Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 08, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The National Forestry Authority (NFA) is a Government agency established under the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2003 as a corporate body responsible for sustainable development and management of Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) and provision of technical support to stakeholders in the forestry sub-sector. NFA’s vision is “A sufficiently forested, ecologically stable and economically prosperous Uganda’’, while its Mission is “To manage Central Forest Reserves on a sustainable basis and to supply high quality forestry-related products and services to Government, local communities and the private sector”.
NFA seeks to recruit qualified Ugandans to fill the following position.
POSITION: Law Enforcement Officer
Reports to: Coordinator Law Enforcement
Duty Station: Headquarters, Kampala
Salary Scale: NFA 4
Terms of employment: Three (3) year contract (Renewable)
Job summary: Ensure that forest reserves are free from all forms of illegalities and monitoring the compliance
of all persons extracting forest produce with the rules and regulations regarding the business and the chain of custody of the all forest produce..

Responsibilities and tasks:
• Collect, correlate, collate and disseminate in a timely manner, all intelligence information, and reports concerning encroachment, chain of custody of forest produce production and movement and forward it to the appropriate authority for action.
• Provide field staff with information and logistical support to ensure that central forest reserves are free from
• all forms of illegal activities including but not limited to illegal extractions and encroachment.
• Monitor and document compliance by forest produce dealers with the provisions of the law relating to the business in the CFRs.
• Access, monitor, verify and document compliance by forest produce dealers with the provisions of the law relating to the business in District Forestry Service controlled areas.
• Plan and organize capacity building training and awareness creation for communities and NFA staff about encroachment prevention.
• Support field staff to ensure that Central Forest Reserves are free of all forms of illegalities
• Establish stringent encroachment controls, and ensuring compliance from neighbouring communities.
• Develop, maintain and manage relationships with local communities.
• Develop and maintain a database on the status of encroachment and illegal timber harvest in the forest reserves.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications, work experience, abilities and personal attributes:
• Bachelor's Degree (Honours) in Forestry or any other related fields.
• At least three (3) years’ working experience from a similar or related position in a reputable organization.
• Project planning & management skills.
• Communication, Records & documentation skills.
• Organizational, coordination, Interpersonal and Leadership skills.
Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements, should submit their applications, certified copies of academic certificates, transcripts and curriculum vitae giving full details of applicants’ education, qualifications, experience (with evidence), present salary, three referees with their full postal address, email and telephone contacts as well as the candidate’s full address and e-mail to the address below not later than close of business on 17th January 2020.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
NFA is an equal opportunity employer and women are encouraged to apply.
Applications should be addressed to:
The Executive Director
National Forestry Authority
Plot10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi
P.O. Box 70863, Kampala-Uganda
Tel: 0312 - 264035/6; 0414 -360400

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