Database Administrator

Job Title: Database Administrator (1)

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 Employment Division Office, Room 406, Top Floor, Main Building, Makerere University, and addressed to:


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


Closing Date: Friday 28th January 2011

7. DIRECTORATE FOR ICT SUPPORT (DICTS)

Job Title: Database Administrator (1)

Reports to: Data Base Manager.

Salary Scale: Makerere University M6

Job Role: The Database Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of existing university's databases used by the different systems.

Required Qualification: An honours Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with specialisation in database management;

Required Experience: At least two years experience administering large databases.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Implementing policies and procedures that have been developed for effective management and operation of university databases;
2. Maintenance, Backup / Restoration and recovery of University databases
3. Database performance monitoring and tuning
4. Building and maintaining databases
5. Developing and maintaining interfaces with different databases
6. Developing and maintaining data-mining and reporting applications
7. Handling any other duties which may from time to time be assigned by the Database Manager, DICTS

Required attributes:
• Experience in PL/SQL programming and UNIX scripting
• Experience in setting up and day-to-day administration of relational databases
• Experience using and operating in a UNIX environment
• Good conceptual skills
• Initiative and innovation
• Good inter-personal skills
• Output-oriented work habits Initiative


Age Limit: Applicants should not exceed 50 years of age.
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Tenure of Appointment: The appointment shall be for a contract period of Four years and may be renewed subject to satisfactory performance following appraisal.