MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To assist in effective management of Environment and Social Impacts of Mining and Geothermal development

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Contribute to development and implementation of Work Plans and Budgets

2. Assist in the monitoring and coordination of Environment and Social Impact Assessments(ESIAs)and Strategic Environment Assessments (SEAs) in Mining and Geothermal industry

3. Assist in coordination of compliance monitoring and inspections of Mining andGeothermalactivities

4. Advise the Authority on procedures, guidelines and protocols on conduct and reviewof (ESIAs)inthe Mining and Geothermal industry

5. Assist in the coordination of Lead Agency participation in the review of ESIAs relatedtoMiningand Geothermal

6. Assist in the coordination of capacity building activities for ESIA in Mining andGeothermalindustry

7. Assist in the coordination of the development of National Policy Guidelines for ESIAs andSEAsinthe areas of focus

8. Effectively contribute to development and management of an ESIAs and SEAs informationsystemas part of the overall Environment Information Management System

9. Coordinate with other staff on all matters relevant to Environment and Social Assessments

10. Assist in promoting applied research on best environment practices

11. Assist in promoting public awareness and education about ESIAs requirements inMiningGeothermal development

12. Assist in the coordination of the licensing regimes for waste streams in the Mining andGeothermalindustries

13. Assist in the coordination of health, safety, quality and environment aspects of facilitiesintheMining and Geothermal industry

14. Perform any other official duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Qualifications

An Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in any relevant field of Environment and Natural Resources; Physical or Natural Sciences or Geology and Chemistry

Competences and skills:

• Leadership, team building and supervision skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Conservation planning knowledge
• Good understanding of mitigation hierarchy
• Excellent scholarly writing and publication skills
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Financial and human resource management skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Resource Mobilization skills
• Risk management skills
• Command of excellent Information Communication Technology skills

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under theNationalEnvironment Act, Cap.153 and continued under the National Environment Act No.5 of 2019asthePrincipal Agency for Environment Management in Uganda with mandate to Regulate, Monitor,Supervise and Coordinate all activities relating to the environment in Uganda.

• Contribute to development and implementation of Work Plans and Budgets
• Assist in the monitoring and coordination of Environment and Social Impact Assessments(ESIAs)and Strategic Environment Assessments (SEAs) in Mining and Geothermal industry
• Assist in coordination of compliance monitoring and inspections of Mining andGeothermalactivities
• Advise the Authority on procedures, guidelines and protocols on conduct and reviewof (ESIAs)inthe Mining and Geothermal industry
• Assist in the coordination of Lead Agency participation in the review of ESIAs relatedtoMiningand Geothermal
• Assist in the coordination of capacity building activities for ESIA in Mining andGeothermalindustry
• Assist in the coordination of the development of National Policy Guidelines for ESIAs andSEAsinthe areas of focus
• Effectively contribute to development and management of an ESIAs and SEAs informationsystemas part of the overall Environment Information Management System
• Coordinate with other staff on all matters relevant to Environment and Social Assessments
• Assist in promoting applied research on best environment practices
• Assist in promoting public awareness and education about ESIAs requirements inMiningGeothermal development
• Assist in the coordination of the licensing regimes for waste streams in the Mining andGeothermalindustries
• Assist in the coordination of health, safety, quality and environment aspects of facilitiesintheMining and Geothermal industry
• Perform any other official duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor

• Leadership, team building and supervision skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Conservation planning knowledge
• Good understanding of mitigation hierarchy
• Excellent scholarly writing and publication skills
• Excellent analytical and presentation skills
• Financial and human resource management skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Resource Mobilization skills
• Risk management skills
• Command of excellent Information Communication Technology skills

• An Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in any relevant field of Environment and Natural Resources; Physical or Natural Sciences or Geology and Chemistry