To plan, develop and implement strategies and policies for the effective management of the LDC’s
Law Library.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. To develop and review Library policies and procedures for the acquisition, secure storage
and maintenance of legal information resources in both print and electronic format.
2. To develop, implement and review the LDC’s information and dissemination strategy.
3. To keep custody and provide security for LDC’s knowledge.
4. To develop sectional plans and budgets and monitor their implementation.
5. To establish collaborative linkages locally and internationally with other Libraries and
Legal Information Institutions.
6. To supervise, guide, manage and monitor staff performance in line with the performance
management system in place.
7. To submit periodic reports to the Head Legal Resource Centre on the status of assigned,
delegated and designated duties.
8. To assist in the dissemination of research outputs to stakeholders in a suitable format.
9. To perform any other tasks assigned by the Head Legal Resource Centre.
Qualifications and Experience
1. Bachelor’s (Hon) degree in Library and Information Science.
2. Master’s degree in Library and Information science is an added advantage.
3. Membership of the Uganda Library and Information Association.
4. At least six (6) years’ work experience managing libraries in an academic institution of
higher learning, 3 of which should have been at managerial level or its equivalent in a
library of a large institution of higher learning.
Key Competencies
 He/she should be a strategic planner.
 Interpersonal relationship and management skills.
 Should be creative and innovative.
 Ability to initiate and facilitate change management.
 He/she should be a person of high integrity.
 He /she should be result oriented.
 Effective communication skills.
 He/she should be a team builder.
 ICT and digital literacy.All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed and up to date CVs, certified copies of academic transcripts and certificates and any other supporting documents, day time telephone contacts and addresses of two referees (including the current employer where Mapplicable) to:
The Secretary / Head Human Resource and Administration,
Law Development Centre,
P. O. Box 7117, Kampala;
Applications clearly stating the position applied for should be hand delivered to the LDC reception at Kampala, Mbarara, Lira or Mbale campus, or soft copy sent by email in PDF format as a single file to: hr@ldc.ac.ug
Deadline: Friday 05th June, 2026 by 5:00pm
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted