17 Entry Level Veterinary Inspector, Zonal Job Vacancies - Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Organisation:  Ministry

of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Ref. No.: HRM 46/70/02 [54

Salary Scale: Uganda Government Scale U4

The

Public Service Commission was established under the provisions of Article

165(1) of the 1995 Constitution. The Public Service Commission has a mission

“To provide Government with employees of the right caliber, in right numbers,

placed in the right jobs at the right time.”

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Preparing annual and quarterly plans budgets
  
  in the: sensitization, harmonization, coordination, monitoring and
  
  enforcement of compliance of regulations and standards on: animal disease
  
  control; animal movement control, veterinary public health, food safety,
  
  animal welfare, veterinary professional ethics and veterinary drugs in
  
  specific Municipalities and Major Urban Centers;


• Attending Municipality and Major Urban Areas’
  
  planning meetings and articulate sector plans, policies, standards and
  
  regulations on veterinary regulation and compliance;


• Making the first field response for the
  
  Department on any problems regarding veterinary regulation and compliance;
  
  take preliminary quarantine measures and notify the Senior Veterinary
  
  Inspector, Zone ;


• Work closely with Ministry of Health,
  
  District Local Governments and the private sector as related to breaches
  
  in compliance of regulations and standards of veterinary regulation and
  
  compliance; to evaluate and warn officially; participate in apprehending;
  
  charging and prosecution of offenders;


• Undertaking physical inspection, take samples
  
  and make laboratory follow-ups to enable scientific inspection and
  
  certification of live animals and their products such as meat, milk, hides
  
  and skins, horn products, gallstones in the area of jurisdiction;


•  Regulating the use of veterinary movement
  
  permits / animal health certificates;


• In charge of monitoring and controlling the
  
  practice of veterinary medicine by the private sector to adhere to the
  
  Veterinary Surgeons Act and other legal frameworks in the area of
  
  jurisdiction;


• Take part in animal health programs in the in
  
  the area of jurisdiction offered by public, development partners and the
  
  private sector;


• Inspecting suitability of owners / premises /
  
  enterprises engaged in operations in: livestock farming, slaughter and
  
  animal products processing and distribution of veterinary drugs /
  
  medicines in the area of jurisdiction;


• Responsible for monitoring, evaluating,
  
  giving technical backup and train urban authority and the private sector
  
  personnel on veterinary inspection, certification and regulatory
  
  enforcement of compliance in the area of jurisdiction;


• In charge of compiling and submitting
  
  emergency and quarterly reports to the Senior Veterinary Inspector Zone;


• Performing any other duties that may be
  
  assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The 17 Veterinary Inspector, Zonal should be
  
  a Ugandans in possession of honours bachelor of science degrees in
  
  Veterinary Medicine from recognized University/Institution.


• Age: Above 21 years

• High Degree of Ethics and Integrity


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Good communication and computer Skills


• Proven ability to adapt to multi-cultural
  
  setting


• High degree of innovation concern for
  
  quality, standards technical


• Proven ability to coach subordinates and
  
  report writing skills


• Strategic thinking


• Good negotiation skills


• Good team building, innovation and concern
  
  for quality and standards.

All

suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are encouraged to fill in

applications in triplicate and submit them to the Secretary, Public Service

Commission, P.O. Box 7080, Kampala, Uganda. The Application and Summary Forms

are obtainable from the Public Service Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Farmers

House, Parliament Avenue, Kampala, Ministry/Department Headquarters and

District Service Commission Offices, or can be downloaded from the PSC website,
download here.

Hand written applications are also acceptable.

Application

forms should bear the title of the post followed by the Reference Number

specified against the vacancy. The appropriate Advert Title e.g. “PSC External

Advert. No. 1/2016” should be indicated in capital letters on the top of each

first page of the Public Service Form No. 3 (2008). Applicants should attach

three sets of photocopies of their certificates and testimonials. Applicants

subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews shall be required to present

certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates

at the time of sitting the Oral Interviews and their names will be shown on the

PSC website and on  the PSC noticeboard.

Applicants

should attach three (3) recent certified passport size photographs and should

apply for a maximum of only two (2) posts clearly indicating the first and

second choice on the application.

NB: Serving officers already appointed in the Public

Service shall not be considered for this entry level position. 

Deadline: 15^th April, 2016