2 IT Career Opportunities – Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Prisons (Computer Science) at Uganda Prisons Service

Organisation: Uganda Prisons
Service
Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda
REF:  HRM/PA 76/193/07
Reports to: Head of Information and Communications Technology Unit
About Us:
The Secretary, Prisons Authority invites applications
from suitably qualified Ugandan citizens to fill vacant posts of Cadet
Assistant Superintendent of Prisons currently existing in the Uganda Prisons
Service as specified below:-
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • Designing, implementing
    and maintaining Prisons Management Information System responsive to Service
    needs.
  • Responsible for the maintenance
    of Computer networks at various levels of the organization.
  • Designing, updating and
    maintenance of various databases.
  • Conducting regular
    hardware and software maintenance on the designed system and routine trouble
    shooting.
  • Carrying out regular
    systems audit and to determine information needs of the service and make
    proposals to management for adoption and approval.
  • Designing ICT training
    programmes for prisons staff;
  • Perform any other duties
    as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidates must be
Ugandans holding Honours Bachelor’s Degrees in Computer Science from recognized
Universities or Institutions.
Age: 22-30 Years
How to Apply:
All applications should be filled in triplicate on
Public Service Form No. 3 (2008) and submitted to the Secretary, Prisons
Authority, P. 0. Box 7182, Kampala, Uganda
The hand written applications are also acceptable.
The application forms are obtainable from the Public
Service Commission offices, Farmers’ House, 2nd floor, Kampala and Prisons
Authority offices, at the Uganda Prisons Headquarters, Plot 13/15 Parliament
Avenue. The Forms can also be downloaded from the Public Service Commission
Website on www.psc.go.ug.
All applications should bear the title of the post as
well as the Reference Number specified against the vacancy. Applicants should
attach three (3) sets of photocopies of their certificates and testimonials
plus three (3) recent certified passport size photographs.
Applicants who are already in Government Service
should route their applications through their Heads of Department who must be
informed of the closing date to avoid delay.
Applicants should be physically and medically fit and
should not have been charged with any criminal offence in any courts of law.
The applicants must have the right attitude and be willing to work in difficult
conditions and environment.
In addition, successful candidates must be prepared to
undergo a twelve (12) months Cadet Officers’ Course at the Prisons Training
School and Staff College plus three (3) months attachment. Appointment as Cadet
Assistant Superintendent of Prisons will only be effective after successful
completion of training and pass-out. Uganda Prisons Service is an equal
opportunity employer.
Cadet Officers in scientific and professional fields
must be prepared to work in a Penal Institution on General Duties for at least
two (2) years before deployment to their respective stations of specialization.
Applicants who shall not hear from the Prisons
Authority, on completion of the recruitment and selection exercise should
consider themselves unsuccessful
Deadline: Friday
18th April 2014

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