City Natural Resources Environmental Officer-PR2191 job at Soroti City Service Commission

Job purpose

To guide and ensure coordination for sustainable utilization of the entire Natural Resources base in the City.

To coordinate and ensure sustainable utilization and conservation of natural resources’ base in the City.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Coordinating the implementation of national policies, regulations, bye laws and City Ordinances on Natural Resource management;
• Coordinating, facilitating and managing the provision of extension services on natural resources utilization and conservation;
• Advising Council and other stakeholders on sustainable natural resources use and management.
• Appraising work plans and technical proposals in regard to environment impact assessment;
• Preparing and submitting work plans and budgets for the Natural Resources subsector;
• Networking with Community Service Organizations in the implementation of plans and programmes
• Managing issues of land tenure ownership and lease holdings in the City.
• Initiating technical proposals for sustainable management of forests, wetlands game parks among others.
• Supervising and appraising the staff of the department.

Person Specifications

a) Academic qualifications

• An Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in either Forestry; Natural Resources Wetlands Management; Environmental Studies; Land Use or Land Management from a recognized institution.
• A Master’s degree in any of the above fields from a recognized institution.

b) Working experience

• At least nine (9) years of working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Officer level in natural resources and environmental management.

• Coordinating the implementation of national policies, regulations, bye laws and City Ordinances on Natural Resource management;
• Coordinating, facilitating and managing the provision of extension services on natural resources utilization and conservation;
• Advising Council and other stakeholders on sustainable natural resources use and management.
• Appraising work plans and technical proposals in regard to environment impact assessment;
• Preparing and submitting work plans and budgets for the Natural Resources subsector;
• Networking with Community Service Organizations in the implementation of plans and programmes
• Managing issues of land tenure ownership and lease holdings in the City.
• Initiating technical proposals for sustainable management of forests, wetlands game parks among others.
• Supervising and appraising the staff of the department.

• An Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in either Forestry; Natural Resources Wetlands Management; Environmental Studies; Land Use or Land Management from a recognized institution.
• A Master’s degree in any of the above fields from a recognized institution.