Job Details (PRINCIPAL HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER)

ADDENDUM TO PSC INTERNAL ADVERT NO. 8 OF 2025

 

The Secretary, Public Service Commission would like to inform all eligible serving Officers in Government Ministries and Local Governments that some corrections have been made in PSC Internal Advert No. 8 of 2025. In addition, new positions have also been added as indicated below.

 

 

The deadline for submission of applications for this addendum advert is Friday 28th November, 2025 before midnight.

 

 

The procedure for application is contained in the Main Advert posted on the Public Service Commission website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug


Ministry/Department
Ministry Of Public Service
Post
PRINCIPAL HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER
Scale
U2
Terms of Employment
Vacancies
2
Reference
HRM 242/252/01
Minimum Age
28
Maximum Age

Minimum Qualification
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management; or Social Sciences; or Arts; or Commerce; or Business Administration with a recognized bias in Human Resource field such as Human Resource Development; or Human Resource Management; or Organizational Development Studies. A Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management; or Business Administration; or Public Administration or any related field from a recognized University/Institution. Training in Financial Management is desirable.
Working Experience
Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience in the field of Human Resource Management, three (03) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Human Resource Officer in Government.
Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner, Human Resource Management for performing the following duties:-

-        Ensuring implementation of existing HR policies, regulations and practices and monitoring their implications;

-        Coordinating recruitment and selection processes in the Ministry/Department/Local Government;

-        Coordinating Performance Management function in the Ministry/Department/Local Government;

-        Coordinating Staff Training and Development (Human Resource Development) programmes;

-        Coordinating salary and payroll management processes;

-        Coordinating implementation of staff welfare and terminal benefits programmes;

-        Coordinating formulation and implementation of Human Resource Planning programmes;

-        Interpreting, implementing and proposing review of Human Resource policies, regulations and practices;

-        Receiving and attending to matters pertaining to employee relations, grievances and complaints;

-        Approving and making submissions on pensions, gratuity and other terminal benefits;

-        Providing guidance and counselling to staff on Human Resource Management issues;

-        Gathering information on HR policies; rules, regulations for dissemination to management and staff;

-        Identifying areas for policy review and intervention, and making appropriate recommendations;

-        Conducting research on contemporary HR best practices and making appropriate recommendations;

-        Supervising and appraising surbodinate staff within the HRM Division/Section/Unit;

 

-        Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.


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