Climate Change Officer

Minimum Qualification

Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry; or Environment; or Environmental Science; or Agriculture; or Botany/Zoology from a recognized University/Institution

Minimum Qualification

Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry; or Environment; or Environmental Science; or Agriculture; or Botany/Zoology from a recognized University/Institution

– Assisting in the management of national climate change actions (Mitigation and Adaptation) in Uganda;

– Assisting in monitoring the implementation of mitigation and adaptation activities and updating the relevant stakeholders;

– Assisting in providing technical support on climate change issues;

– Assisting in the initiation development and review of appropriate policies, laws and programs necessary to ensure effective implementation of adaptation and mitigation activities;

– Participating in guiding implementation of adopted policies as well as decisions made by the relevant bodies of Government;

– Acting as the National Focal Point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol (KP), and other national regional and international collaborations;

– Assisting in the establishment and maintenance of the relationship with national, regional and international organizations, institutions and agencies;

– Assisting in the development and maintenance of a register of Clean Development Mechanism projects;

– Assisting in the promotion and cooperation in the development, application and diffusion, including transfer of technologies, practices and processes that control or affect climate change in all the relevant sectors;

– Participating in guiding on the education, training and public awareness programmes on climate change;

– Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.