Vacancy title:
Library Assistant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Admin & Office, Education, Customer Service]

Jobs at:
Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, December 17 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE) was created on 5th July, 2024 by Statutory Instrument No. 53 of 2024 vide the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act, Cap 262 as Other Degree Awarding Institution (ODAI). UNITE is a multi-campus institution with Campuses at Kabale, Kaliro, Mubende, Muni and Unyama. UNITE has its headquarters in Kira Municipality (former Shimoni Core PTC). The Institute is accredited by Uganda National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). The mandate of UNITE is to coordinate and provide for all levels of Teacher Education in the country, ranging from initial to graduate level teacher training. In addition, it is to provide for in-service teacher training and offer Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes.

The Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education invites applications from suitably qualified employees serving in the UNITE Campuses to fill the vacant positions in the UNITE Service, as detailed below:

Internal Advertisement (Exclusive to staff in UNITE Campuses)

Job Purpose

To maintain reading materials in the Library in an accessible form to the library users.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists library users in locating required library materials and handles general inquiries about Library services.
• Processes loaned and borrowed library materials.
• Sorts, dusts and shelves books and other reading materials.
• Maintains library records and performs security checks.
• Monitors the security of books, furniture and other assets of the library.
• Assists with Library stock maintenance and presentation including shelf arrangement and mounting displays.
• Operates reproduction equipment in the Library including photocopiers and scanners.

Key Result Areas

• Library users directed and basic inquiries answered.
• Loaning and borrowing of Library materials processed.
• Books and other reading materials sorted, dusted and shelved.
• Library records maintained and security checks performed.
• Library opened and closed as scheduled.
• Security of Library resources and other assets monitored.
• Library stock maintenance and presentation supported.
• Reproduction equipment operated.

Person Specifications

Qualifications

• At least an honors Bachelor’s degree (2nd Class Upper) in Library and Information Science from a recognized Institution.

Working experience

Not applicable

Competencies

Technical

• Records management
• Organizing and coordinating
• Information communication technology
• Management of Organizational Environment
• Risk Management

Behavioral

• Accountability
• Ethics and Integrity
• Effective Communication
• Public Relations and Customer Care
• Time Management
• Team work

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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1. Candidates should submit 5 hard copies of the application in a sealed application pack containing copies of the following:

• a) Application letter; the subject line must indicate the position applied for and Job reference Number;
• b) Detailed and up-to-date signed CV including working contact details and names and contact details of three referees (Academic, Professional and Personal), one of whom must be either your present or most recent employer. The referees should be advised to send confidential references directly
• c) Certified copies of Academic Transcripts and Certificates;
• d) A copy of the National Identity Card;

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