Vacancy title:
Planner

Jobs at:
NCDC

Deadline of this Job:
23rd January 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
The National Curriculum Development Centre is a corporate body under the Ministry of Education and Sports .lt is responsible for inter alia development of materials for various levels of education (i.e. pre-primary, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary), organizing capacity building courses for stakeholders on curricula and matters related to curriculum.

Job Title: - Planner
Responsible to: Director
Age limit: 30- 50 years
Salary Scale: CD 5

Job Summary: To coordinate, Monitor and Evaluate the Centre's policies, plans and budgets in line with the Centre's Strategic Plan and the National Development Plan.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

Education & Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Economics or Economic Policy& Planning or Quantitative Economics or Statistics from a recognized University.
•  An Honors Bachelor’s degree in any of the above stated disciplines. Possession of a post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management or Project Planning and Management or Monitoring & Evaluation is an added advantage.
• A strong Mathematic or Statistical background (with a principal pass in Mathematics at A- Level) is essential for the job.

Skills &Competences

• Should have public sector, Macroeconomic financial and social analytical skills.
• Should be able to apply Econometrics skills should have policy formulation and analysis: skills. 
• Should have research & monitoring and evaluation skills, Information systems design and operation skills

• Practical skills in economic and statistical computer packages.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A team player with impeccable level of personal Integrity

Experience: A minimum 014 years working experience as a planner Economist; at least two (2) of which should have been preferably in Public government sector.
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Job application procedure
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a post available for immediate filling at the National Curriculum Development Centre. NCDC is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Closing date for applications is 23rd January 2017. Only successful applicants will be contacted. Six (6) copies of the application letter, three (3) referees, detailed CV and photocopies of Certificates and Transcripts should be submitted or email to: The Secretary, NCDC Governing Council, P. O. Box 7002, Kampala E-mail address admin@ncdc.go.ug