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CIRCULAR STANDING INSTRUCTION No. 1 of 2021 – Common Cadre Staff

by Mundua Patrick / 01 March 2021 / Published in Featured, General, News
Circular standing instruction No.1 of 2021

CIRCULAR STANDING INSTRUCTION NO. 1 2021

  1. Section 7(1)(d) of the Public Service Act, 2008 empowers the Minister of Public Service to prescribe or vary the common cadre lists by regulations after consultation with the appropriate Service Commission or other relevant authority.
  2. Over the years, the nomenclature and domicile of a number of common cadres in the Public Service have changed. This has necessitated an amendment to the 3rd Schedule of the Public Service Act, 2008 on Common Cadres in the Public Service.
  3. In accordance with Section 7(1)(d) of the Public Service Act, 2008, the Hon. Minister of Public Service has, under Statutory Instrument 2021 No. 11 issued the Public Service (Amendment of Third Schedule) Regulations 2021 in substitution of the Third Schedule to Public Service Act No. 9 of 2008 as follows:

COMMON CADRES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

SA0CadreTechnical Ministry
1Administrative OfficersOffice of the President
2Policy AnalystsOffice of the President
3Accountants and. AuditorsMinistry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
4StatisticiansMinistry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
5Economists and Finance OfficersMinistry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
6 Procurement OfficersMinistry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
7Inventory Management OfficersMinistry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
8Human Resource OfficersMinistry of Public Service
9Secretarial StaffMinistry of Public Service
10Records StaffMinistry of Public Service
11Office SupervisorsMinistry of Public Service
12Information Technology OfficersMinistry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
13Systems AnalystsMinistry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
14Systems AdministratorsMinistry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
15Data Management OfficersMinistry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
16Network AdministratorsMinistry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
17Communications OfficersMinistry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
18Telephone OperatorsMinistry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance
  • The purpose of this Circular, therefore, is to bring the contents of the Public Service (Amendment of Third Schedule) Regulations, 2021 to the attention of all Responsible Officers and the Service in general for information and implementation.
  • The regulations can be accessed on the Ministry’s website on www.publicservice.go.ug
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2 Comments to “ CIRCULAR STANDING INSTRUCTION No. 1 of 2021 – Common Cadre Staff”

  1. Womema Godfrey Zesiro says :Reply
    7 March, 2021 at 12:46

    Thanks for that. Does that mean Administrative officers include Senior Assistant Secretaries? How about the Parish Chiefs?

  2. Asega Toah says :Reply
    1 May, 2021 at 22:39

    Am an assistant inventory officer obongi district local government may you send for me my supplier number

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