Requirements
- Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honors Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Law, Business Administration or Economics or Development Studies from a recognized awarding Institution. - A Master’s degree in either Commerce or Economics or International Business/Commerce or Trade Policy and Law or Business Administration or Development Studies from a recognized awarding Institution. - Specialized Trading in trade negotiation, regional trade, WTO, Trade Policy will be added advantage.
Working Experience
Applicants should have a minimum of
twelve (12) years working experience, three (3) of which must have been served at the level of an Assistant Commissioner Multilateral Trade/Regional and Bilateral Trade/ Trade and Inspectorate/Private Sector Development in Government.
- Plan, coordinate and supervise the formulation and implementation of policies, strategies and programme that promote the development of trade;
- Initiate and coordinate the development and implementation of the regulatory framework to support a competitive trade sector;
- Provide guidance and supervise to ensure district programmes, activities and policies that support development and comply with the National Trade Policy;
- Supervise the country’s private sector participation in the negotiations at the Bilateral, Regional and Multilateral levels;
- Initiate and coordinate the formulation of policies and legal framework on Bilateral, regional and multilateral commitments;
- Liaise with other MDAs in the formulation and implementation of export policies, strategies and programmes;
- Promote and capacity develop private sector competitiveness to participate in trade and market opportunity exploitation;
- Advise Government on appropriate policy interventions and strategies that promote trade mainstreaming and competitiveness;
- Collaborate with MDAs, Local and Urban Authorities, Private Sector and Development partners in the formulation and implementation of domestic trade policies, strategies and programmes.
- Coordinate the inter Institutional Trade Committee (ITC) and the National Trade Negotiation Team
- Prepare budget estimates, mange, account the budget and human resources of the Trade Department.
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
