Iron bars (Y 10)-6 Ring bars 2 @ 9000= 18,000/= Cement- 4 bags @ 27500 =110,000/= Binding wire-2kgs @ 5000= 10,000/= Timber-12 @ 8000=102,000/= kULANDA (10)@ 2000= 20,000/= oKUYUZA (2) @ 400 =800/= Transport -20,000/= Water -30,000/= His debt + Water=50,000/= Payan (2 Rolls)@ 35,000- 70,000/=

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

10 Customer Service Representatives Jobs at Q Sourcing in Uganda



Job Title: Customer Service Representative - CSR – 10 posts

Employer: Q Sourcing

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 23rd Feb 2015

Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Receive and resolve queries, complaints and needs of walk-in customers and take ownership of any issues raised until resolution is achieved
  • Ensure achievement of  set sales targets
  • Process all customer and operational issues and where need be escalate to the line supervisor or other company departments those that require further action.
  • Record, reconcile and report on customer and company information
  • Actively promote and maintain a high quality professional service oriented company’s image among users.
  • Maintains the company retail shops in a clean and tidy state.
  • Receive and resolve queries, complaints and needs of walk-in customers and take ownership of any issues raised until resolution is achieved:
  • Welcome customers into the shop with a smile and ascertain their needs, in instances where solutions are not readily available or the problem is not self-evident, check the relevant systems, make tests and liaise with relevant parties to verify the problem and or finds a solution
  • Undertake after sales support via initiatives intended to implement a corrective action to ensure an excellent quality of service offered from time to time
  • Update and sensitize prospective customers on the appropriate services/products as required
  • Achieve all set customer services targets (KPI’s)
  • Monitor own sales performance against set targets (KPI’s) and take remedial action where the performance falls short
  • Ensure continuous month on month individual sales growth to facilitate business continuity.
  • Conduct counter/ field sales of different products to prospective clients while committing the POS as a reference point to offer a lasting solution on product failure.
  • Handle cross selling and up selling of company products/services to different customers both as walk-in and field customers.
  • Handle customer and operational issues and where need be escalate to the line supervisor or other departments those that require further action.
  • Escalate customer queries that cannot be resolved at 1st point of contact, to the appropriate department in accordance with set escalation process.
  • Follow up with the relevant parties and obtain information or solutions in response to the queries and provide timely feedback within the set turnaround time.
  • Updates the customer on the progress and or provide solutions.
  • Record, reconcile and report on customer and company information
  • Capture and record data on customer feedback and or queries into the systems i.e.:( customer care trouble ticket tool, IEW, BSCS,ORCA)
  • Continuously check every transaction done and reconcile with the relevant systems to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Categorize customer feedback in order of query type
  • Carry out proper and accurate stock and cash reconciliation on a daily basis.
  • Prepare daily, weekly and monthly cash sales report, stock reconciliation report, sales reports and balancing  of daily POS  reports against physical  cash  & other financial instruments
  • Undertake stock taking every end of month under the supervision of line Supervisor and stock personnel from head office or as the  line manager may find fit
  • Actively promote and maintain a high quality, professional, service oriented company’s image among users.
  • Maintain orange brand image (Retail Visual Identity-RVI) by having proper uniforms, name tags and ID at all times
  • Maintain a product display arrangement as per the merchandising guidelines to ensure a neat display of POS brochures, cabinets, and correct price tags with detail slip per product.
  • Maintain high levels of team work, integrity, behavior/ work conduct with line manager and colleagues.
  • Adhere to the company retail shops code of conduct in regard to professionalism and dress code
  • Attend team meetings, (daily briefings and weekly meetings) as  scheduled
  • Adhere to orange business & finance processes, fraud and assurance, security, health and safety equipment.
  • Ensure self-development through acquiring skill trainings ( Intel ,Soma Orange, personal development)
  • Undertake  managerial and shop supervision roles as the line manager may find necessary
  • Maintain the OUL retail shops in a clean and tidy state.
  • Check that the chairs, door mats, floor and windows are clean and ensures that property assigned to them is safe and in good condition.
  • Checks that the blinds are clean and drawn
  • Ensures availability of drinking water and disposable cups for the customers
  • Maintain proper socially acceptable hygiene standards in line with general housekeeping and tidiness guidelines.
  • Ensures safe storage of all documents and equipment.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidates for the Customer Service Representative (CSR) jobs should hold   Bachelor’s degree/ diploma
  • At least one year’s relevant work  experience
  • Ability to analyse, interpret and report statistical information
  • Passion for customers and the customer experience
  • Past experience in telecommunications specifically call centre or mobile industry desirable
  • Ability to operate in a performance driven organization
  • Culturally aware
  • IT literacy skills
  • Fluent in English
  • Strong customer focus
  • Result oriented and sales driven
  • Possess excellent analytical and problem solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships
  • Sets high personal standards and is goal oriented
  • Excellent communications skills, both oral and in written
  • Team player

Age: 25 years and above

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to send a comprehensive CV by e-mail to: recruitment@qsourcing.com.

