Background information about the job or company:

The incumbent will be responsible for performing various policy analysis duties within the government sector in Uganda.

Responsibilities or duties:

• Tracking existing and new public policies for consistency, coherence, and harmony
• Providing relevant policy guidance to Senior and Top Management in the Public Service
• Recommending and ensuring that International best practices in policy development are Institutionalized in Government
• Providing guidance in the establishment of Policy Analysis Units and professional development of Policy Analysts
• Providing technical guidance on Government policy research initiatives
• Supporting establishment of policy forums amongst Policy Analysis practitioners
• Providing technical guidance in regard to policy advocacy, sensitization, and education of stakeholders
• Providing regular reporting by line Ministries on the status of implementation of Cabinet decisions
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications or requirements:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy or related fields
• Applicants should have a Masters Degree in Public Policy or related fields
• Applicants should have a minimum of twelve (12) years relevant working experience

Experience needed:

Applicants should have a minimum of twelve (12) years relevant working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Assistant Commissioner, Policy Analysis in Government.

• Tracking existing and new public policies for consistency, coherence, and harmony
• Providing relevant policy guidance to Senior and Top Management in the Public Service
• Recommending and ensuring that International best practices in policy development are Institutionalized in Government
• Providing guidance in the establishment of Policy Analysis Units and professional development of Policy Analysts
• Providing technical guidance on Government policy research initiatives
• Supporting establishment of policy forums amongst Policy Analysis practitioners
• Providing technical guidance in regard to policy advocacy, sensitization, and education of stakeholders
• Providing regular reporting by line Ministries on the status of implementation of Cabinet decisions
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy or related fields
• Applicants should have a Masters Degree in Public Policy or related fields
• Applicants should have a minimum of twelve (12) years relevant working experience