| The Bureau’s core business includes, among others, the Production, Coordination and Dissemination of
official statistics to support the national and local government planning process. The Bureau is seeking to recruit highly motivated, results oriented and dynamic qualified Ugandans to
fill the following vacant posts; Directorate of Statistical Coordination Services
Position : Senior Officer, Research 1
Reporting : Principal, Officer Statistical Coordination Services
Key Result Areas:
• Develop and implement research strategies and related activities
• Set up and coordinate research workgroups to support the research component.
• Spearhead research work, identify research issues, provide statistical data and other information for identified research analysis.
• Maintain the database of public policy and national development frameworks, Statistical
and Policy research, researchers, and research institutions.
• Identify appropriate research conferences where UBOS research results can be disseminated, and
represented
• Developing of research revision protocols. Minimum requirements:
• A Masters degree in Statistics/Economics/Social Sciences with 3 years experience as Senior Researcher.
• 5 year working experience in policy research
• Experience in the coordination of different players around a central agenda
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills at a high level with technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with different stakeholders
• Highly developed analytical and writing skills
• Programme implementation and statistical advocacy skills
• Practical research and coordination experience.
Position : Officer, Quality Assurance 1
Reports to : Senior Officer, Statistical Coordination
Key Result Areas (KRAs):
• Support the UBOS’s function, as a clearing house for quality data production in the NSS.
• Operate the statistical quality assessment framework.
• Maintain up to-date user quality requirements
• Work with other UBOS staff and Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) responsible
officers to ensure that quality data is generated according to set standards.
• Organize and implement statistical audit/ assessment activities.
• Develop and update the UBOS User Charter. Minimum requirements:
• B.Stat/,Bsc QE( Upper Second class degree)
• 3 years working experience in Quality Assurance Programmes.
• Good leadership and communication skills at a high level with technical stakeholders.
• Experience with the implementation of quality control.
• Working knowledge of internationally accepted quality management frameworks
• Ability to work independently with different stakeholders.
• Programme planning and implementation skills. Directorate of Macro-Economic Statistics
Position : Statisticians 4
Reports to : Senior Statistician
Key Result Areas (KRAs):
• Produce timely high frequency indicators of macroeconomic performance consistent with
the strategic objectives of the Directorate.
• Profile existing macroeconomic statistical data for real and external sectors, identify existing
data gaps and sources and recommend robust methods of addressing the inadequacies
• Generate historical time series economic data, chain-link the datasets and participate in the analyses of such data
• Compile external trade statistics based on the internationally recommended practices underpinned by the EUROTRACE software
• Compile Fiscal statistics on Government and other related sectors including external debt statistics, as well as Consumption of Fixed Capital and Netting of Flows of Non-financial Assets
Minimum requirements:
• B.Stat/ Bsc. QE/Bsc.Stat (Upper Second class degree)
• A qualification in Accounting or Finance and 2 years of experience in compiling and generating
financial statements of Government, Banks and Other sectors would be an added advantage for
the fifth KRA. Directorate of Business and Industry Statistics
Position : Senior Statistician - Energy and Infrastructure Statistics (1)
Reports to : Principal Statistician (Energy and Infrastructure Statistics)
Key Result Areas:
• Produce Price and Volume indices for different economic indicators
• Compile Industry, Business and Infrastructure Statistics
• Undertake Statistical Analysis using appropriate Statistical Packages
• Compile statistical outputs for dissemination to the press
• Prepare data collection instruments
• Produce quarterly and annual statistical reports
• Supervise Statisticians Minimum Requirements:
• B. Stat, Bsc QE (Upper second class degree);
• Masters Degree in Statistics or Economics is added advantage
• At least 5 year’s working experience in statistical production and development.
• Good knowledge of statistics and data processing
• Leadership and team building skills
Position : Statisticians (3)
Report to : Senior Statisticians
Key Result Areas
• Maintain an updated Business Register & Develop Profiles of Business Establishments;
• Compile index numbers including Construction Sector Indices (CSI) Distributive Trade Indices
(DTI) Producer Price Indices (PPI)
• Collect and compile Tax Statistics
• Prepare data collection instruments and ensure accurate coding of economic activities
• Produce quarterly and annual statistical reports
• Supervise Statistical Assistants Minimum requirements
• B.Stat, Bsc QE (Upper Second class degree); and
• At least 2 years’ working experience in statistical production and development
• Good knowledge of statistics and data processing
• Leadership and team building skills
Directorate of Information Technology Senior Systems Development Officer (1)
Reports to: Director Information Technology
Key Result Areas:
• Design and supervise implementation of the UBOS website and web applications Information
Architecture according to set guidelines and specifications.
