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District Planner

Full time @Butaleja District Service Commission posted 2 weeks ago in Government Email Job

Job Detail

  • Job ID 18239
  • 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 vacant posts that exist in Butaleja District Local Government.

District Planner
  • S/N: 3
  • Department: Planning Department
  • Title: District Planner
  • Scale: U1EU
  • Vacancies: 01
  • Job Reference: BUT/DSC/03/1/2026

Applications MUST be submitted in triplicate on PSC Form 3 (Revised 2008), and addressed to the Secretary, Butaleja District Local Government, P.O. Box 1, Butaleja, to be received not later than Friday 24th April, 2026, 5:00 pm. The application forms can be obtained from any District Service Commission Offices or Public Service Commission Offices, Farmers House 2nd floor, Kampala or from Public Service Commission website, www.psc.go.ug.

The applications should bear the Title of the post as well as the reference number specified against the vacancy. Applicants must attach verified O&A-level Documents by UNEB and Certified photocopies of all Academic Certificates and Transcripts, Registration Certificates. For Health Applicants include a valid Certified Practicing Licence, a photocopy of the National Identity card, Curriculum Vita, three (3) recent colored passport photographs and any other relevant documents like Appointment and Confirmation letters for serving officers. Only qualifications from recognized institutions will be considered. Serving officers must route their applications through their responsible officers who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay and should not have reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. The applicants who are not currently in the civil service should be below the age of 50 years. Applicants who will not hear from us on conclusion of the selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful. For all posts, women, persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Please indicate on the PSC Form / application form reliable postal addresses, telephone contacts and email addresses. For detailed information on each post, please refer to the Local Government Job Descriptions and Person Specifications 2011 and 2017, obtain from Public Service Commission website www.psc.go.ug.

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 to 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 policies appraised; and

  • 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 policies; and

  • Producing minutes of the Technical Planning Committee.

Person Specifications
Qualifications

  • An Honors Bachelors Degree in Economics, Statistics or Quantitative Economics from a recognized Institution, plus a minimum of a Post Graduate qualification in Planning and Management from a recognized institution.

Experience

  • 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; and

  • Time management.

Important Steps

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  • Dated (Monday 25th March 2026)
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