Jobs at Bank of Uganda - Head of Unit Works

Job Title:  Head of Unit Works (Branches and Currency Centres)

Reports to: Head of Section Works and Repairs

Job Ref: PDU4.09

Employer: Bank of Uganda (BoU)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 19^th Jan 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities: 

·         In charge overseeing the procurement of Works  as per procurement plan

·         Work closely with users in review of terms of requirement for the Works required

·         Responsible for preparing solicitation documents for works tenders

·         Prepare evaluation criteria for works tenders

·         Prepare invitations to bid

·         Offer technical support in receipt of bids for Works tenders

·         Provide support in opening of bids for Works tenders

·         Actively participate and facilitate evaluation exercises for Works

·         Prepare evaluation minutes and reports for works tenders

·         Participate and facilitate negotiations exercises for Works Tenders

·         Prepare negotiation minutes and reports for Works tenders

·         Prepare write-ups for approval of works tenders by approving authority

·         Prepare announcements of evaluation results of the tendering exercises where applicable

·         Prepare Local Purchase Orders

·         Intuitively review contracts for Works procurements

·         Monitor service providers for delivery of the required Works

·         Technically support HOS and provide timely information whenever required

·         Perform any other duties assigned by Head of Section, Division and Department.

Key Performance Indicators:

·         Tender documentation for Works

·         Evaluation minutes reports for works tenders

·         Negotiation minutes and reports for works tenders

·         Works procurements delivered as per Procurement Plan

·         Works procured in compliance to procurement laws / procedures

·         Works procurements meet user requirements

·         Value for money in Works procurements

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·         The best candidate should possess a First class or Upper Second Degree in Procurement, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Business Administration and Economics from a recognised university/ institution.

·         Possession of a Diploma in CIPS or any other procurement professional qualification is highly desirable.

·         At least four (4) years working experience in procurement of Works

·         Excellent organisational and communication skills.

·         Good team player in a diverse environment.

·         Should be ready to work beyond normal call of duty.

·         Computer literacy skills

·         Age: Between 30- 35 years.

How to Apply:

The complete application letters must be accompanied by:

A detailed Curriculum Vitae. Candidates MUST use this BoU Curriculum Vitae to send their Curriculum Vitae . download here

Copies of academic qualifications, testimonials and professional training certificates.

Names and contacts of three referees.

The completed applications should be delivered to the Bank of Uganda Headquarters, Plot 37/45 Kampala Road and should be addressed to:

The Director,

Human Resource Department,

Bank of Uganda,

P.O Box 7120,

Kampala, Uganda

IT Assistant Jobs at United States Government Peace Corps in Uganda

Job Title:   IT Assistant

Employer: United States Government Peace Corps

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 19^th Jan 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Online Content Management (60%)

·         Create, develop and manage content for Peace Corps Uganda's web presence (requires working with content management software)

·         Actively coordinate web projects across Peace Corps Uganda program department

·         Maintain a consistent look and feel throughout all web properties as per Peace Corps' requirements

·         Working closely with a cross-departmental team, maintain and develop the master content calendar for all web properties copy, edit and proofread all web properties copy, edit and proofread all web content working with the departmental heads.

·         Oversee and manage the Facebook and Twitter accounts and other social networking presence of Peace Corps Uganda and monitor the blogs

·         Keep current with emerging web technologies through relevant blogs, listservs and social media platforms

·         Assure web-based information is archived for future needs and reference

·         Keenly track and report on all site metrics

·         Work cooperatively with key team members, clients and vendors

·         Manipulate and organize data including but not limited to video, audio etc. into a web format

2. Staff Training and Support (20%)

·         Mentor and train office staff on software Peace Corps uses such as; Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Suite, Internet Explorer, Windows 7 and 8, burning software; Peace Corps applications: VIDA, Intranet, SFTP, Track-it, SharePoint

·         Aside from the daily instructions on specific problems and methods of performing simple tasks, the incumbent also must provide individual training to new employees and to all users on new software packages or procedures

·         Provide group user training as mandated by the Post

·         Support developing of legible and comprehendible training material for computer users to augment verbal and classroom instructions.

 

3. Hardware Support and Maintenance (5%):

·         Carry out routine maintenance and help staff with their immediate hardware issues on all computer equipment and LAN system, including but not limited to Photocopiers, Printers, Desktop, CPU etc

·         Serve as the primary point of contact with local HP warranty reseller on desktops. Deal with repair centers where to repair broken IT Equipment.

·         Develop a maintenance plan for the Peace Corps Uganda Computer equipment and LAN systems, ensuring the incumbent and other system employees and Volunteers are utilizing it.

·         Troubleshoot hardware and software systems

·         Maintain a legible and comprehensive record log of all actions conducted on the LAN/WAN, to include routine procedures as rebooting of the systems

·         Seek-in-house, local and regional assistance in a reasonable amount of time to ensure the least amount of downtime

·         Diagnoses computers for hardware failures then coordinate with suppliers for defective or broken down parts and process replacements for the equipment under warranty and arrange sending the defective ones back to suppliers

4. I.T. Equipment disposal & Inventory Management (8%)

·         Upon receipt of new equipment and after deployment of the same incumbent is responsible for taking old equipment off the inventory and handing it over to GSO for disposal

·         The incumbent shall follow the Peace Corps regulations for disposition of information system hardware

·         The incumbent will be responsible for Post's inventory Management

5. I.T. Security (2%): Act as IT security assistant and second point of contact

6. I.T. Specialist Backup (5%): Act as IT Specialist backup on IT Specialist absence

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·         The ideal candidate for US Peace Corps IT Assistant vacancy should hold a Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Computer Science, Technical Writing is preferred

·         At least two years of progressively responsible experience in Online Content management and computer user support is required

·         Three to five  years' experience managing content and production for high traffic websites

·         General working knowledge and familiarity with Web technologies and design languages (applications) including client and server side scripting, online content management

·         Exceptional communication and organizational skills

·         Advanced knowledge of HTML and experience with popular content management systems (Drupal, Convio, Kintera etc)

·         Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment

·         Possess the ability to do video and audio editing

·         Basic adobe photoshop skills

·         Proven ability to build consensus and work effectively within a cross-departmental team

·         Good users support and training skills being physically present or on the phone

·         Very good knowledge of common applications like Microsoft Office and Adobe suites

·         Good background on computer maintenance

·         Possess the ability to quickly learn and teach Peace Corps applications

·         Managing Active Directory environment on Windows server 2012

·         Managing backup on Windows servers

·         Candidate must be able to legally work in Uganda

·         Language Proficiency: Proficiency in English is required. Ability to speak at least one local language is preferred

Note:  Also for the I.

T. position, submit a link to a website or electronic copy of web work or a PDF project that the applicant has accomplished in the recent past.

How to Apply:

ALL submissions must be electronic. (Please do not attach academic credentials to the email)

Please submit a Microsoft Word formatted letter of interest, resume, names and contacts information for three references to applications@ug.peacecorps.gov. Please clearly indicate the position applied for on the subject line of your cover email. Submitted documents become the property of Peace Corps and will not be returned. You will be contacted ONLY if you are deem qualified. If called for an interview, you will be expected to bring copies of your academic credentials. Finalists from the first interview will be expected to bring a reference letter from their Local Council (LC1) as part of the final review process.