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 This has now been repealed by the National Environment Act No.5 of 2019 and mandated “as the principal agency in Uganda for regulating, supervising and coordinating all activities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:

Title : Project Assistant
Reports to : Project Coordinator
Salary Scale : E6
Vacancies : one (1)

Job Purpose: To provide support in the implementation, coordination and execution of the Country Project for management, phase-down and phase-out of ozone depleting substances and substances with global-warming potential.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Prepare and update comprehensive work-plan and budget for the Project.
• Make follow-ups on project beneficiaries and prepare status reports on on-going activities.
• Liaise with stakeholders and beneficiaries engaged in the project and assist them to observe and comply with the relevant national and international policies and laws relating to the protection of the Ozone Layer.
• Together with the Project Coordinator assist with the preparation of draft terms of reference for the experts to be contracted during the preparation and execution of certain Project activities.
• Provide secretarial function for the Project National Coordination Committee for management of ozone depleting substances and substances with global-warming potential, and the associated technologies, by Preparing necessary documents and logistics for the meetings of the Committee;
• Facilitating meetings together with the Project Coordinator and providing progress
• Reports and prepare technical papers for consideration;
• preparing formal reports of meetings.
• Liaise with the Project Coordinator in order to enable coordination of all activities under the Project amongst all participating stakeholders, government agencies, implementing agencies, and the NEMA Technical Committee on management of ozone depleting substances and products.
• Liaise with the Project Coordinator to identify and document lessons learned and replicable elements to be disseminated.
• Promote public awareness-raising activities with regards to phasing out the use of the controlled substances and technologies in Uganda.
• Any other duties assigned by the Project Coordinator.
Person’s specifications
(a) Qualifications.
A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental
Sciences.
Master’s Degree in any of the above will be an added advantage.
(b) Experience.
At least 3 years’ experience working in chemicals-related industry and associated technologies, or related project works.
(c) Tenure of appointment: The appointment shall be for a period of 1 year with effect from the date of assumption of duties and may be renewed subject to evaluation of performance of duties and availability of funds.
Duty Station: The successful candidate may in the interest of NEMA be required to serve in any part of Uganda.
Expert knowledge in the following matters
• Knowledge of chemicals research.
• Applied thermodynamics.
• Knowledge in good practices for managing heat transfer systems.
• Knowledge in good practices in chemicals management and experience in setting up
• Coordination mechanism for chemicals management.
• Familiarity with UNEP tool kit for identification and quantification of chemical releases related technologies dependent on the controlled /prohibited chemicals.
• Familiarity with laws, regulations and standards for chemicals management.
• Familiarity with the chemicals processes and best available technologies (BAT/BEP).

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.