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Job Title:  Assistant Commissioner – Land Sector Reform and Development

Organisation: Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for “policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development.”

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Commissioner, Lands sector Reform for performing the following duties:-

• Coordinating the planning, budgeting and accounting for plans, programmes and initiatives for reviewing of national policies, regulations legislation and strategies for efficient and effective implementation of Land Sector Reforms;
• Coordinating Monitoring and Evaluation of impact of LSSP initiatives and activities on poverty reduction and developments in the Land Sector;
• Reviewing technical capacity building and enhancement programmes and initiatives for relevant Land Sector institutions in supporting of land tenure reform;
• Coordinating the provision of technical supporting to Land Sector in the development and implementation of Land Tenure Reforms;
• Coordinating the researching and setting benchmarks and targets for the currently obtaining LSSP;
• Planning, budgeting and accounting for resources and performance of the LSSP Coordination Unit;
• Providing technical leadership and supporting in the review and management of land disputes and conflict resolution mechanism framework in the Sector;
• Organizing the provision of public information on Land Sector Reform initiatives and framework;
• Supervising and appraising the staff of the Division;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an an Honours’ Bachelor’s Degree in either Geography, Urban Planning, Physical Planning, Law (LLB), Land Economics, Urban and Regional planning, Town and Country Planning or Land Management. – A Masters’ Degree in any of the above fields. – Post Graduate Diploma in Management from a recognized institution.
• Applicants should have a minimum of nine (9) years working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Land Officer level in Government.

Core Competencies:

• Public Sector Management, Results Orientation, Ethics and Integrity, Interpersonal, Communication and Computer Skills, Ability to Adapt to Multi Cultural Settings, Innovation, Concern for Quality, Standards and Technical Competence, Ability to Coach Subordinates and Report Writing Skills.
• Strategic Thinking, Negotiation Skills, Team Building, Conflict Management, Policy Development, Change Management, Research and Project Management Skills.

How to Apply:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified serving Public Officers in Ministries/Departments/Agencies and Local Governments dully appointed and confirmed by the Appointing National and Local Service Commissions to fill vacant posts.

Mandatory Instructions to Applicants: –

• Apply ON-LINE, Click Here
• Scan and submit relevant documents (‘O’ and A’ Level Result Slips and Certificates, Bachelor’s Degree and Post Graduate Transcripts and Certificates, Professional Documents, copies of letters of appointment, confirmation and promotion) on-line.
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only portable documents format (PDF) is allowed.
• Print an Extract of PS Form 3 (2008) and obtain recommendation from the Responsible Officers.  Scan the recommendation together with the rest of the documents and submit online.

Application Process

• Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors
• Click on ‘register as a new user’ to create your account and complete your profile starting with the Bio data moving downwards
• If you already have an account, simply click on your right and update your profile
• Click a Job from the list of advertised jobs in the menu.
• View the Job Details and Click ‘Apply now’
• Review your application and SUBMIT.
• NB. Applicants are allowed to apply for only one post.

Please Note: –

• Only applications on-line will be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Shortlisted candidates shall be required to bring along with them, their original certificates of ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level, Transcripts and Certificates, letters of employment, National Identity Cards during the Oral Interviews.
• Short listed Applicants should ensure that their Staff Performance Appraisals for the last three (3) Financial Years 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 are submitted to the Commission before the date of Oral Interviews.
• In case of any inquiry, contact Tel. No. 0414254271 or 0414342279 or e-mail vacancies@psc.go.ug

Deadline: 10th May, 2024

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