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District planner

Full time @Hoima District Service Commission posted 6 days ago in Government Email Job

Job Detail

  • Job ID 21078
  • 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 Ugandans to fill the following vacancies that exist in the service of Hoima District Local Government.

SNO: 3

  • JOB TITLE: District planner
  • SAARY SCALE: U1E
  • NO. OF POST: 01 external
  • Status: Readvertised
  • REFERENCE NO.: HDSC/EXT/P/1/2026

Applicants who meet the stipulated requirements must apply through PSC Form 3 (2008) in triplicate fully filled with three recent passport photos attached, attach 3 photocopies of Certified Certificate, Pass – slips, Academic transcripts, Identity cards (including institutional and National Identity cards), and should indicate; Job Title, Reference number, Telephone contacts, email and postal addresses.

Serving officers should route their applications through the Responsible Officers. The application forms can be obtained from the District offices, Public Service Commission or can be downloaded from the PSC www.psc.go.ug. Details of this advert can be obtained from Hoima District Service Commission Offices, notice boards and at https://www.hoima.go.ug.

Note:

The deadline of submission is 08th JUNE, 2026 at 5:00pm.

RECRUITMENT INTO THE DISTRICT PUBLIC SERVICE IS A FREE SERVICE JOBS ARE GIVEN ON MERIT, GIVING OR OFFERING ANYTHING TO INDUCE MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION, STAFF OR ANY OTHER LEADER AT THE DISTRICT IS ILLEGAL. ANYONE WHO DEMANDS ANY BRIBE FROM A JOB APPLICANT, SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LIKE IGG, DISO, RDC, MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ETC, WE STAND FOR ZERO TOLERANCE TO CORRUPTION.

Job Title: District Planner (Principal Planner)

Salary Scale: U2
Reports To: Chief Administrative Officer

Responsible For
  • Senior Planner
  • Population Officer
  • Statistician
Job Purpose

To develop comprehensive and integrated District Plans, and monitor and evaluate their implementation.

Key Outputs
  • District development strategies, plans, and budgets formulated, developed, and coordinated.
  • Performance standards and indicators for the district prepared and disseminated to users.
  • Technical support provided to Departments in preparation and production of District Development Plans.
  • Investment priorities in the District determined.
  • Performance of District Development Plans programmes and projects coordinated, monitored, and evaluated.
  • District Management Information System maintained.
  • An up-to-date data bank developed and maintained.
  • National and district policy appraised.
  • Minutes of the Technical Planning Committee produced.
Key Functions
  • Formulating, developing, and coordinating District development strategies, plans, and budgets.
  • Preparing and disseminating performance standards and indicators for the district to users.
  • Providing technical support to Departments in preparation and production of District Development Plans.
  • Determining District investment priorities.
  • Coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating performance of District Development Plans programmes and projects.
  • Maintaining the District Management Information System.
  • Developing and maintaining an up-to-date data bank.
  • Appraising National and district policy.
  • Producing minutes of the Technical Planning Committee.
Person Specifications
Qualifications
  • An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, or Quantitative Economics from a recognized institution.
  • A minimum of a Postgraduate qualification in Planning and Management from a recognized institution.
Experience
  • Should have at least six (6) years of working experience as a Planner, three (3) of which should have been at Senior Level in public service or a reputable organization.
Competences
  • Planning, organizing, and coordinating.
  • Policy Management.
  • Project Management.
  • Information Communication Technology (ICT).
  • Concern for quality and standards.
  • Communication skills.
  • Time Management.

 

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  • Dated (Monday 17th May 2026)
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