• Originate policies for development and management practices of the UBOS Website and web applications
• Initiate and supervise layout restructures and design reviews of the UBOS website and web applications for quality control and consistency.
• Develop, implement and monitor adherence to the website and web applications maintenance plans
• Develop training programmes for users, authors of the web applications.
• Produce the section quarterly work plans, budgets and quarterly reports in accordance with the directorate mission.
Minumum requirements:
- Bachelors degree with honors in Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or equivalent;
- Should have either Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) or Certificate of Internet Webmaster (CIW)
- Must have at least 5 Years in web application development
- Having knowledge of MS SQL Server will be an added advantage Systems Analyst / Programmer (4)
Reports to: Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer
Key Result Areas
• Develop and install data capture applications
• Carry out preliminary data analysis
• Convert data sets to standard formats
• Produce Tabulations
• Document and Archive final datasets
• Carry out the overall supervision of assigned data processing operations
• Produce individual monthly work plans and monthly reports
Minimum Requirements
• A Bachelors degree with honours in Information Technology, Mathematics ,Statistics, Computer
Science or equivalent;
• Good knowledge of statistics and data processing;
• Leadership and team building skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Audit Division
Position : Senior Internal Auditor 1
Reports to : Manager Audit
Key Result Areas:
• Review the accounting system on a continuous basis to ensure that internal control are adequate;
• Carry out routine pre-audits on expenditures;
• Carry out audit and audit trail;
• Prepare quarterly and annual audit reports and distribute to the relevant authorities;
• Review the audit manual, financial regulations and procurement guidelines;
• Carry out routine checks on expenditures for each Directorate and any other donor funds channelled through UBOS;
• Check and verify deliveries made by suppliers in line with UBOS procurement guidelines; Minimum Requirements
B.Com/BBA-Acct. Option Possession of full membership of ACCA/CPA years proven working experience in a reputable organization. Internal Auditor 1 Reports to: Senior Internal Auditor Key Result Areas
- Verify the existence of UBOS assets and ensure that the assets are adequately safeguarded
against loss
- Determine the accuracy and validity of financial transactions.
- Identify operational opportunities for cost savings.
- dentify inefficient practices and procedures and make recommendations to the Audit Manager.
- Ensure compliance of UBOS procedures and systems of internal control Minimum Requirements:
B.Com/BBA-(Hons) Acct.Option Possession of part membership of ACCA/CPA LEVEL 2 would be an added advantage. 2 years’ proven working experience in a reputable organization. TERMS OF APPOINTMENTS FOR ALL THE ABOVE POSTS: PERMANENT AND THE DUTY STATION IS STATISTICS HOUSE – KAMPALA.
FOR ALL THE ABOVE POSITIONS THE DUTY STATION IS STATISTICS HOUSE – KAMPALA. Directorate of Districts Statistics and Capacity Development
Position: Technical Officer (6 Posts)
Terms of Appointment: Contract 1(one) year renewable upon satisfactory performance. Key result Areas:
• Coordinate the implementation of the Community Information System (CIS) in accordance with the -CIS implementation framework
• Provide lead in the development of local government statistics during the collection, processing and analysing of CIS data.
• Promote the generation and utilisation of statistical data collected at national level to facilitate planning and evidence based- service delivery
• Provide technical support during the implementation of the CIS.
• Initiate the development, implementation and monitoring of the sub-region CIS work plan and
budgets in line with the CIS Implementation strategy. Minimum Requirements
• B.Stat, Bsc QE (Upper Second class degree);
• Master’s degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Economics or Computer Science is an added advantage
• Knowledge and use of computer processing information systems
• would be an added advantage
• Practical working knowledge in statistical data processing programmes, and database management.
• 3 year’s working experience in statistical production and development. TECHNICAL OFFICERS WILL BE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION SYSTEM
IMPLEMENTING DISTRICTS. THEY WILL THEREFORE BE FIELD BASED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS The closing date for receiving applications is August 10, 2010 from the date of the advert. Applications
indicating three referees with their contact addresses, the applicant’s postal address, e-mail, fax
and telephone contact should be sent to the following address: The Deputy Executive Director - Corporate Services
Uganda Bureau of Statistics,
Plot 9, Colville Street,
P. O. Box 7186, Kampala.
Tel: 256-041-706000 Fax 041-237533/230370.
Email: ubos @ubos.org, Website: www.ubos.org
UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS IS AN ALL- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ORGANISATION. FEMALES WITH THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. | 
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