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Job Summary

Job Title:
Graduate Trainee – Library/Knowledge Management
Employer:
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Location:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Graduate Trainee jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Friday, 23 January 2026

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Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.

Full-time

Deadline: 

23 Jan 2026

Graduate Trainee – Library/Knowledge Management Job at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Job Description

The Graduate Trainee shall support the Library/KM section, which falls under the Information Services department. The major role under the Library is information processing (indexing, abstracting, cataloguing, classification, managing electronic libraries, knowledge codification, preservation, and sharing. Each of these roles directly serves the needs of end users.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Support with the overall process of library management, both online and physical.
  • Acts as the point of contact for all Information requests and ensures that users’ needs are satisfied.
  • Acts as the point person for all information-related issues.
  • Helps with the development of strategies for collecting information from customers and employees (surveys and audits) to identify library issues and needs
  • Support collaborations and solicitation of online resources through library networks to support user requests.
  • Engage and collaborate with stakeholders to identify information management solutions tailored to their needs
  • Support the ongoing program of continuous quality assurance on all Information generated within the Institute, and contribute to issues of copyrights, intellectual property rights, and branding
  • Liaises with the HOD regarding requirements for the development of additional knowledge-sharing tools
  • Liaises with the IT Manager regarding equipment requirements, system maintenance, break-downs and repairs
  • Promote the use of online library resources and provide user training on advanced search and retrieval of information
  • Support the IDI’s knowledge management activities and promote the knowledge-sharing culture
  • Academic Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science, Information management, Records and archives management, Knowledge management.
  • Library sciences specialization
  • Must have graduated not more than Two years


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