About US:
Uganda Management Institute (UMI) is a Management Development Institute with a Mission “to Excel in Developing Practical and Sustainable Administration, Leadership and Management Capacity”. It provides management training, consultancy and research services in response to the demands of the public, private and development courses, the Institute offers high quality career development management courses at Certificate, Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Higher Degree Levels. The Institute’s activities are currently carried out at the main campus in Kampala and its Centers in Mbarara, Gulu and Mbale.
Job Summary: The Senior Research Fellow will actively promote and coordinate research goals and activities in the Institute, as well as spearheading the Institute Policy Think Tank and Intelligence Research.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent will be coordinating staff efforts to contribute to research goals and targets including:-
Providing support to staff to ensure they attain their research interests;
Coordinating the research development policy and management forum activities;
In charge of designing and executing research projects and publishing results through international peer review process;
Working closely with the teaching departments to ensure that research products are integrated and the teaching of students at the institute
Soliciting research funds/grants and providing staff with general information including:
Databases on possible sources and modes of research funding on regular basis;
Organising public debates, symposia and other events in development issues aimed at sharing knowledge;
Keeping track of knowledge generated from projects and advising the department on the potential for research and research publications;
Ensuring that postgraduate research students have the appropriate opportunities and support to undertake and publish their research individually or jointly with their supervisors.
Mentoring and supervising students undertaking their postgraduate degree studies at the Institute;
Monitoring staff in relation to research performance standards and guidelines and advising the institute according; and
Performing any other duties as may become necessary from time to time.
Key Result Areas:
Research coordinated;
Research interests promoted;
Research funds solicited;
Public research debates and symposia managed;
Research innovations managed
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate should preferably hold an Honors Bachelor’s First or Second Class Upper and Master’s Degree in social sciences and/or Management related areas;
At least three years of research experience in any research based institution;
The applicant should have at least three (3) new recognized publications in social sciences and Management related areas;
Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, fundraising and analytical skills;
Excellent track record of leadership abilities and a clean disciplinary record;
Knowledge of policy making, Implementation and Governance issues in Uganda and the region is a requirement; and
Previous exposure and experience in teaching and supervision of graduate students will be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their hardcopy applications with comprehensive typed CVs, certified copies of transcripts and certificates together with the applicant’s telephone contact, names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional referees which should be received at the address below;
The Human Resource Manager
Uganda Management Institute
Plot 44 – 52 Jinja Road
P. O. Box 20131 Kampala
Tel: 0414-259722/ 265139/ 265140/265138
Deadline: 26th February, 2016 by 3:00pm