Principal Development Officer - Local Economic Development job at Ministry of Local Government

Vacancy title:
Principal Development Officer - Local Economic Development

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Civil & Government ]

Jobs at:

Ministry of Local Government

Deadline of this Job:
10 March 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Minimum Qualification
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Economics; or Education; or Business Management; or Agricultural Economics; or any relevant Degree plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation; or Project Management obtained from a recognized University/Institution.

Working Experience
Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience, three (03) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Development Officer in Government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable Organization.

Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner, Local Economic Development for performing the following duties:-
• Reviewing and developing policies for economic development in Local Governments in liaison with Assistant Commissioner, Local Economic Development;
• Initiating special projects for addressing district development objectives in liaison with Assistant Commissioner, Local Economic Development;
• Guiding and mentoring Local Governments in community driven development;
• Providing platform for Private Public Partnerships with Local Governments;
• Advocating for business development in Local Governments;
• Providing technical support to Local Governments programmes for revenue enhancement and policies;
• Facilitating Local Governments to provide the right mix of goods and services;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Mandatory requirements for Applicants: -
• Apply ON-LINE.
• Scan, attach and submit on-line recent passport size photograph and relevant documents(‘O’ Level, and ‘A’ Level Certificates, Degree Transcript and Certificates).
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;

Application Process:
• Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors 
• Click and Register as a new User to create your account and complete your profile (starting with your bio data moving downwards).
• If you already have an account, simply sign in and update your profile.
• Click on Jobs then Advertised Jobs in the menu. Select the Advert to view the jobs therein.
• Click on the job from the list of advertised jobs.
• View the job details and click apply.
• Review your application and submit.
• You can only apply for one (1) post. Applying for more than one (1) post will lead to automatic disqualification.

Emphasis: -
• Only on-line applications on the e-recruitment system will be considered.
• Candidates shortlisted for Interviews will be contacted.
• Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them copies of original academic documents (O and A level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid Identity Card.
• Serving Officers already appointed in the Public Service shall not be considered for entry level posts under this GRE advert;
• Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.
• In case of any inquiry, call Tel. No.0414-237671 or 0414-254271 or 0414-342279 or send an e-mail to vacancies@psc.go.ug 

Applicants should, among others, have the following competencies:
Ethics and integrity; interpersonal, communication and computer skills; ability to adapt to multi-cultural settings; effective organizational and planning skills; time management skills; technical skills; report writing skills; negotiation skills; capacity for teamwork; innovation and concern for results, quality and standards.


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Job Info
Job Category: Government jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 10 March 2023
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 21-02-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 21-02-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 21-02-2065
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