The management of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) on Thursday, November 14, 2024 administered aptitude test to over two hundred and eighty-three (283) persons who have expressed interest through application for a number of published positions.
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) on July 30, 2024 retired ninety-one (91) employees from various departments of the entity through a directive of the Civil Service Agency (CSA). The retirement was done in line with the CSA standing order on retirement, which gives retirees a three-month grace period on payroll. The three-month salary period ran from July 30, 2024 to October 31, 2024.
As a result of this retirement, which created vacancies at the various departments, the management of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) published a vacancy announcement to the public to replace those retirees.
The positions applied for are as follows: Zone Warden/ Chief Park Warden, twenty-one (21), Park Biologist, nineteen (19), Law Enforcement Officer, eighteen (18), Law Enforcement Ranger, seventy-four (74), Chain of Custody Inspector, fifteen (15), Chain of Custody Officer, eleventh (11), Regional Extension Officer, eighteen (18), Research Officer, eight (8), Nursery Ranger, seven (7), Office Assistant, thirteen (13), Security Officer, twenty-five (25), Driver, thirty (30), Inventory Officer, seven (7), Community Engagement Ranger, fourteen (14).
The management of FDA is expected to publish the names of applicants who make a successful pass in the test for further scrutiny. The Human Resource Division of FDA supervised the test.