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Job Summary

Job Title:
Senior Programme Officer- Civil Engineering
Employer:
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT uganda
Location:
Uganda
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Engineering Jobs
Number of Positions:
Deadline:
Thursday, 30 April 2026

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The Government of Uganda has intensified efforts to improve the quality, efficiency, and impact of public investments, recognizing that weaknesses in project execution rather than project identification alone remain a major constraint to achieving development outcomes. In line with this, Government is in the process of implementing the Public Investment and Asset Management for Growth and Resilience Operation (PIM Plus) for the period October 2025 to September 2031, a targeted intervention designed to strengthen implementation support, monitoring, and delivery of priority projects within the Public Investment Plan (PIP).

Full-time

Deadline: 

30 Apr 2026

Senior Programme Officer- Civil Engineering Job at MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT uganda

Job Description

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is seeking a Senior Programme Officer- Civil Engineering to provide technical support to the PIM PLUS Secretariat. This role focuses on strengthening risk oversight, monitoring, and technical validation of infrastructure investments to ensure timely achievement of results. The officer will work within the framework of the Public Investment and Asset Management for Growth and Resilience Operation.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:Key Result Areas
  • 1. Verified technical reports on physical progress, construction quality, and emerging risks.
  • 2. Site visit and mission reports with findings, risk assessments, and agreed follow-up actions.
  • 3. Regular reports risk and mitigation recommendations for civil works projects submitted.
  • 4. Technical inputs, review notes, and advice provided to the Taskforce on critical engineering issues.
  • 5. Verified alignment reports comparing certified works, financial disbursements, and infrastructure-related results.
  • 6. Regular reports on designs, cost estimates, technical specifications, and work plans on ongoing projects.
  • 7. Lessons learned briefs, technical guidance reports to support the Midterm and end term Review of the Operation.
  • 8. Consolidated technical evidence and facilitated site visits for credible verification by the Independent Verification Agency (IVA), OAG and other oversight bodies.
  • 9. Integrated technical inputs aligned with procurement, finance, safeguards, and operations teams; risk-informed oversight reports.
  • 10. Technical briefs, escalation reports, and presentation inputs for OTC, OSC, and PAP decision-making.
  • 11. Bi-annual progress reports by the 15th day of the month after the end of six months.
  • 12. Annual performance reports by the 15th day of the month after the end of the financial year.
  • 13. An end of assignment report within two weeks after completion of the activities in the work-plan, or completion of the contract, whichever comes first.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
  • 1. Review civil works progress
  • 2. Conduct technical Site Inspections
  • 3. Identify and mitigate engineering risks
  • 4. Support risk Oversight Taskforce
  • 5. Ensure alignment of Physical outputs with Earned Money disbursed
  • 6. Provide technical feedback for Project Preparation and Appraisal and implementation
  • 7. Document and institutionalize lessons learned
  • 8. Support Verification of strategic projects implemented using the earner money
  • 9. Coordinate across technical and operational Teams
  • 10. Prepare Reports and Briefings for Oversight Bodies

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