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Job Title:  Assistant Commissioner, Agrochemicals

Organisation:  Ministry of Agriculture, Animal & Fisheries

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is a Government Ministry charged with creating an enabling environment in the Agricultural Sector.  It is commonly known as Ministry of Agriculture and carries out its role by enhancing crop production, improving food and nutrition security, widening export base and improved incomes of the farmers.

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

• Providing technical guidance in formulation, review and implementation of agrochemical control policies, legislation, regulations, standards, strategies and plans;
• Enforcing legislation, regulations and standards on agrochemicals;
• Creating awareness on agrochemical legislation and regulations;
• Establishing and maintaining plant quarantine facilities and laboratories;
• Establishing and operationalizing collaborative mechanisms with national and international organizations on technology generation, standard setting, regulation and certification of agrochemical control;
• Building capacity of service providers/inspectors on agrochemical control;
• Establish, operationalize and maintain database on regulation and certification of agrochemicals control;
• Building capacity of service providers/inspectors on agrochemical control;
• Establishing, operationalizing and maintaining database on regulation and certification of agrochemicals control;
• Training and gazette agriculture inspectors;
• Conducting pest risk analysis (PRA)
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture; or Crop Science; or Agricultural Economics from recognized University/Institution and a minimum of a post graduate qualification in Agriculture; or Crop Science; or Agricultural Economics from a recognized University/Institution. A post graduate qualification in Management or Administration will be an added advantage.
• Applicants should have a minimum of nine (9) years relevant working experience in handling issues of pest control in plants and crop management, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Principal 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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