Archivist Career Jobs - Ministry of Public Service

Organisation:  Ministry

of Public Service

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Ref. No.: HRM 56/272/01 [34]

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: 

• In charge of arranging and describing records
  
  in respect to their order


• Providing documents for official reference
  
  and scholarly research


• Supervising and guiding researchers and users


• In charge of reproducing records for research
  
  on request


• Conducting preservation surveys


• Responsible for monitoring and maintaining
  
  ideal environmental conditions in the repository.


• Carrying out annual stock taking and document
  
  reviews


• Supporting the preservation and archival of
  
  manual and electronic records;


• Participating in development of manual and E-records
  
  information management systems and


• Sensitizing MDAs and Local Governments on
  
  their use and maintenance;

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicants for the Archivist job should
  
  be Ugandans holding an Honors Degree in Archives and Records Management
  
  from a 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