JOB DETAILS:

Background

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives with support from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under FAO-EU Forest Governance & Value Chains (FGVC) Programme is developing the Wood Industry Information Management System (WIIMS) as part of the National Timber traceability and legality assurance system known as U-TIMBER. The Wood Industry Information Management System (WIIMS) is responsible for registering processors, monitoring timber processing and trade flows, and generating traceability and compliance data for domestic and export markets.

The Ministry wishes to recruit dedicated and competent staff to work as the Systems Development and Support Team (SDST) responsible for supporting the design, development, deployment, and long-term sustainability of the Wood Industry Information Management System (WIIMS).

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives therefore invites suitable qualified Ugandans to fill the vacancies existing in the Ministry under the U-TIMBER Project as indicated below:

S/N POST NO.OF VACANCIES

U-TIMBER Administrator/Technical Support Office

All suitable qualified and interested individuals should submit sealed applications accompanied with certified copies of their academic documents, detailed Curriculum Vitae with telephone and mail contacts, recent passport photo size, and National ID should be addressed to the

Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives,

Farmers’ House Plot 6/8, Parliamentary Avenue P.O.BOX 7103, Kampala.

Details of Job Description and Person Specifications can be accessed on the Ministry website

Applications should be delivered to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Headquarters Security Registry between 8:00 am-5:00 pm working days or electronically not later than 6th March 2026 at 5:00pm.

NB: Only successful candidates will be notified.