Vacancy title:
Principal Economist

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Management, Business Operations, Education]

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

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, January 7 2026

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda

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

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

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.

Job Purpose

To provide technical leadership and guidance in planning, budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Institute.

Duties and responsibilities;

• Leads in the development, implementation and review of the strategic plan, polices and guidelines.
• Develop and implement a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework and guidelines
• Provides secretariat to the Finance management committee.
• Leads in the development of annual workplans, budgets, procurement plans and submits reports.
• Provides technical support to the Institute campuses and departments in planning and budgeting and consolidates the overall workplans and budgets.
• Initiates, formulates and manages recurrent and development budgets policies for the Institute.
• Establishes, develops, reviews and maintains an appropriate system suitable for data collection, monitoring and evaluation of the Institute’s physical and academic development programmes and projects.
• Liaises with Heads of Department in determining priority interventions necessary for the academic and physical development of the Institute.
• Supervises, mentors and appraises staff responsible for.

Key Result Areas

• Strategic plan, policies and guidelines developed, implemented and reviewed.
• The Budget and Ministerial policy statement presented and defended before the appropriate organs and authorities.
• Secretariat to the Finance management committee provided.
• The Institute physical infrastructure development plans and projects coordinated.
• Recurrent and development budgets policies managed.
• Institute’s physical and academic development programmes and projects data management system developed
• Annual budgets monitored and evaluated.
• Operational planning and development carried out.
• Staff in the Unit supervised, mentored and appraised.

Person Specifications

Qualifications

• An Honour’s Bachelor’s degree in either economics, financial modelling or statistics from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree in either Economic Policy, Planning and Management, Economics or Business Administration from a recognized institution.

Working Experience

A four (4) years relevant working experience, three (3) of which should have been at Senior Economist/Planner level in a recognized Higher Education Institution.

Competencies

Technical

• Strategic leadership
• Policy development and analysis
• Research and Analytical skills.
• Planning, budgeting and reporting
• Mathematical /statistical/financial modeling.
• Report writing and presentation.
• Risk management

Behavioral

• Networking and collaboration
• Ethics and integrity
• Effective communication.
• Professionalism;
• Innovation and self-initiative

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate 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:
   1. Application letter; the subject line must indicate the position applied for and Job reference Number.
   2. 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
   3. Certified copies of Academic Transcripts and Certificates
   4. A copy of the National Identity Card
   5. Copies of previous appointment letters
   6. The envelope should be clearly marked “Application for the post of …….. as indicated above.
   7. Incorrectly addressed applications may be rejected.
2. Age Limit: The applicant should be aged Forty -five (45) years or below at the time of application.
3. Tenure of Appointment: The appointment is on permanent terms upon successful completion of a probationary period of six months.
4. Details of the Job Description and Person Specification: These can be accessed on the Institute’s website www.unite.ac.ug
5. Applications should be delivered physically to the undersigned not later than 7th January, 2026 at 5.00 pm. East African Time

N.B: Only successful candidates will be notified

The Secretary, Appointments Board
Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education (UNITE)
Kira Municipality,
P. O Box 7112, Kampala.

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