UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Uganda National Examinations Board is a body corporate established under Cap.137 Laws of
Uganda. Its Vision is “A Recognized Centre of Globally Competitive Educational Assessment and
Certification” and its mission is “Conduct Valid, Reliable, Equitable and Quality Assessment of
Learners’ Achievement in a Professional and Innovative Manner and Award Internationally
Recognized Certificates”. The Board invites suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following
positions:

1. Manager Reprographics (1)

2. Principal Human Resource Officer (PHRO) (1)
3. Principal Examinations Officer Test Development Primary (1)
4. Principal Research Officer (Consultancy) Re-advertised (1)
5. Examinations Officer -Test Development-German (1) Chinese (1) Lugbarati (1) Luo (1)
6. Examinations Officer-Continuous Assessment (1)
7. Hardware Technician (1)
8. Software Development Officer (1)

How to apply
All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed CVs, copies of academic
transcripts and certificates, telephone contacts and addresses of at least three referees in hard
copies, delivered to the address below OR submit in soft form at [email protected] NOT
LATER THAN 5:00 pm of Friday 05th November 2021.

NB
1. Detailed job profiles can be obtained from our website: uneb.ac.ug
2. Only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted

The Executive Director

Uganda National Examinations Board
Plot 35 Martyrs way - Ntinda
P O Box 7066 – KAMPALA

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1. Job Title: Manager Reprographics (1 Position)
Responsible to: Director Technology and Reprographics
Responsible for: Principal Printing and Publications Officer
2. Salary Scale EB 3U
3. Purpose of the Job:
To head the department of Reprographics and as such, direct and manage all the printing
activities at the Printery.

4. Main Duties and Responsibilities:

 Directing and controlling the staff of the department to ensure that they carry out their
responsibilities effectively in line with set targets.
 Ensuring that all the examinations and examinations materials for the Board are
securely produced and as scheduled.
 Raising income for the Board by undertaking quality printing works for external
customers particularly other examinations bodies.
 Ensuring proper maintenance of production facilities so as to sustain steady
production
 Reviewing, monitoring and making periodic recommendations for updating the
production facilities in accordance with departmental business plans and management
decisions.
 Reviewing and monitoring production systems security, integrity and disaster
preparedness and making recommendations for smooth production continuity.
 Studying and monitor printing industry trends/emerging technologies and advise
management on the best solutions to adopt to optimize output.
 Guiding and advising on the development of marketing commercial printing activities
for income generation.
 Supervising, mentoring, motivating and managing the performance and development
of staff in line with the Board’s goals, objectives, policies and regulations.

5. Key Performance Indicators:

 Examinations materials properly printed
 Production facilities properly managed
 New production technologies introduced
 Efficient, monitored, appraised and harmonious staff.

6. Key Decision Making

 Guides printing activities
 Assignment of specific tasks to staff.
 Identifies new production technologies
 Sources and guides new production of commercial work.

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7. Person Specification:
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
 Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
 Post graduate Diploma in Print production
 Master’s degree in Production Management or a related field.

(ii) Work Experience

 Minimum of 12 years’ experience, 3 of which should have been in printing
industry at the level of Principal Officer/Management level with experience in
marketing of printing services.

(iii) Skills/Competencies/Attributes
 Ability to work as part of a team and to develop subordinates.
 Excellent interpersonal management skills
 Oral and written communication skills.
 Strategic and conceptual ability.
 Proven ability of multitasking and meeting timelines.
 High degree of integrity and confidentiality

8. Terms of Service:
Contract of five years renewable upon satisfactory performance following appraisal.

9. Age limit: Between 40-50 Years

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1. Job Title: Principal Human Resource Officer (1 Position)
Responsible to: Manager HRM)
Responsible for: Senior Human Resource Officer.
2. Salary Scale: EB 3L
3. Purpose of the Job:
Development, implementation and regular review of Human Resource policies, strategies,
guidelines, rules and regulations and to provide the required guidance to effectively
implement the policies in the Board.

4. Main Duties and Responsibilities:

 Interpretation and implementation of human resource management policies, rules and
regulations including labour laws and other statutes relating to human resource
management.
 Developing and coordinating employee orientation and induction programmes aimed
at providing employees with relevant information about the Organization and their
work.

