Principal Officers job at the Ministry of East African Community Affairs 2 positions

Job Title:  Principal Public Relations Officer (1 Vacancy), REF : HRM 70/72/01 [Re-advertised]
Salary: Uganda Government Scale U2- Age: 28 Years and Above, Qualifications, Skills & Experience: Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Mass Communication or Journalism or Social Sciences or Law or Management Studies plus a Post Graduate Diploma in any of the above fields including Media Planning or Communications or Strategic Planning and Events Management from a recognized University/Institution.
· Applicants should have at least a minimum of six (6) years’ working experience, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Public Relations Officer/Senior Information Officer in Government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable organization.


Job Title: Principal Policy Analyst (1 Vacancy)
REF: HRM 70/72/01 [Re-advertised]
Salary: Uganda Government Scale U2
Age: 28 Years and Above

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
·         Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Economics or Economics and Statistics or Quantitative Economics or Social Sciences or Arts with Policy/
·         Research Analysis/Design/Management as one of the subjects or Development Studies or Policy Analysis plus a minimum of a Post Graduate Diploma in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution.
·         Applicants should have at least six (6) years working experience, three (3) of which should have been gained at the level of Senior Policy Analyst in Government or equivalent level of working experience from a reputable organization.


How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the vacant posts currently available in the various Ministries/Departments as specified below:
Applications should be submitted in triplicate on Public Service Form No. 3 (2008) to the Secretary, Public Service Commission, P. O. Box 7080, Kampala to be received not later than Friday 18th January 2013.

The application forms are obtainable from the Public Service Commission Offices, 2nd Floor, Farmers, House, Parliament Avenue, Kampala, Ministry/Department Headquarters and District Service Commission Offices. Hand written applications are also acceptable.
The details of the advertisement including but not limited to the duties of each post and reporting hierarchy as well as the application forms can be accessed from the Public Service Commission Website www.psc.go.ug

Applications should bear the title of the post as well as the Reference Number specified against the vacancy. Applicants are free to apply for a maximum of two (2) Posts.

Applicants should attach three (3) sets of certified photocopies of their academic certificates and testimonials, plus three (3) recent certified passport size photographs.

Those already in Government Service should route their applications through their Heads of Department who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay. Serving officers may submit an advance copy of the applications directly to the Public Service Commission to enable the Commission start processing them.

Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the Selection Exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful.
The following categories of applicants shall not be considered for posts under
Salary Scale U4:
i) Those already appointed in the Public Service in the case of posts in Salary Scale U4;
ii) Serving Officers substantively appointed in the same Salary Scale as the post being applied for;