REF: UVTAB/REC-EXT/022/01/2026
Job Title: Senior Assessment Officer – Agriculture Education and Training (TET & VET)
Salary Scale: UVTAB 4
Division: Division of TVET Assessment
Reports to: Principal Assessment Officer
Responsible for: Assessment Officer – Agriculture Education and Training (TET)
Job Purpose:
To implement assessment management and administration plans and programs for all the Agricultural Education and Training fields assessed within UVTAB.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Supervising the development, moderation, typing, and proofreading of test items in the Agricultural Education and Training fields assessed within UVTAB, ensuring compliance with rules and regulations.
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Participating in the development of assessment syllabi, tools, manuals, and guidelines in the Agricultural Education and Training fields assessed within UVTAB.
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Participating in verification of continuous assessment marks/results of candidates in the Agricultural Education and Training fields assessed within UVTAB.
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Ensuring timely preparation and development of unit work plans, budgets, and activity progress reports.
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Providing necessary information for analyzing and developing policy, manuals, standards, examination timetables, and circulars for all Agricultural Education and Training fields assessed within UVTAB.
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Providing technical input in the registration process of candidates (verification and enrollment) and actively participating in marking exercises.
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Maintaining and updating the database of academic programs.
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Participating in the preparation and implementation of registration, supervision, and marking of assessments.
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Coordinating and preparing for awards meetings.
Person Specifications:
a) Qualifications:
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An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Crop Science, Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Land Use and Management, or Vocational Studies in Agriculture from a recognized institution.
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A Master’s Degree in any of the above from a recognized University/Institution.
b) Experience:
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At least three (3) years at officer level in a training institution.
c) Competences:
(i) Technical:
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Professionalism
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Knowledge in handling examination matters at Institutional level
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Good communication skills
(ii) Behavioral:
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Efficiency and effectiveness
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Integrity
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Teamwork
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Resilience
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Time management
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Confidentiality
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- Interested applicants can access the full job descriptions and specifications on the UVTAB WEBSITE. This should contain a Curriculum vitae with telephone contacts, emails, and any other information that may be required, names and addresses of referees, copies of relevant academic documents certified within a period not later than June 2025, addresses, most recent and clear scanned passport-size photograph should be attached not later than Monday, 16th March, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
- Applications should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB). The Job title and Reference Number should be clearly indicated.
Note:
- Kindly merge your application and all supporting academic documents into a single PDF file not exceeding 5MB.
- Only one combined PDF (maximum 5MB) should be uploaded.
- Interested individuals should click the link below to fill the application form:
https://uvtab.jugglehire.com/jobs
