Risk Management Analyst Jobs - National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U)

 

Job Title:    Risk Management Analyst

Organization:  National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Manager, Internal Audit

 

About US:

The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) is an autonomous statutory body established under the NITA-U Act 2009, The Authority is under the general supervision of the Ministry of Information Communications Technology and National Guidance (MOICT&NG).

 

The National Information Technology Authority, Uganda was established with a mandate to coordinate, promote and monitor the development of IT in the context of social and economic development of Uganda.

 

Job Summary:  The Risk Management Analyst will be responsible for Risk management function and reporting under the Internal Audit department in the delivery in Enterprise Risk Management & Compliance frameworks

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·        Responsible for Risk management and reporting in the delivery of the Enterprise risk management within NITA-U.

·        Assist in the analysis of NITA-U risk exposures that pose an internal or external threat to the business, its people, clients and its assets and make necessary recommendations.

·        Spearhead the Automation of the NITA-U Risk Management Program

·        Responsible for the NITA-U Master Risk Register and reporting on Enterprise Risk Management

·        Liaise and provide expertise to the NITA-U directorate risk champions in the identification and development of the respective directorate risk registers.

·        Examine and test Internal Risk management Mitigation controls and report on their implementation

·        Support in the Consolidation and reporting on corrective action on NITA-U Top risks, Risk appetite and proposed risk mitigations plans.

·        Update the risk management system and monitor regulatory developments and recommend modifications to existing practices

·        Support and report on Risk related value for money transactions and highlight areas for improvement within the organisation

·        Generate reports, and using appropriate dash boards, report the effects of risks and suggest changes to the management based on the solutions to adopt newer strategies to overcome the risks.

·        Present the NITA-U risk profile plotted on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

·        Coordinate and facilitate Awareness and Training for Risk Management, practices and procedures

·        Any other duties as signed .

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        The applicant for the National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) Risk Management Analyst job must hold a B.Com/BBA/ (Auditing / Accounting /Finance), BSc (IT, or Computer Science) or any other relevant qualification equivalent from a recognized University.

·        Possess relevant industry certifications in Risk Management CRISC, CRMA, ISO 31000 or equivalent.

·        Membership of Internationally Recognized Professional Risk body ; Accounting or Auditing (CIA, ACCA, CPA, ISO etc.),is an essential requirement;

·        Post graduate qualification in a relevant field is an added advantage

·        At least Five years' experience in a Risk and Assurance function, three of which should have been in a supervisory level in an IT environment

·        Demonstrated Expertise in the Use of Risk tools /dash boards.

·        Expertise in the development of Risk based methodologies (risk, control and auditing); and policies, procedures, regulations and laws

·        Experience in planning, organizing and conducting detailed Risk Assessments

·        Practical knowledge of Authoring, Managing and governing Risk Management Risks practices, Policies and standards

·        Excellent Analytical, reporting and presentation skills

·        Effective verbal and written communications, including active listening skills

·        Excellent relationship building and management skills with co-workers, staff and external contacts.

·        Proven leadership and competence in managing effective teams amidst challenging audit assignments

 

How to Apply:

Interested applicants who meet the job requirements/specifications and with the right personal attributes are required to complete and submit a NITA-U Application Form, Download Here with a cover letter, supported by a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and testimonials, and must specify day time telephone contact, email addresses of both the applicant and three referees to the address below.

 

The Executive Director,

National Information Technology Authority – UGANDA (NITA-U),

Palm Courts, Plot 7A, Rotary Avenue (former Lugogo bypass)

P.O. Box 33151, Kampala-Uganda

Tel: 0417 801 038

 

Or via email: hr@nita.go.ug (application shouldn’t be more than 10MBs)

 

Deadline: 9^th November 2020

 

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HIV Prevention Coordinator Non-profit Jobs - Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)

  

Job Title:    HIV Prevention Coordinator

Organization:  Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) is a private-not-for profit Company under Makerere University. MJAP works to build partnerships and strengthen health systems to optimally respond to HIV/AIDS, TB, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other diseases of public health importance in Africa. MJAP is implementing a sub-award grant from Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), for accelerating HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control in Kampala region; with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

