INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Ministry offers an opportunity to University Students to undertake internship training for a period of Two (02) months annually.During the period of industrial training, students are attached to different departments within the Ministry and supervised by Technical Government Officials with knowledge of the Social Development Sector. Industrail training under the Ministry is drawn to Section j-f of the Uganda Government Standing Orders and Circular Standing Instruction No.3 of 2011, relating to Internship Placements in the Public Service. All placements are applied through the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development.
RECRUITMENT OF GRADUATE VOLUNTEERS (5 POSITIONS)
The Government of the Republic of Uganda under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is implementing the Uganda Graduate Volunteer Scheme (UGVS). The Scheme provides young graduates access to workspaces in Public and Private organizations, Civil Society, and UN Agencies to gain employability skills. The Scheme leverages on volunteerism as an essential mechanism for skills development and enhances young graduates’ employability by equipping them with the highly needed workplace skills and experience.
MGSLD now invites suitably qualified graduates/individuals to apply for graduate volunteer positions at UGVS.
Interested eligible applicants should submit applications including a cover letter, current Curriculum Vitae, a copy of the National ID, and copies of Academic Certificates and Transcripts/Testimonials, to be delivered at MGLSD’s General Registry on 2nd Floor, Gender and Labour House, Plot 2, George Street Not later than 1700hrs on 29th November 2024. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
Details of the scope of services, deliverables, qualifications, contract and reporting arrangements can be found by clicking the link below;
THE UGANDA GRADUATE VOLUNTEER SCHEME
The main objective of the UGVS is to create employment avenues for young graduates while building the capacity of national institutions, private sector and other key partners to mainstream youth employment into their work places. The Scheme will utilize volunteerism as an avenue for youth’s contribution to societal development challenges and a pathway to providing the youth with the soft skills required to be employable or to create employment for themselves. Volunteers will be employed in various public and private institutions which are partnering with the Scheme. They will also be provided with a full-on job package that includes coaching, mentorship, role models to guide them along their career path even after the programme.
(i) develop the ideas into comprehensive business proposals,
(ii) strengthen their business skills through entrepreneurship training,
(iii) gain access to financing to start up or improve their businesses, and
(iv) acquire support with coaching and mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs to help the volunteers from start up through to building their own successful enterprises.