Senior Management Information Systems Advisor at Management Sciences for Health in Kampala Uganda

Job title: Senior Management Information Systems Advisor

Country: Uganda
Location: Kampala
Min. years of experience: 5 years
Minimum degree: Masters degree

Job Requirements:

Qualifications;
• The successful candidate needs to be a strong team player with excellent interpersonal , facilitation , relationship-building , negotiating and influencing skills .
• S/he should work with minimal supervision under tight timeless and be available to travel internationally .
• The ability to speak French /Portuguese/Spanish will be an added advantage .
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field or the equivalent with seven plus years experience in providing technical assistance in promoting national and provincial levels technical competency in pharmaceutical management information systems.
• He/she needs to have five plus years experience with computerized system development , implementation & capacity building and two plus years of overseeing entire product development and implementation of systems.
• The candidate needs to demonstrate knowledge of data warehousing , Business Intelligence and data visualization considerations , monitoring and evaluation, data analysis
• S/he should have strong experience in providing training , setting up training programs and workshops .

How to apply:
If you are interested in this position , please visit MSH website Job number 13-6889 at https://jobs-msh.icims.com

Closing date: September 20, 2013 - 5pm

Transmission Support Engineer Job Vacancies at Global Communications Company in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title: Transmission Support Engineer, Level 2

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Respond to customer requests for testing and service provisioning
• Coordinate field works with regards to transmission faults, repairs and installations
• Ensure that all equipment are supervised on the NMS and do basic system checks for the NMS in case of server failures
• Trouble shooting Transmission failures : MW and Optics
• NMS server support : basic administration
• Liaise with NOC team and field team for transmission failures, repairs and recovery
• Ensure all MW supervision is up and administering and design of the supervision DCN
• Service configuration on the MW equipment

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The candidate should possess experience of 2-3 years in a similar or related role.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link below and create a profile on the NFT Consult website by entering their e-mail addresses

Please visit web link below and click Apply now if convinced you have the job requirements

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Application Deadline: 30th Sept 2013

Tax Officers Job Vacancies at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in Kampala Uganda

Job Title: Tax Officers (DT, Customs & Tax Investigations) – 90 Vacancies

Graduate Trainee Opportunities:

Come and launch an amazing career with us!!!
Are you looking for an opportunity to join an engaging and inspiring institution that will allow you maximize your talent and enjoy a fulfilling career? Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) wishes to extend this opportunity to fresh graduates with proven integrity, exceptional energy, self-motivation and drive for results, client orientation and passion to learn and excel. The URA graduate trainee program is aimed at identifying exceptional talent and providing enriching on the job training and development programmes with a view of creating a professional and efficient work force.

What we value and how we work together is defined by our people with aspirations and individuality, who share the same vision and values who are committed and talented.
Your career growth will be constantly supported by the variety of learning opportunities we offer our people. To be able to stay on top of our business, URA is determined to keep attracting such outstanding people, and we believe you can be one of them.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The candidate should possess an Honours degree in any of the following fields; Business Administration, Economics Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Development Economics, Statistics, International Business, Chemistry, Food Science and Technology, Petroleum Engineering Computer Science, Information Technology, Forensic Science, Legal, Marketing, Telecom Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Industrial Art, Graphic Design, Geology, Surveying, Arts, Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Administration, Tourism & Hospitality, Actuarial Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quantity Surveying and any other related fields from a recognized university.

How to Apply:
All candidates interested with working with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) should send their applications through our website below.

Please visit the URA website: http://ura.go.ug to view all available opportunities and to complete the application forms under the link for "CAREERS".  Remember to Create a Profile If you don’t have one on the URA website.

Note:
URA will ONLY consider online applications.
Applicants without Academic Transcripts will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be published on the URA website.

