JOB VACANCIES AT TANZANIA FOREST SERVICES (TFS) AGENCY
SAOHILL FOREST PLANTATION.
BACKGROUND
Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency is a semi-autonomous Government Agency established through Government Notice No. 269 of 30th July, 2010 under Executive Agency Act (Cap. 245) as amended from time to time. The Agency implements the National Forest and Beekeeping Policy of 1998 and the Forest Act (Cap 323 R.E of 2002) and Beekeeping Act Cap 224 R.E of 2002 which provide the legal framework for the management of forests and bee resources. The agency is among four units forming the Wildlife and Forest Conservation Service established by the Written Laws (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act, 2020.
The Fleadquarters is located in Dar es Salaam at Mpingo House, Ivory Room premises along Nyerere Road. TFS operates in seven zones as follows: Eastern zone (Kibaha in Pwani Region), Southern zone (Masasi District in Mtwara Region), Southern Highlands zone (Mbeya City in Mbeya Region), Northern zone (Same District in Kilimanjaro Region), Western zone (Tabora Municipal in Tabora Region), Lake zone (Mwanza City in Mwanza Region) and Central zone (Dodoma City in Dodoma Region). All operational matters of the Agency are handled at the Zones, while the Headquarters deals with strategic management issues.
NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE POSITIONS
TFS-Shamba la miti Saohill have 19 vacant positions comprising of Forest Assistant II (4), Forest Guard II (6), Driver II (3), Tourism Officer (1), Civil Technician (1), Assistant Procurement Officer (1) Assistant Nursing Officer II (2); and Laboratory Technologist II (1). These vacancies need to be filled immediately with suitably qualified Tanzanians. The following are the particulars related to these positions:
Job Title : Forest Guard II (6 Posts)
Duty Station : SAOHILL FOREST PLANTATION
Required Qualifications
Holder of Form IV Certificate of Secondary School level of education. The candidate must have attended and pass training of at least six months National Service (JKT), Militia, fire and rescue from a recognized institution.
- Main Duties
- To guard and prevent unauthorized entry into natural or plantation forests
- To carry out planned and ad hoc patrols of forests
- To monitor movements of people with suspicious forest products and report them to appropriate authorities
- To arrest illegal forest entrants in conjunction with authorized local authorities
- To participate in forest fire management practices; and
- To perform any other related duties as may be assigned time to time by Immediate Supervisor.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
- All applicant must be citizen of Tanzania with National Identification Card (NIDA) with an age between 18 to 30 years old.
- Applicants must have clean criminal record;
- Applicants must attach an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) having reliable contacts; postal address/post, email, telephone number and three referee.
- Applicants must attach Certified Copies of Birth and Academic Certificates.
- Only Successful candidates will be contacted for further Procedures.
- A signed application letter should be written either in Swahili or English.
Interested applicants should submit their applications by 3rd July, 2023 3:30 PM through to the following address:
Plantation Conservator,
Tanzania Forest Service Agency- Sao hill Forest Plantation,
P.O. BOX 45,
MAFINGA.
The deadline for submitting the application is 3rd July, 2023 3:30 PM.
