Principal Land Officer Job at Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development in Uganda

Job Title: PRINCIPAL LAND OFFICER (6 VACANCIES)
REF. HRM 58/70/02 Vol. XV
SALARY: UGANDA GOVERNMENT SCALE U2
AGE: 28 YEARS AND ABOVE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND WORKING EXPERIENCE:
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Law or
Land Economics or Surveying or Land Management or Physical Planning plus a minimum
of a Post Graduate Diploma in any of the above fields from a recognized
University/Institution.
Possession of a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice for the case of Lawyers from the
Law Development Centre is a must.
Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience, three (3)
of which should have been gained at the level of Senior Land Officer in Government or
equivalent level of experience from a reputable organization.

DUTIES:-
The incumbent will be responsible to the Director Land Management for performing the
following duties:-
· Coordinating, planning and budgeting for the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban
Development zonal office.
· Providing input on Land Management during the review and development of land
policies, legislation, standards, regulations and guidelines.
· Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of policies, laws, standards and
regulations that relate to Land Management.
· Supervising the processing of transactions for the acquisition of land like lease offers
and deed plans.
· Arbitrating and reporting on the settlement of land disputes to the Director Land
Management.
· Supervising the compiling, proper custody and updating records of land transactions.
· Providing technical support, support supervision and training to Local Governments
and other stakeholders on matters regarding or incidental to land management.
· Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitable and eligible serving Officers for vacant posts
currently available in the various Ministries/Departments as specified below:-
Applications should be filled in triplicate on Public Service Form No. 3 (2008) and
submitted to the Secretary, Public Service Commission, P. O. Box 7080, Kampala to be
received not later than Friday 11th January 2013.
The application forms are obtainable from the Public Service Commission offices,
Farmers’ House, 2nd Floor, Kampala and Ministry/Department/Local Government
Headquarters.
Applications should bear the title of the post as well as the Reference Number specified
against the vacancy. Applicants should attach three (3) recent certified passport size
photographs.
Applicants should route their applications through their Heads of Department who must be
informed of the closing date to avoid delay. Applicants may, however, submit an advance
copy of the application to the Public Service Commission to enable it start processing
them. The words ‘Internal advert’ must be indicated on top of the first page of the
application form.
Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission, on completion of the
recruitment and selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful.



Deadline: 11th January 2013