 

Job Summary:  The HIV Prevention Coordinator will provide technical guidance to MJAP and supported health facilities in providing quality prevention services including; HIV Testing Services (HTS) and linkage to care, Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention and treatment, and Pre-Exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·        Provide technical assistance and guidance to health workers at supported health sites to offer targeted HIV Counseling and testing services in line with the National HIV testing and counseling (HTC) guidelines

·        Work with MJAP supported sites to develop (HTC) work plans with targets that are realistic and measurable.

·        Support the health facilities to implement high yielding HTS models including index client testing (assisted partner notification, social network strategy and testing biological children) and confidential HIV self-testing.

·        Support initiation of individuals at substantial risk of acquiring HIV on PrEP and ensure their retention in the PrEP program at the implementing sites

·        Provide technical assistance to health workers in supported health facilities to screen, identify and provide post violence care to GBV survivors.

·        Jointly with the Community linkage team maintain a well-coordinated mechanism for linkage and referral services.

·        Coach and mentor health workers and other stakeholders in the integration of KP and PP friendly HIV prevention services in routine HIV care and treatment programs.

·        Support Health care providers to routinely review performance data and initiate quality improvement projects for poorly performing indicators.

·        Work with the M&E team to document HTS, GBV, PrEP and KP/PP data to ensure accurate, timely and complete data reporting in the appropriate tools and registers as guided by MOH and/or PEPFAR.

·        Ensure compliance with PEPFAR program priorities and guidelines; as well as MOH guidelines and strategies on all aspects of HIV prevention interventions implementation.

·        Participate in SIMS activities, technical visits or prevention activities conducted by MJAP, MoH, the funder or as advised by the Supervisor.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in public health, nursing, social sciences or other relevant field.

·        Diploma in HIV Counseling is added advantage

·        Five years’ working experience of implementing HIV prevention programs, in a donor funded project.

·        Good report writing skills

·        Strong interpersonal, facilitation and team building skills, and ability to work with diverse teams and communities.

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to interact with and facilitate KP&PP.

·        Demonstrated knowledge on HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs, adherence approaches and psychosocial support programs.

·        Proficient in Counseling models and communication skills

 

How to Apply:

All interested and qualified candidates should apply via the email below and submit their cover letters, a detailed curriculum vita and copies of relevant academic documents to: hr@mjap.or.ug addressed to; The Human Resource Manager, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), Kampala. Uganda. Please note that only online applications will be accepted.

 

NB: Please ensure that your attachments do not exceed 5 MB. We do appreciate your interest to work with MJAP. However, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks after the submission deadline

 

Deadline: 10th November, 2020 by 5:00pm

 

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2 No Experience Apprenticeship Program – Accounting Job Opportunities - DAKS Couriers Limited

 

Job Title:    Apprenticeship Program – Accounting (2 No Experience Jobs)

Organization:  DAKS Couriers Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

DAKS Couriers Limited is a leading privately-owned parcel or package delivery company in Uganda; a home-grown company with headquarters located in Kamwokya at Plot 64, Kira Road, opposite the Uganda Museum.

 

Job Summary:  We are looking for young talented graduates in their final year for apprenticeship program. At the end of training, the best performers will be absorbed or recommended to other companies.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        The applicants should be fresh graduates

·        Final year students are also encouraged to apply

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their updated CVs, applications and support

academic documents via email to: HR.patrick.turinawe@dakscouriers.com

 

Deadline: 29th November 2020

 

NB: Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

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Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Coordinator NGO Careers - Oxfam

 

Job Title:    Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Coordinator

Organization: Oxfam

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to: Humanitarian Program Manager

 

About US:

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. We are an international confederation of 19 organizations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our program is anchored on three broad themes deliberately focused on Women's Rights: Governance and Accountability, Resilient Livelihoods and Humanitarian Preparedness and Response.

