Sociologist job at Ministry of Public Service (MoPS)

Vacancy title:
Sociologist

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Ministry of Public Service (MoPS)

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, July 21 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Senior Sociologist for performing the following duties:-

- Conducting social impact studies in line with the established workplan;

- Monitoring works on road construction projects for compliance with Environment and Social safeguards management plan;

- Implementing a system of managing risks in the social management activities and developing risk mitigation measures to identify and address environment and social safeguards;

- Implementing Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) strategies on construction projects in line with the established health and safety guidelines, policies and standards;

- Implementing mainstreaming of gender and HIV/AIDS policies on construction projects in line with the Annual Statutory Performance Agreement;

- Identifying and developing programs to work with key stakeholders (NEMA, NFA, Local Governments, Political Leaders and affected communities) to ensure timely acquisition of Right of Way, that the roads are sustained and preparing reports on feedback provided;

- Monitoring the progress of land acquisition and compensation activities in collaboration with the land acquisition team;

- Implementing Resettlement Action Plans (RAP) in line with the Annual Statutory Performance Agreement;

- Implementing an affective system of responding to and managing grievances from affected persons and communities in line with the grievance handling guidelines, procedures;

- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure:

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