Project Officer Job Vacancy at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Title: Project Officer – WASH in Schools

About this Job:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International Relief and Development organization committed to the alleviation of root causes of poverty and injustice. CRS works in over 100 countries and in Uganda we are engaged in the areas of HIV and AIDS, Micro-finance. Agriculture, Water and Sanitation, Emergency Response and Preparedness since 1996. CRS is seeking to recruit highly qualified, motivated and competent professional who would like to work in a dynamic team environment and provide leadership and vision, we encourage you to apply for the following positions based in CRS Bukwo Office:

Project Officer – WASH in Schools (1)
The WASH in Schools Project Officer will ensure that consistent high quality, technically viable water, sanitation and hygiene services are provided under CRS’-supported IWRM project at schools.
The suitable candidate will preferably have qualifications including, but not limited to;
• University degree in any one of the following disciplines: Public Health, Civil Engineering, Water & Environmental Health Sciences or a related field.
• Experience in capacity building, training and institutional development.
• Practical experience in preparing and managing infrastructure development projects and familiarity with national standards. Minimum 3 years working for a non-governmental organization or a reputable international organization.
• Formal training in CHAST and practical experience facilitating CHAST.
• Experience developing hygiene promotion messages and materials.
• Minimum one year experience implementing a WASH in Schools program.

Requirement:
Personal Skills
• Ability to work effectively independently or in a team environment
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent inter-personal skills; demonstrating diplomacy and tact
• Highly pro-active and self-disciplined
• Ability to live and work in a challenging environment with regular travel to field locations
• Competent in Windows, MS Office programs and internet
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong command of English, both spoken and written

How to apply:
E-mail applications: Send CV and cover letter clearly indicating the position applied for to:
E-mail address:
Mauda.Natukunda@crs.orq: Human Resources Manager. Catholic Relief Services. Uganda, Plot 577, Old Nsambya Road.
P.O Box 30086. Kampala:

Deadline for applications: Friday
June 15.2012 at 5pm. Only Short listed candidates only will be contacted. Competitive salaries and benefits offered. CRS is an equal opportunity employer

Executive Secretary Job Vacancy at East African Communications Organisation

Job Title: Executive Secretary

About this Job:
The East African Communications Organisation which is an organisation of all ICT regulators of the five East African countries (that is, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda), telecom operators, broadcasters and postal service operators in the five respective countries of EAC, WITH ITS Headquaters in Kigali, RWANDA Wants to carry out recruitment for the following positions;

A. TITTLE: Executive Secretary
Mission and Attributions
V
The Executive Secretary will provide leadership and direction and coordinate all EACO activities in line with the EACO constitution. The Executive Secretary will report to the EACO Executive Committee and EACO Congress.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES , ,
i. Act as the Secretary to EACO Executive Committee:
ii. Conducting and executing EACO business operations on a day to day basis;
iii. The development and implementation of strategic plan and management of all EACO programs and projects;
iv. Convening in consultation with the chairman of the relevant organs, the meeting of the various organ/ committees taking and maintaining records of those meetings;
v. Development of necessary information and position papers to be discussed by the various EACO institutions;
vi. Provide strategic and technical facilitation as well as administrative and logical support to the meetings of the EACO organs;
vii. Establish an information database and documentation for the ICT industry and disseminating such information to the membership as may be necessary;
viii. Carry out the general and financial administration of EACO, including and budgets, keeping proper books of accounts;
ix. Representing and promoting EACO regionally and internationally;
x. Maintaining and safekeeping of all official documents records and assets; and
xi. Such other activities as the congress may from time to time determine;

Requirement:
Qualification and Experience
i. Minimum of Bachelors in Management, ICT, Law, Economics and Engineering (all to be ICT related) with experience and Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;
ii. Seven(7) years working experience, five(5) years of which must be in senior management position in the ICT Sector in East Africa;
iii. Strong financial management skills;
iv. Knowledge and experience in legal and regulatory issues with in the region;
v. Regional exposure shall be an added advantage;
Personal Attributes
i. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
ii. Should be computer literate;
iii. Must be a team player;
iv. High intergrity;
v. Leadership skills
vi. Relationship Management;
vii. Problem solving and Analysis;
viii. Strategy Formulation;
ix. Understanding of ICT Industry operations;
x. Personal Organization;
xi. Governance/ Management;

Salary: - USD/month
How to apply:
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letter addressed to the following addresses of EACO not later than June 15, 2012, at 17HOO at following address:

