Reports to:          Project Coordinator.

Duration:            2 years (renewable on satisfactory performance)

Duty station:      Entebbe – Uganda

1. INTRODUCTION

The Government of Uganda has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). The project is designed to: (a) raise both productivity and overall production of maize, beans, cassava, rice and coffee in 12 selected high potential agricultural areas in Uganda termed “clusters;” and (b) improve the effectiveness of the marketing chains for these commodities.

The activities and investments to be supported under the project are organised into four components.

• Support for Intensification of On-Farm Production of five priority commodities (maize, cassava, beans, rice, and coffee).
• Value addition and Market access.
• Policy, Regulatory and Institutional support.
• Coordination and Management, ICT platform.

Considering the requirements for a strengthened ACDP coordination and implementation, a Project Coordination Unit (PCU) is to be maintained in MAAIF under the office of the Permanent Secretary (PS) to coordinate implementation of ACDP. Financial management plays a vital role in satisfactorily implementing all the required components as planned within the budget. Accordingly, the Ministry seeks to utilize part of the IDA Credit to recruit a qualified and experienced Data Manager as part of the PCU Team.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the MAAIF Agricultural Statistics Database Design and develop database systems infrastructure for efficient data storage and utilization in line with NFASS.
• Develop infrastructure for a centralized data repository/data warehouse to provide a platform for deployment of decision support systems;
• Maintain database systems infrastructure in a functional and secure state.
• Establishing the needs of users and monitoring user access and security;
• Support users in the use of the DBMS and its associated applications and software tools e.g CS Pro, Stata
• Monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast responses to front-end users;
• Refining the physical design to meet system storage requirements;
• Installing and testing new versions of the DBMS;
• Maintaining data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act;
• Writing database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata);
• Controlling access permissions and privileges to the Database;
• Developing, managing and testing back-up and recovery plans;
• Ensuring that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly;
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Performance Indicators

• MAAIF Agricultural Statistics Database marinated and database system infrastructure developed for efficient data storage.
• Infrastructure for efficient data storage repository/data warehouse developed.
• Database systems infrastructure maintained in a secure state.
• Users in the use of the DBMS and its associated applications supported.
• Physical design to meet storage requirements refined.
• New versions of the DBMS tested and installed.
• Data standards maintained in adherence to Data Protection Act.
• Data documentation written.
• Access permissions and privileges to the Database controlled.
• Back-up and recovery plans developed, managed and tested.
• Functionality of storage and archiving procedures ensured.

Education Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer science, Statistics, Information Technology and related field.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Information Communication Technology or related field.
• Understanding of structured query language (SQL), Knowledge of ‘relational database management systems’ (RDBMS), ‘object-oriented database management systems’ (OODBMS) and XML database management systems,

Working Experience

• Experience with their database software/web applications, Up-to-date knowledge of technology.
• Experience: Relevant work experience of at least 3 years’ experience in data base management.
• Interpersonal skills: Motivated self-starter and good interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively and sensitively in teams. High levels of energy, initiative and flexibility in quickly adjusting to changing work program requirements. Ability to juggle numerous competing demands and priorities, respond quickly to internal and external client requests, and set priorities for self and others.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The Consultant will report to Project Coordinator.

Interested applicants should address their applications to:

the Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries,

P. O. Box 102,

Entebbe.

Applicants should also attach their curriculum vitae, academic certificates, appointment letters as evidence of working experience where applicable and two referees, one of whom must be a current or previous employer.

Applications should be delivered to the Open Registry.