Compliance/Environment Officer

Job Responsibilities

• Harmonizing EIA review comments and records of decisions
• Prepare and Proof read EIA license conditions
• Communicate to the proponents queries and manage licensing regime’s records and registers
• Assisting in environmental inspections; 
• Incident management; 
• Receiving, dispatching and reviewing Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and Environmental Audits (EA) Reports; 
• Notification of EIA reports due for reviewing and processing of licenses; 
• Creating public awareness on environmental issues; 
• Receiving and dispatching applications for various Licensing regimes; 
• Mobilizing the public to participate in environmental conservation and management; 
• Assisting the County of deployment to develop the necessary capacity for environmental management;
• Coordinating community environmental activities; 
• Monitoring the state of terrestrial ecosystems on a regular basis; 
• Rapid assessment and inventory of terrestrial ecosystems; 
• Creating and updating environmental data bases; 
• Collecting and collating information for development of integrated management plans;
• Compiling progress reports; 
• Implementing relevant multi-lateral environmental agreements and donor funded projects; 
• Liaising with lead agencies, NGOs and the public in environmental management of terrestrial ecosystems;
• Implementing programmes to address climate change, air quality and desertification; 
• Identifying and verifying appropriate measures to prevent pollution and environmental degradation.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following field; Env. Management,Chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Env. Engineering, Env. Studies, Env. Science; Biochemistry, Natural Science,Community Development or any other relevant field
• Proficiency in computer applications.