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Job Title:  Assistant Commissioner, Veterinary Public Health

Organisation:  Ministry of Agriculture, Animal & Fisheries

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is a Government Ministry charged with creating an enabling environment in the Agricultural Sector.  It is commonly known as Ministry of Agriculture and carries out its role by enhancing crop production, improving food and nutrition security, widening export base and improved incomes of the farmers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Commissioner for performing the following duties:-

• Providing overall policy, advice and supervision on handling and marketing of both edible and non-edible animal products;
• Ensuring commercial production of animal products while giving advice on costs of production;
• Providing animal production and marketing figures and projections and disseminating market information to extension staff for transmission to producers and marketing firms;
• Providing technical guidance for planning, siting and construction of slaughterhouses and ensuring that recommended plans which minimize pre and post slaughter losses of meat and hides and skins are available to stakeholders;
• Encouraging establishment of marketing associations and co-operative societies;
• Co-ordinating and advising on cross cutting issues (environment, gender, HIV Aids) related to the marketing and processing of animal products;
• Liaising with CLH&E and others controlling import and export of animal by-products;
• Promoting use of appropriate agro-industry technology in processing and handling animal productions;
• Overseeing licensing for trade in animals and their by-products;
• Formulating and reviewing laws and regulations pertaining to domestic and international marketing of animal products;
• Formulating and evaluating staff performance;
• Preparing Divisional work-plans and budgets;
• Preparing Divisional reports;
• Promoting development of tanneries and leather craft industries;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelors of science Degree in Veterinary Medicine; or Animal Production Technology and Management from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine; or Veterinary Public Health; or Veterinary Preventive Medicine; or any related science field. A post graduate qualification in management or administration will be an added advantage. Applicants should be registered and licensed by the Uganda Veterinary Board.
• Applicants should have a minimum of nine (9) years relevant working experience in the field of veterinary medicine or animal science with a bias in livestock production, veterinary public health or livestock marketing, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Principal Veterinary Officer/Inspector 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, Click Here
• 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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