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 Conducting training needs assessments and preparing a staff Training and
Development programme under the guidance of the Manager.
 Assisting in preparation of the Directorate budget, Procurement plan and monitoring of
expenditure to ensure value for money.
 Administering the payroll and assessment of benefits in liaison with the Accounts
department
 Managing the Human Resource Information system (HURIS) as relates to automating
the various functionalities to promote efficiency
 Generating and maintaining a varied Human Resource database/ statistics and
assisting in the compiling of HR reports and updating web-site HR information.
 Performing and or coordinating regular job analysis and evaluations to ensure fairness
and sustain employee motivation.
 Planning, developing and implementing Performance Management Systems for
support staff

5. Key Performance Indicators:

 Policies correctly interpreted and implemented
 Guidance and Counselling services available
 Salaries and benefits paid appropriately.
 HURIS is actively functional
 Job analysis and evaluation reports in place
 Orientation and or induction programs for new staff coordinated,
 Training needs analysis made and records available
6. Key Decision Making:
 Pay-roll updates
 Data base updates
 Guidance and Counselling programs
 Job analysis and evaluation programs
 Induction programs
7. Person specification:
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
 Hons bachelor’s degree in Human Resource / Personnel Management or
Business Administration or a related discipline or a degree in
Arts/Sciences/Social Sciences/Management Sciences with a postgraduate
diploma in Human Resource Management.
 Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management or Business Administration
(Human Resource Management option) or Public Administration and
management or Organizational Development.

(ii) Work Experience

At least nine (9) years of relevant/related work experience in a reputable
Organization three (3) of which should have been at the level of Senior Human
Resource Officer.

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(iii) Skills/Competencies/Personal Attributes
 Proven leadership abilities and prudent decision making
 High interpersonal and communication skills
 Word processing, spreadsheets and database applications
 Excellent working knowledge of policy formulation.
 High degree of confidentiality and integrity

8. Terms of Service: Permanent

9. Age Limit: 40-50 Years

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1. Job Title: PEO – Test Development (Primary) (1 Position)

Responsible to: Manager Examinations Development
Responsible for: SEO - Test Deployment (Primary).
2. Salary Scale: EB 3L
3. Purpose of the Job:
To head the Division handling all activities relating to coordinating the generation of Test
Items for the Primary Leaving Examinations.

4. Main Duties and Responsibilities:

 Coordinating the production of section work-plans, budget and procurement plan and
producing quarterly performance reports
 Coordinating and supervising the Test Development Section, by ensuring that all subjects
to be examined at PLE are properly and adequately covered and questions set are within
the approved syllabi
 Making recommendations to recruit item writers and organize item writers’ workshops.
 Organizing the moderation of Test Items and maintaining a viable question papers bank
with utmost confidentiality.
 Planning and coordinating Awards committee meetings.
 Participating in the curriculum review with the Curriculum Development Centre.
 Coordinating and supervising the production of Report on candidate’s work.
 Reviewing examination questions and candidate’s performance evaluation reports for
management decisions.
 Appraising the performance of test development staff and recommending appropriate
actions.

5. Key Performance Indicators

 Section work plan, Budget and procurement plan made.
 Lists of recruited item writers
 Number of sets of raw test items generated in a year.
 Number of sets of camera-ready examinations test papers banked.
 Report on PLE awards meetings.

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 PLE reports on candidates’ work compiled.
 Section quarterly performance reports prepared.
 Senior Examinations Officers performance appraisal reports are made.

6. Key Decision Making

 Procedures for instruments development.
 Section quarterly performance report format
 Strategies for improvements
 Appraisal reports and recommendations
7. Person specification
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
 Hons Bachelor’s degree in either Primary methods education or Arts /Sciences
with a post graduate diploma in education or the equivalent.
 Masters’ degree in Education with specialized training in Primary methods
education or Measurement and evaluation or curriculum Development.
(ii) Work Experience
 Registered teacher with at least 5 years of teaching experience.
 Minimum of nine (9) years’ experience in examinations management or related
work, and at least three of which should have been at the level of a senior officer
in a reputable educational institution.
(iii) Skills/Competencies/Attributes.
 Track record of sound management skills.
 Extensive knowledge and experience in examinations management.
 Excellent communications, public relations and negotiation skills
 Computer literate especially in word processing, and spreadsheets
 High degree of confidentiality and integrity

