Water Analyst Job Careers – Ministry of Water and Environment

Job Title:     Water Analyst
Organisation:  Ministry of Water and Environment 
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Ref. No.: HRM 70/73/01 VOL. II [6]
Salary Scale: Uganda Government Scale U4
About US:
The
Public Service Commission was established under the provisions of Article
165(1) of the 1995 Constitution. The Public Service Commission has a mission “To
provide Government with employees of the right caliber, in right numbers,
placed in the right jobs at the right time.”
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Responsible for taking part in the formulation
    and review of water quality policies laws regulations and strategies.
  • In charge of operating and ensuring quality
    systems (QS) in the national reference laboratory.
  • Responsible for monitoring and supervising
    quality system in regional laboratories.
  • In charge of monitoring and regulating
    operations of water testing laboratories in Uganda.
  • Co-coordinating laboratory quality assurance
    programmes.
  • In charge of participating in trans-boundary
    water quality management, supervision, management and administration of
    the water quality division.
  • Controlling and managing any disasters caused
    or related to water.
  • Controlling the quality and pollution levels
    in various water bodies.
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned
    from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Water Analyst job
    opportunity should be a Ugandan who holds an Honours Bachelor’s Degree and
    a minimum of a post graduate Diploma in Water and Environmental Resources
    Management or Water Quality Management or Limnology or Chemistry or
    Biology from a recognized University/Institution.
  • Age: Above 21 years
Personal Competencies:
  • High Degree of Ethics and Integrity
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Good communication and computer Skills
  • Proven ability to adapt to multi-cultural
    setting
  • High degree of innovation concern for
    quality, standards technical
  • Proven ability to coach subordinates and
    report writing skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Good negotiation skills
  • Good team building, innovation and concern
    for quality and standards.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are encouraged to fill in
applications in triplicate and submit them to the Secretary, Public Service
Commission, P.O. Box 7080, Kampala, Uganda. The Application and Summary Forms
are obtainable from the Public Service Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers
House, Parliament Avenue, Kampala, Ministry/Department Headquarters and
District Service Commission Offices, or can be downloaded from the PSC website,
download here.
Hand written applications are also acceptable.
Application
forms should bear the title of the post followed by the Reference Number
specified against the vacancy. The appropriate Advert Title e.g. “PSC
External Advert. No. 1/2016” should be indicated in capital letters on the top
of each first page of the Public Service Form No. 3 (2008). Applicants should
attach three sets of photocopies of their certificates and testimonials.
Applicants subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews shall be required to
present certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and
certificates at the time of sitting the Oral Interviews and their names will be
shown on the PSC website and on  the PSC
noticeboard.
Applicants
should attach three (3) recent certified passport size photographs and should
apply for a maximum of only two (2) posts clearly indicating the first and
second choice on the application.
NB: Serving officers already appointed in the Public
Service shall not be considered for this entry level position.  
Deadline: 15th April, 2016

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