About US:

Makerere University, Kampala is Uganda’s largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of nine colleges and one school offering programmes for about 36,000 undergraduates and 4,000 postgraduates.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate deployment of course materials to the E-classroom.
• Oversee Learning Management System (LMS) operation and maintenance.
• Perform any patches, upgrades, service packs, hotfixes, and other routine maintenance to ensure the highest possible uptime and reliability of the LMS service.
• Provide learning management system (LMS) training and support to staff and students.
• Resolve escalated LMS user and technical issues.
• Maintain and administer the University’s Learning and Development Database, liaising with the School of Distance and Lifelong Learning.
• Manage LMS servers housed at DICTS in liaison with the Systems, Database and Networks Managers
• Service the LMS infrastructure.
• Manage the registration and access levels of users of the e-learning platforms.
• Develop procedures for potential E-learning projects.
• Establish an on-going assessment/review of E-learning services and systems.
• Perform any other related duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Education Technology, Computer Science or any ICT related field
• Knowledge and certification in E-Learning and UNIX systems is an added advantage
• One year of experience in the field of ICT, programming with (PHP, JAVA, MS .NET PYTHON) as well as working with open source platforms for systems, networks and Databases in an education environment.
• Good knowledge of UNIX distribution systems.
• Knowledge in Relational Database Management Systems (MYSQL, POSTGRESS and MS SQL Server).
• Knowledge of the LMS software systems and ability to troubleshoot LMS, operating system and database engine.
• Working knowledge of at least one major E-learning platform (Moodle).
• Understanding of structured query language (SQL).
• Should possess good process management and problem solving skills.
• Should have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of educational technology tools.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Age Limit: Below 40 years

All candidates are encouraged to send their applications using this link, Click Here and upload their full details of your biodata, education, qualifications, work experience, and all the other required information, including your Curriculum Vitae, Certificates, Transcripts, and at least three reference letters addressed to;

The Director

Human Resources

P.O. Box 7062 Kampala.

Deadline: 18th May 2020 by 17.00 Hours EAT.