District Commercial Officer

at Bududa District Service Commission
Location Bududa, Uganda
Date Posted April 3, 2020
Category Administration
Government
Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

JOB DETAILS:

Post title: District Commercial Officer
Department: Trade, Industry and Local Economic Development
Salary Scale: U1E
No. of Vacancies: 01
Reference No.: DSC/156/02/40/2020Bud

Job Purpose
To provide technical support in, developing, monitoring and reporting on tourism, trade, industry and
auditing cooperatives.

Key outputs
i. Books of accounts of cooperative societies audited;
ii. Laws related to commercial and marketing sub-sector enforced;
iii. Prices of agricultural products and other commodities monitored and advice provided;
iv. Monitoring Reports compiled and relevant authorities on the sub-sector briefed;
v. Developing of Small scale industries in the area; and
vi. Commercial data for policy formulation collected and analysed.

Key Functions
i. Auditing books of accounts of cooperative societies;
ii. Enforcing laws relating to the commercial and marketing sub-sector;
iii. Monitoring and providing advice on prices of agricultural products and other commodities;
iv. Producing reports on activities undertaken and advising the relevant authorities on the sub-sector;
v. Encouraging development of small scale industries in the area; and
vi. Collecting and analysing of commercial data for policy formulation.

Skills

Financial management;
Project management;
Planning ,organizing and coordination;
Accountability;
Communication

Education Requirements

An Honours Bachelors Degree in Commerce, Economics, Cooperatives, Business Administration/ Studies, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Accounting from a recognised university/institution.

Applying Instructions

Applications should be submitted in triplicate on Public Service Commission (PSC) form 3 (Revised 2008) to the

Secretary,

Bududa District Service Commission,

P. O. Box 292,

Mbale

Applicants should attach to each of the three application forms photocopies of their academic/professional documents and one colored recent passport size photographs. Applications should bear the title and reference number of the post applied for.

Applicants who are serving officers should route their applications through their responsible officers who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay. They should also attach copies of letters of appointment, confirmation and promotion if any, where applicable.

Detailed Job Descriptions and Persons Specifications can be obtained from the Job and Persons Specifications guidelines for jobs in Local Governments as amended as well as other Public Service circular letters and guidelines relating to recruitments which are available in all Districts and also on the website www.publicservice.go.ug .
Application forms are obtainable free of charge from District Service Commission Offices or Public Service Commission in Kampala

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