Vacancy title:
Research Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Research, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Public Service Commission

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 30 2025

Duty Station:
kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 1 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

DUTIES:

• Managing qualitative data collection (focus group discussions and key informant interviews) which include designing data collection tools, training interviewers, debriefing interviewers so as to ensure consistency and quality across the team and checking transcriptions and translations;
• Undertaking qualitative data analysis, which includes ensuring that the team has training in both manual qualitative data coding and analysis, and appropriate or data software; undertaking feedback and discussion sessions with communities, helping to resolve coding disagreements;
• Contributing to desk review of laws and policies relevant to Social Science research;
• Contributing to communication messages for example radio and community meetings by using the findings from Social Science methodologies in order to help inform communication messages;
• Contributing to dissemination of findings by developing policy advocacy messages, contributing to manuscript development for publication, writing conference abstracts and presenting findings;
• Assisting in coordinating the day to day activities of running the study;
• Assisting the Senior Social Scientist in quantitative survey through quantitative survey design and data analysis relevant to Social Science, and triangulating across the quantitative survey, qualitative data and legal and policy collected;
• Contributing to staff development;
• Any other duties may be assigned from time to time.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

. Mandatory requirements for Applicants: -
a) Apply ON-LINE.
b) Scan, attach and submit on-line recent passport size photograph and relevant documents ('O' Level, and 'A' Level certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates).
c) Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;

Application Process

2. Application Process:
a) Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors
b) Click and Register as a new User to create your account and complete your profile (starting with your bio data moving downwards).
c) If you already have an account, simply sign in and update your profile.
d) Click on Jobs, then Advertised Jobs in the menu. Select the Advert in order to view the jobs therein.
e) Click on the job of your choice from the list of advertised jobs.
f) View the job details and click apply.
g) Review your application and submit.
h) You can only apply for one (1) post. Applying for more than one (1) post will lead to automatic disqualification.

Emphasis

3. Emphasis: -
a) Only on-line applications on the e-recruitment system of the Public Service Commission will be considered.
b) Only candidates shortlisted for Interviews will be contacted.
c) Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them original copies of academic documents ('O' and 'A' level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid Identity Card.
d) Serving Officers already appointed in the Public Service shall not be considered for entry level posts under this GRE advert;
e) Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.
f) In case of any inquiry, call Tel. No.0414-237671 or 0414-254271 or 0414-342279 or send an e-mail to vacancies@psc.go.ug

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