Job Title: Mobile VAS Officer
Organisation: Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to:
About UNEB:
The Uganda National Examinations Board is the national assessment body
in Uganda. UNEB is a public organization that strives to maintain fair
assessment in a bid to produce valid and reliable results. UNEB welcomes the
various stakeholders in the fight against malpractice.
in Uganda. UNEB is a public organization that strives to maintain fair
assessment in a bid to produce valid and reliable results. UNEB welcomes the
various stakeholders in the fight against malpractice.
Job Summary: The Mobile VAS Officer will provide technical support
for the development of mobile platforms for a variety of projects within UNEB
including developing the functional and technical specifications of any mobile
interventions in the Board.
for the development of mobile platforms for a variety of projects within UNEB
including developing the functional and technical specifications of any mobile
interventions in the Board.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build, strengthen and develop working
relationships with the telecommunications industry, including identifying
potential platforms, approaches, and partnerships for multi-media outputs
that meet the Board’s agreed objectives, timelines and budgets - Works closely with content producers and
aggregators, mobile network operators, web design and development
agencies, web hosting services, technical suppliers and email marketing
agencies on all matters related to mobile content of the Board. - Perform any other duties as may be
assigned from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The candidates should possess Honours
degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Physics and
Mathematics. - A minimum of three or more years’
experience in VAS in Mobile Content Provider industry - Possess broad working knowledge and an
understanding of working with mobile aggregators and content providers to
design and develop Value Added Services using trending technologies such
as IVR, SMS and USSD. - Programming languages – a combination of
any of the following languages is desirable (Heitml /HTML/PHP /PERU
PYTHON) - Practical experience and exposure on
mobile VAS platforms - Working knowledge of relational database
systems such SQL server and MySQL - Possess the ability to manage the design
and development of IVR services will be an added advantage
Age Limit: 25 – 45 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates should send their applications with detailed CVs, copies of academic certificates and transcripts, telephone contacts and addresses of three referees in hardcopy and hand delivered to:
The Executive Secretary, Uganda National Examinations Board,
Plot 35 Martrys’ Way, Ntinda,
P. O. Box 7066, Kampala, Uganda.
Plot 35 Martrys’ Way, Ntinda,
P. O. Box 7066, Kampala, Uganda.
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 18th March, 2016 by 5pm
For more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline