Forester Grade 8-Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism 674 views

DIRECTORATE : FORESTRY
DIVISION: FOREST AND BOTANICAL RESEARCH
SUBDIVISION: NATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH CENTRE
SECTION: FOREST ECOLOGY

Post designation : Forester Grade 8
1xpost : Okahandja
Salary scale : N$220, 828 – N$263,911
Housing allowance : N$13,080 per annum
Transport allowance : N$7,680 per annum
Minimum requirements: An appropriate 4-year B.Sc. or B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Forestry or
Environmental Biology or Natural Resource Management or equivalent qualification at NQF
Level 8. An appropriate Masters qualification would serve as an advantage. A valid driver’s
license (Code B / BE) would serve as an advantage. Computer literacy extending beyond
the ordinary office packages to include GIS applications and multivariate statistical
packages will be an added advantage.

Overall responsibilities:
Responsibilities linked to this position will include supervision at sectional level; planning, cocoordination of forestry research activities; conducting field work in remote rural areas;
mentoring of students; the capturing, analysis and management of data; the publication of
research results; input to institutional budget. Liaison with national and international
stakeholders.

Enquiries: Ms Esmerialda Strauss, [email protected], Tel. 061 2087327 Mr Festus
Shaanika, [email protected], Tel. 061 20877632

NB:
 Applicants must be a Namibian
 Foreign obtained qualifications must be evaluated by the Namibia Qualification Authority
(NQA)
 Application of employment must be completed in full
 No personal documents will be returned.
 No faxed, emailed or late applications will be accepted.