2 Agricultural Officer Career Opportunities – Uganda Prisons Service

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Organisation: Uganda Prisons
Service
Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda
REF:  HRM/PA 76/193/11
Reports to: Officer In-Charge of a Prisons Farm
About Us:
The Secretary, Prisons Authority invites applications
from suitably qualified Ugandan citizens to fill vacant posts of Cadet
Assistant Superintendent of Prisons currently existing in the Uganda Prisons
Service as specified below:-
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • Drafting and drawing
    operational plans for prisons farms.
  • Coordinating crop
    husbandry activities on prisons farms
  • Conducting project
    planning, monitoring and evaluation of agricultural activities.
  • Working in liaison with
    other related organizations: e.g. NARO, NFA, District Agricultural
    Institutes on Agricultural related activities.
  • Submitting annual
    quarterly and monthly reports on agricultural activities.
  • Identifying agricultural
    inputs and implements.
  • Supervising and
    appraising subordinate staff.
  • Working out a
    comprehensive agricultural rehabilitation programmes for inmates.
  • Perform any other duties
    as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:  All suitably qualified Ugandans must possess an Honours Bachelor’s
Degree in Agriculture (Crop option) a recognized University or Institution.
Age: 22-30 Years
How to Apply:
All applications should be filled in triplicate on
Public Service Form No. 3 (2008) and submitted to the Secretary, Prisons
Authority, P. 0. Box 7182, Kampala, Uganda
The hand written applications are also acceptable.
The application forms are obtainable from the Public
Service Commission offices, Farmers’ House, 2nd floor, Kampala and Prisons
Authority offices, at the Uganda Prisons Headquarters, Plot 13/15 Parliament
Avenue. The Forms can also be downloaded from the Public Service Commission
Website on www.psc.go.ug.
All applications should bear the title of the post as
well as the Reference Number specified against the vacancy. Applicants should
attach three (3) sets of photocopies of their certificates and testimonials
plus three (3) recent certified passport size photographs.
Applicants who are already in Government Service
should route their applications through their Heads of Department who must be
informed of the closing date to avoid delay.
Applicants should be physically and medically fit and
should not have been charged with any criminal offence in any courts of law.
The applicants must have the right attitude and be willing to work in difficult
conditions and environment.
In addition, successful candidates must be prepared to
undergo a twelve (12) months Cadet Officers’ Course at the Prisons Training
School and Staff College plus three (3) months attachment. Appointment as Cadet
Assistant Superintendent of Prisons will only be effective after successful
completion of training and pass-out. Uganda Prisons Service is an equal
opportunity employer.
Cadet Officers in scientific and professional fields
must be prepared to work in a Penal Institution on General Duties for at least
two (2) years before deployment to their respective stations of specialization.
Applicants who shall not hear from the Prisons
Authority, on completion of the recruitment and selection exercise should
consider themselves unsuccessful
Deadline: Friday
18th April 2014

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