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Principal IT Officer Job at Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB)
Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB)
Job Description
EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR VACANT POSITIONS
In accordance with Section 2.5(c) of the UVTAB Human Resource Management Manual, which provides for recruitment through various methods, including external Advertisement, the Board seeks to strengthen its human resource capacity by filling existing vacancies.
Accordingly, Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) hereby invites applications from eligible person(s) to apply for the following vacant positions:
To provide technical leadership and guidance in the management and day-to-day running of all ICT systems at UVTAB.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Reviewing, developing and implementing an ICT Strategy that is aligned to the overall UVTAB strategy
- Providing strategic leadership to the ICT team, coordinating strategic activities, setting targets and KPIs, monitoring and tracking progress of overall department performance against the regional strategy and business plan
- Providing technical guidance to the ICT Team in project evaluation, budgets and risk assessment
- Developing and implementing ICT policies, procedures and guidelines to support the UVTAB’s operations and to enable it to achieve its strategic objectives
- Planning and coordinating all ICT development projects to support the achievement of UVTAB’s strategy
- Designing and implementing controls and procedures that ensure accuracy and reliability in Data Capture, Data Processing and Dissemination of Information
- Designing and implementing information security procedures based on corporate ICT security policies covering information system applications and infrastructure
- Responsible for developing processes and assigning resources to provide support to all users promptly
- Developing, deploying and maintaining appropriate and adequate IT security systems that ensure coverage from internal and external security threats is maintained in all areas under the ICT domain including but not limited to data, infrastructure, networks etc.
- Providing support to the different departmental systems implementations by working in close collaboration with these unit heads, the project teams, and third-party vendors to enable the systems to be implemented on time, on budget, and within scope
- Managing acquisition and implementation of new hardware and software for UVTAB and managing Vendor relations.
- Preparing annual ICT budget
- Conducting routine reviews of the systems to ensure optimum interactions between the system and users
- Supervising, coaching and mentoring the staff in ICT and building a highly skilled and motivated team to deliver UVTAB’s ICT performance targets
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
This should contain a Curriculum vitae with telephone contacts, emails, and any other information that may be required, names and addresses of referees, copies of relevant academic documents certified within a period not later than June 2025, addresses, most recent and clear scanned passport-size photograph should be attached not later than Monday, 16th March, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
Applications should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB). The Job title and Reference Number should be clearly indicated.
P.O.BOX 1499, Kampala Plot 891
Kigobe Road, Kyambogo Hill
Email: info@uvtab.go.ug
Phone: 0392 002468
Whatsapp: 0784 347366
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