Jobs at Action Africa Help Uganda - Information Systems Officer

    Job Title: Management Information Systems Officer (One position available)

    Location: Kyangwali

    Liaises with: Field Officers, M & E Officer, Enterprise, Veterinary Officer, Project Officers (Water & Sanitation and Gender & Capacity Building), Project staff.

    Duration: One year Contract

Job Summary: Provide technical support to the program staff, beneficiaries and other stakeholders on monitoring and evaluation according to AAH Uganda evaluation strategy and donor requirements; to set up and operate Maket Information System, and train counterparts.

Duties & Responsibilities

    Develop computerized systems (solutions) that will facilitate quality management and dissemination of market information throughout the organization, to beneficiary farmers/entrepreneurs, and to other relevant community stakeholders.

    Monitor utilization and performance of existing in-house systems with the aim of carrying out corrective actions that enable beneficiary farmers/entrepreneurs, and other relevant community stakeholders to manage and sustain their livelihoods.

    Conduct data analysis and processing during research, baseline surveys and ministry review surveys.

    Provide technical support in advanced use of office applications (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Access, Computer configuration, program installation and trouble shooting and statistical tools) especially in areas of proposal writing and reports to the project team.

    Design brochures, certificates and publications on behalf of other departments.

    Prepare and submit project reports to the Project Manager on a monthly basis; and periodically as required by AAH I Uganda and in line with grant requirements.

Required Qualifications and Skills

    Bachelor's Degree in Computer science, Information Technology and/or other related field from a recognized university.

    Working knowledge of Market Utilization and Agriculture information software.

    Conversant with general office procedures including the use of Microsoft Publisher, Power Point, Excel spreadsheets, Word and Mail System.

    Extensive working knowledge of data bases.

    Outgoing, helpful and a good problem solver.

    Ability to write technical reports.

   
How to apply:

Interested persons who meet the above criteria should submit their applications (together with an updated (CV) with at least three suitable referees with their telephone contact to:

Human Resource Officer,

Action Africa Help Uganda;

Plot 72 Ntinda Road, P O Box 10501,

Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline for receiving the applications is: 14/02/2013.