Job Title: FOREST SUPERVISORS (33 Positions)
Reports to: Sector Manager
Duty Station: Transferable
Salary Scale: NFA 6
Terms of Employment 3 years contract (Renewable)
Job Summary: Taking full charge of a beat by ensuring security and integrity of the same beat by
adopting the Landscape approach to management;
Responsibilities and tasks:
Implementing forest management plans including raising nursery seedlings, planting trees, forest
boundary maintenance.
Take full charge of a beat as defined by the Sector Manager, adopting the landscape approach to
management.
Supervise the harvesting of forest resources.
Guide visitors into the forest.
Prepare weekly activity schedules and targets and ensure their accomplishments.
Participate in preparation and supervision of local contracts where applicable, and certify completion of
work.
Carry out regular maintenance on forest boundaries.
Conduct and supervise forest patrols.
Participate in protection activities in the forest reserve beyond the range.
Prepare and submit situational and weekly reports to Sector Manager.
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Minimum Qualifications, experience and skills:
Applicants should posses at least a diploma in Forestry or Environmental Management or
Tourism from recognised institutions.
At least one (1) year working experience.8
Knowledge of Forestry products and services.
Should be between 20 to 35 years of age.
Interested candidates, who fully meet the above requirements, should submit their application letters, copies
of academic and professional certificates and transcripts and curriculum vitae giving full details of
applicants education, qualifications, experience, present salary and naming three referees, plus their postal,
email and telephone contacts to the address below not later than 31st August 2012.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Executive Director,
Plot 10/20 Spring Road Nakawa
P.O. Box 70863, Kampala
Tel: 031 – 264035/6
041 – 230365/9
E-mail – info@nfa.org.ug
