Under Secretary Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 28 February 2023
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: Office Of The President
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| Office Of The President |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
Minimum Qualification
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Arts; or Social Sciences; or Development Studies; or Social Work and Social Administration; or Management Science; or Law; or Commerce (Management option); or Business Administration (Management option) or a related field plus a Masters Degree in Public Administration; or Public Sector Management; or Business Administration; or Management Studies; or a related field from a recognized University/Institution. Applicants should possess an Administrative Officer’s Law Course Certificate plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration; or Management; or Development Administration; or a related field from a recognized awarding Institution.
Working Experience
Applicants should have a minimum of twelve (12) years relevant working experience at a Managerial Level, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Principal Assistant Secretary in Government or equivalent level of working experience from a reputable Organization
Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Permanent Secretary for performing the following duties:-
• Preparing Budget Estimates;
• Monitoring the utilization of released funds;
• Ensuring availability, distribution and effective utilization of logistics;
• Developing, Mentoring and motivating subordinates;
• Managing physical assets;
• Overseeing issues relating to staff welfare;
• Managing of sectoral and national functions;
• Directing, controlling and coordinating administrative matters;
• Reviewing and verifying Cabinet Memoranda;
• Developing Departmental Performance Indicators, Monitoring and Evaluating performance;
• Benchmarking best practices and designing interventions to improve service delivery;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
Application procedure
Job application procedure
Mandatory requirements for Applicants: -
• Apply ON-LINE.
• Scan, attach and submit on-line recent passport size photograph and relevant documents(‘O’ Level, and ‘A’ Level Certificates, Degree Transcript and Certificates).
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;
Application Process:
• Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors
• Click and Register as a new User to create your account and complete your profile (starting with your bio data moving downwards).
• If you already have an account, simply sign in and update your profile.
• Click on Jobs then Advertised Jobs in the menu. Select the Advert to view the jobs therein.
• Click on the job from the list of advertised jobs.
• View the job details and click apply.
• Review your application and submit.
• You can only apply for one (1) post. Applying for more than one (1) post will lead to automatic disqualification.
Emphasis: -
• Only on-line applications on the e-recruitment system will be considered.
• Candidates shortlisted for Interviews will be contacted.
• Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them copies of original academic documents (O and A level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid Identity Card.
• Serving Officers already appointed in the Public Service shall not be considered for entry level posts under this GRE advert;
• Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.
• In case of any inquiry, call Tel. No.0414-237671 or 0414-254271 or 0414-342279 or send an e-mail to vacancies@psc.go.ug
Applicants should, among others, have the following competencies:
Ethics and integrity; interpersonal, communication and computer skills; ability to adapt to multi-cultural settings; effective organizational and planning skills; time management skills; technical skills; report writing skills; negotiation skills; capacity for teamwork; innovation and concern for results, quality and standards
Posting Date: 2023-02-22
