Environmental Officer at the Kano State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources

The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kano State wishes to announce that a new Project named Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS) in collaboration with the State, Federal and World Bank has been approved for implementation in six selected States (Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Enugu, Lagos and Cross Rivers).

Applications are invited from all suitably qualified candidates within and outside the State Civil Service for the position below:

Job Title: Environmental Officer

Location: Kano

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Master's degree in Agricultural Economics, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences or other related disciplines
• Manage and conduct environmental safeguard due diligence of new investment proposals
• Identify all key potential environmental impacts and risks of a project and ensure that their appropriate mitigation measures are in place
• Ensuring regular site Inspections and environmental sampling and analysis is carried out
• Preparation of environmental reports and tracking project performance against environmental key performance indicators and targets
• Experience at least 3 years of relevant experience in working with public or, private sector firms across industry sectors (including infrastructure, civil works, agribusiness, and/or processing) to identify environmental risk and issues and develop mitigation measures to ensure compliance with good international industry practice.

Application Closing Date
29th January, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications together with all relevant Documents and their GSM number for contact to:
The Managing Director,
Kano State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA),
Km 9, Hadeja Road,
Kano State.

Note: The successful candidates will be shortlisted and notified for the date of the interview soonest.