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: 4 Forest Supervisors
Reports to: Director Natural Forests Management
Duty Station: Headquarters, Kampala
Salary Scale: NFA 3
Terms of employment: Three (3) year contract (Renewable) Job summary: Responsible for monitoring field activities across the Central Forest Reserves to ensure that legal, technical, ethical standards are observed according to the set specifications .

Responsibilities and tasks:
• Implementing forest management plans including raising nursery seedlings, planting trees, forest boundary
• maintenance etc.
• Take full charge of a beat as defined by the Sector Manager, adopting the landscape management
• approach.
• Supervise the harvesting of forest resources.
• Guide visitors around the forest beat.
• Prepare weekly activity schedules and targets and ensure their accomplishments.
• Participate in preparation and supervision of local contracts where applicable, and certification of completion of work.
• Carry out regular maintenance of forest boundaries.
• Conduct and supervise forest patrols to ensure integrity of the forest.
• Participate in protection activities in the forest reserve beyond the beat.
• Prepare and submit situational and weekly reports to the Sector/Plantation Manager.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

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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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