Masindi District Local Government
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Department: Administration
Reference No: DSC/MSD/11/2021
Post: Town Agent
Scale: U5
Number of Vacancies: 11

Department: Administration
Reference No: DSC/MSD/12/2021
Post Parish: Chief
Scale: U5
Number of Vacancies: 16

Qualifications for the Above Positions
• A Diploma in Public Administration and Management, Social Work and Social Administration, Development Studies and Business Administration

Duties and Responsibilities for;
1. Town Agent
• Mobilizing the population in the ward to meet their civic obligations
• Collecting and assessing Taxes and Property rates
• Maintaining law and order in the Ward
• Registering all businesses in the Ward
• Enforcing population adherence to council policy on hygiene, sanitation and development; and
• Performing duties as secretary to the ward.

2. Parish Chief
• Preparing and compiling reports on parish operations for the attention of the Sub-County Chief
• Collecting and accounting for Local revenue in the Parish
• Preparing work plans and budgets for the operations of the Parish
• Enforcing the implementation of National and Local Government policies, programmes Council bye-laws in the Parish
• Undertaking the mobilization of the Parish Community for Government development programmes and projects
• Providing technical support to the Parish Council on any matters relating to lower Local Government governance
• Managing and monitoring Local Government projects implemented in the Parish

Secretary – District Service Commission – Masindi

Method of Application

Masindi District Local Government seeks to recruit Parish Chiefs and Town Agents on a one year contract basis under the implementation of the Parish Development Model.
Given the above background, applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill posts of Parish Chief and Town Agent which exist in Masindi District Local Government as specified below.

Applications should be submitted in triplicate on Public Service Form No.3 (2008) to the Secretary, District Service Commission, P.O. Box 67, Masindi to be received not later than 10th September 2021.
The Application Forms are obtainable from Public Service Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers House, Parliament Avenue Kampala and District Service Commission Offices.

Applications should bear the title of the post as well as the Reference Number specified against the vacancy. Applicants should attach three (3) sets of certified photocopies of their Academic Certificates, Transcripts, Slips and other relevant documents plus three (3) recent passport size photographs.

Applicants who shall not hear from Masindi District Service Commission on completion of the selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful
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