Job Details

  • Deadline: 16th July 2026
  • Company: French Embassy
  • Location: Uganda
  • Salary: The CCAS will pay the incumbent of the position a monthly salary (amount communicated on request)
  • Application: Email: scac.uganda@gmail.com

Job Description

Mission Officer (In charge of promoting French higher education in Uganda) Jobs – French Embassy

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Embassy and Foreign Mission Jobs in Uganda

Job Title

Mission Officer (In charge of promoting French higher education in Uganda)

Organisation

French Embassy

Duty Station

Uganda

About Organisation

Embassy of France in Kampala is the diplomat mission of France.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Placed under the direct authority of the Officer of Educational and Cultural Cooperation and the COCAC, the mission manager will have the functions of

1/ Component “Promotion of French higher education in Uganda”

Management of the two locations of Campus France (the Campus France Espace hosted within the Alliance Française de Kampala (AFK) and its branch located at the University of Makerere) and implementation of all related activities (promotion of French higher education, reception and advice to students during the permanences, animation of the platform “France Alumni-Uganda”, organization of events, etc.).

Enhanced visibility and volume of activities of the Espace Campus France-Uganda, ensuring in particular a proportional and effective presence on the 2 sites (the Alliance Française de Kampala and the University of Makerere)

Reception, information and support for students considering following a course of study in France (information on the proposed courses, editorial advice – CV, cover letter, writing of DAP files, etc.)

Advice to applicants for departure and/or scholarship holders when preparing their files and/or before their start-up (sensitization and preparation sessions for departure, visa information, etc.)

Participation in the selection of applicants for a scholarship

Preparation of practical sheets, FAQs and other documentation for students

Animation of information meetings in Ugandan institutions, high schools of excellence and universities

Monitoring the mobility of students who have benefited from a scholarship

Participation in workshops / webinars punctually set up by Campus France Paris and French higher education institutions

Up-to-date maintenance of databases listing all alumni (former students and trainees) passed through France

Management and animation of the platform “France Alumni Uganda”

Organization of events and visits to promote studies in France (within high schools and universities of the country, for the network of alumnis, etc.)

General support to the SCAC component

Within the embassy team and in support of the 4 agents who compose it, the mission officer will be in charge of the follow-up of the actors of the Francophonie (French club, universities, AFK, APFO, etc.) and the execution over the water of the annual programming (scholarships, missions and

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Excellent command of the English language (level C1) and the French language (level C1)

Knowledge of the functioning of French higher education (ideally having studied in France or in the French system)

Excellent knowledge of the Ugandan education system

Master languages, communication, development cooperation, international relations, humanities and social sciences or any other relevant course for the position

Ability to adapt and organize, ease to express yourself in public, sense of human relations, dynamism, administrative rigour, budgetary management

Diploma required

Bachelor or Master (Master languages, communication, development cooperation, international relations, humanities and social sciences or any other relevant course for the position).

Duration

Six-month trial period, one-year CDD under the status of renewable local law officer.

Contract start date: August 2026

Rémunération Compensation: The CCAS will pay the incumbent of the position a monthly salary (amount communicated on request)

How to Apply

All candidates should send their updated CVs via Email to: scac.uganda@gmail.com

Deadline: 16th July 2026

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Level of Education: bachelor degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: no experience

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How to Apply

Apply by email: scac.uganda@gmail.com