Section Head- Environmental Assessment and Analysis

Section Head- Environmental Assessment and Analysis

Manage the Environmental Assessment and Analysis section; and ensure environmental assessments activities pertaining to the development, industrial and commercial projects, as well as Environmental Consultant Offices (ECOs) registration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure effective coordination across the section to identify the type of environment study and environment management plans required by proponents, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and standards.
• Manage the review and evaluation of environmental studies such as Preliminary Environmental Review, Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA), etc. as required, for assessing the impact of industrial and development projects on the environment.
• Review recommendations and feedback prepared on environmental studies to ensure assessments are comprehensive and adequate, and are conducted as per the established technical guidelines.
• Manage the development, review, and continuous enhancement of environmental studies technical guidelines to ensure they are reflective of local and federal regulations and laws, and leading practices in order to ensure studies.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the reporting manager.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Planning:

• Prepare and communicate the long and short term strategy, goals and objectives and annual and operational plans in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the strategic goals.
• Manage the execution of the section's long and short term strategy, goals and objectives and annual and operational plans.
• Propose and communicate KPIs for the section and its employees and ensure they are in line with sector and strategic goals.

Budget Management:

• Develop the section's budget and monitor budget spend in coordination with relevant divisions.
• Provide guidance to direct line reports on budget optimization opportunities where applicable.
• Analyze financial information (e.g. revenues, expenditures, and cash management) to ensure all operations are within the section's approved budget.

Corporate Performance Management:

• Oversee the performance of the section by providing strategic direction and guidance in achieving objectives.
• Proactively communicate the annual section objectives and KPIs to section's employees.
• Engage with the relevant stakeholders at the sectoral level and identify opportunities to improve sector's performance.

People Management:

• Responsible for identifying the training and development needs of the section's employees.
• Maintain constant availability of the required number of competent staff to support the section in meeting all its responsibilities, plans, and objectives.
• Provide constructive feedback to subordinates and provide inputs to the division head on performance of employees.