Appointment to Junior Posts
MDAs recruit GL01–06 junior staff on merit subject to the Workforce Plan and approved dispensation to recruit. Applicants must possess qualifications prescribed in the approved Schemes of Service. The MDA determines establishment requirements; the Junior Staff Committee conducts interviews and appoints officers into Junior Cadres. Recruitment should reflect geographical spread within the State, and the appointment procedure is stated to be the same as for Senior Posts.
Reference: Public Service Rules 2015, 020103(i)–(v)
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Recruiting entities must comply with established recruitment policies and cadre qualifications. They are not to recruit Degree or Higher Diploma holders into Junior posts with the intention of converting them to Officer Cadre after confirmation, nor recruit officers into cadres for which they lack the appropriate qualifications or into pooled cadres outside the recruiting entity's jurisdiction.
Reference: Circular 008/2026, para. 11
Recommendations on Appointments, Promotions and Discipline arising from PMB meetings for Junior Cadre officers on GL01–06 in the Mainstream Public Service become effective immediately upon ratification by the Permanent Secretary/Accounting Officer of the MDA.
Reference: Circular 060/2024, paras. 1–2