Examinations Officer Job Careers – Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB)
Organisation: Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
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.”
Job Summary: The Examinations Office– Test Development – Home Science (Foods & Nutrition, Clothing & Textile, Home Management) will perform support administrative and coordination duties of all activities relating to Item Development/Test Development of the UCE and UACE Examinations in the specified subject areas.
Key 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 in the subject area.
- Compiling the moderated test items into draft question papers.
- Supervising type setting of the draft question papers in the subject area.
- Proof reading the typed question papers to ensure zero errors.
- Analyzing, compiling and typesetting reports on work of candidates.
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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an Hons Bachelor’s degree in education in the desired subject area or Arts /Sciences in the desired subject area with a postgraduate diploma in education or the equivalent
- Registered teacher with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in examinations management or related work, at officer level in a reputable educational institution
- Competent in the subject area.
- Knowledge and experience in examinations management.
- Good communications and interpersonal relations.
- Computer literate especially in Word Processing, and Spreadsheets.
- Team player, high level of moral character and proven integrity.
- Age: Between 35 to 45 years old
How to Apply:
All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed CV, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, telephone contacts and addresses of three referees in hard copies, delivered to the address below OR submit in soft form at careers@uneb.ac.ug.
Executive Secretary
Uganda National Examinations Board
Plot 35 Martyrs Way – Ntinda, P. O. Box 7066 – KAMPALA
Deadline: 26th April 2019
NB: Only short listed applicants shall be contacted.
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