The Ministry of Education and Sports with assistance from the Ministry of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance is in very advanced stages of redeveloping the Education Management Information System (EMIS). These efforts are aimed at realizing EMIS as a web-based one-stop center for all data and management information for the education and sports sector. The EMIS has been redesigned to be disaggregated to all local governments and education institutions at all levels within the country.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Education and Sports invites suitability qualified and experienced individuals to apply for the following positions.

Job Title : Senior Database Administrator (S/DBA)
Duty Station : MOES Headquarters
Job Reference : SDA-01

Purpose of the Job
To maintain the availability, performance, security, and integrity of the EMIS database systems

Key Duties and Responsibilities
The main responsibilities and duties of the Senior Database Administrator are:
• To Write Database documents, including data standard procedures and definitions for the data dictionary ("Metadata');
• To Develop and apply procedures relating to database and application security;
• To develop a backup and recovery plan;
• To monitor space and resource utilization and inform the project and technical managers in time, in case of the need for additional resources;
• To monitor performance of the database including transactional processing and response times;
• To provide data migration services between databases in staging, production, and development environments;
• To plan and oversee database software and patch upgrades;
• To implement a database security plan, and implement and monitor database security in line with the EMIS;
• To Review and troubleshoot database error logs and system logs affecting the database;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time;

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honors Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology; or Information Science / Systems; or Computer Science; or Software Engineering from a recognized University/Institution;
• A Post Graduate qualification in the above professional field will be an added advantage; c) Should have a minimum of 5 years of working experience in a similar role in Government or reputable private sector organization;
• Practical experience in database monitoring and use of automated monitoring tools;
• Practical experience as a DBA maintaining relational database systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SqlServer etc.
• Familiarity with Systems Development Lifecycle methodology and AGILE methodology;
• Working experience in Linux and Windows system administration at command line interface level e.g., copying/moving files, setting up batch processes, using native operating system text editors, searching and pattern matching etc.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Job Title : Database Administrator
Duty Station : MOES Headquarters
Job Reference : DA-01

Purpose of the Job
To maintain the availability, performance, security, and integrity of the EMIS database systems.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
The main responsibilities and duties of the Database Administrator are:
• To Maintain data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act;
• To ensure that the physical database design is aligned with the EMIS specifications and requirements.
• To Monitor database performance, tuning and problem solution;
• To Reorganize data structures as needed and initiating vendor support,
• Attending to users' access requirements and resolving their problems;
• To ensure uptime and availability of the database outside of scheduled down time maintenance
• To Review and troubleshoot database error logs and system logs affecting the database
• To provide data migration services between databases in staging, production, and development environments
• Monitoring and running end of day operations;
• Providing assistance in database design, and standards and recommend optimal criteria;
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honors Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology; or Information Science / Systems; or Computer Science; or Software Engineering from a recognized University/Institution.
• Should have a minimum of 3 years of working experience in a similar role in Government or reputable private sector organization.
• Practical experience as a DBA maintaining relational database systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SqlServer etc.
• Strong working experience with Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Familiarity with Systems Development Lifecycle methodology and AGILE methodology.
• Working experience in Linux and Windows system administration at command line interface level e.g., copying/moving files, setting up batch processes, using native operating system text editors, searching and pattern matching etc.
• Familiarity with DevOps and cloud implementations like Google Cloud, AWS EC2 or Digital Ocean
• h) Practical experience in data modeling and business process modeling using software engineering tools such as Navicat, CA Erwin, PowerDesigner etc.
• Practical experience implementing relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SqlServer etc.

Job Title : EMIS Assistants/EMIS Support Officer
No. of Positions: 38(Thirty Eight)
Duty Station: Local Governments
Job Reference: EMIS-SO-01

Purpose of the Job
To provide technical oversight during training, deployment, utilization, and maintenance of EMIS to the Local Government Education district officials Heads of Education institutions, MOES Headquarters, and its affiliates.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
The main responsibilities and duties of the EMIS Assistants/EMIS Support Officer are:
• Train stakeholders (EMIS users and data suppliers) on utilization and management of EMIS
• Provide technical support to education institutions and District Education Officers/ District Inspectors of schools during the capture/ upload of EMIS data on school and DEMIS portals respectively.
• Undertake regular validation of data uploaded by Education institutions.
• Provide monthly and quarterly reports on EMIS utilization and management.
• Monitor EMIS data upload activities by education institutions to ensure all institutions are submitting accurate data on time in line with EMIS calendar
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honors Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or Information Technology, Quantitative Economics, demography, population studies, or Social Science.
• Experience in collection of data and management of data from education institutions
• Demonstrated basic data entry skills
• Understanding and ability to use Microsoft Office
• Possession of driving or motorcycle license is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to be productive without supervision.
• Good organizational skills with ability to prioritize and meet deadlines under pressure
• Possess a strong and active interest in IT generally
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. i) Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


Please note the following carefully as you apply:
• Applicants should apply for only one position.
• Successful applicants shall be deployed in the various local Governments
• The entire process of recruitment is free of charge and applicants should not entertain phone callers who solicit for money from them, in exchange for favors
• For all posts, qualified women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Applications should accompanied by a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates and testimonials, and at least three competent referees, one of whom must be a current or previous employer should be received not later than 31 March 2023, 5:00pm East African Time.

All applications should be addressed to;
The Commissioner, Human Resource Management Ministry of Education and Sports, Embassy House, King George VI Way,
P.O Box 7063, Kampala, UGANDA
Hard copies should be hand-delivered to the Security Registry (Floor 4, Room 1), Embassy House