2 Fresher Probation and Welfare Officer Career Opportunities – Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

Organisation:  Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development 
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Ref. No.: HRM 52/70/01 [20]
Salary Scale: Uganda Government Scale U4
About US:
The
Public Service Commission was established under the provisions of Article
165(1) of the 1995 Constitution. The Public Service Commission has a mission “To
provide Government with employees of the right caliber, in right numbers,
placed in the right jobs at the right time.”
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • In charge of initiating, monitoring and
    overseeing the management and improvement of the home
  • Studying the operational system and advising
    on appropriate intervention strategies.
  • The jobholder will be coordinating and
    supervising the staff and activities of the home.
  • Accounting officer of the home
  • In charge of initiating and developing the
    budget of the home
  • Coordinating staff development programmes to
    ensure quality of staff.
  • The jobholder will also be advising on the
    organization of the home
  • In charge of designing and conducting
    appropriate activities for the children.
  • Designing and sustaining a network strategy
    with other stake holders
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicants for the Probation and Welfare
    Officer Career Opportunities should be Ugandans holding Honours Bachelor’s
    Degrees in Arts, Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Administration,
    or any other related disciplines or any other closely related disciplines
    from a recognized Institution/University.
  • Age: Above 21 years
Personal Competencies:
  • High Degree of Ethics and Integrity
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Good communication and computer Skills
  • Proven ability to adapt to multi-cultural
    setting
  • High degree of innovation concern for
    quality, standards technical
  • Proven ability to coach subordinates and
    report writing skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Good negotiation skills
  • Good team building, innovation and concern
    for quality and standards.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are encouraged to fill in
applications in triplicate and submit them to the Secretary, Public Service
Commission, P.O. Box 7080, Kampala, Uganda. The Application and Summary Forms
are obtainable from the Public Service Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers
House, Parliament Avenue, Kampala, Ministry/Department Headquarters and
District Service Commission Offices, or can be downloaded from the PSC website,
download here.
Hand written applications are also acceptable.
Application
forms should bear the title of the post followed by the Reference Number specified
against the vacancy. The appropriate Advert Title e.g. “PSC External
Advert. No. 1/2016” should be indicated in capital letters on the top of each
first page of the Public Service Form No. 3 (2008). Applicants should attach
three sets of photocopies of their certificates and testimonials. Applicants
subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews shall be required to present
certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates
at the time of sitting the Oral Interviews and their names will be shown on the
PSC website and on  the PSC noticeboard.
Applicants
should attach three (3) recent certified passport size photographs and should
apply for a maximum of only two (2) posts clearly indicating the first and
second choice on the application.
NB: Serving officers already appointed in the Public
Service shall not be considered for this entry level position.  
Deadline: 15th April, 2016

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