Senior Labour Officer

at Soroti District Local Government
Location Soroti, Uganda
Date Posted March 26, 2020
Category Administration
Government
Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

Job purpose:
To promote the social welfare and safety of the workers in the district/Urban Council

Qualifications:
An honors degree in Social Sciences, Social work and Social Administration, Developmental Studies, Human Resource Management from a recognized University/Institution.

 

Responsibilities

i. Inspecting work places in order to make them conform to national policies and standards on occupational health and safety;
ii. Settling labour complaints between employers and employees;
iii. Monitoring the implementation of labour policy and legislation;
iv. Sensitizing the public on labour policy and legislation;
v. Giving technical advice to both employers and employees on employer/ employee relations, disputes resolution and collective bargaining;
vi. Handling workmen’s compensation cases;
vii. Prosecuting before courts of law those who do not abide by the existing labour laws;
viii. Advising council on labour related matters; and
ix. Accounting for the departmental funds.

Job Requirements

Required education: Bachelor's degree
Required relevant work experience: 2 years
Required languages: English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)

Applying Instructions

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans for the posts available in Soroti District Local Government. Applications must be submitted to:

 The Secretary,

Soroti District Service Commission,

P.O. Box 513,

Applications MUST be in triplicate on PSC Form 3 (Revised 2008), and ESC Form 3 (Revised 1998) for Education Assistant II, each with attachment of photocopies of required certified academic transcripts and certificates. Applicants should attach any other relevant documents like appointment and confirmation letters, Registration certificates, etc where applicable.

The application forms can be obtained from Secretaries to District Service Commissions Countrywide or Public Service Commission, Kampala, Chief Administrative Officers’ offices. Detailed information on these posts can also be obtained from the Job Descriptions and Person Specifications guidelines for jobs in Local Governments, 2011 and 2017 as well as other Public Service circular letters and guidelines relating to recruitments which are available in all districts and also on the websites: www.publicservice.go.ug.orwww.psc.go.ug.

The Serving Officers MUST route their applications through their responsible Officers who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delays. Please note that applicants should be below 50 years of age. However, the applicants already in the civil service are not affected by this age limit except that they should not have reached mandatory retirement age of 60 years. The applicants should attach to their applications recent passport size photographs. The applicants are informed that whereas we appreciate your interest in working with us, if you do not hear from us, please consider yourself unsuccessful.

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