Job Title: Programme Officer
Organisation: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, through the Secretariat for Private Sector Development (PSD)/Development Plan Implementation (DPI) Programmes invites applications to fill vacant positions under the National Development Plan (NDP) IV Programme Secretariats as summarized below.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the head secretariat on SEDP coordination, reporting, and performance reviews.
- Coordinate all four thematic clusters (Geological Exploration and Resource Assessment, Production and Commercialization, Resource Utilization and Value addition, and Governance, Coordination, and Innovation)
- Ensure PIAPs, workplans, and budgets align with NDP IV targets and Cabinet priorities.
- Provide technical guidance on sustainable extractives’ development, environment, and climate-related interventions.
- Advise the PWG on cross-cutting issues (environmental safeguards, gender, and social inclusion).
- Review project concepts for environmental and economic soundness before submission to the Public Investment Plan.
- Lead coordination with MDAs, Development Partners, private sector, academia, and civil society.
- Represent the SEIDPWG in inter-programme coordination meetings and high-level forums.
- Supervise preparation of annual SEIDPWG workplans, progress reports, and performance scorecards.
- Coordinate quarterly and annual review meetings, ensuring timely submission to OPM and MoFPED.
- Mentor Secretariat staff, ensuring efficient knowledge capture and dissemination.
- Promote innovation in extractives industry.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Oil & Gas or Natural Resources Engineering and any subjects relevant to the mandate of the Program lead Ministry from a recognized Institution.
- Master’s degree in either Statistics; Monitoring and Evaluation; Project Planning and Management; Public Finance Management; Economics; Public Policy and Administration; Development Studies, Environmental Management or Natural Resource Planning.
- Experience: Minimum nine (9) years’ experience in environmental/Oil & Gas/Natural Resources planning, policy coordination, and project implementation.
- Proven experience working within or in close collaboration with public sector institutions, preferably at national or local government level, with demonstrated understanding of public administration systems, government coordination frameworks, and reporting protocols under Uganda’s National Development Plans (NDPs)
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, compliance monitoring, and inter-institutional coordination.
- Strong analytical and report-writing skills; familiarity with NDP frameworks
How to Apply:
Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, certificates and transcripts, and be addressed as below and submitted online to [email protected] by 1700hrs on Wednesday 31st December 2025.
Address the email submitting your application as follows: POSITION – SURNAME- FIRST NAME – OTHER NAMES
Under Secretary/Accounting Officer
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road
P O Box 8147
KAMPALA
Tel: 256-41-4707900
Deadline: 31st December 2025
Please Note:
- The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of lobbying shall lead to disqualification.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 108