Officer Competition Affairs Job at Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Officer Competition Affairs Job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2024 - 2025

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: September 26 2024

Hiring Organization: Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Job Details:

Job Purpose
To monitor and promote competitive practices within the communications sector, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and fostering a fair marketplace for stakeholders.

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities
• Conduct market definition and dominance assessments to ensure a competitive industry landscape and perform compliance risk assessments to address potential market issues preemptively.
• Review and advise on operator agreements, ensuring compliance with competitive practices.
• Assist in developing and refining regulatory frameworks and guidelines to support fair competition.
• Support in the provision of licensing advisory services to ensure alignment with competition laws and policies.
• Execute field inspections, audits, and monitoring to ensure ongoing adherence to competition regulations.
• Participate in the development of defined frameworks, maintaining market integrity and relationships with licensees and other stakeholders to foster collaborative efforts towards fair competition.
• Provide support on projects related to mergers and acquisitions to assess their impact on market competition.
• Ensure quality of service (QoS) standards are upheld in line with competitive market requirements.
• Maintain flexibility to accommodate any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Key Performance Indicators
• Compliance rate with competition policies and regulations.
• Effectiveness of market analysis and risk assessments.
• Successful resolution of competition-related disputes.
• Completion of projects and assessments within deadlines.

Education and Professional Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Law, Business, or a related field.

Working Experience
• Minimum of two (2) years in a competitive analysis or regulatory role within the communications sector.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Technical
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient in database management and reporting.
• Effective project management skills.

Behavioural
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution abilities.
• Ability to work independently and make sound judgments.