Vacancy title:
Deputy Principal

Jobs at:
Bbira Vocational Training Institute

Deadline of this Job:
19th October 2018

Duty Station:
Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 1st October 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

JOB DETAILS:
Bbira Vocational Training Institute is a Church of Uganda founded skills training institution affiliated to the Directorate of Household and Community Transformation. It is located in Nakabugo Village off Bulaga Trading Centre, 9 miles on Kampala – Mityana highway.
The institute seeks to recruit suitable persons for the position below:

Post: Deputy Principal
Reporting to: Principal

Job purpose:

• To assist the Principal in overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Institute by providing technical leadership and guidance in the implementation of the academic curriculum and administrative programs.
  
• Be in charge of staff and student welfare
  

Core duties:
Academic

• Implement, monitor and evaluate the curriculum and academic programs.
  
• Prepare schemes of work/lesson plans, practicals, experiments, and teach trainees according to the set timetables.
  
• Coordinate all curricula and co-curricular activities and other Institute programs.
  Administration
  
• Attend to administration and management matters of the Institute
  
• Be in charge of staff and student welfare
  
• Be a minute secretary to the Parents Teachers Association meetings
  
• Chair assigned staff related meetings
  
• Oversee the procurement function of the institute
  
• Participate in education sector reforms related to BTVET training
  
• Ensure proper maintenance of records, material resources, facilities and information services for effi cient accountability.
  
• Attend to any other duties as maybe assigned by your supervisors
  

Qualifications, experience and skills required:

• At least a fi rst degree in Technical Teacher Education or Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Civil). Additional qualifi cation in Technical Teacher Education (DTTE/CTTE) or Vocational Instructor Training is a must for persons with fi rst degrees in Engineering.
  
• Must be registered as Technical Education Teacher/Vocational Instructor and have UTS/File number with MoESTS.
  
• At least 5 years working experience in a Technical/Vocational Training Institution, 2 of which should have been at middle management level (Director of Studies/Dean, Head of Dept. /Section).

Required skills and person specifications

• Visionary, innovative and self-driven
  
• Clear understanding of Vocational School management
  
• Excellent management skills especially in the areas of fi nance and human resource
  
• Excellent teaching skills
  
• Innovative skills
  
• Business management skills
  
• Independent decision making skills
  
• Team working skills
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills
  
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
  
• Ability to maintain confi dentiality
  
• Ability to work with minimal or no supervision
  
• Computer literate
  
• Preferred age bracket is 30 – 45 years
  
• Visionary and self-driven