Assistant Commissioner, Aquaculture Development job at Public Service Commission
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Posted date: 2025-Oct-15
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Assistant Commissioner, Aquaculture Development 2025-10-15T11:55:33+00:00 Public Service Commission https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/default_logo_company/defaultlogo.png https://www.ugashare.com/jobs/ FULL_TIME Public Administration, and Government Management, Science & Engineering 2025-11-03T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 Background information about the job or company: The Assistant Commissioner, Aquaculture Development will be responsible for initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for the development of land and water-based culture systems. The role involves promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems. Responsibilities or duties: - Initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for development of land and water-based culture systems
- Promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems
- Identifying capacity gaps in District Local Governments to support effective implementation of culture fisheries production and forward to management for action
- Providing technical support and guidance to Local Governments, service providers, and the private sector in culture fisheries production
- Providing quality assurance on advisory services for land and water culture systems
- Receiving and analyzing reports on culture fisheries production and development activities in the Local Governments at regular basis
- Monitoring and back-stopping field work in the fisheries Industry
- Leading National working groups on reviews of Nationally and Regionally agreed fisheries policies on data sharing and information dissemination
- Identifying suitable areas and providing guidance for aquaculture parks development
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications or requirements: - Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelorâs Degree in Fisheries or Zoology or Aquatic Biology plus a Master of Science Degree in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution. A Post Graduate qualification in Management; or Administration will be an added advantage
Experience needed: - Applicants should have a minimum of nine (9) years relevant working experience in handling Fisheries Management issues, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Officer level in Government
- Initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for development of land and water-based culture systems
- Promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems
- Identifying capacity gaps in District Local Governments to support effective implementation of culture fisheries production and forward to management for action
- Providing technical support and guidance to Local Governments, service providers, and the private sector in culture fisheries production
- Providing quality assurance on advisory services for land and water culture systems
- Receiving and analyzing reports on culture fisheries production and development activities in the Local Governments at regular basis
- Monitoring and back-stopping field work in the fisheries Industry
- Leading National working groups on reviews of Nationally and Regionally agreed fisheries policies on data sharing and information dissemination
- Identifying suitable areas and providing guidance for aquaculture parks development
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time
- Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelorâs Degree in Fisheries or Zoology or Aquatic Biology plus a Master of Science Degree in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution. A Post Graduate qualification in Management; or Administration will be an added advantage
JOB-68ef8bb53433e Vacancy title: Assistant Commissioner, Aquaculture Development Jobs at: Public Service Commission Deadline of this Job: Monday, November 3 2025 Duty Station: Kampala | Uganda Summary Date Posted: Wednesday, October 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: Background information about the job or company: The Assistant Commissioner, Aquaculture Development will be responsible for initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for the development of land and water-based culture systems. The role involves promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems. Responsibilities or duties: - Initiating, formulating, and implementing policies, legislations, standards, and National plans for development of land and water-based culture systems
- Promoting, supporting, guiding, and coordinating the provision of technical services for increasing fish production on culture production systems
- Identifying capacity gaps in District Local Governments to support effective implementation of culture fisheries production and forward to management for action
- Providing technical support and guidance to Local Governments, service providers, and the private sector in culture fisheries production
- Providing quality assurance on advisory services for land and water culture systems
- Receiving and analyzing reports on culture fisheries production and development activities in the Local Governments at regular basis
- Monitoring and back-stopping field work in the fisheries Industry
- Leading National working groups on reviews of Nationally and Regionally agreed fisheries policies on data sharing and information dissemination
- Identifying suitable areas and providing guidance for aquaculture parks development
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications or requirements: - Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelorâs Degree in Fisheries or Zoology or Aquatic Biology plus a Master of Science Degree in any of the above fields from a recognized University/Institution. A Post Graduate qualification in Management; or Administration will be an added advantage
Experience needed: - Applicants should have a minimum of nine (9) years relevant working experience in handling Fisheries Management issues, three (3) of which should have been served at Principal Officer level in Government
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 108 Level of Education: postgraduate degree Job application procedure Application Link: Click Here to Apply Now
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