Job Details (PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICER)

 

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U5 and Counselor, Scale U5 that were advertised under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development have been withdrawn from the Advert, and any inconveniences caused are regretted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 Public Service
Post
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICER
Scale
U2
Terms of Employment
Vacancies
1
Reference
HRM 56/252/01
Minimum Age
28
Maximum Age

Minimum Qualification
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences; or Economics; or Business Administration; or Law; or Project Planning and Management; or Public Administration; or Human Resource Management/ Development; or Management; or Monitoring and Evaluation; or Public Policy plus a Masters Degree in any of the above disciplines from a recognized University /Institution
Working Experience
Applicants should have six (6) years of relevant working experience in the Public Sector, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Officer in Policy and Planning; or Research and Development; or Human Resource Management/ Development; or Training Management in Government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable organization.
Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner-Research, Innovation and Policy Advisory for performing the following duties:-

-       Assisting in the development of effective research and innovation approaches and procedures for use in both public and non-public sector projects of Civil Service College Uganda;

-       Contributing to the development of a feasible and systematic innovations framework that enhances the ability of Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Local Governments to creatively deliver services;

-       Contributing to the development of a systematic marketing strategy for consultancy service activities to encourage growth in the demand for consultancy services inorder to impact the efficiency and effectiveness of development policy and organizational system in Uganda;

-       Assisting in coordination of the work of all Civil Service College Uganda departments by identifying consulting and research opportunities for them;

-       Participating in the development of information networks and foster relationships with national and international research and consultancy institutions in order to improve the quality of consultancy services, research activities and innovations support available through Civil Service College Uganda;

-       Participating in carrying out applied research and synthesizing research results and current knowledge and experience into policy and strategy papers;

-       Participating in assessing  the implementation of current policies and procedures for their effectiveness and relevance and providing policy advice to the Government Authorities;

-       Assisting in linking national and international best practices and latest research results to the work practices of public institutions;

-       Assisting in the development of a database of expert research teamd to work with when the need arises;

-       Participating in the development of research bids including liason with key funding agencies and assisting with the commissioning of collaborative research partnership projects;

-       Assisting in development, tracking and analysis of processes associated with the annual research plan and research register;

-       Supporting in coordinating research think tanks as a means of information-sharing and discussion about topics of strategic research interest and research outcomes in conjunction with other research partners;

-       Supporting in monitoring and reporting of externally conducted research in Civil Service College Uganda supported institutions;

-       Supporting development  and regular maintenance of research, innovation and consultancy databases as well as website information;

-       Raising innovation consciousness and contributing towards the development of innovation capacity within the Uganda Police Force;

-       Assisting Ministries, Departments, Agencies and Local Governments to conceive, plan and implement innovations;

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


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