 

Job Summary:  The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Coordinator will be responsible for leading, strategically influencing, effectively planning, coordinating, and facilitating provision of technical support and direction to Oxfam programs in the expanding area of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) through support to Oxfam Teams. The holder will conduct Capacity strengthening for country office staff and partner organisations, support to program start-up, and contribute to proposal development, monitoring and review. This position supports Oxfam’s leadership and investment in the key areas of integrating DRR into development and emergency response activities and measuring the impact of DRR initiatives. 

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Technical

·        Capacity strengthening of Oxfam Technical Staff, Local and National partners, on the integration of DRM into their respective sectors; and in conducting advocacy campaigns for principled humanitarian actions

·        Lead Oxfam’s disaster readiness across the entire program in Uganda inclusive of WASH, Food Security /livelihoods, Environment and Gender and Protection work within the refugees and host community

·        Conduct analysis of hazards, threats, vulnerabilities and their causes; Be risk-informed (i.e. ensure that activities do not aggravate risks or vulnerabilities, do no harm and are prepared for likely hazards and threats);

·        Contribute to building local capacities so that the most vulnerable can cope better with shocks;

·        Develop strategies and implement cross cutting intervention in natural resource management and social cohesion building to contribute to the achievement to the EUTF

·        Build and or strengthen capacities of local governments and selected Local and National Humanitarian Actors (LNHAs) for humanitarian situational assessment and integrated Disaster Risk Management (DRM) planning and budgeting.

·        Produce new and or updated sector specific risks and vulnerability maps at district and community level.

·        Facilitate LNHAs and Local Governments (LGs) to jointly produce periodic humanitarian situation assessments and reports.

·        Facilitate integrated DRM-development planning and programming for LGs and selected LNHAs using DRT’s integration model.

·        Work closely with relevant partners at the community-level and other partners to proactively strengthen community-based early warning initiatives.

·        Ensure timely and effective implementation of the program according to approved plans and budgets, regulations and policies

·        Conduct needs assessments/vulnerability assessments, and oversee beneficiary selection/identification process

·        Ensure engagement and involvement of affected populations, taking into consideration protection, environmental aspects and longer-term needs are reflected in the program’s technical design and implementation.

·        Scale up program as appropriate, through partnerships, consortiums, or other modalities, to ensure vulnerable populations are reached with disaster readiness interventions.

·        Accountability on M&E and Global Indicators, and engagement with donors in including appropriate DRR indicators in program design

·        Support country programs, annual planning and strategic development processes to ensure the integration of results to build a quality driven focus on DRR & Resilience, including the development of quality outputs, measures of success and quality indicators.

·        Support with grant/proposal writing and budget development ensuring that risk reduction and management aspects are integrated

·        To facilitate the participatory planning and budgeting process for humanitarian advocacy campaigns and assist peers and partners as well as managers to do so effectively.

·        To lead design and implementation of a comprehensive and integrated humanitarian disaster risk advocacy strategy .

·        Represent Oxfam in Uganda on all regional and global Rights in Crisis (RiC) campaigns and tasks.

·        Explore key learning resources and establish a humanitarian knowledge and learning platform at district level that brings together government and non-government actors

Coordination and Representation

·        To spearhead humanitarian research and advocacy concepts, nexus discourses and thinking on how to improve effectiveness of humanitarian policy work and generate impact.

·        To develop good working relationship with humanitarian partners/social forces and their affiliates, social movements and active individuals.

·        Identify needs and Support the design of new DRR programs. Find new and manage existing partners.

·        Represent Oxfam to external partners (inter-agency coordination meetings, UN, corporate or private donors, government representatives) contributing to disaster readiness and emergency preparedness in Uganda.

·        Build and maintain relevant strong relationships with government, UN, and INGO actors for strategic and programmatic purposes

·        Enhance complementarity with other sectors as much as possible, e.g. work to ensure DRR programming is included and integrated into all new programs

·        Represent Oxfam at key humanitarian forums and networks including the CRRF (as advised) and others as assigned

Management and Reporting

·        Support preparation of annual and quarterly budget planning as relevant to DRM

·        Ensures financial regulations and procurement procedures are strictly adhered to

·        Initiate procurements within assigned areas of responsibility

·        Manage the performance of DRR and environment Officers with support from the Area Managers.

