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Job Title:  Principal Legal Officer (3 Jobs)  

Organisation:  Judicial Service Commission

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Judicial Service Commission is a Constitutional body established under Article 146 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995, whose mandate is to recruit judicial officers and regulate their conduct.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Secretary, Judicial Service Commission for performing the following duties:-

• Preparing and implementing programs on Legal Education, Law and Administration of Justice in the areas around the Regional Office;
• Heading and managing the investigations team and giving timely responses;
• Conducting public sensitization programs on regional TVs and Radios;
• Supervising regional office complaints’ management system;
• Establishing and maintaining collaboration and linkages with District Local Governments and other stakeholders in the region;
• Ensuring that Senior Legal Officers and other staff are supervised and appraised;
• Supervising and overseeing receipt and management of complaints
• Spearheading development of strategies so as to promote effective and efficient handling of complaints;
• Preparing and issuing Officers and staff of Regional Office with schedule of duties in consultation with the Secretary;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University/ Institution plus a post graduate Qualification in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, Kampala. A post graduate qualification in Law; or Human Resource Management; or Communications; or Business Administration will be an added advantage
• Applicants should have a minimum working experience of at least six (6) years in the field of legal practice, three (3) of which must have been served at the level of Senior Legal Officer in Government

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 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 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: 31st May, 2024

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