Application Deadline: 12th Oct 2013

Administrative Assistant Job Vacancy at French Agency for Development (AFD) in Kampala

Job title: Administrative Assistant

Employment type: Full time
Country: Uganda
City / Location: Kampala
Job category: Administrative/Clerical
Min. years of experience: 3 years
Minimum degree: Bachelors degree

Responsibilities:
Handle administrative requirements (secretarial and logistical support),
Manage accounting records of the office and headquarters,
And provide daily assistance in a variety of tasks (Organization of official visits and events , booking of temporary accommodations , etc),
Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
At least three years of experience in administration and/or accounting .
Ability to work independently .
Strong interpersonal skills .
Computer literacy Microsoft (Word, Excel , etc.)
Excellent English written and oral communication skills
French speaking is compulsory .

How to apply:
If your profile matches the above description , send your CV and application letter to;
French Agency for Development
C/O French Embassy
16, Lumumba Avenue , Kampala.

Closing date: September 17, 2013 - 5pm

Careers at Action Against Hunger (ACF)-Programme Quality and Accountability (PQA) Coordinator in Kampala Uganda

Job Title: Programme Quality and Accountability (PQA) Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Risk Management:
• Ensure that staff grievance mechanisms are homogeneously in place throughout the mission, ensuring a facilitated accessibility by staff of any level and location.
• Be the focal person for proposing to the HR department, improvement of grievance procedures.
• Be focal person for the dissemination and consistent application of ACF risk management policies on whistle blowing, workplace harassment, conflict of interest, child protection etc. - Assist the LOG-CO in identifying weaknesses of procurement and logistic processes, assess risks of frauds and propose corrective measures to ensure that a coordinated and transparent use of resources is always in place.
• Lead the process of identifying, assessing and managing risks through the implementation of ACF risk management policies and consistent application of ACF and donor procedures;
• Assess risks and relevance of ACF security protocols; propose modification of Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) based on updated assessments of risks and changing conditions.
• Assist the FIN-CO in enforcing finance and accounting procedures for a sound and transparent use of financial resources.
• Provide regular internal financial audits to the field bases and Kampala office for early detection of deviation from standard procedures; under the mandate of the CD, carry out ad hoc investigations.

Organisation’s quality & Accountability:
• Lead the strengthening of ACF capacity to ensure general organization quality and accountability in order to maximize the impact of its humanitarian and development programs;
• Advise the CD on designing and implementing appropriate systems and processes in order to mitigate the effects of controllable risks in the implementation of programs and operations.
• Under the mandate of the CD, conduct independent investigations to unveil the occurrence of frauds, find out genuine facts, prepare factual reports and be responsible for the follow-up on recommendations.
• In collaboration with finance, HR and logistics departments, facilitate formal refresher / training sessions and provide on-going coaching of staff on risk management, code of conduct, ACF principles and linkage between program accountability and quality.

Projects Monitoring Evaluation and Learning:
• Assist program managers, M&E officers and the program department in measuring the progresses and achievements of projects (in assessment, design, monitoring and evaluation) against set objectives;
• Provide trainings to staff of projects and partners on monitoring and reporting through on job training, coaching and organized sessions.
• Provide guidance and back-up to PMs and M&E officers in designing simple and adapted M&E plans for each project to ensure that information is continuously available to identify areas for improvement.
• Assist the PMs and the M&E officers in developing data collection and database systems that capture the required information based on the relevant indicators and determine the appropriate timeframe for implementation of project evaluations.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Strong qualitative and quantitative data skills (SPSS, Sphinx, Excel);
• Familiarity with Management Information Systems (Databases).
• Capacity to take decisions and choose priorities independently and to arrive at results consistently and independently.
• The applicant should possess a Master degree in humanitarian affairs, international development or other social / developmental sciences.
• The job holder should possess three years of proven experience in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability of humanitarian programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of international humanitarian context and standards.
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken skills).

How to Apply:
All candidates’ applications should include ONLY a cover letter, CV (not more than 3 pages) with at least three referees and a daytime telephone contract. For email applications please note that attached documents should not be larger than 500 KB. Any larger email will not be considered. - Address your email application to: tender.ug@acf-international.org mentioning Position Title and your last NAME in the subject line.

