Job Title: Commissioner Surveying and Mapping
Organisation: Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development is responsible for providing policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development. We are responsible for putting in place policies and initiating laws that ensure sustainable land management, promote sustainable housing for all and foster orderly urban development in the country.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Permanent Secretary for performing the following duties:-
- Coordinating formulation, review, development and implementation of Sector plans, strategies, policies and regulations for the conduct of Surveys and Mapping in Uganda;
- Providing technical and administrative leadership for efficient and effective conduct of national survey and mapping programs, projects and activities;
- Initiating and supervising the conducting of national studies and research on Surveys, Mapping and incidental activities;
- Supervising Survey projects and programmes for the maintenance of national territorial boundaries;
- Supervising the provision of technical support, supervision and training to Local Governments and relevant stakeholders in matters of Land Surveys and Mapping;
- Advising Government on matters regarding or incidental to Surveys and Mapping, and equipment relating to their functions;
- Coordinating collection, custody and update of national Surveys and Mapping records;
- Monitoring programmes and activities of private Surveyors;
- Planning, budgeting and accounting for the resources and performance of Department;
- Supervising, mentoring and appraising performance of the staff of the Department;
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelors of Science Degree in Geodesy; or Land Surveying and Geomatics Engineering; or Engineering Surveying and Photogrammetry; or Land Management plus a Masters Degree in Geodesy; or Geomatics; or Photogrammetry; or Land Surveying; or Land Management from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants should be registered with the Surveyors Registration Board (SRB).
Working Experience
- Applicants should have a minimum of twelve (12) years relevant working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at Assistant Commissioner level in Government or equivalent level of relevant experience from a reputable organization.
- Applicants should, among others, have the following Values: Integrity; Accountability; Impartiality; Transparency; Respect; Responsiveness; Patriotism, Teamwork and Serving Public Interest
How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill available vacancies in the Public Service. Applications should be filled and submitted ON-LINE not later than 19th January, 2026. The link to the e- recruitment system can be viewed and accessed at the link bel0w
Mandatory requirements for Applicants: –
- Apply ON-LINE.
- Scan, attach and submit on-line recent passport size photograph and relevant documents (‘O’ Level, and ‘A’ Level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates).
- Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;
Application Process:
- Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug
- Click and Register as a new User to create your account and complete your profile (starting with your bio data moving downwards).
- If you already have an account, simply sign in and update your profile.
- Click on Jobs, then Advertised Jobs in the menu. Select the Advert to view the jobs therein.
- Click on the job from the list of advertised jobs.
- View the job details and click apply.
- Review your application and submit.
- You can only apply for one (01) post. Applying for more than two (02) posts will lead to automatic disqualification.
Emphasis: –
- Only on-line applications on the e-recruitment system will be considered.
- Only Candidates shortlisted for Written and/ or Oral Interviews will be contacted.
- Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them copies of original academic documents (“O” and “A” level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid National Identification Card.
- Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.
- The Public Service Commission will carry out verification of all academic documents of successful candidates in order to confirm their authenticity. Any applicant established to have submitted forged document(s) shall be disqualified and charged in accordance with the laws of Uganda.
- In case of any inquiry, call Tel. No.0414-237671 or 0414-254271 or 0414-342279 or send an e-mail to [email protected]
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Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 144