8. Terms of Service: Permanent

9. Age Limit: 40-50 Years

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1. Job Title: Principal Research Officer (Consultancy) Re advertised

Responsible to: Manager Research and Innovations
Responsible for: Senior Research Officer (Consultancy)
2. Salary EB 3L
3. Purpose of the Job:
To head the consultancy Division of the Board as an income generating activity focusing
on educational consultancy and aptitude testing services.
4. Main Duties and Responsibilities:

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 Marketing UNEB consultancy support services and aptitude testing as an income
generating activity for the Board.
 Conducting needs analysis and or market surveys to inform development of
consultancy support services and aptitude testing business plan or project proposals.
 Developing in liaison with the legal office, contract templates for consultancy activity
and aptitude testing for standard pieces of work to serve as the legal framework for all
parties involved in the consultancy and aptitude testing.
 Establishing service standards and team values for the consultancy support service
and aptitude testing.
 Maintaining database of UNEB staff and their qualifications and competences and
use them as consultants as appropriate.
 Developing key performance indicators and incentives for increasing the engagement
of staff in consultancy activity and aptitude testing.
 Conducting detailed analysis of applications for consultancy services and determining
viability of the specific project to inform acceptance or rejection.
 Maintaining a database of all consultancies undertaken and the consultancy reports
and disseminating, where necessary and permissible, the consultancy reports.
 Overseeing the setting, moderation and typesetting, pre-testing, analysis of
psychometric properties of multiple-choice questions and banking acceptable
questions.
 Supervising staff in the Consultancy section, conducting staff performance appraisals
and making appropriate recommendations.

5. Key Performance Indicators:

General Public awareness of UNEB consultancy services.
 Business plan in place.
 Consultancy work contracts are ongoing.
 Data base of consultancies is growing.
 Aptitude tests developed and administered.
 MCQs developed, pre-tested and acceptable items banked.
6. Key Decision Making
 Business plan
 Viable projects
 Items for banking

7. Person specification
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
 Hons Bachelor’s degree in either education or Arts /Sciences with a post graduate
diploma in education/ project planning and management OR Hons Bachelor’s
degree in either business or statistics or economics or project planning and
management or a related field.
 Masters’ degree in Education or Statistics or Economics or Business studies plus
post or prior special training in Measurements and Evaluation or Research

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methodology /statistical analysis or curriculum Development or project planning
and management or a related field.

(ii) Work Experience

Minimum of nine (9) years’ experience in Research, educational planning or
curriculum development at least three of which should have been at the level of
senior officer in government or a reputable educational institution and
coordinating consultancy projects.

(iii) Skills/Competencies
 Research methodology and research proposals writing.
 Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets and database.
 Supervisory skills to guide teams of professionals.
 Interpersonal and communication skills
 Project planning and management.
 High degree of integrity and confidentiality.

8. Terms of Service: Permanent

9. Age Limit: 40-50 Years

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1. Job Title: EO -Test Development Secondary Chinese - (1 position), German

- (1 position), Lugbarati - (1 Position) and Luo - (1 Position)
Responsible to: SEO - Test Development (Secondary)
Responsible for: Ad hoc staff as maybe assigned.
2. Salary Scale: EB 5
3. Purpose of the Job:
To carry out field implementation and support coordination of activities relating to Item
Development of Secondary examinations in accordance with the laid down regulations.

4. Main Duties and Responsibilities:

 Identifying and training item writers in close collaboration with the Senior Examinations
Officer.
 Ensuring reliability and validity of the items set.
 Conducting moderation meetings.
 Compiling the moderated test items into draft question papers.
 Supervising the type setting of the draft question papers.
 Proof reading the typed question papers.
 Analyzing, compiling and typesetting reports on work of candidates at UCE.

