Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities
• Coordinate regional activities with the water towers under jurisdiction;
• Participate Identification and documentation of water towers, biodiversity hotspots and wetlands for gazettement, protection and conservation in consultation with relevant stakeholders
• Participate in protection and gazettement of water towers and watersheds for protection in the region in consultation with relevant stakeholders;
• Participate in the zonation, recovery and rehabilitation of critical water catchment areas and biodiversity hotspots;
• Participate in development and dissemination of water towers ecosystem management strategic plans, standards and regulations;
• Sensitize relevant stakeholders and agencies on protection, rehabilitation and conservation
• Participate in acquisition of ecosystem related data and information in all the identified Water Towers to support ecosystem management strategic planning, protection, rehabilitation and conservation
• Contribute to auditing and monitoring of rehabilitation, conservation and management activities in water towers ecosystem
• Prepare field reports and participate in the preparation of work plans and budgets
• Acquire ecosystem related data and information in all the identified Water Towers to support management auditing and development of ecosystem management strategic plans and standards
• Participate in auditing and monitor rehabilitation, conservation and management activities in water towers
• Participate in activities related to security, rehabilitation and protection of the water towers
• Participate in Environment Impact Assessment and economic valuation in the water towers
• Resolve conflicts of various actors within the water towers under jurisdiction;
• Overseeing the dissemination of water tower programmes and policies on protection rehabilitation and conservation;
• Engage in stakeholder identification and develop and maintain relationships with strategic partners.
• Support resource mobilization for nature–based enterprises at the regional level.
• Support the implementation of prioritized nature–based enterprises at the water towers.
• Participate in community sensitization on environmental conservation and nature–based enterprises.
• Prepare field reports, quarterly and annual land use reports

Qualification
• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been at the supervisory level
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Environmental planning, Forestry Meteorology, Cartography, Hydrology, Botany, Ecology, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Masters degree in any of the following fields; Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Environmental planning, Forestry Meteorology, Cartography, Hydrology, Botany, Ecology, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable
• Proficiency in computer application
• Demonstrate merit as reflected in work performance and results;
• Good communication skills
• Meet the provision of Chapter Six of Constitution

Key Competencies and skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to mentor/coach staff working under him
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills • Coordinate regional activities with the water towers under jurisdiction;
• Participate Identification and documentation of water towers, biodiversity hotspots and wetlands for gazettement, protection and conservation in consultation with relevant stakeholders
• Participate in protection and gazettement of water towers and watersheds for protection in the region in consultation with relevant stakeholders;
• Participate in the zonation, recovery and rehabilitation of critical water catchment areas and biodiversity hotspots;
• Participate in development and dissemination of water towers ecosystem management strategic plans, standards and regulations;
• Sensitize relevant stakeholders and agencies on protection, rehabilitation and conservation
• Participate in acquisition of ecosystem related data and information in all the identified Water Towers to support ecosystem management strategic planning, protection, rehabilitation and conservation
• Contribute to auditing and monitoring of rehabilitation, conservation and management activities in water towers ecosystem
• Prepare field reports and participate in the preparation of work plans and budgets
• Acquire ecosystem related data and information in all the identified Water Towers to support management auditing and development of ecosystem management strategic plans and standards
• Participate in auditing and monitor rehabilitation, conservation and management activities in water towers
• Participate in activities related to security, rehabilitation and protection of the water towers
• Participate in Environment Impact Assessment and economic valuation in the water towers
• Resolve conflicts of various actors within the water towers under jurisdiction;
• Overseeing the dissemination of water tower programmes and policies on protection rehabilitation and conservation;
• Engage in stakeholder identification and develop and maintain relationships with strategic partners.
• Support resource mobilization for nature–based enterprises at the regional level.
• Support the implementation of prioritized nature–based enterprises at the water towers.
• Participate in community sensitization on environmental conservation and nature–based enterprises.
• Prepare field reports, quarterly and annual land use reports"> Key Competencies and skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to mentor/coach staff working under him
• Good communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills"> Qualification
• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience three (3) of which should have been at the supervisory level
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Environmental planning, Forestry Meteorology, Cartography, Hydrology, Botany, Ecology, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Masters degree in any of the following fields; Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Environmental planning, Forestry Meteorology, Cartography, Hydrology, Botany, Ecology, or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable
• Proficiency in computer application
• Demonstrate merit as reflected in work performance and results;
• Good communication skills
• Meet the provision of Chapter Six of Constitution ">

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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