Environment Education Officer Jobs – National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Job Title: Environment Education Officer
Organization: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Environment Education Officer
Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/03/2019
About US:
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under the National Environment Act Cap. 153 to promote and ensure sound environmental management practices for sustainable development in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Environment Education Officer will support environment education for sustainable development.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support building the capacity of teachers to establish and implement education for sustainable development and environment education programmes in primary schools;
- Design and undertake environment education programmes in primary schools;
- Conduct information needs assessment to inform education and awareness programmes;
- Organize school environment education competitions and awareness campaigns;
- Establish strong linkages and working strategies with education sector managers at the local level including centre coordinating tutors, District Education Officers and Inspectors of Schools to ensure effective environment education and education for sustainable development implementation in the sector;
- Conduct environment compliance inspections in schools, monitor and advise education institutions on environment education practices; and
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Education, Adult and Community Education, Science Education from a recognized institution.
- A minimum of three (3) years of work experience in environmental education activities.
- Experience in community training is an added advantage.
- Back ground in primary school teaching and management is an added advantage.
- Capacity to work with minimum supervision.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good reporting skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to make accurate and informed decisions.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their hand written applications together with copies of certificates/ testimonials and detailed curriculum vitae indicating three professional referees addressed to:-
The Executive Director,
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA),
NEMA House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road,
P.O. Box 22255, Kampala. Uganda
E- mail to: recruitment@nema.go.ug
Deadline: 11th March 2019
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