·        Manage short term technical support personnel deployed to support DRM and RiC campaigns work

·        Support documentation of best practices and lessons learnt for sharing

·        Prepare quarterly, annual and other reports as required

Other

·        Be eager to and require others to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights (click here).

·        Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·        The applicant for the Oxfam Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Coordinator job must be conversant with international and national humanitarian policy guidelines and standards including the SENDAI Framework, the Core Humanitarian Standard, the SPHERE minimum standards, the Grand Bargain Commitments, Charter for Change (C4C) Commitments, the New York Declaration and the Global Compacts on refugees and on Migration; National Refugee Policy; National Disaster Management Policy.

·        Good contact with Govt, private sector, academia and media are essential.

·        Sound understanding of the national political economy and global context with theoretical understanding on social change process is desirable.

·        Strong knowledge National and International humanitarian laws,  policies, strategies, principle , standards

 

Desirable

·        A Masters Degree or Equivalent in International Relations, Social Sciences, Disaster Management or relevant discipline

·        A minimum of five years of consistent experience in emergency and humanitarian policy advocacy and relevant disaster Management work at regional or National level with substantial working experience in International NGOs at management level both national and regional

·        Experience in humanitarian Capacity strengthening

·        Experience in coordinating a technically diverse team

 

Key Attributes:

·        Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.

·        Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.

·        Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

 

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Engineer - IT Applications Support Job Vacancies - MTN-Uganda

 

Job Title:    Engineer - IT Applications Support

Organisation: MTN-Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Manager IT Applications

 

About US:

MTN-Uganda is the leading telecommunications Company in Uganda, providing payphone, fixed lines, fax/data, internet and mobile services.

 

Job Summary:  The Engineer - IT Applications Support will support the assigned IT Applications by proactive identification, isolation, and resolution of issues in the assigned applications/systems stack. The incumbent shall ensure platforms’ uptime and services availability, attend to customer trouble tickets escalated from front end teams within SLA and ensure efficient Operations & Maintenance of the assigned Enterprise IT applications.

 

 Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·        To provide L1 and L2 operational maintenance and support for the IT Applications

·        To attend to incidents, work orders, problem tickets, changes etc. pertaining the relevant applications/systems assigned

·        Ensure optimization of the assigned IT applications to meet company KPI-s and customer expectations

·        Development of technical documents including Standard operating procedures, troubleshooting guides              

·        Derivation of trends in performance from statistics as well as from customer complaints to provide long term solutions to problems identified          

·        Actively collaborate with other Business functions to understand their pain areas and come up with improvement plan                       

·        Serve MTN UG’s customers and provide solutions to customer problems to improve the customer experience

·        Matrix management across Information systems and business units

·        Working with multiple vendors and business units

·        Execute any assignments that may be assigned from time to time at management’s discretion.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·        The applicant for the MTN-Uganda Engineer - IT Applications Support job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field.

·        Four years of experience in a busy IT environment                                                           

·        Two years of experience specific to software development and maintenance of applications                  

·        Two years’ experience specific to UNIX shell scripting, Database programming

·        Experience working on Enterprise Applications.

·        Database Management Skills – Oracle, SQL server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Hadoop

·        Shell scripting/Programming

·        Unix/ Linux System administration

·        Basic IP networking knowledge

·        Software Development and management

·        Reporting

·        Analytical Thinking

·        Business Process Design and Reengineering

·        Decision Making

·        Information Management

·        Problem Solving

·        Project Planning and Control

·        Strategic Thinking and Planning

·        System Analysis, Design, and Integration

·        Telecommunications Technology Fundamentals

·        Results orientation

·        Credibility

·        Building collaborative relationships

·        Engaged management

·        Influencing, Leadership, Power

·        Risk-taking, Innovation

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

 

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