If Applicant is
In BURUNDI, application to be sent to; Director General
Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Telecommunications (ARCT) B. P.6702 BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI
In KENYA, application to be sent to;
Director General
Communications Commission of
Kenya(CCK)
Waiyaki Way
P.O.Box 14448,00800
Westlands
NAIROBI,KENYA
In RWANDA, application to be sent to
Director General
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA)
P.O.Box7289
Tel+(250) 252 258 4562
Fax+(250) 252 258 4563
Kigali- RWANDA
In TANZANIA, application to be sent to:
Director General
Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority (TCRA)
P.O. Box 474
Fax:2552221166641
E-mail: dg@tcra.go.tz
Dar es SALAAM, TANZANIA
In UGANDA, application to be sent to:
Executive Director
Uganda Communications Commission
PO.Box 77376
Kampala, UGANDA
Language
Working language for EACO IS English
Conditions of Employment
i. The successful candidates will be based in Kigali, RWANDA.
ii. The term of office for Executive Secretary is four years period, renewable once and the term of Office for LIAISON Managers is three years renewable once.
iii. Remuneration package is very attractive.

Laison Manager for Regulatory Assembly Matters Job at East African Communications Organisation

Job Title: LAISON MANAGER FOR REGULATORY ASSEMBLY MATTERS

About this Job:
The East African Communications Organisation which is an organisation of all ICT regulators of the five East African countries (that is, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda), telecom operators, broadcasters and postal service operators in the five respective countries of EAC, WITH ITS Headquaters in Kigali, RWANDA Wants to carry out recruitment for the following positions;

B (i)LAISON MANAGER FOR REGULATORY ASSEMBLY MATTERS
Mission and Attributions
The Liaison manager regulatory assemblies will report directly to the Executive Secretary
Key Responsibilities
i. Co-ordinate the work of EACO Regulatory Assembly;
ii. Carry out research on regulatory practices for the region;
iii. Spearhead the harmonization of regulatory activities
iv. Collate Inter Operator conflicts within the region and report to the assembly;
v. Follow up on implementation of regulatory Assembly resolutions;
vi. Secretary to the Regulatory Assembly;

Requirement:
Qualifications and Experience
i. Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Management, ICT, Law, Economics and Engineering (all to be ICT related) with experience and a Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;
ii. At least five (5) years working experience in ICT Regulatory environment;

Personal Attributes
i. Sound Leadership skills;
ii. Relationship Management;
iii. Problem Solving and Analysis;
iv. Team Player;
v. Strategy Formulation;
vi. Strong communication skills;
i. vii. Understanding of ICT Industry operations;
vii. Personal Organization

Salary: - USD/month
How to apply:
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letter addressed to the following addresses of EACO not later than June 15, 2012, at 17HOO at following address:

If Applicant is
In BURUNDI, application to be sent to; Director General
Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Telecommunications (ARCT) B. P.6702 BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI
In KENYA, application to be sent to;
Director General
Communications Commission of
Kenya(CCK)
Waiyaki Way
P.O.Box 14448,00800
Westlands
NAIROBI,KENYA
In RWANDA, application to be sent to
Director General
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA)
P.O.Box7289
Tel+(250) 252 258 4562
Fax+(250) 252 258 4563
Kigali- RWANDA
In TANZANIA, application to be sent to:
Director General
Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority (TCRA)
P.O. Box 474
Fax:2552221166641
E-mail: dg@tcra.go.tz
Dar es SALAAM, TANZANIA
In UGANDA, application to be sent to:
Executive Director
Uganda Communications Commission
PO.Box 77376
Kampala, UGANDA
Language
Working language for EACO IS English
Conditions of Employment
i. The successful candidates will be based in Kigali, RWANDA.
ii. The term of office for Executive Secretary is four years period, renewable once and the term of Office for LIAISON Managers is three years renewable once.
iii. Remuneration package is very attractive.

