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Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following posts. Please submit your application, Curriculum Vitae, Certificates and Transcripts (3 copies each set) giving full details of applicants’ education, qualifications, work experience, present salary and naming three referees, plus their postal addresses. Applicants should make sure that at least two referees have forwarded references concerning their application.

Applications should be delivered to the Appointments Board Office, Room 406, Top Floor, Main Building, Makerere University, and addressed to:

The Director
Human Resources
Kampala.
P.O.Box 7062

Closing Date:  4th – January- 2013  

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:


3.   PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

           (a)  Post:          Senior Economist (2)
            Reports to:      Director Planning

      Salary Scale:    M5


Job Role: To collect, maintain, analyze, interpret, and disseminate data and information pertaining to undergraduate teaching and learning and internationalization in the University and to prepare position papers and statistical reports to inform University planning and decision making regarding undergraduate teaching and learning.

Qualifications
·    A Masters degree in Statistics
·    A relevant Honors’ Bachelors’ degree from a recognized Institution.

Required experience:

·    Minimum of 4 years working in a research environment


Duties and Responsibilities:

1.    Carries out analysis of student attrition , repetition and graduation rates on all undergraduate programs
2.    Initiates surveys designed to elicit opinions of fresh, continuing and graduating students on a range of issues. Surveys will include 1st destination survey and undergraduate experience survey.
3.    Develops and maintains a core of outcome indicators for all undergraduate programmes
4.    Tracks data on time to undergraduate degree and post graduation employment of  graduates  with undergraduate degrees.
5.    Profiles undergraduate student body on a range of characteristics including demographic characteristics and socio-economic background.
6.    Computes and updates Full Time Student Equivalent (FTSEs) database for all Colleges for guidance in determination of academic staff  establishment
7.    Analyzes instructional contribution of different schools to all undergraduate academic programs.
8.    Analyzes demand trends for all undergraduate programs for the past 5 years to inform academic program review.
9.    Participates in monitoring of graduates employment and generating advice to the University on areas of human resource expansion in the economy.
10.    Undertakes surveys of international students on a range of issues.
11.    Prepares position papers and statistical reports to inform university planning and decision making
12.    Provides technical assistance to Colleges and Non Teaching Units in regard to strategic and operational planning.
13.    Participates in the preparation of the Fact Book.
14.    Participates in  data collection from colleges and non teaching units for the University’s annual report
15.    Serves as a desk officer in the implementation of the Institutional Development Program.
16.    Participates in the preparation of the University Annual Report.

KEY OUTPUTS

(i)    Analytical Reports
(ii)    Survey Reports
(iii)    FTSE database
(iv)    Annual Report
(v)    Fact Book

Competencies
·    Facility in Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS)
·    Facility in Microsoft office
·    Excellent Report writing skills
·    A team player with good interpersonal relations;


    Age limit:  Applicants should not exceed 50-years at the time of submission of the
                       application.

     Tenure of appointment: Permanent Terms

(b)  Post:    Economist (1)

Reports to: Director Planning

Salary Scale: M6

Job Role: To provide support in collection, maintenance, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data and information pertaining to undergraduate teaching and learning and internationalization in the University and in the preparation of position papers and statistical reports to inform planning and decision making regarding undergraduate teaching and learning.

Qualifications

·    A Masters degree in Statistics
·    A relevant Honours’ Bachelors’ degree from a recognized Institution.


Required experience:

·    Minimum of 2 years working in a research environment

Required experience:

·    Minimum of 2 years working in a research environment

Duties and Responsibilities

1.    Participates in the analysis of student attrition , repetition and graduation rates on all undergraduate programs
2.    Participates in the surveys designed to elicit opinions of fresh, continuing and graduating students on a range of issues. Surveys will include 1st destination survey and undergraduate experience survey.
3.    Develops Terms of Reference for the conduct of tracer studies for different undergraduate academic programs
4.    Participates in the development and maintenance of a core of outcome indicators for all undergraduate programmes.
5.    Participates in tracking  data on time to undergraduate degree and post graduation employment of  graduates  with undergraduate degrees
6.    Participates in the profiling of the undergraduate student body on a range of characteristics including demographic characteristics and socio-economic background
7.    Participates in the determination of  Full Time Student Equivalent (FTSEs) database for all Colleges
8.    Participates in the Analysis of instructional contribution of different schools to all undergraduate academic programs

    Age limit:  Applicants should not exceed 50-years at the time of submission of the  
                       application.

     Tenure of appointment: Permanent Terms of Service