Job Details (PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST - PLANNING)

 

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

 

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

 

 

ADDENDUM TO PSC EXTERNAL ADVERT NO. 1 OF 2023

 

The Secretary, Public Service Commission would like to inform the General Public that:

 

1. New Posts from the Ministries of Energy and Mineral Development and Ministry of Public Service have been added as Addendum to PSC External Advert No. 1 of 2023 that appeared in the New Vision Newspaper of Monday 30th January 2023 with a closing date of 20th February, 2023.

 

2. For the position of Senior Surveyor, Scale U3 which was advertised under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development; a Post Graduate qualification in Surveying; or Geo-Information Science from a recognized Institution is an added advantage and not a mandatory requirement as previously indicated in the Advert.

 

3. The positions of Occupational Health Nurse, Scale U5 and Counselor, Scale U5 that were advertised under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development have been withdrawn from the Advert, and any inconveniences caused are regretted

 

4. The closing date for the initial advert and this addendum will be Tuesday 28th   February, 2023.

 

Applicants are free to apply for a maximum of two positions only i.e. (one from the initial advert released in the New Vision Newspaper of Monday 30th January, 2023 and another one from this Addendum). 

 

The procedure for application is contained in the main Advert posted on the Public Service Commission website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors
Ministry/Department
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Post
PRINCIPAL GEOLOGIST - PLANNING
Scale
U2
Terms of Employment
Vacancies
1
Reference
HRM 49/252/01
Minimum Age
28
Maximum Age
Minimum Qualification
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Geology; or Mining; or Geological Sciences; or Mineral Resource Management; or Geophysics; or Geochemistry; or Statistics; or Natural Resource Science (with Geology option); or Bachelor of Science in Economics plus a Masters Degree in any of the above mentioned fields obtained from a recognized University/Institution.
Working Experience
Applicants should have six (06) years relevant working experience in Government, three (03) of which should have been served at Senior Geologist Level or equivalent level of working experience from a reputable Organization.
Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner, Technical Planning for performing the following duties:-

-       Developing policies, medium and long-term strategic plans for the mineral resources development programs;

-       Facilitating the integration of resource planning and other management planning processes for mineral resources development programs;

-       Developing standardized  frameworks and models for investment evaluation for the mineral resources development programs;

-       Evaluating proposed investment(s) to determine the investor’s capacity of undertaking the investment;

-       Undertaking periodic assessments of the performance of policies, plans and projects to ensure the set targets are realized;

-       Providing technical advice on the mineral resources development;

-       Designing and implementing a comprehensive quality assurance and risk management framework for the mineral resources development sector;

-       Establishing and maintaining collaborative linkages with development partnerships in the mineral resources development programs;

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

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