Vacancy title:
Director

Jobs at:
National Library of Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
10th March, 2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
About US:
The National Library of Uganda was established by the National Library Act, 2003. This Act repealed the Public Libraries Act, 1964 which had established the Public Libraries Board. The Board had been charged with the responsibility of establishing, equipping, managing and maintaining libraries in Uganda. Following the enactment of the Local Governments Act, 1997, this responsibility was decentralized to the local governments.

Job Summary: The Director will be tasked with the execution of plans and policies of the Board. The incumbent will also ensure the proper and effective planning, budgeting, execution and evaluation of the services of the library under the National Library Act, 2003.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The ideal candidate must hold an honours’ first degree
• Possession of a postgraduate qualifications at a masters degree level in librarian ship or information science
• Qualifications and/or experience in project proposal writing and human resource management will be an added advantage
• A minimum of ten years’ progressive experience in a large and well organized library, five of which must have been at senior managerial level.
• Knowledge and competence in computer applications to information management
• Skills in inter personal communication, teamwork building, lobbying and advocacy.
• A person of high moral character and proven integrity

Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications, enclosing an updated curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic certificates, academic transcripts, and evidence of seniority and naming three referees, one of whom should be library and information professional should be addressed to:
The Chairperson National Library Board,
P.O. Box 4262 Kampala
Or E-mail to: adminf@nlu.go.ug  / gkmulindwa@blu.go.ug  (Applications submitted electronically must be followed by a telephone call at +256 414 233633 to ensure that they have been received.)