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5. Key Performance Indicators
 Lists of item writers.
 Number of sets of raw test items generated.
 Number of sets of moderated test papers.
 Number of sets of compiled draft test papers.
 Number of sets of valid and reliable, and error free test papers produced.
6. Key Decision Making
 The moderated items to be compiled into the test papers.
 Schedules of moderation and item writers’ meetings.
7. Person specification
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
Hons Bachelor’s degree in education in the desired area or Bachelor of Arts in
the desired area with a post graduate diploma in education or the equivalent.
Desired subject areas include: German, Chinese, Lugbarati and Luo ie
Dhopadhola, leb lango or Leb Acholi.
(ii) Work Experience
 Registered teacher with at least 3 years of teaching experience.
 Minimum of 3 years’ experience in examinations or examinations related work in
a reputable educational institution.
(iii) Skills/Competencies/Attributes.
 Good coordination skills.
 Knowledge and experience in examinations related work.
 Good communications and interpersonal relations.
 Computer literate especially in word processing, and spreadsheets.
 High degree of confidentiality and integrity.

8. Terms of Service: Permanent

9. Age limit: Not more than 45 years

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1. Job Title: EO – Continuous Assessment (1 Position)
Responsible to: SEO - Continuous Assessment
Responsible for: EO - Ad-hoc field staff

2. Salary Scale: EB 5
3. Purpose of the Job:
To carry field implementation and support coordination of activities relating to the conduct
of Continuous Assessment in accordance with the laid down regulations and as assigned
by the supervisor.

4. Main Duties and Responsibilities:

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 Monitoring performance of teachers in the use of CA and providing technical support
services in the implementation process
 Carrying out audit checks on CA and gauging rate of absorption /implementation.
 Implementing the modalities of incorporating CA into other subjects at UCE, UACE
levels
 Coordinating the design and development of CA materials
 Monitoring rate of CA implementation and provide teacher support
 Planning for and coordinating writer’s workshops
 Coordinating the receiving and processing of CA results for schools for transmission and
integration in final results.
 Preparing and compiling reports on specific activities to feed the section quarterly
reports.

5. Key Performance Indicators

 CA implementation monitored in schools
 Termly reports thereof prepared and submitted
 Writers and Trainers workshops conducted annually and new areas of assessment defined
and incorporated.
 CA scores processed and incorporated into final terminal assessment at PLE, UCE and
UACE by October each year.
6. Key Decision Making
 CA implementation monitoring program
 Distribution program of the CA materials to schools

7. Person specification
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
Hons Bachelor’s degree in either education or Arts /Sciences with a post graduate
diploma in education or the equivalent.
(ii) Work Experience
 Registered teacher with at least 3 years of teaching experience.
 Minimum of 3 years’ experience in examinations management or related work in
a reputable educational institution.
(iii) Skills/Competencies/Attributes.
 Good coordination skills.
 Knowledge and experience in examinations management.
 Good communications and interpersonal relations.
 Computer literate especially in word processing, and spreadsheets.
 High degree of confidentiality and integrity

8. Terms of Service: Permanent

9. Age Limit: Not more than 45 Years

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1. Job Title: Hardware Technician (1 Position)
Responsible to: Sen. Systems Admin & Business Continuity
Responsible for: None
Salary Scale: EB 5

2. Purpose of the Job:

To maintain the UNEB IT and Network Hardware Infrastructure per best industry
practice and in accordance with the UNEB ICT Strategy.
3. Main Duties and Responsibilities:
 Carrying out actual timely repairs of, out of warranty faulty IT Hardware - High End
products and Server O/S faults and attend to emergency IT Equipment repair calls in the
field Stations.
 Supervising and/or carrying out Installation and/or Upgrade of IT Hardware, installation,
upgrade and/or extension of various UNEB LANs as per user requirements and IEEE
standards.
 Maintaining a database of problems and solutions to various IT Hardware problems as per
sections requirements
 Verifying and installing new Computer Equipment upon acquisition and supervise the
identification of obsolete and irreparable IT Hardware machines for boarding off.
 Providing Network User Support through troubleshooting and rectification of failed
Network Hardware and Infrastructure.
 Installing IT Hardware and installation, and/or extension of LAN’s throughout UNEB
offices per ICT set standards and industry best practices.
 Testing and verifying, in liaison with outsourced Preventive Maintenance (PM) teams, that
PM of IT Equipment at UNEB stations is performed in line with agreed service standards.
 Responding to emergency service calls and carry out minor repairs of PC O/S faults and
applications in the field stations.
 Keeping a record of IT Equipment serviced both in the field and workshop and generate
periodic management reports per agreed section service regulations.

