Commissioner Jobs at Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

Job title: ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,
CULTURE (1 VACANCY)
REF: HRM 52/70/01 VOL. 2
SALARY SCALE: UGANDA GOVERNMENT U1E
AGE: 30 YEARS AND ABOVE


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & WORKING EXPERIENCE:
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelors Degree in either Fine Art or Music or Dance or Drama or Archeology or Museology or Tourism or Social Sciences plus a minimum of a Post Graduate Diploma in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution.
Applicants should have at least nine (9) years of relevant working experience, three (3) of which should have been gained at the level of Principal Officer in Government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable organization.
Applicants should possess the following competencies; cultural acuity, result orientation, policy management, networking, lobbying and advocacy, planning, organizing and coordinating, strategic thinking, interpersonal and communication skills, leadership and networking.


DUTIES:
The incumbent will be responsible to the Commissioner, Culture and Family for performing the following duties:
? Heading the culture division.
? Managing and coordinating programmes and activities of the culture division.
? Developing relevant policies in culture.
? Drafting and ensuring implementation of relevant culture agreements.
? Supervising and managing the operations of traditional institutions.
? Coordinating the celebrations of days relevant to culture e.g. culture day, mother tongue day.
? Coordinating operational research on culture.
? Preparing and presenting annual and quarterly division work plans and budgets.
? Lobbying for funds for the implementation of the culture function.
? Preparing proposals for funding.
? Preparing and presenting annual and quarterly division report.
? Monitoring and evaluating the performance of culture programmes.
? Supervising and appraising staff in the unit.
? Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


How to Apply:
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant posts. Applications should be submitted in triplicate on Public Service Form No. 3 (2008) to the Secretary, Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 7080, Kampala to be received not later than Friday 13th April, 2012
The application forms are obtainable from the Public Service Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers, House, Parliament Avenue, Kampala, Ministry/Department Headquarters and District Service Commission Offices. Hand written applications are also acceptable.
Applications should bear the title of the post as well as the reference number specified against the vacancy. Serving Officers will not be considered for Entry Level Posts in Scale U4, where applicable.
Applicants are free to apply for a maximum of two Posts.
Applicants should attach three sets of certified photocopies of their certificates and testimonials, plus three recent certified passport size photographs.
Those already in Government Service should route their applications through their Heads of Department who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay. Serving officers may submit an advance a copy of the application directly to the Public Service Commission to enable the Commission to carry out preliminary work on the applications. Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful.

Deadline: 13th April 2012