Assistant Commissioner, Land Use Regulation and Compliance – Regional Inspection Jobs – Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development

Job Title:  Assistant Commissioner, Land Use Regulation and Compliance – Regional Inspection

Organisation:  Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for “policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development.”

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Commissioner/Land Use Regulation and Compliance for performing the following duties:-

• Providing technical and administrative leadership in review and development of policies, legislation, standards, regulations and guidelines for efficient and effective land use regulatory and compliance framework;
• Supervising implementation of regional physical development planning policies, plans, programmes and projects;
• Organising and supervising technical teams implementing research and development programmes on land use regulation and compliance in the different regions of the country;
• Coordinating provision of technical support, support supervision, guidance, training to District Local Governments and other relevant stakeholders in regard to land use regulation and compliance in the country;
• Monitoring and evaluating adherence to land use regulation and compliance to policies, standards and guidelines at regional levels;
• Planning, budgeting and accounting for resources and performance of the Division;
• Undertaking analytical research so as to investigate key regional challenges and reporting them to the Commissioner, Land Use Regulation to inform policy development and review;
• Supervising, mentoring and appraising the performance of junior staff of the Urban Development Department;
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honour’s Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Planning; or Land Use Planning; or Urban and Regional Planning; or City/Urban Planning; or Geography; or Urban Design; or Urban Governance; or Urban Management; or Town and Country/ Regional Planning; or Law; or any other related field and a Post graduate qualification in Physical Planning; or Land Use Planning; or Urban and Regional Planning; or City/Urban Planning; or Urban Design; or Urban Governance; or Urban Management; or Land Use Management; or Regional Development; or Spatial Planning; or Urban design and Development; or any other related field from a recognized University/Institution.
• Applicants should hold nine (9) years working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Physical Planner level in Government

How to Apply:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified serving Public Officers in Ministries/Departments/Agencies and Local Governments dully appointed and confirmed by the Appointing National and Local Service Commissions to fill vacant posts.

Mandatory Instructions to Applicants: –

• Apply ON-LINE, This vacancy has closed — applications are no longer acceptedApplications closedSee open jobs at Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development →
• Scan and submit relevant documents (‘O’ and A’ Level Result Slips and Certificates, Bachelor’s Degree and Post Graduate Transcripts and Certificates, Professional Documents, copies of letters of appointment, confirmation and promotion) on-line.
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only portable documents format (PDF) is allowed.
• Print an Extract of PS Form 3 (2008) and obtain recommendation from the Responsible Officers.  Scan the recommendation together with the rest of the documents and submit online.

Application Process

• Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors
• Click on ‘register as a new user’ to create your account and complete your profile starting with the Bio data moving downwards
• If you already have an account, simply click on your right and update your profile
• Click a Job from the list of advertised jobs in the menu.
• View the Job Details and Click ‘Apply now’
• Review your application and SUBMIT.
• NB. Applicants are allowed to apply for only one post.

Please Note: –

• Only applications on-line will be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Shortlisted candidates shall be required to bring along with them, their original certificates of ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level, Transcripts and Certificates, letters of employment, National Identity Cards during the Oral Interviews.
• Short listed Applicants should ensure that their Staff Performance Appraisals for the last three (3) Financial Years 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 are submitted to the Commission before the date of Oral Interviews.
• In case of any inquiry, contact Tel. No. 0414254271 or 0414342279 or e-mail vacancies@psc.go.ug

Deadline: 31st May, 2024

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