Jobs - Alumni Relations Officer at Uganda Martyrs University

Job Title: Alumni Relations Officer

Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) is a faith-based private university established in 1993, and owned by the Uganda Episcopal Conference. UMU received a civil University Charter in 2005 from government, to legitimize its existence and autonomy. UMU offers full-time, weekend/part time, and distance-learning courses. Students are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and countries like Uganda, the rest of Africa and world-wide.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for creating and updating the alumni database.
Coordinates UMU alumni activities and functions
Carry out tracer studies about alumni in liaison with the Directorate of Quality Assurance and the Research Directorate.
Work closely with the alumni leadership strengthens the Alumni Association by regularly engaging the alumni to actively participate in UMU activities and support UMU.
Responsible for managing alumni website and online communications with the alumni.
Creates avenues of interaction between the alumni and students.
Creates internship or work opportunities to students and other former students of UMU through linking with alumni.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The candidate should be an alumnus/a of UMU, having either a Masters Degree in Business Administration and Management, or an MA in Development Studies, or MSc in Development Economics and other related courses.
A minimum of two years’ experience in a reputable institution.
Highly capable of working long hours with minimum supervision.
Possess excellent communication skills, interpersonal relations skills,
Be an active member of the alumni association, and should have regularly involved himself/herself in UMU’s extracurricular activities/ leadership.
S/he should have high degree of confidentiality.

How to apply for the job

All suitably qualified and interested candidates may submit their three copies of their hand written applications along with a copy of CV, copies of all supporting documents, two passport size photographs and names and contact details of three reputable referees in responsible positions to the following address:

Director, Human Resources, Uganda Martyrs University, P.O. Box 5498, Kampala. Uganda OR Deliver THREE COPIES of applications by hand at Uganda Martyrs University, Rubaga Campus or Masaka Teaching Centre.

Indicate on the top of the envelope the post you are applying for.

NB: Remember to send three copies of your application and indicate on the top of each envelop the post you are applying for.

Deadline: 21st July, 2014

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