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City Planner

Full time @Mbarara City Service Commission posted 4 weeks ago in Government Email Job

Job Detail

  • Job ID 17885
  • Career Level  Officer
  • Experience  3 Years
  • Gender  Both
  • Industry  Government
  • Qualifications  Degree Bachelor
  • Job Type  Full time

Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and eligible Ugandans to fill the vacant posts that exist in Mbarara City Council.

Ref. No.: MCSC/02/2026
Post/Title: City Planner
Salary Scale: U1
No. of positions: 01
Mode of Recruitment: External Advert

Applications to be completed and submitted in triplicate on PSF 3 Revised 2008 for non-Teaching Cadre and Education Service Commission (ESC) Form No.3 (1998) revised for teaching cadres to the Secretary City Service Commission, P. Box 290, Mbarara Plot No. 13A Muti Drive.

Those already in Government Service should route their applications through their Responsible Officers who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay.

The Application Forms are obtained from the District/ City Service Commissions, Town Clerks’ Offices and Chief Administrative Officers’ Offices country wide, Ministry of Public Service website and can be downloaded from the Mbarara city website: mbararacity.go.ug

Copies of all Academic qualifications, certificates, Transcripts certified by issuing Institutions, proof of working experience, attained copies of previous appointment, confirmation and promotion letters (where applicable), Professional licenses (where applicable), National Identity Card, identity cards of schools and institutions attended, an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV), 3 Recent passport size photographs attached to the Application forms and any other relevant documents deemed necessary must be attached.

Job Specifications and Descriptions are obtainable from Mbarara City Service Commission, and Mbarara City Council offices and noticeboards. They can also be accessed via Mbarara City information portal website: mbararacityportal.org or Ministry of Public Service website www.publicservice.go.ug and all City Service Commission Offices country wide. The closing date for receiving applications is 20th April 2026 at 5:00pm.

Please note that:
  • Public service Jobs are not for sale. No one should pay to get a public job. Soliciting or offering bribes to induce members of the City Service Commission, Staff and any other leader within Public Service is strictly illegal and prohibited. Canvassing and lobbying by an applicant or his/her agent shall lead to automatic disqualification.
  • “Any act of bribery Should be reported to the Government Agencies like IGG, SHACU, RCCs, Public Service Commission and Ministry of Local Government.” “We stand for Zero Tolerance to corruption”
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and applicants who will not hear from the commission should consider their application unsuccessful.
Job Title: City Planner

Salary Scale: U1E
Reports to: Town Clerk
Responsible for: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Senior Economist

Job Purpose

To develop comprehensive and integrated City Plans and monitor and evaluate their implementation.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Formulating, developing and coordinating City development strategies, plans and budgets
  • Preparing and disseminating performance standards and indicators for the City notes
  • Providing technical support to Departments in preparation and production of City Development Plans
  • Appraising and determining City investment priorities
  • Coordinating, monitoring and evaluating performance of City Development Plans, programmes and projects
  • Maintaining an up-to-date City Management Information System
  • Developing and maintaining an up-to-date data bank
  • Producing minutes of Technical Planning Committee of the City Council
Person Specifications

(a) Academic Qualifications

  • An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics or Quantitative Economics from a recognized Institution
  • A Master’s degree in any of the above-mentioned fields from a recognized institution

(b) Work Experience

  • Nine (9) years of working experience, three (3) of which should have been at a Principal Planner Level in Government or equivalent level from a reputable organization

(c) Competences

Technical Competences

  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Planning, organizing and coordinating
  • Policy management
  • Project management
  • Information Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Human resource management

Behavioral Competences

  • Concern for quality and standards
  • Effective communication
  • Time management
  • Ethics and integrity
  • Accountability
  • Professionalism
  • Team leadership

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  • Dated (Monday 19th March 2026)
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