Action Again Hunger is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Application Deadline:29th Sept 2013

Desktop Support Engineer Jobs Vacancy at Wipro Technologies in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title: Desktop Support Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities:

System/Application/Network Support Requirement:
• Ensure desktop computers are connected to Active Directory, file servers, email servers, application servers, etc.
• Diagnose and quickly resolve a wide range of Windows applications and networking problems to help minimize downtime
• Troubleshooting network connectivity in a LAN/WAN environment
• Requesting and coordinating vendor support
• Install, upgrade, support and troubleshoot computer hardware and any

Other authorized peripheral equipment
• Performs general preventative maintenance tasks on computers, laptops, printers and any other authorized peripheral equipment

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Self-confidence and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Good communication (both verbal and written) skills
• Able to operate with minimal supervision
• Able to manage time effectively, set priorities appropriately, schedule calls
• The candidate should possess good working technical knowledge of current Internet technologies and protocols like DNS DHCP, TCP/IP, Active Directory,
• Ability to operate tools, components and peripheral accessories.
• Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 experience
• Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010, 2013 experience

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link below and create a profile on the NFT Consult website by entering their e-mail addresses

Please visit web link below and click Apply now if convinced you have the job requirements

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Application Deadline: 25th Sept 2013

Data Scientist Job Vacancy at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title: Data Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Implement any software required for accessing and handling data appropriately;
• Visualize and report data findings creatively in a variety of formats;
• Coordinate joint data mining research projects with diverse partners;
• Interact with the global community through a variety of media.
• Define, design and implement research projects harnessing Big Data to improve both understanding of population behavior, needs, and vulnerabilities as well as capacity to monitor and evaluate the impacts of development policies and programmes;
• Perform data studies and data discovery around new data sources or new uses for existing data sources;  
• Assist in developing new approaches to detecting events and trends within real-time data sources such as online media, social networks, imagery, geospatial data, communications logs, transaction records, etc.;
• Contribute to the project’s plans on the strategic uses of data and how data use interacts with data design;
• Design and implement statistical data quality procedures around new data sources;            

Key Outputs and Deliverables:
• Draft six-month plan of research projects using Big Data to improve understanding of UN partner’s programmes on population behavior, needs, and vulnerabilities. Required end of first month;
• Report on new data/digital data sources, and data discovery around new data sources and new uses for existing data sources in Uganda. Required end of second month;
• Report on new approaches to detecting events and trends within real-time data sources and strategic uses of data and its interaction with data design. Required end of third month;
• Report on design and implementation of statistical data quality procedures around new data sources and software required for accessing and handling data appropriately. Required end of fourth month;
• Report on coordination initiatives of joint data mining research projects with diverse partners and outreach initiatives with global community through a variety of media. Required end of fifth month;
• Final report on all research projects activity and accomplishment and creative visualization report on data findings in a variety of formats. Required end of sixth month.
• Institutional arrangement
• The Data Scientist will report to the Pulse Lab Manager;
• He or she will report on the progress of activities on a weekly basis and this will be done in line with the set deliverables of the assignment;
• The Consultant will be supported with all required equipment and supporting resources to conduct the required assignment.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• Masters degree in computer science, engineering, statistics, applied mathematics, physics, computational finance, economics, or other related technical disciplines
• A first degree and an additional two years relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the higher university degree.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques such as text mining, sentiment analysis, predictive analysis, event detection, and modeling of complex systems;
• At least three years of experience in analysis and data visualization;
• Experience in a branch of computational informatics (development, health, bio-, geo-, etc), using machine learning;
• Experience working with Big Data, social network data, and geospatial data/satellite imagery;
• Experience analyzing data from social monitoring systems, monitoring and evaluation work, or other survey work in developing countries;
• Experience writing research proposals, scientific articles and technical reports;
• Familiarity working with quantitative and qualitative data;
• Experience with scripting, coding, and web design required for data access, analysis, and presentation;
• Demonstrated experience presenting work to both technical and non-technical audiences;
• Willingness to evaluate and adopt the latest advances in AI, machine learning, predictive analysis and visualization.

Language Requirements:
• Fluent in English (both oral and written).

