Senior Higher Education Officer Job in Uganda

Job Title: Senior Higher Education Officer,
Quality Assurance (Sciences)

Qualifications:
i) This is a senior position in the Secretariat of the National council for Higher Education. It requires enormous knowledge and experience in curriculum design, Quality Assurance maintenance and design;
ii) A Ph.D in Sciences, though a Masters degree will be considered.
iii) At least five years experience in teaching Science based disciplines in a University setting.
iv) Must have a brilliant record of research and publications in own discipline;
v) Experience in Science curriculum design, formation and implementation will be a required experience.
vi) Administrative experience as Dean, Head of Department, Quality Assurance or Research are necessary requirements

The duties of this Officer will include;
i) Reporting to the head, Quality Assurance Department, NCHE, the appointed person will be in charge of designing policy options for sciences programs programmes and institutions;
ii) Will participate in the accreditation of programmes and institutions;
iii) Will help in setting a national Quality Assurance mechanism;
iv) Take leadership in Science curriculum design, reform and implementation in universities and other tertiary institutions which deliver these disciplines;
v) Carry out any other task assigned by the Executive Director of the National Council for Higher Education.

How to apply for the job
(ii) Submission
Interested persons should send, or personally deliver 8 copies of application with all the necessary attachments, photocopies of certificates, awards, publication records, names of three references,
email and telephone contact numbers, not later than September 6th 2010 at 5pm. Indicate the position you are applying for on the envelop and submit to; The Executive Director,
National Council for Higher Education 34 Cavers Crescent
P.O. Box 76, KYAMBOGO, UGANDA.