Background

The NWRA is an equal opportunity employer. Both male and female persons who meet the prerequisite qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply.

Purpose

To identify water users and effluent discharger and initiate licensing processes

Key Duties

• Identify unlicensed water abstractors, effluent dischargers and borehole drillers and facilitate licensing processes
• Identify licensed water users, effluent dischargers and borehole drillers who are not compliant and enforce compliance
• Coordinating with District Irrigation, Water and Environment Officers in identifying new and existing water users and effluent dischargers and ensure they are compliant with Water Resources Act requirements
• Receive, record, process and compile applications and prepare bimonthly reports
• Assist in analysing license and permit applications and recommending the same to supervisors
• Carrying out data entry, updating licenses and permits data and records in the licensing registers
• Assist in ensuring that all license and permit application fees are paid by verifying with proof of payments and record thereof in an efficient and effective manner
• Assisting license and permit applicants in completing license and permit application forms as per licensing requirements
• Support civic education and stakeholder awareness activities by assisting with the dissemination of awareness materials
• Assist in printing and issuing licenses
• Assist Catchment Management Committees in handling applications within the water resources area
• Allocating and supervising the Licensing Assistant

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma in Environmental Science, Water Resources Management, Natural Resources Management, Engineering, Laboratory Science/Technology, Geography or a related field
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant work experience in inspections, compliance monitoring, water resources management, environment management, natural resources management or a related field

Additional Skills and Abilities

• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Good communication skills both oral and written
• Good understanding of relevant laws and office procedures
• Attention to detail
• Integrity, honesty and confidentiality

• Identify unlicensed water abstractors, effluent dischargers and borehole drillers and facilitate licensing processes
• Identify licensed water users, effluent dischargers and borehole drillers who are not compliant and enforce compliance
• Coordinating with District Irrigation, Water and Environment Officers in identifying new and existing water users and effluent dischargers and ensure they are compliant with Water Resources Act requirements
• Receive, record, process and compile applications and prepare bimonthly reports
• Assist in analysing license and permit applications and recommending the same to supervisors
• Carrying out data entry, updating licenses and permits data and records in the licensing registers
• Assist in ensuring that all license and permit application fees are paid by verifying with proof of payments and record thereof in an efficient and effective manner
• Assisting license and permit applicants in completing license and permit application forms as per licensing requirements
• Support civic education and stakeholder awareness activities by assisting with the dissemination of awareness materials
• Assist in printing and issuing licenses
• Assist Catchment Management Committees in handling applications within the water resources area
• Allocating and supervising the Licensing Assistant

• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Good communication skills both oral and written
• Good understanding of relevant laws and office procedures
• Attention to detail
• Integrity, honesty and confidentiality

• Diploma in Environmental Science, Water Resources Management, Natural Resources Management, Engineering, Laboratory Science/Technology, Geography or a related field
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant work experience in inspections, compliance monitoring, water resources management, environment management, natural resources management or a related field