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Job Summary

Job Title:
Head of IT
Employer:
Cairo Bank Uganda
Location:
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Information Technology Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Thursday, 11 September 2025

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About the Organisation

Head of IT job at Cairo Bank Uganda | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

Cairo Bank Uganda Limited is a prominent financial institution with a mission to provide innovative, customer-centric banking solutions that drive economic growth and financial inclusion in Uganda. Known for its strong reputation for reliability, integrity, and personalized service, the bank has earned recognition as one of the leading players in the Ugandan banking sector. Cairo Bank prides itself on fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture, offering employees opportunities for professional development and growth within an inclusive environment.

The bank's history dates back to its establishment in 1995, and over the years, it has evolved by introducing advanced digital banking services and expanding its branch network to serve a larger customer base. Its business model focuses on offering a wide range of retail and corporate banking services, such as savings accounts, loans, and trade finance, with a strong emphasis on leveraging technology to enhance customer experience.

Cairo Bank Uganda has an extensive presence across the country, catering to individuals, SMEs, and large enterprises. Core values of trust, innovation, integrity, and customer focus are at the heart of the bank's operations, while its corporate social responsibility initiatives include supporting education, health, and community development programs. Cairo Bank Uganda’s website is www.cairobank.co.ug.

Are you looking for Information Technology jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Head of IT job at Cairo Bank Uganda

Full Time

Deadline: 

11 Sept 2025

Job Title

Head of IT job at Cairo Bank Uganda

Cairo Bank Uganda

Job Description

Job Title:  Head of IT

Organisation: Cairo Bank Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Managing Director

Job Summary: 

To plan, direct and control the development, implementation and maintenance of the Bank’s information and communication systems to support and contribute to the achievement of the Bank’s overall mission and core objectives.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

Interested candidates should send their application letters together with their curriculum vitae to the Head Human Resources at recruitment@cbu.co.ug not later than 5pm, Thursday, 11th September 2025.

Deadline: 11th September 2025

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How to Apply

  • Contribute to the development of the Bank’s strategic and business plans, in relation to IT, to support the company’s mission and core objectives.

  • Develop, implement and maintain the bank’s business systems and automated processes to ensure that effective business processes

  • Develop the IT disaster recovery (DRP) and ensure that it is, implemented, tested and maintained.

  • Develop, implement and maintain a  software management strategy that ensures compliance with the software licenses.

  • Develop, implement, maintain and proactively communicate IT policies and procedures to ensure the effective and efficient use of IT services across the Bank.

  • Ensure that all IT procurement is undertaken in accordance with the procurement policies and procedures, liaising with the Procurement department as appropriate

  • Take responsibility for I.T staff to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained and carry out their responsibilities to the required standards.

  • Ensure that the performance of IT staff is appraised and assessed in accordance with agreed standards, procedures and timetable.

  • Develop and implement data security policies by ensuring that these are monitored, enforced, and that information is stored and retained correctly.

  • Develop, implement and maintain policies and procedures to support IT Service Level Management, IT Change Management and IT Configuration Management.

  • Engage in IT research to bring on board new products that meet the bank’s customer needs

Head of IT job at Cairo Bank Uganda

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  • First degree in the IT field

  • Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or Business Computing

  • Additional international IT certifications are an added advantage

  • Experience.

  • Minimum of 8 years’ work experience, preferably in the financial services industry, with 5 years must be in senior management in IT or related fields.

Skills And Competencies.

  • Analytical Thinking: Acquiring understanding of a problem or situation by breaking it down systematically into its parts and identifying the relationships between these parts.

  • Information Acquisition: Identifying gaps in the available information required to understand a problem or situation and devising means of remedying such gaps.

  • Planning and Organisation: Determining a course of action by breaking it down into smaller steps and by planning and resourcing each of these, making allowance for potential problems.

  • Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about them.

  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

  • Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).


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