Vacancy title:
Senior Environment Assessment Officer (Re-Advertised)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Environment]

Jobs at:
National Environment Management Authority(NEMA)

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, August 14 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

To support effective management of Environment and Social Assessment programme of the Authority.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Contribute to development and implementation of work plans and budgets
2. Undertake Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIAs) and Strategic Environment Assessments (SEAs)
3. Advise the supervisor on procedures, guidelines and protocols on conduct and review of (ESIAs)
4. Support lead agency participation in the review of ESIAs
5. Support capacity building activities for ESIA at all levels in Uganda
6. Support the development of national policy guidelines for ESIAs and SEAs
7. Effectively contribute to development and management of an ESIA and SEA information system as part of the overall Environment Information Management System
8. Support and promote applied research on best environment practices
9. Supervise and appraise staff
10. Perform any other official duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An Honors Bachelor degree in relevant field of Environment and Natural Resources Management or Natural Sciences or Environment Engineering.
• A Master’s Degree in the relevant field of Environment and Natural Resources management or Environment Engineering
• Training in Environment and Social Impact Assessment
• Training in Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing

EXPERIENCE:

• Must have at least three (3) years relevant professional working experience in environment and social assessments in a reputable organization.

COMPETENCES AND SKILLS:
a) Leadership, team building and supervision skills
b) Strong interpersonal skills, communication and negotiation skills
c) Conservation planning knowledge
d) Good understanding of mitigation hierarchy
e) Excellent scholarly writing and publication skills
f) Excellent analytical and presentation skills
g) Financial and Human Resource Management skills
h) Excellent report writing skills
i) Resource Mobilization skills
j) Risk Management skills
k) Command of excellent information communication technology skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

The one pdf file should be submitted to ed@nema.go.ug not later than 14th August, 2025.

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. Only successful 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.

Click this link to download the application form.

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