4. Key Performance Indicators:

 Timely repairs of, out of warranty faulty IT Hardware made and emergency IT Equipment
repair calls in the field Stations attended to.
 A database of problems and solutions to various IT Hardware problems developed and
maintained
 All new Computer Equipment verified and Installed upon acquisition, identification of
obsolete and irreparable IT Hardware machines for boarding off supervised
 IT Hardware installed and/or extension of LAN’s throughout UNEB offices per ICT set
standards and industry best practices.
 Outsourced Preventive Maintenance (PM) teams, tested and verified performed in line with
agreed service standards.

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 IT Equipment serviced and record of both in the field and workshop and generate periodic
management reports per agreed section service regulations.

5. Key Decision Making

 Equipment servicing schedule
 Equipment to replace or up-grade.

6. Person specification
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
 A bachelor’s degree in a computer science, computer engineering OR
 A higher diploma in Information Technology or Computer science with six years
or more of experience in maintenance of IT Hardware and Network infrastructure
in a large corporate environment
 A relevant Professional certification such as CISCO, MCSE or equivalent.
 A post graduate qualification in computer science, computer engineering or
equivalent will be an added advantage.

(ii) Work Experience

At least 3 years’ experience in maintenance of IT hardware and network
infrastructure in a large corporate environment

(iii) Skills/Competencies/Attributes
 Customer focused and sensitive to high quality services.
 Ability to work under a high stress environment
 Fast problem solving skills.
 Working knowledge of Operating systems such as Windows 2000 Server,
Windows XP, Novell Netware and working with the TCP/IP protocol.
 High degree of integrity and confidentiality.

7. Terms of Service: Permanent

8. Age Limit: Not more than 45 Years

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1. Job Title: Software Development Officer (1 Position)
Responsible to: Senior Software Engineer
Responsible for: None
2. Salary Scale: EB 5

3. Purpose of the Job:

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To manage the Application development process per the UNEB ICT Strategy, Business
plans and adopted development methodologies

4. Key Result Areas

 Defining, reviewing and validating technical requirements of key stakeholders requiring
new software following the Rational Unified process guidelines
 Translating functional specifications into design specifications for use by programmers in
collaboration with the Application re-engineering expert.
 Managing the Application development process and on a day to day guide programmer to
ensure that uniform standards are enforced through, re-use of assets created and integration
with existing applications.
 Providing full-life cycle architectural guidance and ensure quality technical deliverables.
 Developing code for identified business functionality and reports in line with good
programming practices and object oriented development techniques
 To instruct users on functions of designed computer programs or the off-shelf programs
following guideline laid down in training manuals

5. Key Performance Indicators:

 Latest technology applied.
 Technical requirements of key stakeholders for new software defined, reviewed and
validated.
 Functional specifications translated into design specifications for programmers.
 Uniform standards in the application development process.
 Code for identified business functionality developed.
 Training manuals available

6. Key Decision Making

 Architectural guidance.
 Design specifications.
 Code for identified business functionality

7. Person specification
(i) Academic/Professional Qualifications
 Honor’s Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following areas: Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Statistics, Physics/Mathematics,
and Commerce.

 A postgraduate qualification in computer science, computer engineering or

equivalent and a relevant Professional certification such as Microsoft Certified
Solution Developer (MCSD), Oracle Certified Developer (OCD), MCDBA, or
equivalent will be an added advantage.

(ii) Work Experience

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 At least 3 years’ experience working with development of business applications
for a large organization.
 Familiarity with:
 Operating systems such as Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP,
Unix/Linux,
 Database platforms such as MS SQL server and Oracle RDBMS
 Microsoft Visio Studio.net environment

(iii) Skills/Competencies/Attributes
 Good interpersonal skills;
 Customer focus and sensitivity to high quality services,
 Ability to manage stress in a highly demanding environment;
 High degree of integrity and confidentiality.

8. Terms of Service: Permanent

9. Age Limit: Not more than 45 Years

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