Executive Director

National Forestry Authority (NFA) was established by the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, (NFTPA) 2003 to manage the Central Forestry Reserves and to supply quality forestry-related products and services to its stakeholders. NFA aims at expanding partnership arrangements and to attain financial sustainability. It employs a workforce of 350 employees, with a recurrent budget of about 33 billion shillings.  NFA is looking for a qualified, experienced, dynamic, hardworking and self driven individual to fill the vacancy of Executive Director.

Applications are invited from candidates who satisfy the under listed qualifications, experience, abilities and personal attributes to fill the above vacancy.

Role: To provide leadership to the Authority and give guidance towards its desired growth and profitability targets in line with policies set by the Board.

Key Result Areas

1. Initiate and review of policies that lead to the enhancement of the Authority’s resources.
2. Monitor the overall Authority’s performance and compliance to financial accounting system in line with government and the Authority’s  accounting procedures
3. Initiate and pursue the development of the Authority’s strategic planning and identify opportunities for its commercial strengthening in line with the Authority’s vision.
4. Develop strategies for networking with private sector, NGOs, forest adjacent communities, local councils and other stakeholders in the management of forest resources.
5. Implement the Performance Contract Agreement between NFA and the government and develop entrepreneur strategies for self financing.
6. Initiate the preparation of the annual budget and operation plans for timely approval by the Board and monitor their implementation in line with the Authority’s strategic objectives.
7. Enforcing NFA compliance with the forestry environmental laws and other relevant legislation, policies and regulation.

Qualifications, experience, abilities and personal attributes

• Honours degree in  Forestry, Economics, Finance, Law, Management, Environment or any other relevant field
• Postgraduate training and experience in  relevant field will be an added advantage
• At least 10 years of work experience at a senior managerial level in a large Private or Public Sector Organization.
• Proven and thorough knowledge of Finance, Management, or investment  in a complex, dynamic and successful concern
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to initiate and manage change in an organization
• Proven excellent skills in administration, fundraising, and lobbying
• Entrepreneurial competence and output-oriented work habits
• High level of integrity
• Resilience and reliability
• Good Interpersonal, team building and organizational skills

Age: at least 40 years old

Remuneration: Negotiable

Tenure of Appointment: The appointment shall be for a period of Three years with effect from the date of assumption of duties and may be renewed once subject to satisfactory performance.

Application procedure:

Interested candidates should submit their application letters, copies of academic and professional  certificates and Transcripts, 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 18^th November 2011.  

Only short listed candidates will be contacted and those who had responded to earlier adverts may not re-apply.

Human Resource Manager

National Forestry Authority

10/20 Spring Road

PO Box 70863

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: 0312 264035/6; 041 4230365/6; Fax: 0414 230369