Division
12. Perform any other duty that may be assigned by the Supervisor

Persons specifications

Qualifications:
• Should possess an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in either Environment and Natural Resources or Natural Science, Law, Criminology, from a recognized Institution
• Masters in Law, Criminology, Psychology or Environment and Natural Resources
• Management
• Training in Military Science or Law enforcement of not less (6) months is A MUST A Certificate of Good Conduct issued by Interpol is A MUST

Experience:
• Should possess at least eight (8) years of working experience in law enforcement from a reputable organization three (3) years of which should have been at senior officer level in the field of Law enforcement in a reputable organization.

Competences and skills
a) Leadership, team building and supervision skills
b) Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
c) Excellent scholarly writing and publication skills
d) Excellent analytical and presentation skills
e) Financial and human resource management skills
f) Excellent report writing skills
g) Resource Mobilization skills
h) Risk management skills
i) Marketing and Public Relations skills
j) Paramilitary/military skills including Communication, Command and Control
k) Command of excellent Information Communication Technology skills
l) Enforcement and Investigations skills


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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 ed@nema.go.ug 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.

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