Job Role
To provide leadership and maximize the authority’s contribution towards its desired growth and profitability targets in line with policies set by the board.
Responsibilities and duties
1. Monitor the overall authority’s performance and compliance to financial accounting system in line with government and the authority’s accounting procedures.
2. Develop advocacy strategies for networking with private sector, NGOs forest adjacent communities, local councils and other stakeholders in the management of forest resources.
3. Initiate the development and review of policies for the organization’s physical, human and financial resources.
4. Initiate and pursue the development of the authority’s strategic planning and identify opportunities for its commercial strengthening in line with the authority vision.
5. Implement the performance contract agreement between NFA and the government and develop entrepreneur strategies for self financing.
6. Develop strategies for enforcing NFA compliance with the relevant legislation, forestry and environmental laws, government’s poverty eradication plans and other relevant polices.
Qualifications
• Honours degree in forestry, Economics, Finance, Law, Management, Environment or other relevant field.
• Postgraduate training in relevant field is an added advantage.
• At least 10 years of working experience at a senior managerial level in large private or public sector organizations.
• Good interpersonal, team building and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• High level of integrity.
• Entrepreneurial competence and output oriented work habits.
Tenure of appointment:
The appointment shall be for a period of three years with effect from the date of assumption of duties and may be renewed once subject to satisfactory performance.
Application procedure:
• Interested candidates should submit their application letters, copies of qualification certificates and transcripts, CVs giving full details of applicants’ education, qualification, working experiences, present salary and naming three referees, plus their postal, email an d telephone contacts to the address below;
Human Resource manager
National Forestry Authority
10/20 spring Road
PO, Box 70863
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 0312264035/6; 0414230365/6; Fax: 0414230369
Date of deadline: Friday 18th November 2011 at 5:00pm
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
To provide leadership and maximize the authority’s contribution towards its desired growth and profitability targets in line with policies set by the board.
Responsibilities and duties
1. Monitor the overall authority’s performance and compliance to financial accounting system in line with government and the authority’s accounting procedures.
2. Develop advocacy strategies for networking with private sector, NGOs forest adjacent communities, local councils and other stakeholders in the management of forest resources.
3. Initiate the development and review of policies for the organization’s physical, human and financial resources.
4. Initiate and pursue the development of the authority’s strategic planning and identify opportunities for its commercial strengthening in line with the authority vision.
5. Implement the performance contract agreement between NFA and the government and develop entrepreneur strategies for self financing.
6. Develop strategies for enforcing NFA compliance with the relevant legislation, forestry and environmental laws, government’s poverty eradication plans and other relevant polices.
Qualifications
• Honours degree in forestry, Economics, Finance, Law, Management, Environment or other relevant field.
• Postgraduate training in relevant field is an added advantage.
• At least 10 years of working experience at a senior managerial level in large private or public sector organizations.
• Good interpersonal, team building and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• High level of integrity.
• Entrepreneurial competence and output oriented work habits.
Tenure of appointment:
The appointment shall be for a period of three years with effect from the date of assumption of duties and may be renewed once subject to satisfactory performance.
Application procedure:
• Interested candidates should submit their application letters, copies of qualification certificates and transcripts, CVs giving full details of applicants’ education, qualification, working experiences, present salary and naming three referees, plus their postal, email an d telephone contacts to the address below;
Human Resource manager
National Forestry Authority
10/20 spring Road
PO, Box 70863
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: 0312264035/6; 0414230365/6; Fax: 0414230369
Date of deadline: Friday 18th November 2011 at 5:00pm
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
