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Job Title:  Senior Environmental Officer/Superintendent Of Prisons

Organisation: Uganda Prisons Service

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Prisons Act, 2006 provides for the mandate and functions of a Uganda Prisons Service composed of Central and former Local Government Prisons and spells out the duties of the UPS as to protect, promote and fulfill the rights of

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

• Participating in formulation, review and implementation of policies, legislation, standards, plans and strategies for sustainable environmental management at the National level;
• Planning, organising, implementing and reporting on environmental management programmes and activities in the Uganda Prisons Services;
• Organizing and implementing sensitization and capacity building plans, programmes, strategies and guidelines for managers, staff and other stakeholders on the currently obtaining National and Regional environmental management strategies and initiatives;
• Establishing and maintaining working linkages and collaboration mechanisms with relevant National and International Organizations to support environmental management projects, programmes and initiative by the Uganda Prisons Services;
• Preparing and disseminating technical guidelines, booklets and other printed materials on environmental management standards, procedures and practices for the Uganda Prisons Service;
• Providing technical leadership in supporting community-based initiatives on the renewal and sustainability of the natural environment;
• Preparing and presenting technical/scientific reports to the management of Uganda Prisons Service and other relevant stakeholders;
• Preparing and submitting work plans, budgets and performance reports to the relevant authorities for action;
• Enforcing implantation of the national and Uganda Prisons Service actions plans on environmental management;
• 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 Environment Management from a recognized University/Institution He/She Must have undergone a Cadet Officers/ Command Course at Uganda Prisons Academy and Training School in case of uniformed staff
• Applicants should have a minimum of three (03) years relevant working experience which must have been served at the level of Environmental Officer.

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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