Sub - Programme Officer – Labour and Social Development job at Ministry of Education and Sports

Ministry of Education and Sports

Sub - Programme Officer – Labour and Social Development job

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 11 November 2022

Hiring Organization: Ministry of Education and Sports

Job Details:

Title: Sub - Programme Officer – Labour and Social Development
Reports to: Secretariat Coordinator
Duration: 24 months, subject to renewal
Duty Station: Kampala
Job Reference: HCDP-LSD01

Purpose of the Job: To coordinate activities under the Labour and Social Development Sub Programme.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The main responsibilities and duties of the Programme Officer
• Act as a technical link between the Programme Secretariat and the various Agencies and Institutions under the Labour and Social Development Sub-Programme
• Monitor the Labour and Social Development work plans, budgets and expenditures and contribute to preparation of reports.
• Schedule and organize meetings for the Labour and Social Development Sub Programme
• Provide technical knowledge to support the various Agencies and Institutions under the Labour and Social Development Sub Programme
• Prepare work plans (annual and quarterly) and reports (progress, quarterly and annual) related to the sub programme activities
• Support preparation of the budget framework paper for the Labour and Social Development Sub-Programme
• Participate in quality assurance of Ministerial Policy statements for the Labour and Social Development sub-programme.
• Coordinate the Labour and Social Development Sub-Programme Review activities
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience:
Qualifications:
• A Masters' Degree in either Project Planning and Management or Business Administration, or Economics or Education or Health, or Gender Studies, or Development Studies from a recognized Institution/ University
• An Honours Degree in either Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences or any humanity from a recognised University iii. Professional qualification in Project Planning and Management

Experience:
• At least six (06) years working experience in a reputable organization three of which should have been in Project or Programme Management in related fields under Labour and
• Social Development at a senior position ii. Demonstrated competence in the fields of Planning, Resource Mobilisation, Project Management, monitoring and evaluation.

Application procedure

Applications are therefore invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant position as specified in the job description above. All applicants should attach photocopies of their certificates and testimonials, curricula vitae, referee letters, plus recent passport size photograph.
Eligible female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed applicants shall be contacted for the interview and final selection process.
Deadline for submission: 11th November, 2022, 5:00pm East African Standard Time.

Applications, quoting the job reference, should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Education and Sports,
Floor 4 Room 4.10, Embassy House, King George VI Way,
P. O. Box 7063, Kampala, UGANDA

Hard copies should be hand delivered to Security Registry (Floor 4, Room 1), Embassy House
Electronic submissions are acceptable, but shall be in additional to the hard copies, and should be emailed to hcdp@education.go.ug . All applicants should quote the job reference, and ensure that the submission package is as concise as possible, not exceeding 5MB.