Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 28 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY STAFF – MASS ENROLMENT AND MASS RENEWAL OF NATIONAL IDs

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) was established by the Registration of Persons Act (ROPA), 2015 and is mandated to establish and maintain the National Identification Register (NIR). The Authority is also charged with among others; the registration of citizens and legally resident aliens; assigning National Identification / Alien Identification Numbers (NINs/AINS) to qualifying persons and issuing Identification Cards to those 16 years and above; registration of births, deaths and adoption orders and issuance of the relevant certificates.

The first release of National Identification Cards in Uganda was issued in 2014 with validity of ten (10) years. NIRA intends to conduct a mass renewal and mass enrolment exercise for all expired cards and unregistered citizens. Section 66 of the Registration of Persons Act, 2015 makes possession of a National Identification Card or National Identification Number (NIN) a mandatory requirement for persons to access public services.

To support the above exercise, NIRA wishes to recruit suitable candidates for the following temporary positions:

12. Job title: Cyber Security Assistant
Reports To: Cyber Security Officer
Department: ICT

Job Summary: The Cyber Security Assistant will be responsible for assisting in safeguarding the integrity and security of the mass enrolment and mass renewal process and the gadgets that aid the process by identifying, assessing, and mitigating cyber threats.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Assists in designing, implementing, maintaining and reporting on appropriate system security.
• Assists in ensuring staff compliance with approved ICT security policy and standards.
• Assists in conducting tests of the disaster recovery plan.
• Assists in coordinating access controls, detecting physical and system intrusion, and monitoring the CCTVs.
• Assist in staying up to date with the ever-revolving cyber threats and the available updated security measures by carrying out continuous research.
• Assists in responding to cyber and physical threats in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assists in making incident reports on any threats.
• Ensuring that data protection and privacy in accordance with the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 is embedded.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the Manager Information
Systems

Qualifications / Education
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree with Honors in computer science, Computer
Engineering, Information Security, Information Systems, Information Technology or any related field
• In-depth knowledge and experience in cyber security
• Knowledge of management of hardware including servers, storage systems, data backup systems, desktops, access control devices and related devices.
• Knowledge and experience in management and maintenance of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN), in addition to setting up network security features like firewalls.

Experience and Skills
• Proven cyber security experience will be an added advantage.
• Problem solving skills and ability to think algorithmically, Ability to work under pressure and deadlines, Ability to work with or without supervision, Ability to sit for long working on a computer, Flexibility to work night shift and weekends.
• Accuracy, Team player, Good organizational skills, Cost awareness

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified applicants should submit applications clearly indicating the position applied for and preferred area of work by district for registration Assistants. Applications should be addressed to the Executive Director-NIRA and should include a detailed curriculum vitae (CV), copies of academic and professional certificates. Applicants must possess a valid National ID, an active bank account, Tax Identification Number (TIN) and telephone contacts registered in their names.

Applications should be submitted online (in soft copy) to https://recruitment.nira.go.ug. Applications should include a telephone contact of the applicant, names and contact details of at least three (3) referees.

Applications should reach the above address not later than Tuesday 12th March 2024 at
5.00pm

NIRA is an equal opportunity employer.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any form of canvassing or lobbying shall lead to disqualification.

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