The government of the Republic of Ghana has passed an act (Act 831 of 2011) to regulate Biosafety and provide for\u00a0related matters in the country. A key provision of the Act is the establishment of the National Biosafety Authority (NBA)<\/p>\n
Job Title: Chief Executive Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n OBJECTIVES OF THE ACT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 To ensure an adequate level of protection in the field of safe development transfer, handling and use of Genetically Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Receive, process, respond to and to make decisions on applications under and in conformity with the Act. APPOINTMENT & ADMINISTRATIVE\/MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The President of the Republic of Ghana shall appoint In accordance with article 195 of the Constitution of Ghana, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Authority, in the terms and conditions of service stated in the instrument of AGE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>The candidate should preferably not be more than fifty-five (55) years of age.<\/p>\n REMUNERATION:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Salary and conditions of service is very attractive.<\/p>\n Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The preferred candidate must possess the following;<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of Master of Science (MSc) Pertaining to ; Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications with curriculum vitae including names and addresses of three (3) Referees should reach the address below:-<\/p>\n THE CHIEF DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/em> Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a020 May, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The government of the Republic of Ghana has passed an act (Act 831 of 2011) to regulate Biosafety and provide for\u00a0related matters in the country. A key provision of the…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/jobs.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-36N","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nModified Organisms (GMOs) resulting from biotechnology that may have an adverse effect on health and the
\nenvironment.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 To establish a transparent and predictable process to review and make decisions on genetically modified organisms
\nand related matters.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Establish administrative mechanisms to ensure the appropriate handling and storage of documents and data in
\nconnection with the processing of applications and any other matter covered by the Act.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Act as the National Focal Point responsible for liaising with any other agency or international organization concerned with biotechnology and biosafety; and
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Promote public awareness, participation and education concerning the duties of the Authority under the Biosafety
\nAct.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The governing body of the Authority shall be a Board that is to be constituted.<\/p>\n
\nappointment;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The CEO shall hold office for a period not exceeding five (5) years and is eligible for re-appointment for another term only;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The CEO shall be responsible for the day to day management of the Authority and shall be accountable to the Board;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Board shall be responsible for the proper and efficient performance of the functions of the Authority and shall
\nregulate its own procedures and the proceduresof any of its Committees; and
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The sector Minister may give policy directives to the Board to facilitate its work.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Ministry of Environment Science Technology and Innovation invites prospective candidates to apply for the
\nposition of Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Authority that is to be constituted.<\/p>\n
\n1) Biotechnology\/ Biosafety
\n2) Environmental Science
\n3) Any of the Biosciences
\n4) Agriculture
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 At least ten (10) years practice in any of the above fields, five (5) years of which must be in a management position.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge in Biosafety and Biotechnology and related protocols is an advantage.<\/p>\n
\nMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>
\nP. O. BOX GP 232 |<\/strong><\/em>
\nMINISTRIES, ACCRA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n