The National Environment Management Authority (hereinafter called “NEMA”) was established under the National Environment Act, Cap.153 in May 1995 (hereinafter called the “Act”). This has now been repealed by the National Environment Act No.5 of 2019 and mandated “as the principal agency in Uganda for regulating, supervising and coordinating all activities relating to the environment.
NEMA invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant position:

Job Ref Title: NEMA/ADV/EXT/03/2022
Title: Executive Director
Reports to: Senior Procurement Officer/ Head of Procurement and Disposal Unit
Salary Scale: E4
Vacancies: One (1)

Purpose of the Job
Support the procurement function of the Authority.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: –
• Provide support to NEMA and assist Management in operations and procurement related functions.
• Assess the compliance to PPDA and development partners’ procedures on goods, works and services procured for NEMA.
• Prepare and implement NEMA’s procurement plan.
• Prepare tender documents for the procurement of goods, works & services.
• Assist NEMA Management & the Contracts Committee to review procurement requests for completeness, adequacy and clarity of tender documents.
• Implement procurement and contracting transactions to purchase goods, works and services at the best value;
• Take pre-emptive action on operational, administrative and procedural issues of tenders submitted by suppliers and service providers;
• Prepare all necessary procurement management reports;
• Prepare & make available on time the tender documents for bidders;
• Demonstrate professional behavior, personal ethics, integrity and transparency in dealing with clients and service providers;
• Mentor colleagues by sharing knowledge in procurement procedures;
• Ensure that procurement procedures and guidelines are harmonized in the PPDA Procurement
• Manual.
• Undertake any other task related to the procurement function which could be requested by
• NEMA management & Contracts Committee and;
• Perform any other duties assigned

Person’s specifications
• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Procurement & Logistics and a Masters’ degree in a related discipline.
• Professional certification in Procurement and Logistics is a MUST
o Experience: At least 5 years’ experience, 3 of which should be in public procurement and disposal management.
o Membership: Full Membership of the Institute of Procurement Professionals of Uganda.

Potential candidates should download an application form from the NEMA website, fill the form, attaching requisite academic transcripts and certificates in one pdf file named “Position-Name of Applicant”.

The one pdf file should be submitted to recruitment@nema.go.ug 

Applicants who will not have heard from us by 7th April 2022 should consider their applications unsucceful.