Students' Affairs Officer job at Uganda Martyrs University

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Uganda Martyrs University is a faith-based private, not-for-profit University owned by the Uganda Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda. The University is looking for suitably qualified persons to fill the positions below.

Uganda Martyrs University is an equal opportunity employer. These positions are based at Uganda Martyrs University, Main Campus - Nkosi in Mpigi unless stated otherwise.

Responsibilities or duties

As Students' Affairs' Officer, the accountability profile will include but not limited to:

• Pastoral Care and Support: Provide mentorship and support for students' social, emotional and academic well-being. This will include guiding new students, fostering a positive atmosphere and managing community life within the hostels.
• Work closely with the Director of the Campus in implementing and monitoring systems and procedures to improve students' welfare at the Campus.
• Discipline and Rule Enforcement: Responsible for enforcing hostel rules and regulations, ensuring order, and addressing student misbehaviours.
• Administrative and Facilities Management: Responsible for allocating rooms, maintaining room inventories, managing maintenance tasks (e.g., electrical, plumbing repairs), and supervising all cleaners.
• Maintenance & Cleaning: General cleanliness of the campus environment, offices, classrooms and halls of residence, their surroundings and report any damaged, missing, or broken property.
• Handling career guidance and organising orientation programmes on campus.
• Managing the food and beverage provision for staff and students.
• Supervising catering activities.
• Planning menus in consultation with Chef.
• Recruitment and training of Kitchen staff in consultation with the Director, Human Resources.
• Being in charge of organising, leading and motivating the catering team.
• Being in charge of planning staff shifts and rotas.
• Monitoring the cleanliness of the Kitchen.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Education, and any other Humanities or its equivalent from a recognized institution.

S/he should have strong interpersonal skills.

Experience in students' leadership, counselling, or working with youth.

S/he should be of high integrity and ethical conduct.

Experience needed

S/he should have a minimum of at least 2 (two) years working experience in a higher institution of learning.

• Pastoral Care and Support: Provide mentorship and support for students' social, emotional and academic well-being. This will include guiding new students, fostering a positive atmosphere and managing community life within the hostels.
• Work closely with the Director of the Campus in implementing and monitoring systems and procedures to improve students' welfare at the Campus.
• Discipline and Rule Enforcement: Responsible for enforcing hostel rules and regulations, ensuring order, and addressing student misbehaviours.
• Administrative and Facilities Management: Responsible for allocating rooms, maintaining room inventories, managing maintenance tasks (e.g., electrical, plumbing repairs), and supervising all cleaners.
• Maintenance & Cleaning: General cleanliness of the campus environment, offices, classrooms and halls of residence, their surroundings and report any damaged, missing, or broken property.
• Handling career guidance and organising orientation programmes on campus.
• Managing the food and beverage provision for staff and students.
• Supervising catering activities.
• Planning menus in consultation with Chef.
• Recruitment and training of Kitchen staff in consultation with the Director, Human Resources.
• Being in charge of organising, leading and motivating the catering team.
• Being in charge of planning staff shifts and rotas.
• Monitoring the cleanliness of the Kitchen.

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Students' leadership
• Counselling
• Working with youth
• High integrity and ethical conduct

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Education, or any other Humanities or its equivalent from a recognized institution.