COORDINATOR – RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – E 2 X1 POST

VACANCY CIRCULAR N0. 10 OF 2020

REF: ENT 4/26/111V (14)

DATE: 27 August 2020

TO:

All Permanent Secretaries
All Heads of Departments

VACANCY: COORDINATOR – RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – E 2 X1 POST

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism’s overall goal is to develop and implement policies, strategies and programmes to provide leadership and professional guidance on all matters pertaining to the conservation and management of the country’s environment and its natural resources for sustainable development and tourism.

A talented, experienced, proactive, innovative, and self-driven citizen of Botswana is sought to fill the above-mentioned position in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism – Department of Corporate Services – Gaborone.

5. Directs and coordinates the revision of environmental sector transformation policies and strategies.
6. Undertakes research designed to identify opportunities for improving sustainable environmental utilization management.
7. Monitors implementation of MoU and bilateral agreements.
8. Coordinates the development of monitoring and evaluation systems for sustainable environmental utilization and management.
9. Establishes and maintains up to date data on key sectoral economic aggregates and notes significant variations to inform decision making.
10. Designs strategies to ensure and enforce the ethical code of research in the sector.

COMPETENCIES:

• Managing Vision and Purpose
• Organisational Agility
• Decision Quality
• Innovation Management
• Managing through systems
• Planning and Organising

Salary Scale: E2 (P373,152 – P388,236 per annum)

LEAVE: 30 working days per annum.

BENEFITS

• Employment is on contract terms. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract gratuity at the rate of 30% of the total amount of the salary earned for the duration of the contract will be payable.
• Optional contributory Medical aid scheme (Government pays 50% and employee pays 50%)

QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological or Environmental Sciences or any other related qualification. A Masters degree will be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE: A minimum of fourteen (14) years relevant experience, two (2) years of which should have been served as Chief Research Officer – D1 in Botswana Government, or equivalent position and duties in the Private Sector and Parastatal Organisations.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To coordinate research designed to identify opportunities for improving sustainable environmental utilization management.

Key Performance Areas

1. Coordinate the assessment and approval of research permits for all research activities undertaken under the auspices of the Ministry.
2. Interprets research, monitoring and evaluation results to various stakeholders to inform policy, programme and project design and implementation.
3. Provides advice on environmental policy research issues and strategies needed to achieve the set goals for sustainable environmental utilization and management.
4. Represents the Ministry at various fora on issues relating to environmental policy, statistics and monitoring and evaluation to ensure that the interests of the ministry are addressed.
5. Directs and coordinates the revision of environmental sector transformation policies and strategies.

 

 

Applications:

Applicants should quote the reference and vacancy circular number and provide the following:

• Detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae.
• Certified copy of the National Identity Card.
• Certified true copies of Certificates (academic and professional).
• Two (2) recent work related references
• Date of first appointment, current position, date into current position and salary scale (all applicants).
• Actual salary (either per month or per annum) for all applicants from Parastatals and the Private Sector).