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Job Title:         Logistics Officer
Organisation: Ministry of
Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Reports to: Commissioner
Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development
About Us:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries established
an Agricultural Investment Unit under the Department of Agricultural Investment
and Enterprise Development. The major objective of the Unit is to assist in
coordinating and promoting agribusiness, with emphasis on value addition and
act as an initiative to link and create synergies between MAAIF (Public Policy
/ Regulation), the Private Sector and Development Partners on issues of
promoting agribusiness and value addition.
Job Summary: The Logistics
Officer will be responsible for formulation and planning matters relating to
Finance, Administration and Procurement of the Agricultural Investment Unit.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Tasked with preparing procurement plans
    and budgets;
  • In charge of initiating procurement
    requisitions;
  • Responsible for security and safe custody
    of assets and materials in the unit;
  • Ensure timely accountability for funds and
    activities;
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Logistics Officer
    job opportunity should hold an Honors Bachelors’ Degree in Business
    Administration, Procurement, Finance or related field from a recognized
    University/Institution;
  • Possession of a Post Graduate
    Qualification in the above fields is an added advantage;
  • At least two years’ experience in
    logistics and procurement management in Government or a reputable
    organization
  • Good
    management and leadership skills;
  • Demonstrated
    ability to adequately handle procurement and logistics;
  • Good
    financial management and budgeting skills;
  • Excellent
    communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Good
    planning skills;
  • Good
    negotiation skills;
  • Team
    work;
  • Computer/
    ICT skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office packages;
  • Proactive
    with the ability to work with minimum supervision;
  • Excellent
    communication skills (both oral and written);
  • Computer
    literacy and be proficiency in Microsoft Office;
  • Good data collection and analysis skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandans are encouraged to send a
filled Application Form/ Public Service Form 3 (2008), download
here, in triplicate and attach certified copies of academic documents
and submit to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry
and Fisheries, P.O. Box 102, Entebbe, Open Registry, Uganda
NB: Applicants
subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews and their names displayed on the
Ministry website or on the MAAIF Notice Board, shall be required to present
certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates
at the time of sitting the oral interviews. Applicants who shall not hear from
the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, on completion of
the selection exercise should consider themselves as unsuccessful.
Deadline: 3rd March
2017

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