Liason Manager ICT Assemblies Job Vacancy at East African Communications Organisation

Job Title: LIAISON MANAGER ICT ASSEMBLIES

About this Job:
The East African Communications Organisation which is an organisation of all ICT regulators of the five East African countries (that is, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda), telecom operators, broadcasters and postal service operators in the five respective countries of EAC, WITH ITS Headquaters in Kigali, RWANDA Wants to carry out recruitment for the following positions;

B(ii) TITTLE: LIAISON MANAGER ICT ASSEMBLIES
The Liaison Manager ICT Assemblies will report directly to the Executive Secretary.
Key Responsibilities
i. Promote, coordinate, and harmonize the implementation EACO ICT resolutions;
ii. Coordinate the work of ICT Assemblies;
iii. Carry out research on field including telecommunications, Broadcasting and Postal Sectors;
iv. Coordinate preparation of relevant working committee papers;
v. Spearhead harmonization of ICT
vi. Assembly resolutions;

Requirement:
Qualifications and Experience
i Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Management, ICT Law, Economics and Engineering (all to be ICT related) with experience and Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;
ii At least five (5) years working experience in ICT Regulatory environment;

Personal Attributes
i. Sound Leadership skills;
ii. Relationship Management;
iii. Problem Solving and Analysis;
iv. TEAM PLAYER;
v. Strong communication skills;
vi. Strategy Formulation;
vii. Understanding of ICT Industry operations;
viii. Personal Organization;

Salary: - USD/month
How to apply:
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letter addressed to the following addresses of EACO not later than June 15, 2012, at 17HOO at following address:

If Applicant is
In BURUNDI, application to be sent to; Director General
Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Telecommunications (ARCT) B. P.6702 BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI
In KENYA, application to be sent to;
Director General
Communications Commission of
Kenya(CCK)
Waiyaki Way
P.O.Box 14448,00800
Westlands
NAIROBI,KENYA
In RWANDA, application to be sent to
Director General
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA)
P.O.Box7289
Tel+(250) 252 258 4562
Fax+(250) 252 258 4563
Kigali- RWANDA
In TANZANIA, application to be sent to:
Director General
Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority (TCRA)
P.O. Box 474
Fax:2552221166641
E-mail: dg@tcra.go.tz
Dar es SALAAM, TANZANIA
In UGANDA, application to be sent to:
Executive Director
Uganda Communications Commission
PO.Box 77376
Kampala, UGANDA
Language
Working language for EACO IS English
Conditions of Employment
i. The successful candidates will be based in Kigali, RWANDA.
ii. The term of office for Executive Secretary is four years period, renewable once and the term of Office for LIAISON Managers is three years renewable once.
iii. Remuneration package is very attractive.

Laison Manager Human Resource Job Vacancy at East African Communications Organisation

Job Title: LAISON MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION

About this Job:
The East African Communications Organisation which is an organisation of all ICT regulators of the five East African countries (that is, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda), telecom operators, broadcasters and postal service operators in the five respective countries of EAC, WITH ITS Headquaters in Kigali, RWANDA Wants to carry out recruitment for the following positions;

B (iii) TITLE: LAISON MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION

The Liaison Manager for Human Resources and Administration will report directly to the Executive Secretary.
Key Responsibilities
i. Coordinate the work of the Human Resources Training Development (HRDT) Working committee;
ii. Secretary to the HRDT Working committee;
i. Carry out research on Human Capital development in the sector;
ii. Spearhead harmonization of HRD activities
iii. Coordinate preparation of HRD Papers;
iv. Prepare the EACO budget
v. Manage the Operations of Administration and work of the Secretariat;
vi. Promote capacity building of EACO
Member Countries;

Requirement:
Qualifications and Experience
i. Minimum of Bachelors Degree in Management, ICT, Law, Economics and Engineering (all to be ICT related) with experience in administration, finance or human resources management. A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage;
ii. At least five (5)years experience in related fields with demonstrated exposure in the ICT Sector;

Personal Attributes
i. Sound Leadership skills;
ii. Relationship Management;
iii. Team player
iv. Problem Solving and Analysis;
v. Strategy Formulation;
vi. Understanding of ICT Industry Operations;
vii. Strong communication skills;
viii. Personal Organization;

Salary: - USD/month
How to apply:
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letter addressed to the following addresses of EACO not later than June 15, 2012, at 17HOO at following address:

If Applicant is
In BURUNDI, application to be sent to; Director General
Agence de Regulation et de Controle des Telecommunications (ARCT) B. P.6702 BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI
In KENYA, application to be sent to;
Director General
Communications Commission of
Kenya(CCK)
Waiyaki Way
P.O.Box 14448,00800
Westlands
NAIROBI,KENYA
In RWANDA, application to be sent to
Director General
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA)
P.O.Box7289
Tel+(250) 252 258 4562
Fax+(250) 252 258 4563
Kigali- RWANDA
In TANZANIA, application to be sent to:
Director General
Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority (TCRA)
P.O. Box 474
Fax:2552221166641
E-mail: dg@tcra.go.tz
Dar es SALAAM, TANZANIA
In UGANDA, application to be sent to:
Executive Director
Uganda Communications Commission
PO.Box 77376
Kampala, UGANDA
Language
Working language for EACO IS English
Conditions of Employment
i. The successful candidates will be based in Kigali, RWANDA.
ii. The term of office for Executive Secretary is four years period, renewable once and the term of Office for LIAISON Managers is three years renewable once.
iii. Remuneration package is very attractive.

