Job Title: Research Officer
Organisation: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Planner
About US:
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is established as a Statutory Body under the Uganda Registration Services Bureau Act Cap. 210. The Bureau is a key player in Commercial, Civil and Intellectual Property Rights Registration that facilitate private sector development and vital statistics for national planning.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Applying a range of research techniques to gather relevant information, including document analysis, surveys, case studies and interviews;
- Undertaking thorough and comprehensive literature reviews and adopting best practices in conducting research;
- Participate in the development of electronic databases to gather and analyze data.
- Collate and analyze data using statistical and analytical models to find patterns that may reveal opportunities to improve the education sector and inform policy making.
- Compile information drawn from data to help decision makers, prepare research reports and presentations, to provide insights on what the data reveals to facilitate decision-making.
- Design methods and strategies to capture, store and manage data;
- Collect and analyze data on demographics, customer preferences, market needs and consumer business habits in the education sector;
- Examine data and run simulations to identify patterns that may reveal future trends in the education market and sector;
- Collect data from various sources, including internally from workers with specialized knowledge or who experience an issue needing a solution;
- Produce high quality research reports to ensure a high-level view of significant findings and trends;
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Key Outputs
- Applying a range of research techniques to conduct research in line with the URSB Mandate.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Economics; or Statistics from a recognized University /Institution
- Three years of relevant work experience in a reputable public or private organization.
- Experience in the application of statistical data analysis tools such as epi-Data, STATA, SPSS
- Effective communication and presentation skills
- Computer literacy skills.
- Ability to work under minimum supervision
- Good research skills
- Excellent analysis & report writing skills
How to Apply:
ALL applicants must use ONLY the filled Application form, Download Here and email it to [email protected]
NB: CVs and academic documents are not required at this stage.
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