Principal Physical Planner job at Public Service Commission

Background information about the job or company:

The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner, Physical Planning for performing the following duties:-

Responsibilities or duties:

• Providing technical team leadership in implementation of programmes and activities for research and evaluation of the effectiveness of physical planning policies, legislation, standards, regulations and guidelines;
• Providing technical support and guidance in preparation and review of National and Regional Physical Development Plans;
• Providing technical support, support supervision and capacity building and training programmes to Local Governments and other stakeholders;
• Drafting and submitting workplans, budgets and performance reports for the Division to the Assistant Commissioner;
• Monitoring and enforcing adherence to physical planning policies, standards and regulations by Local Governments and other stakeholders and reporting to the Assistant Commissioner for action;
• Supervising, mentoring and appraising the performance of subordinate staff of the Division;
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications:

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Planning; or Land Use Planning; or Urban and Regional Planning; or Urban Planning; or Urban Design; or Geography; or Town and Regional Planning plus a Masters Degree in Physical Planning; or Land Use Planning; or Urban and Regional Planning; or Urban Planning; or Urban Design from a recognized University/Institution.

Experience needed:

Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience, three (03) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Physical Planner in Government.

• Providing technical team leadership in implementation of programmes and activities for research and evaluation of the effectiveness of physical planning policies, legislation, standards, regulations and guidelines;
• Providing technical support and guidance in preparation and review of National and Regional Physical Development Plans;
• Providing technical support, support supervision and capacity building and training programmes to Local Governments and other stakeholders;
• Drafting and submitting workplans, budgets and performance reports for the Division to the Assistant Commissioner;
• Monitoring and enforcing adherence to physical planning policies, standards and regulations by Local Governments and other stakeholders and reporting to the Assistant Commissioner for action;
• Supervising, mentoring and appraising the performance of subordinate staff of the Division;
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time

• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Planning; or Land Use Planning; or Urban and Regional Planning; or Urban Planning; or Urban Design; or Geography; or Town and Regional Planning plus a Masters Degree in Physical Planning; or Land Use Planning; or Urban and Regional Planning; or Urban Planning; or Urban Design from a recognized University/Institution.