Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Principal Planning Officer (re-advertised)

Salary Scale: M5
Responsible to: Director Planning Investment and Development
Responsible for: Senior Planning Officer
Ref. No. EXT AD/APP/09/08/02
No. of Posts: 01

PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To provide backstopping support to the Directorate of Planning, Investment, and Development in facilitating strategic planning processes across the University.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Coordinate and analyse strategic plan options to guide the University in determining investment priorities and resources allocation.
• Coordinate and support development and implementation of the University physical infrastructure development plans and projects.
• Provide technical support to the University campuses and departments in planning activities, budgets preparations, budget reviews and the overall budget framework of the University
• Initiate, formulate and manage recurrent and development budget policies for the University.
• Establish, develop, review and maintain an appropriate system suitable for data collection, monitoring and evaluation of the University’s physical and academic development programmes and projects.
• Liaise with the Human Resource Management unit and academic departments in carrying out manpower planning and development for the University.
• Liaise with academic and technical departments in determining priority interventions necessary for the academic and physical development of the University.
• Harmonise and integrate academic, institutional, physical, human and financial planning inputs in the University programmes and projects.
• Requisition and account for the resources of the University’s Planning Directorate in accordance with the operating policies, rules, regulations and guidelines.


Required Qualifications and experience
• Should have a Master’s degree in Economics, Planning, Statistics, or any other relevant discipline.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, or any other relevant quantitative discipline.
• At least eight (8) years of experience in a planning department of a reputable institution four (3) of which should have been at a senior management level

Required Competences
• Should have good leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be proficient in using relevant computer packages.
• Should be able to work as a member of a team.
• Must be a person of high integrity


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Qualified candidates must submit Five Copies of each of the following: -
• Application letter
• A detailed up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Certified Copies of the relevant academic/professional transcripts and certificates
• Copy of a Valid National Identity Card
• Names and Addresses of three referees
• The physical address, telephone contact, and email address
• Any other relevant documentation to support the application

A hard copy of the application clearly indicating the position applied for and serial number on the top right corner of the envelope addressed and delivered to: -
The University Secretary
P. O. Box 837, Fort Portal Uganda
Fort-Portal Office Lake Saaka Campus, Block C, Room 03 OR Kampala Office, Block C,
Ntinda Complex Office No: GF-13, Ntinda-Kampala
Tel: +256 483 660 390

The deadline for receiving the application is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday 23rd September 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.



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