Town Agent
| Location | Luuka, Uganda |
| Date Posted | April 27, 2020 |
| Category | Administration Government Management |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Currency | UGX |
Description
Job Title : Town Agent
Salary Scale : U7
Reports to : Assistant Town Clerk
Responsible for :
Job Purpose
To ensure that taxes are promptly paid and law and order maintained in the Ward.
Key Outputs
i. Population mobilized in the ward to meet their civic obligations;
ii. Taxes and property rates assessed and collected;
iii. Law and order maintained in the Ward;
iv. Simple civil disputes arbitrated;
v. Adherence to the ward council policy on hygiene, sanitation and development enforced;
vi. Duties of secretary to the ward performed;
vii. Ward Cleaning supervised; and
viii. Businesses in the Ward registered.
Key Functions
i. Mobilizing the population in the ward to meet their civic obligations;
ii. Collecting and assessing Taxes and Property rates;
iii. Maintaining law and order in the Ward;
iv. Registering all businesses in the Ward;
v. Arbitrating in simple civil disputes;
vi. Enforcing population adherence to council policy on hygiene, sanitation and development; and
vii. Performing duties as secretary to the ward.
Skills
Public relations and customer care;
Mobilization skills;
Concern for quality and standards; and
Time management.
Education Requirements
Applying Instructions
Applications should be submitted in triplicate on PSC form 3 (Revised 2008) to the
SECRETARY DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION
P.0 BOX443,
IGANGA.
Application forms are obtainable from any office of the district service commission and must be filled in the applicants‘own hand writing with three (3) current pass port size photographs attached. Serving officers should route their applications through their Heads of Department who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay.
Applications should bear the Title and Reference Number of the post applied for. Certified photocopies of Academic certificates, transcripts, and supporting documents must accompany the application forms.
Those invited for interview must come with their original certificates, National Identity Card and Institutional identity Cards.