Vacancy title:
Academic Head of Department ICT & Eng

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Admin & Office]

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

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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

1. 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
2. Research and Innovation
   • Supervise development and implementation of research agenda
   • Align initiatives with national and international ICT sector goals
3. 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
4. Curriculum Development
   • Ensure delivery of market-driven ICT/management education
   • Lead planning, designing and reviewing of curricula
   • Develop skills retooling and specialized training programs
5. Quality Assurance
   • Manage quality assurance processes for teaching/learning
   • Oversee physical/online teaching resources and assessments
   • Monitor student performance and graduation standards
6. Marketing and Publicity
   • Implement institute branding/marketing strategies
   • Participate in outreach and community engagement programs
7. Human Resource Management
   • Develop departmental work plans and individual targets
   • Oversee recruitment, performance management and training
   • Provide mentorship, coaching and counseling
8. Strategic Planning and Budgeting
   • Spearhead departmental strategic/operational plans
   • Ensure effective budget management and accountability
9. Curriculum Review
   • Provide technical guidance for curriculum review every 2-3 years
   • Align curriculum with industry and sector trends
10. 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

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