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Academic Head of Department ICT & Eng job at Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT)
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Jul-23
Location: Uganda, Kampala
Academic Head of Department ICT & Eng 2025-07-23T06:21:31+00:00 Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_1342/logo/Uganda%20Institute%20of%20Information%20and%20Communications%20Technology%20(%20UICT%20).jpeg https://student.uict.ac.ug/ FULL_TIME Uganda Kampala 00256 Uganda Education, and Training Admin & Office 2025-07-31T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 To support the department by offering effective leadership and management
• To foster excellence in teaching/learning, research and innovation
• To ensure compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks
• To oversee curriculum review and development
• To maintain quality assurance standards
• To manage human resources, strategic planning, budgeting and reporting
• To lead performance management, marketing and publicity initiatives Main Duties and Responsibilities - Leadership and Management
• Provide effective leadership to inspire staff and students
• Establish an enabling environment for delivering departmental strategic/operational plans
• Achieve the Institute Mandate through efficient management - Research and Innovation
• Supervise development and implementation of research agenda
• Align initiatives with national and international ICT sector goals - Administration and Accountability
• Ensure excellent administration and accountability
• Organize department for quality service delivery
• Maintain smooth day-to-day operations in compliance with standards and regulations - Curriculum Development
• Ensure delivery of market-driven ICT/management education
• Lead planning, designing and reviewing of curricula
• Develop skills retooling and specialized training programs - Quality Assurance
• Manage quality assurance processes for teaching/learning
• Oversee physical/online teaching resources and assessments
• Monitor student performance and graduation standards - Marketing and Publicity
• Implement institute branding/marketing strategies
• Participate in outreach and community engagement programs - Human Resource Management
• Develop departmental work plans and individual targets
• Oversee recruitment, performance management and training
• Provide mentorship, coaching and counseling - Strategic Planning and Budgeting
• Spearhead departmental strategic/operational plans
• Ensure effective budget management and accountability - Curriculum Review
• Provide technical guidance for curriculum review every 2-3 years
• Align curriculum with industry and sector trends - Industry Collaboration
• Lead establishment of industry advisory boards
• Ensure curriculum relevance to job market demands Key Result Areas - Leadership and management
• Research and Innovation
• Administration and accountability
• Standards, policy, regulations and legal frameworks
• Curricular review and development
• Teaching/learning, skills retooling and training
• Quality assurance systems
• Branding, marketing and publicity strategic/operational plans
• Human resource management
• Planning, budget and reporting
• Publication output, community engagement, and skills retooling Person Specifications Education - Master's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• Professional certification in Leadership and Management (essential)
• PhD in related field (added advantage) Experience - Minimum 8 years teaching in higher education
• 3 years at managerial/supervisory level
• At least one publication in referred journals
• Proven research project experience Skills and Attributes - Excellent communication and public relations skills
• Organizational skills
• Leadership and managerial skills
• Strategic and operational planning skills
• Budgeting and Resource mobilization
• Marketing skills
• Student management skills JOB-68807f6b53c5a Vacancy title:
Academic Head of Department ICT & Eng Jobs at:
Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 31 2025 Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: To support the department by offering effective leadership and management
• To foster excellence in teaching/learning, research and innovation
• To ensure compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks
• To oversee curriculum review and development
• To maintain quality assurance standards
• To manage human resources, strategic planning, budgeting and reporting
• To lead performance management, marketing and publicity initiatives Main Duties and Responsibilities - Leadership and Management
• Provide effective leadership to inspire staff and students
• Establish an enabling environment for delivering departmental strategic/operational plans
• Achieve the Institute Mandate through efficient management - Research and Innovation
• Supervise development and implementation of research agenda
• Align initiatives with national and international ICT sector goals - Administration and Accountability
• Ensure excellent administration and accountability
• Organize department for quality service delivery
• Maintain smooth day-to-day operations in compliance with standards and regulations - Curriculum Development
• Ensure delivery of market-driven ICT/management education
• Lead planning, designing and reviewing of curricula
• Develop skills retooling and specialized training programs - Quality Assurance
• Manage quality assurance processes for teaching/learning
• Oversee physical/online teaching resources and assessments
• Monitor student performance and graduation standards - Marketing and Publicity
• Implement institute branding/marketing strategies
• Participate in outreach and community engagement programs - Human Resource Management
• Develop departmental work plans and individual targets
• Oversee recruitment, performance management and training
• Provide mentorship, coaching and counseling - Strategic Planning and Budgeting
• Spearhead departmental strategic/operational plans
• Ensure effective budget management and accountability - Curriculum Review
• Provide technical guidance for curriculum review every 2-3 years
• Align curriculum with industry and sector trends - Industry Collaboration
• Lead establishment of industry advisory boards
• Ensure curriculum relevance to job market demands Key Result Areas - Leadership and management
• Research and Innovation
• Administration and accountability
• Standards, policy, regulations and legal frameworks
• Curricular review and development
• Teaching/learning, skills retooling and training
• Quality assurance systems
• Branding, marketing and publicity strategic/operational plans
• Human resource management
• Planning, budget and reporting
• Publication output, community engagement, and skills retooling Person Specifications Education - Master's Degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• Professional certification in Leadership and Management (essential)
• PhD in related field (added advantage) Experience - Minimum 8 years teaching in higher education
• 3 years at managerial/supervisory level
• At least one publication in referred journals
• Proven research project experience Skills and Attributes - Excellent communication and public relations skills
• Organizational skills
• Leadership and managerial skills
• Strategic and operational planning skills
• Budgeting and Resource mobilization
• Marketing skills
• Student management skills Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 36 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Interested in applying for this job? Click here to submit your application now
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