Data Statistician Job Vacancy at Medicines and Health Services Delivery Monitoring Unit (MHSDMU)

Job Title: Data Statistician

About this Job:
Medicines and Health Services Delivery Monitoring Unit (MHSDMU) was established in 2009 by H.E the president of the republic of Uganda as a strategic response to existing challenges in the health sector. The backbone of MHSDMU’s success is information gathered through various sources.
In December 2011, Ministry of Health together with WHO and UNICEF with funding from DF1D launched mTrac. It is a system that utilizes mobile phones to enhance the quality and timeliness of the transmission of health data thus strengthening health management and accountability. This is complemented by a strategy to provide a Short-Message Service (SMS) Hotline for Anonymous Health Service Complaints and support for increased community demand for and dialogue around health services.
MHSDMU is a key partner in implementation of the mTrac initiative; its role is to identify and follow up health service delivery related concerns from mTrac. The Unit is thus, seeking to recruit a Statistician with support from WHO under this initiative.

Job Vacancy: Data Statistician – 1 year Contract
Responsibilities:
• Triangulate all complaints generated by anonymous hotline and generate monthly reports.
• Maintain data integrity, confidentiality and efficient operations by following policies and procedures.
• Run analysis of data and generate reports.
• In coordination with the M&E office, collect data and enter it into the data base.
• Verify entered data to ensure accuracy and compliance with set standards.
• Assist in selection of data collection procedures, designing questionnaires, field manuals and data collection tools etc.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirement:
Basic skills required for the Statistician job:
• Minimum of a Masters in Statistics or Epidemiology and/or Biostatistics and a first degree in statistics.
• 5 years’ experience in an extremely analytical role OR in the field of Epidemiology and/or monitoring and Evaluation.
• Familiar with the best reporting formats.
• Demonstrate knowledge in analyzing QoL

Competencies required
• Very strong command of statistical packages, such as Stata and SPSS
• Highly proficient use of SQL for extraction and manipulation of data
• Working knowledge of statistics
• Analytical mindset with detail orientation
• Ability to multi-task several concurrent requests
• Ability to quickly pull together data and generate impactful insights
• Ability to create and deliver presentations


How to apply
Interested applicants should address their applications, CV, photocopies of relevant academic documents, with names of three (3] reputable Referees and telephone contacts to the Director Medicines and Health Services Delivery Monitoring Unit (MHSDMU).
Applications should be hand delivered at the address below, not later than Thursday 14th June 2012.
Medicines and Health Services Delivery
Monitoring Unit
Plot 11 Martyr’s Lane, Ntinda,
P.O. Box 25497 Kampala

Personal Assistant Job Vacancy at Uganda Telecom

Job Title: PERSONAL ASSISTANT

About this Job:
Are you a highly motivated, self-driven individual with ambition, character and right attitude? Are you a team player willing to grow through the ranks and advance your career? If you are out there, then Uganda Telecom, the leading Communications provider in Uganda is looking for you to fill one of the positions below.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Reporting to the Managing Director
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
• A working knowledge of the operation of office machines and equipment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to handle diversity in the work-place.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
• Team player.
• Good analytical skills, and conflict management
• Ability to interpret financial reports, and other management reports.
• Good organization and people management skills
• Good problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Good negotiation skills
• Good report writing
• Ability to handle cash, and contributing to budget development of the Office
• Utmost professional integrity, confidentiality and impartiality
• A positive disposition

Duties and responsibilities
• To manage MD’s meetings and follow-up the relevant parties to ensure that the action points arising from the meeting are resolved.
• To manage the communication in and out of the MD’s office.
• To support the MD in preparation for meetings, and preparation of briefs/minutes from those meetings
• To oversee all aspects of the administration of the Office of the Managing Director.
• To take note of actions required of the MD and to ensure these are efficiently done.
• To handle non-essential and routine executive matters on behalf of the MD.
• To represent or act on behalf of the MD on his instruction.
• Be responsible for heavy calendar management, requiring interaction with both internal and external executives and assistants, as well as consultants, to coordinate a variety of complex executive meetings
• To review and prepare briefs for reports and documents coming to the MD’s office, and prepare background documents and outgoing mail as necessary

