Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 17, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Uganda National Examinations Board is a body corporate established under Cap.137 Laws of Uganda. Its Vision is “A Recognized Centre of Globally Competitive Educational Assessment and Certification” and its mission is “Conduct Valid, Reliable, Equitable and Quality Assessment of Learners’ Achievement in a Professional and Innovative Manner and Award Internationally Recognized Certificates”. The Board invites suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following positions:

Directorate of Research And Development
Job Title: Research Officer-Reporting & Feedback (Nape)
Responsible to Senior Research Officer- Reporting & Feedback (NAPE)
Responsible for Ad-hoc data support staff
Salary Scale EB 5
Purpose of the Job
Carry out reporting and feedback dissemination activities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Extracting statistics from the analysis reports and entering them in respective pre- prepared dummy tables in readiness for interpretation and drafting of the report.
• Drafting reports of findings of assessment based on the correct interpretations of the statistics.
• Supervising the typesetting of reports, liaising with illustrators, and proofreading the typed versions until an error-free version of the report is achieved.
• Organizing stakeholders’ consultative fora for discussing and enriching the reports.
• Preparing feedback dissemination materials relevant to the selected key stakeholder groups.
• Packing and routing feedback dissemination materials using a packing list and designated routes.
• Issuing out feedback dissemination materials and receiving returns from feedback dissemination field activities using a pre-prepared checklist of items issued and the expected returns.
• Studying reports from the field on feedback dissemination and appraisal of facilitators and, compiling one comprehensive report out of them with appropriate recommendations.
• Keeping a record of materials received from the store for use during reporting activities such as scripts, computers, tablets, cameras, projectors, and bags, and ensuring that all are in safe custody.

Key Performance Indicators
• Draft reports of findings compiled
• Fora for stakeholder’s discussion of reports organized
• Dissemination materials developed
• Record of dissemination materials packed, bagged, and routed.
• Feedback dissemination infographics
• Comprehensive reports on field feedback dissemination
• Summary appraisal report on feedback dissemination facilitators made
• Record of materials issued for feedback dissemination activities
• Record of returns from the field dissemination activities

Key Decision Making
• Reporting/dissemination schedules and mode
• Reports format
• Appraisal recommendations of facilitators
• Records for keeping.

Person Specifications
• Academic/Professional Qualifications
• Hons Bachelor’s degree in Education majoring in Mathematics or
• Mathematics Education plus any other teaching subject
• OR
• An Honours Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a PGDE.
• OR
• An Honours Bachelor degree in Statistics

Work Experience
• At least 3 years of classroom teaching experience coupled with experience in educational assessment work related to conducting field administration of instruments at a large-scale survey level, with a reputable educational institution/organization.

Skills/Competencies/Attributes
• Excellent data interpretation skills
• Good interpersonal relations and collaborative skills
• Word processing, spreadsheets, and database computer application
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Technical report writing skills.
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality.
Terms of Service: Permanent

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed CVs, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, telephone contacts, and addresses of at least three referees in hard copies, delivered to the address below OR submit in soft form at careers@uneb.ac.ug NOT LATER THAN 5:00 pm of Friday 4th November 2022.
The Executive Director
Uganda National Examinations Board
Plot 35 Martyrs way - Ntinda
P O Box 7066 – KAMPALA
NB
1. Detailed job profiles can be obtained from our website: uneb.ac.ug
2. Only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted

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