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Job Title:    Library/Records Assistant

Organisation: National
Council for Higher Education (NCHE)

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Administrative
Assistant in the Directorate of Quality Assurance and Accreditation of NCHE

 

About US:

National Council for
Higher Education (NCHE) was established as the regulator of higher education to
implement the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act of Parliament
(UOTIA, 2001). By the provisions of the Act, NCHE is mandated to guide the
establishment of institutions of higher learning as well as ensure delivery of
quality and relevant education to all qualified persons.

 

NCHE has strived to
achieve its mandate to ensure that relevant and sustainable quality higher
education is provided at all Higher Educational Institutions in Uganda. Through
strategic intervention areas NCHE is strategically positioned as it pursues its
mandate through mandatory functions.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Organizing
all records of the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Directorate;

·       
Supporting
the Directorate in archiving all files;

·       
Ensuring
easy retrieval of documents within the Directorate;

·       
Creating
and maintaining NCHE databases to ensure quick retrieval of information;

·       
Developing
a file system for ease of retrieval

·       
Performing
any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by superiors.

 

Expected Outputs  

·       
Robust
filing system of documents in the Directorate for easy retrieval;

·       
All files
archived;

·       
Directorate
meeting records including notices and minutes archived;

·       
Record
of correspondences and publications within the Directorate

·       
Registry
of documents through Directorates

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a Diploma in Records and Archives Management, Library and
Information Management or its equivalent in a related field;

·       
Must be
ICT literate;

·       
Must
have good communication and interpersonal skills;

·       
Knowledge
of Management Information Systems is essential.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should electronically submit as one
attachment the following:

·       
Application
letter;

·       
Updated
Curriculum Vitae; including names and contacts of three credible referees;

·       
Academic
qualifications/credentials;

·       
Valid
National Identity Card/Driving Permit/Passport; and;

·       
Any
other relevant documents to support the application.

 

The application
should be addressed to the Executive Director of National Council for Higher
Education and sent via email on recruit@unche.or.ug

 

NB: The subject of
the email should clearly state the name of applicant and the position applied
for.

 

Deadline: Friday, 11th December 2020 by 4:00pm

 

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