Vacancy title:
IT Specialist

Jobs at:
NORC, University of Chicago

Deadline of this Job:
Open

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
NORC at the University of Chicago is one of the largest and most highly respected social research organizations pursuing high quality social science research that serves the public interest both in the United States and internationally. Since its founding in 1941, NORC has been an industry leader with a distinguished record in the design, development, and implementation of survey and other data collection methodologies, applying advanced statistical and other analytical techniques to interpret social science data. NORC’s core competencies include designing and conducting rigorous impact evaluations of development projects; developing survey instruments; conducting analytic research; statistical sampling; data preparation, collection, cleaning and management; and developing survey-associated information technology.

Job Summary: The IT Specialist will provide technical support for USAID/Uganda in improving its communication tools and processes; support USAID/ Uganda efforts to promote innovative practice

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science;
• Four years’ experience in computer support and security administration;
• Previous experience with user experience design, network administration, and systems development methods.
•  Excellent written and oral English.

Job application procedure
All qualified and interested candidates should send their updated CVs to ugandamela@norc.org  with subject line “Application for Uganda Learning [Position of Interest]”. Only final candidates will be contacted for an interview. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.