Head of Department Digital Solutions Job Placement – Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)

Head of Department Digital Solutions Job Placement – Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)

Job Title:    Head of Department, Digital Solutions

Organisation: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Job Reference: UBOS/HDS/08/2021

Reports to:   Director Digital Solutions and Data Capability

Salary Scale: UBOS SP1

 

About US:

UBOS is a semi-autonomous agency of Government responsible for maintenance, coordination, supervising and monitoring of the National Statistical System to ensure the collection, analysis and dissemination of standardised statistical information. The Bureau is also mandated as the principal official statistics producing agency in the country.

 

Job Summary:  The Head of Department, Digital Solutions will develop Digital Solutions to enhance the performance of the Bureau. The job holder will ensure optimal functioning of IT infrastructure, UBOS web pages, disaster recovery &IT business continuity systems, up to date systems and developed data science systems.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Take lead in digital planning & transformation of the Bureau by collaborating with developers of mobile IT applications.
• Prioritize software development projects, run functionality testing’s and debug/review code for various applications
• Create wireframes to decide on layout of systems and provide leadership for end-to-end data delivery digital projects
• Identify user and system requirements for new websites and applications and build mobile-responsive websites
• Document and manage all IT infrastructure in the Bureau and maintain a digital IT inventory management system(s).
• Troubleshoot data-related problems and Research solutions and make recommendations for the improvement of digital systems for UBOS and entire NSS.
• Ensure digital databases and archives are protected from security breaches and data losses
• Ensure high-speed transaction recovery techniques and backup data and minimize database downtime
• Administration of the Department and Human Resource management

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or Information Systems.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer/software Engineering,
• IT Industry Certifications with a bias to software development / engineering, such as. Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer, Certified Software Development Professional
• Post graduate training in Management or Business related field is an added advantage.

 

How to Apply:

All those interested should apply online at the link below.

 

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NB: Hardcopies shall not be accepted. All applicants must attach relevant soft copies of academic transcripts, certificates and relevant appointment letters. (PDF copies maximum 10MB). Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. All documents tendered in shall be verified with the relevant authorities. Any falsification of documents will lead to prosecution and any form of lobbying and canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

 

Deadline: 27^th August 2021 at 5:00pm

 

 

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