Requirement:
Applicants must have
• A Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 5 years experience of running a busy office, and of providing support to Executives.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office products including Microsoft Word and Excel skills -
• Excellent calendar management skills, including the coordination of complex executive meetings
• Proven skills in handling multiple tasks simultaneously
• Administrative skills and ability to work under pressure
• Experience scheduling travel arrangements for management
• Good at following up issues to conclusion

How to apply:
should be submitted to:
The Chief Human Resource & Administration
Officer
Uganda Telecom
Rwenzori Courts
P.OBox7171
Kampala.
Or recruitment@utl.co.ug
Closing Date: 21st June 2012 at 17.00hrs, Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Business Intelligence and Research Manager Job Vacancy at Uganda Telecom

Job Title: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE .AND. RESEARCH MANAGER

About this Job:
Are you a highly motivated, self-driven individual with ambition, character and right attitude? Are you a team player willing to grow through the ranks and advance your career? If you are out there, then Uganda Telecom, the leading Communications provider in Uganda is looking for you to fill one of the positions below.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE .AND. RESEARCH MANAGER
Reporting to: Head of Marketing

Duties and responsibilities
• To develop the strategy, marketing plan and budget in collaboration with the Segments, Brand and Product Development Sections
• To develop business cases for marketing projects (product and service; promotions] in line with company expectations and meeting the relevant regulatory requirements
• To undertake competitive analysis to ensure effective strategic response to competitor activity in the market
• To monitor and analyse data from the IN, Billing & the Switch for consistency and recommending any corrective action where necessary
• To manage continuous research projects like quarterly brand tracking, quarterly customer satisfaction index research, retail audit studies and ad-hoc research projects
• To analyse relevant factors such as pricing, cost, technology and competitive offering so as to aid in strategic decision making
• To develop pricing simulations and models and appropriately select and justify various pricing scenarios to ensure market share growth
• To analyse and justify promotional effectiveness
• To present weekly, monthly and annual reports related to the marketing business performance
• Design simulation models to ensure that a competitive edge is maintained. This involves manipulating data with different scenarios for a given market strategy with the underlying principle of minimizing revenue cannibalization
• As custodian of the company’s price tariff plans, carry out all the pricing of the services and products offered to the customer, ensure that the tariff plans offered are both competitive and attractive to Uganda telecom customers without compromising on the company’s set targets and hence revenues
• Participate in the design and implementation of market intelligence research and analytical projects that help management fulfill strategic business operations and drive increased conversion & retention at targeted areas of the lifecycle funnel
• Provide analytical support to the department, analyzing weekly, monthly, yearly and ad hoc subscriber and marketing campaign data

Requirement:
Applicants must have
• B.A. in Business, Economics, or Statistics or Marketing/Commerce
• A minimum of four years’ experience as a market analyst in a sub-multi-product commercial enterprise of which 2 years should preferably be experience in developing price stimulation models in a busy, fast posed multi Product Company.
• 3-4 years’ experience in market research, strategic insights, analytics, pricing
• Strong Excel and Power point skills a must
The successful candidates will demonstrate:
• Ability to lead strategy and decision-making processes through use of analytical statistics to create and deliver shareholder value based on UTL’s core competence.
• Analytical thinker who can recognise trends and opportunities and plan/execute action to exploit business opportunities.
• Utmost professional integrity
• Dependability 8- Professionalism, with the ability to keep deadlines and present facts truthfully and correctly.


How to apply:
Applications from suitably qualified candidates should be submitted to:
The Chief Human Resource & Administration
Officer
Uganda Telecom
Rwenzori Courts
P.OBox7171
Kampala.
Or recruitment@utl.co.ug
Closing Date: 21st June 2012 at 17.00hrs, Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Jobs at Uganda Telecom - In Billing Manager Job Vacancy

Job Title: IN BILLING MANAGER

About this Job:
Are you a highly motivated, self-driven individual with ambition, character and right attitude? Are you a team player willing to grow through the ranks and advance your career? If you are out there, then Uganda Telecom, the leading Communications provider in Uganda is looking for you to fill one of the positions below.