Note: Kindly mark your application as "Application _ Customer Service Representative (CSR)" in the subject line of your email.

Monday, 9 February 2015

Higher Education Officer at National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) in Uganda



Job Title: Higher Education Officer – Licensing And Accreditation (Tertiary Institutions Unit)

Employer: National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 10th Feb 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Reports to the SHEO Licensing and Accreditation
·         Carries out the day-to-day activities of licensing and accreditation of OTIs
·         Works on the applications for the establishments of
·         OTIs in Uganda
·         Assists the SHEO on matters of accreditation of programmes taught in OTIs in Uganda
·         Assists in research activities and publications in reputable journals, internationally recognized conference proceedings and other Policy Bodies
·         Assists the SHEO to organize awareness workshops to inform OTIs on the emerging issues regarding licensing and accreditation procedures of OTIs
·         Assists the SHEO in preparing disseminative reports (visitations, inspections etc) for the PHEO OTIs
·         Carries out any other duties that may be assigned from time-to-time by the superiors

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

·         Holds a Masters’ degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized University;
·         Must have taught in a Tertiary Institution for at least 2 years at the level of a Tutor and above or must have been a Higher Education Official in a Government
·         Department or Regulatory Body for 2 years;
·         Must be ICT literate;
·         Knowledge of Project Management is desirable;
·         Knowledge of International Standard organizations
·         (ISO) is desirable.

Expected Outputs:
·         Work activity plans;
·         Evaluation reports showing targets achieved;
·         Documented developmental strategies;
·         Effectively implemented quality testing mechanisms to ensure universities and Other Tertiary Institutions meet the minimum standards;
·         Periodic unit reports.

Salary: National Council for Higher Education will offer an attractive package to the successful candidates.

How to apply:

Qualified candidates should submit seven (7) copies of: a hand written application letter; an up to date and detailed CV including names and contacts of three credible referees; copies of academic qualifications; and any other relevant documents. The deadline for receiving applications is two weeks from the date of this advert. Applications should be submitted during office hours (9.00am – 5.00pm) to: The Executive Director National Council for Higher Education Plot 34, Cavers Crescent P. O. Box 76, Kyambogo, Uganda, East Africa. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Skills Development Specialist Careers at FHI 360 in Uganda



Job Title: Skills Development Specialist

Employer: FHI 360

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 10th Feb 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess potential approaches for increasing opportunities for increasing learning opportunities for young people and develop a strategy to scale the most promising ones.
• Develop an understanding of labor market skills in demand to inform project skills development activities.
• Ensure that skills development and leadership activities are accessible to young women.
• Promote age-appropriate learning opportunities based on developmental phases of different age groups.
• Provide technical leadership in community engagement and leadership opportunities for youth.
• With support from FHI 360 workforce experts, provide technical leadership in design, development, planning, and implementation; and capacity-building in quality technical, workforce readiness and entrepreneurship skills training.
• Ensure that project strategies and activities addressing youth are evidence-based and in line with state-of-theart, globally recognized best practices; as well as aligned with Uganda’s National Youth Policy and USAID’s Youth in Development Policy.
• Ensure that the project engages youth in all stages of the project to promote youth leadership and ensure that youth perspectives are taken into consideration.
• Develop and maintains collaborative relationships with donor/client organizations, relevant government agencies, and, youth-serving organizations, and other NGOs.
• As a senior member of the project, the Specialist is responsible for planning and scheduling work flow and timetables for the skills development project activities according to project guidelines.

Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in education, business, or other relevant field. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 10 years of experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in workforce development with an emphasis on youth development activities
• Excellent track record of achieving results in similar types of skill development activities. Demonstrated high-level technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of adolescent development and best practices to promote positive youth development
• Expertise in delivering training to diverse audiences with varying levels of education
• Strong critical thinking and technical writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and multi-cultural skills coupled with strong public speaking abilities.
• Experience in projects promoting livelihood interventions and youth employment with a focus on food-based economies highly desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Uganda’s vocational training opportunities.
• Understanding of child labor issues, including youth employment.
• Experience with USAID or other USG funding highly desired.
• Experience working with relevant government agencies, civil society organizations, employers, and unions.
• Must have strong English written and oral communication skills.
• Experience working in East Africa highly desired.

How to Apply

Submit a cover letter, CV/resume including salary requirements to: The Human Resource Office, FHI 360, Plot 15 Kitante Close, P. O. Box 5768, Kampala, UGANDA or by email to: uganda-info@fhi360.org not later than Friday, 10th February, 2015.