Personal Competencies:
• Understanding of big data and data analytics;
• Strong leadership skills;
• Ability to effectively lead teams in ambiguously or undefined problem spaces;
• Ability to manage and mentor teams in rapidly shifting environment;
• Demonstrated sense of initiative and problem-solving skills;
• Knowledge of utility of data in crisis situations;
• Understanding of government partners’ workflows and agendas.
Evaluation Criteria:
• Language skills – 5 points;
• Relevance of experience (professional / work experience)– 30 points;
• Interpretation of the assignment and methodology – 30 points.
• Financial Proposal (Maximum 30 points): To be computed as a ratio of the Proposal’s offer to the lowest price among the proposals received by UNDP.
• Technical Proposal (Maximum 70 points):
• Relevance of education – 5 points;

The award of the contract shall be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as responsive / compliant / acceptable and should have the highest combined score (based on 70% technical and 30% price weight distribution) where the minimum passing score of the technical proposal is 70%.

How to Apply:
Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:
Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP (see Annex II);
Updated Personal CV highlighting past experience in similar assignments and with 3 professional references with contact details (email and telephone);
Technical Proposal: suggested outline for technical proposal:  The offerors interpretation of the assignment; Approach and methodology for undertaking the assignment.
Financial proposal (in template provided in Annex II) stating an all-inclusive fixed lumpsum fee for this assignment in Ugandan Shillings or US Dollars, supported by a breakdown of costs. Such total lump sum price must include professional fee, and costs necessary to conduct the assignment such as communication costs, travel etc. The consultant will be paid against the completion of specific, measurable deliverables as identified in this TOR.
 Annexes (to be downloaded from UNDP Uganda Website, procurement notices section: www.undp.or.ug):):
Annex I - Individual Contractor General Terms and Conditions;
Annex II – Offerors Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual Contractor Assignment.

http://jobs.undp.org

NB: UNDP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified Women are encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline:25th Sept 2013

Business Development Manager Job Vacancy at ITC Company in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Manager Business Development will be responsible for guiding the overall marketing strategy for the Company including:-

• Ensuring the growth of the business in tandem with agreed targets.
• Spearheading policies for attraction new clients.
• Designing strategies for client retention.
• Ensuring quality improvements in service provision and delivery.
• Conducting market research and recommending to Management appropriate intervention measures.
• Spearheading the soliciting, design and implementation of the sales and marketing plans.
• Coordinating sales promotions.
• Coordinating and supporting the implementation of projects in the Company to ensure value for money and compliance with relevant regulations and protocols.
• Coordinating and leading the department including:
• Taking responsibility for the overall performance of the department.
• Supervising staff of the department.
• Representing the department in Company meetings and other fora.
• Drawing the budget and work plans of the department.
• Providing guidance and support to contracts management.
• Providing support to business related procurements.
• Coordinating business growth and expansion projects.
• Supervising Staff engaged by the Company to execute business development related tasks.

Managing the Department business including:
• Managing or coordinating business projects undertaken by the Company.
• Mentoring staff and promoting their skills development.
• Writing quality reports.
• Performing other duties as may become necessary for the smooth running of the Department or Company as a whole.
• Ensuring that the department achieves its goals and financial targets.
• Scanning the local and external environment for business opportunities and conducting market surveys to determine business trends.
• Net working with other organizations to enable the Company to develop strong institutional partnership in the consultancy field.
• Setting performance standards for all staff engaged in business expansion programs, and establishing procedures and strategies for undertaking new business.

Key Results Areas:
• Managing business growth and marketing strategy.
• Designating new strategies for client recruitment and retention.
• Managing the Departmental budget.
• Preparing reports on Marketing and Business Research and surveys carried out.
• Establishing communication channels with customers and attracting new business.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The candidate should possess a Bachelor in Commerce or Economics (Hons) and Master’s Degree in Business Administration (marketing/PPM) from a recognized University/ Institution.
• Relevant professional qualifications will have an added advantage
• The applicant should have ten (10) post qualification hands on experience gained in Public Sector five (5) of which should be at senior level.
• Five years’ experience in managing projects, procurements and consultancy contracts in a Public Sector.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link below and create a profile on the NFT Consult website by entering their e-mail addresses

Please visit web link below and click Apply now if convinced you have the job requirements

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Application Deadline: 27th Sept 2013