Stenographer Secretary - SHEEMA DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION

Stenographer Secretary - SHEEMA DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION, Uganda
   
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill vacant posts that exist in Sheema District Local government, Sheema and Bugongi Town councils.
Post: Stenographer secretary (01)
Salary scale: U5
Reports To: Personal Secretary or Immediate Supervisor Age: 20 and above
Terms of appointment: Permanent and pensionable.
Responsible for: Pool Stenographer
Duties
Taking and transcribing dictation and producing error free work
Receiving and disseminating correspondences, mails and other information for the office;
Organizing meetings and circulating decisions to the relevant action offices;
Receiving and guiding clients to relevant offices;
Attending to telephone calls on the third ring;
Making and following up on appointments;
Maintaining office cleanliness and orderliness;
Managing and accounting for office equipment, materials and im­prest; and
Supervising activities of the lower secretarial staff.
Requirement:
Ordinary Level Certificate with at least 2 credits including English language and three (3) passes, UNEB Certificate or diploma in secretarial studies or equivalent qualifications from a recognized awarding institution with the following subjects.
Business Communication Stage II
Typewriting Stage II (40 wpm)
Shorthand Stage II (80/90 wpm)
Office Practice ll/Secretarial Duties II
Computer skills using word processing.
Possession of; Principles of Accounts Stage II, Economics II or Commerce II, Computer skills using several packages like spreadsheets and database management and
Knowledge of using various office machines like fax, photocopiers and audio equipment, will be an added advantage.
How to apply:
Applications should be submitted in triplicate on PS form No. 3(revised 2008) to the Secretary District Service Commission P.o Box 160 Kabwohe not later than 1st April 2013. Application forms can be obtained from Public Service Commission (farmers House Kampala) and at all District Service Commission Offices country wide. Applications should bear the title of the post applied for and the telephone contact. Applicants should attach all necessary supporting documents and recent passport size photograph to each form.