Job Title: Senior Planning Officer
Organisation: Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
REF: UNMC-2025-CI-02-21
About Organisation:
The Uganda National Mining Company (UNMC) was established under the Mining and Minerals Act, 2022, (Act No. 25 of 2022) and incorporated under the Companies Act 2012, (Act No.1 of 2012). It is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Government of Uganda. The overall function of UNMC is to manage the commercial holding and participating interests of the State in the mining and mineral industry to ensure that the country obtains optimal value from its mineral resources.
Job Summary: Responsible for monitoring, evaluating and Implementation of Company plans; programmes and projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining a data bank for planning and decision-making purposes
- Providing technical advice on matters related to planning.
- Preparing and coordinating work plans and budgets
- Coordinating the formulation and execution of public expenditure policies and priorities. Developing policies, medium and long-term strategic plans for the energy programs;
- Facilitating the integration of resource planning and other management planning processes for mining programs;
- Developing standardized frameworks and models for investment evaluation for the Company programs;
- Evaluating proposed investment(s) to determine the investor’s capacity of undertaking the investment;
- Undertaking periodic assessments of the performance of policies, plans and projects to ensure the set targets are realized;
- Providing technical advice on the mining development;
- Designing and implementing a comprehensive quality assurance and risk management framework for the Mineral sector;
- Establishing and maintaining collaborative linkages with partners in the Mineral industry;
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- An Honors Degree in either Economics or Finance or Business Administration or Statistics or Commerce, or any other relevant degree from a recognized university
- Master’s Degree in either Economics or Finance or Business Administration or Statistics or Commerce, or any other related field.
- At least six (6) years relevant professional experience four (4) of which should have been served at Senior Officer Level in Government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable Organization.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Project management skills.
- Knowledge of energy sector policies and regulations.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Age: 30-45 years
How to Apply:
Applicant should visit the UNMC website at www.unmc.co.ug or the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development website: www.memd.go.ug to view the detailed job description, select and apply for the job of choice and submit application through the online application system https://form.jotform.com/250122842226548
Only applications received online will be accepted. Applicants are required to attach CERTIFIED copies of the required academic documents. (Note that the academic documents should be certified by the awarding local institutions while awards by foreign institutions should be certified by the foreign institution or a duly authorized Certification body of that country) All applicants must attach soft copies of relevant motivation letter, CV and academic transcripts in word and PDF formats only.
Applications without Certified academic documents will not be considered.
UNMC offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive and attractive benefits.
Deadline: Friday 19th April 2025 at 5:00pm
NB: Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
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