About WCS:
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), an international conservation NGO with its headquarters at the Bronx Zoo, New York, USA has been operating in Uganda for more than 50 years. WCS works to conserve biological diversity and ecosystem function through applied research, management of natural resources and providing technical support to Ugandan organizations and agencies.
Job Summary: The Program Manager will be in charge of the overall implementation of all WCS’s business and biodiversity development projects in Uganda and will establish strong linkage with all relevant institutions and stakeholders to ensure effective achievement of designed project activities and realization of program objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide effective program leadership and oversee the implementation of WCS’s business and biodiversity development-related projects in Uganda.
The incumbent will develop a strategy and annual work plan for Uganda to meet the objectives of the new project, including, support for the development of the proposed modification of EIA regulations to include No Net Loss (NNL) of biodiversity.
Define the analysis needed to support technical and scientific approaches for developing biodiversity offsets, specifically looking at baselines/reference scenarios and benchmarks for NNL of biodiversity and appropriate offset metrics for quantifying the loss and gain of biodiversity that underlies offsets.
Explore options for additional funding to expand project activities in the country.
Actively engage and coordinate with other organizations and projects working on similar initiatives, where such engagement/coordination will contribute to the success of applying biodiversity offsets.
Render support in the preparation of training materials that will support capacity building of government staff, developers, offset providers and identify best approaches for delivering NNL in identified target areas.
Develop policy options and recommendations that can be shared with government and key stakeholders as well as organize stakeholder workshops to foster discussion and identification of realistic actions.
Significantly contribute to the development of a policy action plan for NNL, including working with government and key partners to get buy-in for policy and legal reforms toward achieving NNL.
Write policy briefs and other communication materials that will promote learning and institutionalization of the NNL policy in Uganda and the region at large.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates must hold a Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Management, Public Policy, Geography, Environmental Science, Ecology or other related field
At least five years’ relevant experience working in the environmental (impact) assessment field and/or in conducting ecological analyses, planning and implementation of conservation measures for companies or other relevant institutions, with demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility.
Broad working knowledge and experience in the application of the mitigation hierarchy and the planning for, and implementation of mitigation measures and compensation / biodiversity offsets, engage government on the development of effective regulations and policies concerning impact mitigation and offset measures.
Possess impeccable skills in project management, including budgeting, financial, time and technical consultants’ management and other personnel to achieve effective project delivery.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send a cover letter, updated CV and at least three references (with contact information including phone numbers) via email to: wcsugandajobs@gmail.com and copy to gkakala@wcs.org.
Deadline: 22nd February, 2016