IN BILLING MANAGER
Reporting to Information & Systems Manager

Duties and responsibilities
• Budgeting for the Billing & IN Unit (CAPEX and OPEX)
• Contribute towards the development of the Information services strategy from Billing & IN perspective, ensuring that it is in line with the overall Company Strategy
• Establishing written policies and guidelines for effective and efficient customer billing
• Participating in the establishment of companywide standards for Billing systems
• Monitor staff and Sectional performance
• Set realistic, challenging and achievable targets
• To ensure appropriate IS staff skills to enable efficient OSS/BSS management
• Coordinate development of staff Personal Development Plan
• Develop IS Staff Training plan
• Ensure appropriate staff placements and equitable distribution of workload
• In liaison with other units, develop, implement, continually monitor and improve the billing core and supporting processes so as to deliver excellent services
• Ensure that the daily, weekly and monthly business reports are accurate delivered in time to the relevant business users
• Prepare monthly reports to the Head of Information Systems
• Prepare the daily PPS Report and circulate to EXCO
• Ensure that the billing system and IN and all interfacing platforms are operational within the agreed SLAs

Requirement:
Applicants must have
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Telecommunications Engineering or any t other relevant field.
• Postgraduate level in any related field is an added advantage.
• 5 years’ experience, 3 of which need to be in an Engineering Management Position.
• University degree in Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering and related fields
• At least 5 years’ experience in Information Systems within a telecommunications business setting.
• In depth knowledge of charging and billing systems, both real time and online. Retail
• prepaid and Postpaid and wholesale ( interconnect and Roaming) Billing
• Proven experience of financial accounting principles
• Hands on with Operating Systems (Unix/ Linux, Windows 2003/2008) to at least advanced user level
• Hands on with RDBMS” (MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL server) to DBA level
• Knowledge of application server platforms like MS SharePoint, Oracle AS etc.
• Working Knowledge of reporting tools like Crystal reports, etc.
• Proven experience leading highly specialized technical teams
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and extremely focused, self driven, innovative and creative.
• Should be able to build and maintain relationships across different functions and organisations
• Analytical and solutions focused.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and ability to respond to high-priority situations


How to apply:
Applications from suitably qualified candidates should be submitted to:
The Chief Human Resource & Administration
Officer
Uganda Telecom
Rwenzori Courts
P.OBox7171
Kampala.
Or recruitment@utl.co.ug
Closing Date: 21st June 2012 at 17.00hrs, Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Fixed Network Manager Job Vacancy at Uganda Telecom

Job Title: FIXED NETWORK MANAGER

About this Job:
Are you a highly motivated, self-driven individual with ambition, character and right attitude? Are you a team player willing to grow through the ranks and advance your career? If you are out there, then Uganda Telecom, the leading Communications provider in Uganda is looking for you to fill one of the positions below.

FIXED NETWORK MANAGER
Reporting to Network Operations and Maintenance Manager

Duties and responsibilities
• Develop and implement operational guidelines for the team and ensure that they are adhered to. These will include quality control systems and Procedures to minimize downtime and maximize network performance.
• Create an OPEX budget with itemized limits and ensure its optimum and efficient utilization within these limits.
• Contribute to the development of the Technical Strategic Plan in line with the Corporate Strategy.
• Maintain an effective system of
communications throughout the
organization on network performance
related issues and with key customers,
equipment vendors and other contractors
• Manage the deployment of new fixed network technologies and services and ensure proper Network working relationships
• Performance Monitoring, Quality of Service Management and Reporting.
• Co-ordinate the objectives and work plans across all the staff members of the Fixed Network team to ensure strategic plans are met.
• Follow-up with other entities on network problems and ensure they are resolved within agreed KPIs.
• Develop and implement a spare tracking Procedure for the fixed network.
• Handle Performance Management and staff motivation issues appropriately and take steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results.
• Prepare and submit training plans and ensure effective training within the agreed timelines.
• Develop and implement a Succession plan.
• Ensure BCM (Business Continuity Management) within the department [Provision of tools and spares enough to run The network

Requirement:
Applicants must have
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Telecommunications Engineering or any other relevant field.
• Postgraduate level in any related field is an added advantage.
• 5 years’ experience, 3 of which need to be in an Engineering Management Position.

How to apply:
Applications from suitably qualified candidates should be submitted to:
The Chief Human Resource & Administration
Officer
Uganda Telecom
Rwenzori Courts
P.OBox7171
Kampala.
Or recruitment@utl.co.ug
Closing Date: 21st June 2012 at 17.00hrs, Only short listed candidates will be contacted.