Vacancy title:
Education Officer - English

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Education, Civil & Government, Teachers & Education]

Jobs at:
Education Service Commission

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, January 10 2026

Duty Station:
Various Seed Secondary Schools | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the various vacant positions which exists in the Seed Secondary Schools built under the UGANDA INTER-GOVERNMENT FISCAL TRANSFER PROGRAM (UGIFT) Financial Year 2025/2026, under the Department of Government Secondary Education in Ministry of Education and Sports.

Responsibilities or duties

Prepare, schemes of work, lesson plans and teaching and learning aids in line with the approved curriculum.

Conduct lessons and remedial work according to the set timetable.

Participate in setting, administering and marking internal and external examinations.

Carry out continuous assessment and evaluation of student performance.

Attend general staff meetings, panel, departmental and committee meetings.

Guide and counsel students.

Keep and maintain records and inventories.

Participate in co-curricular activities and community activities.

Ensure discipline in the school.

Serve as a classroom teacher and teacher on duty.

Participate in the self-assessment and appraisal of the Assistant Education Officer

Perform any other duty assigned by the relevant authority.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

(i) An Honours Bachelor's Degree in / with Education or an Honours Degree in a relevant teaching subject plus Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from a recognised University/Institution.

(ii) Must be registered with the Ministry of Education and Sports.

(iii) Must have at least two teaching subjects or Double main subjects.

(iv) Below 50 years of age for new entrants.

Skills and Competencies

Guidance and Counselling Skills, Pedagogical skills, Good Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Computer Literacy Skills, Record Keeping Skills, Curriculum Comprehension and Interpretation, Life Skills, Environment and Primary Healthcare, Public Relations Skills, Safety and Precautionary measures, Support for Special Needs students and Instructional Leadership skills.

Experience needed

Not specified, but implied by qualifications.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

The successful candidates will be deployed to the Seed Secondary Schools which they have been interviewed for.

All successful applicants shall be required to serve in the respective Seed Secondary Schools for at least Five (5) years.

For all posts, qualified women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.

All Services from The Education Service Commission are Free of Charge.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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The Applications should be filled on-line using the E-recruitment portal of the Education Service Commission (ESC).

Applications should be submitted not later than 10th January, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

Please follow the instructions below for the filling and submission of your application form.

Account Creation Process

Go to the ESC website at https://www.esc.go.ug and click on the 'Job Adverts' hyper link highlighted at the top right corner.

Or, click on 'E-recruit Portal' on the homepage of the website

Or go to any browser of your choice and enter https://erecruit.esc.go.ug

Or use your Smart Phone to search and download the ESC App from Google Play store under the name e-Recruit.

Click ‘Sign Up’ button highlighted in the top right corner for you to create your account/ user profile on the system.

Fill in the required information in the ‘Create an Applicant’s Account’.

A confirmation of ‘successful creation of account’ will be sent with a confirmation link which will lead you to log into the system successfully.

Application Process

Go to ‘View Job Detail’ against the job that you qualify for.

Search for the job and study the job detail carefully.

To apply for the job, click ‘Apply for Job’ at the right corner.

Then ‘submit’ your application r save in case you may need to come back to it.

Applicants are advised to note the following:

• Create an address in case you do not have one.
• Scan your passport size photograph (jpg, jpeg, png format).
• Scan your relevant documents
• Keep a copy of your application form for future use.

Relevant Documents include:

Academic Documents: -

• ‘O’ Level- UCE Certificate
• ‘A’ Level Certificate
• Degree/Diploma Certificates
• Degree/Diploma Transcripts

Registration Certificate(s) (for teaching staff and Enrolled Nurses).

A copy of Pay slip (Not before July 2025) for Serving Officers.

National and Institutional identity cards.

Letters of Appointments, Confirmation and Posting/Transfer.

Recommendation Form - Click 'Recommendation Form' UGIFT 2/2025 on the ESC website homepage to download form.

Summary Form -Click 'Summary Form' UGIFT 2/2025 on the ESC website homepage to download form.

Please note that:

• The application process for all posts should be completed ONLINE.
• You should apply for only one post in one school. Submission for more than one post will lead to disqualification.
• (Hand delivered applications will not be accepted)
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• All shortlisted candidates will be required to carry along their original documents and three printed copies of the Online Application at the time of oral interviews.
• Upload only the required documents as per the job specifications. Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to present the rest of their relevant documents during the oral interviews.

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