Principal Personnel Officer (Secretary District Service Commission) at Bukomansimbi District Local Government, Bukomansimbi , Uganda

Job Description

To undertake day to day administration and management of the District Service Commission as
prescribed by law.
Key Outputs
i. Administrative duties for the District Service Commission undertaken;
ii. Minutes of the District Service Commission meetings taken and reports prepared;
iii. Vacancies for unfilled posts in Local Governments advertised;
iv. Technical advice to the District Service Commission on matters of recruitment;
v. Decisions of the District Service Commission communicated to relevant authorities for action;
vi. District Service Commission meetings scheduled and invitations circulated;

vii. District Service Commission records safely kept for future reference; and
viii. Performance reports, work plans and budgets on activities of the District Service Commission
prepared and submitted to relevant authorities.
Key Functions
i. Undertaking administrative duties to facilitate the effective operation of the District Service
Commission;
ii. Recording minutes of the District Service Commission meetings and preparing related reports;
iii. Keeping safe custody of the records of the District Service Commission;
iv. Advertising vacancies in Local Governments for recruitments;
v. Providing technical advise to the Commission on matters of recruitment and staffing;
vi. Scheduling District Service Commission meetings invitations to members under the direction of
the Chairperson;
vii. Noting and communicating decisions of the District Service Commission to relevant authorities for action; and
viii. Preparing periodic performance reports, work plans and budgets of the District Service
Commission and submitting them to the relevant authorities.
Person Specifications
(i) Qualifications
An Honors Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Management or Social Work and Social
Administration (SWSA) or Management Science or any Social Sciences (with personnel
Management/Human Resources Management as an option) or Arts (with personnel
Management/Human Resources Management as an option) from a recognized University.
A post-graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management or Public Administration and
Management from a recognized University/Institution.
Possession of a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management or Business Administration
(Human Resources Management option) or Public Administration and Management shall be an
added advantage

(ii) Experience
Six years of professional working experience three of which should have been at a Senior Human
Resource Management level in a public or reputable organization;
(iii) Competences
Human Resource Management;
Records and Information management;
Time management;
Concern for quality and standards;
Ethic, integrity and confidentiality; and
Communication.