Job Title: Deputy Registrar (2 Jobs)
Organisation: Judicial Service Commission
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
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 successful candidate will be responsible to the Registrar for performing the following duties:
- Performing judicial functions as prescribed by law;
- Assist the Registrar in managing the Registry;
- Organizing sessions and Court sittings for the Court;
- Conducting summons for directions and all preliminaries before scheduling of cases and cause listing;
- Ensuring that Court case records are complete before cause listing;
- Taking custody of and securing the Court seal;
- Preparing weekly and monthly cause lists of the Court and sharing them with stakeholders;
- Preparing meetings of Justices, Judges, staff and users of the Court (Court User Committees/Circuit Coordination Committees);
- Serving as the sub-accounting officer for all funds of the Court;
- Managing an inventory of Judiciary assets;
- Preparing performance and activity reports of the Court on a monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual basis;
- Promoting the positive image of the Judiciary by adhering to the Judicial Code of Conduct, the Judiciary’s core values, and its policy of zero-tolerance of corruption among Court staff and oneself;
- Ensuring that the Registry, Archives and Exhibit stores are kept well organised; and
- Carrying out any other duties that may be assigned to him or her by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Applicants shall be in possession of an Ordinary Level Certificate, Advanced Level Certificate, Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree (at least a Second-Class Lower Division) from a recognised university or institution, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre or a recognised institution.
- Applicants should have served as an Assistant Registrar for at least one (1) year or as a Chief Magistrate for at least two (2) years or a similar position in a reputable organisation or institution for at least two (2) years.
- Any relevant advanced or postgraduate qualification(s), ICT qualification(s), and experience will be an added advantage. A Certificate of Enrolment is a requirement.
- Applicants for this post should attach four (4) samples of Judgements (Criminal and Civil) they have written.
- Applicants appointed to this position will act for a period of one (1) year before being confirmed in a substantive capacity upon an evaluation of their performance.
How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and eligible Ugandans to fill the vacant posts available in the Judiciary Service as specified below. Applications, using Judicial Service Commission Application Form No.1 of 2021, should be completed and submitted to the email address provided for each position by not later than midnight of 6th June 2025. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is an equal opportunity employer.
Instructions to applicants:
- JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021 can be accessed at https://www.jsc.go.ug/news/jsc-application-forms
- Type to fill in JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021.
- Handwritten forms will not be accepted.
- Print JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021.
- Submit JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021 to the email addresses for each position, along with the following documents included, in the order below, all as a single PDF document:
- A copy of the applicant’s national identity card.
- A passport-size photograph.
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV).
- Copies of academic certificates and transcripts certified by the issuing institution. Note: The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) should be certified by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB).
- Names, contacts and letters of recommendation of two (2) professional and two (2) character referees.
- A Certificate of Enrolment.
- Applicants for this post should attach four (4) samples of Judgements they have written.
- A certified copy of the applicant’s latest and complete Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities from the Inspectorate of Government.
- Copies of previous appointment, confirmation and promotion letters (where applicable).
- Any other relevant documents.
- The applicant’s self-assessment declaration on competencies. The details and format can be found at https://jsc.go.ug/news/applicants-self-assessment-declaration
- All Application documents listed above should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted online to the Secretary Judicial Service Commission (JSC), to the application email addresses provided for each position.
Submit Application Documents to: Email: [email protected]
Additional information:
Applicants must apply for only one post. Multiple applications by an applicant will result in automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 6th June 2025
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