Under Secretary new Government job at Office Of The President in Kampala, Uganda 2023

Job Description

Job Category:
Administrative jobs in Uganda

Job Location:
Kampala

Education Level:
Bachelor Degree

Years Of Experience

12 years

Job Details

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Qualification

Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Arts; or Social Sciences; or Development Studies; or Social Work and Social Administration; or Management Science; or Law; or Commerce (Management option); or Business Administration (Management option) or a related field plus a Masters Degree in Public Administration; or Public Sector Management; or Business Administration; or Management Studies; or a related field from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants should possess an Administrative Officer’s Law Course Certificate plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration; or Management; or Development Administration; or a related field from a recognized awarding Institution.

Working Experience

Applicants should have a minimum of twelve (12) years relevant working experience at a Managerial Level, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Principal Assistant Secretary in Government or equivalent level of working experience from a reputable Organization.

Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Permanent Secretary for performing the following duties:-
• Preparing Budget Estimates;

• Monitoring the utilization of released funds;

• Ensuring availability, distribution and effective utilization of logistics;

• Developing, Mentoring and motivating subordinates;

• Managing physical assets;

• Overseeing issues relating to staff welfare;

• Managing of sectoral and national functions;

• Directing, controlling and coordinating administrative matters;

• Reviewing and verifying Cabinet Memoranda;

• Developing Departmental Performance Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluating performance;

• Benchmarking best practices and designing interventions to improve service delivery;

• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Job Qualifications

Minimum Qualification

Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Arts; or Social Sciences; or Development Studies; or Social Work and Social Administration; or Management Science; or Law; or Commerce (Management option); or Business Administration (Management option) or a related field plus a Masters Degree in Public Administration; or Public Sector Management; or Business Administration; or Management Studies; or a related field from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants should possess an Administrative Officer’s Law Course Certificate plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration; or Management; or Development Administration; or a related field from a recognized awarding Institution.

Application Process
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.u

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.