Database Administrator Job - Ministry of Health

Job Title: Database Administrator (No Experience Career Jobs)

Organisation: Ministry of Health

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Job Ref: Graduate Recruitment Exercise (GRE)

Reports to: Senior Database Administrator

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible to the Senior Database Administrator for performing the following duties:-

Maintaining data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act;
Writing Database documents, including data standard procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (‘Metadata’);
Monitoring database performance, tuning and problem solution;
Reorganizing data structures as needed and initiating vendor support;
Attending to users’ access requirements and resolving their problems;
Developing and applying procedures relating to database and application security;
Monitoring and running end of day operations;
Providing assistance in database design, and standards and recommend optimal criteria;
Adhering to professional Code of Conduct and Ethics;
Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology; or Information Science / Systems; or Computer Science; or Information Science from a recognized University/Institution.

Competencies:

Ethics and integrity; interpersonal, communication and computer skills;
Proven ability to adapt to multi-cultural settings;
Effective organizational and planning skills; time management skills; technical skills;
Good report writing skills;
Good negotiation skills;
Capacity for teamwork;
High degree of innovation and concern for results, quality and standards.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online:-

Mandatory requirements for Applicants: –

Scan, attach and submit on-line recent passport size photograph and relevant documents (‘O’ Level, and ‘A’ Level Certificates, Degree Transcript and Certificates).
Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;

Application Process:

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Click and Register as a new User to create your account and complete your profile (starting with your bio data moving downwards).
If you already have an account, simply sign in and update your profile.
Click on Jobs then Advertised Jobs in the menu. Select the Advert to view the jobs therein.
Click on the job from the list of advertised jobs.
View the job details and click apply.
Review your application and submit.
You can only apply for one (1) post. Applying for more than one (1) post will lead to automatic disqualification.

Emphasis: –

Only online applications on the e-recruitment system will be considered.
Candidates shortlisted for Interviews will be contacted.
Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them copies of original academic documents (O and A level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid Identity Card.
Serving Officers already appointed in the Public Service shall not be considered for entry level posts under this GRE advert;
Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.
In case of any inquiry, call Tel. No.0414-237671 or 0414-254271 or 0414-342279 or send an e-mail to vacancies@psc.go.ug

Deadline: 13^th March 2023