Scholarships: Chevening/Bangor Partnership Award for Masters Students in UK, 2015
Scholarships: Chevening in partnership with Bangor university is awarding up to three awards to undertake one year masters degree program at Bangor University. This Chevening Award includes full tuition fees for chosen course at Bangor; country fee caps do not apply. Candidate will also receive the same allowance and stipend package as a main Chevening Award. As a Chevening/Bangor Partnership Award recipient, candidate will stand to benefit from an expanding suite of unique networking and engagement opportunities offered by Chevening Partners. The application deadline is 15th November.
Study Subject(s): Awards are available for any taught Master’s degree offered at Bangor University except for the MBA programme. Applications for the MBA will not be considered for these awards.
Course Level: Awards are available for pursuing masters degree program at Bangor University.
Scholarship Provider: Chevening/Bangor, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country, and intend to return there for a minimum of 2 years after your Chevening Award has finished.
-Hold a degree that is equivalent to at least an upper-second class (2:1) honours degree in the UK before applying.
-Have completed at least two years’ work experience before applying. This can include voluntary work and paid or unpaid internships
-Meet the Chevening English language requirement by 15 July 2015.
-Apply to three different eligible UK university courses (unless otherwise specified in your award category). For further information visit ‘what courses should I apply to?’
-Not hold British citizenship or dual British citizenship, unless you are a citizen of a British Overseas Territory or hold BN(O) and are applying from Hong Kong.
-Not have previously studied in the UK under a UK government-funded scholarship.
-Not be an employee, relative of employee, or former employee (since July 2012) of Her Majesty’s Government (including British Embassies/High Commissions, the Department for International Development, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK Trade and Investment, the Ministry of Defense and the Home Office), the British Council, a partner, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of Chevening country (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Overseas Territories, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DR Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Southern Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe) can apply for these Chevening awards.
Scholarship Description: Chevening is proud to partner with Bangor University to co-fund three Chevening/Bangor Partnership Awards available to candidates from all Chevening-eligible countries. These particular awards are being offered in addition to the main Chevening Awards at Bangor. The top three successful candidates will be offered a partnership award and all other successful candidates will receive a Chevening Award through the main programme.
Number of award(s): Three Chevening/Bangor Partnership Awards available to candidates from all Chevening-eligible countries.
Duration of award(s): Awards are offered for one year.
What does it cover? A Chevening/Bangor Partnership Award includes full tuition fees for your chosen course at Bangor; country fee caps do not apply. You will also receive the same allowance and stipend package as a main Chevening Award. As a Chevening/Bangor Partnership Award recipient, you will stand to benefit from an expanding suite of unique networking and engagement opportunities offered by Chevening Partners.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: All candidates must visit the Apply page and select their region and their country to proceed. Select the award ‘Chevening/Cambridge Scholarship’. This will automatically register your first university preference as the University of Cambridge. You must then select three different courses you are interested in studying at Cambridge. The application form will also ask you to select two other university preferences.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 15th November.
Sports: University Football League Quarter final Fixtures
1st Leg:
24th. Sept 2014 Kampala International University vs Uganda Christian University (Nsambya grounds)
25th. Sept 2014 Kampala University vs Kyambogo university (Villa Park)
26th. Sept 2014 Gulu university vs Makerere university Business School (Gulu)
27th. Sept 2014 Makerere university vs Nkumba university (Makerere)
2nd Leg:
1st. Oct 2014 Uganda Christian University vs Kampala International University (Mukono)
2nd. Oct 2014 Kyambogo University vs Kampala University (Kyambogo)
3rd. Oct 2014 Nkumba university vs Makerere university (Nkumba)
4th. Oct 2014 Makerere university Business School vs Gulu university (Nakawa)
Jobs – Veterinary Officer at USAID Mercy Corps
Job Title: Veterinary Officer
Mercy Corps is an International NGO that exists to alleviate poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been fully registered in Uganda as an operational NGO. Currently Mercy Corps has an office in Kampala and is implementing Food Security programs which comprises of Water and Sanitation, Livelihood and Agriculture and Conflict Mitigation Management Program in North and North Eastern Uganda.
We implement programs in the northern districts of Pader, Kitgum, Agago, Lamwo, Kaabong, Abim and Kotido with funding from USAID, USDA, Walmart Foundation, SDC, DFID as well as other private donations.
About USAID Project:
Mercy Corps in currently implementing a market-development focused 5-year USAID/Food for Peace-funded program working in the northern half of Karamoja. The project, called Growth, Health and Governance (GHG), aims to support the immediate needs of program beneficiaries while promoting long-term development by spurring systemic improvements in key economic sectors of northern Karamoja.
Job Summary: The Veterinary Officer will work to improve the economic future and quality of life of their program beneficiaries. The ability of an Officer to push forward market-driven approaches in all stages of programming will be one of the position’s three success factors. The second will be the degree to which that person promotes and captures learning with her/his team, institutionalizing activity reviews, identifying and evaluating preconceptions and promoting a culture of inquisition. The third success factor will be the degree to which that person drives results, making critical decisions and producing scheduled outputs at deadline and to expected quality.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Program:
- Partnership Management:
- Other: Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission;
- Work in liaison with the Mercy Corps livestock health services team, national drug companies, district veterinary officers and other key partners in planning and implementation of veterinary service extension activities of GHG program according to the approved work plans and budgets;
- Work closely with agrovet shops to identify capacity gaps of CAHWs and farmers’ challenges and provide technical support, design tools and activities for improvement and follow up the implementation;
- Work closely with district veterinary officers and agrovets shops, the veterinary officer will design and implement a supervisory plan for CAHWs to ensure quality service delivery to farmers;
- Maintain close coordination and co-operation with district veterinary department, ministry of agriculture, research institutions, sector working groups and development agencies to ensure synergy and improved coordination among programs/interventions;
- Work in consultation with NDA, oversee the work to control the illegal sale of animal drugs in the markets;
- Work with DVO on higher level in terms of planning and supporting vaccination campaigns – including poultry and Newcastle disease, foot and mouth etc;
- Offer technical support and working on general animal hygiene awareness – working with urban team on slaughter houses, meat inspection, dairy products health and safety;
- Monitor intervention activities and collect beneficiary qualitative and quantitative information, document success stories and maintain proper records and filling systems;
- Apply a gender lens to activities in the program cycle;
- Identify, assess and develop partnership strategies for potential private sector (agrovet) GHG partners;
- Establish and maintain productive working relationships with sub-county and district leaders and DVOs and soliciting their participation in all activities where appropriate;
- Make on-site field visits regularly to provide technical review and/or design suggestions;
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Take primary responsibility for sector-focused data gathering;
- Establish procedures and guidelines to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of economic development support work including setting and measuring benchmarks along results chains;
- Analyze project implementation strategies to identify constraints to program success and provide timely recommendations;
- Offer timely data in support of team submission of timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports that will be indicative of program progress during implementation.
- Where needed support external evaluations by research partner Feinstein International Centre and other organizations;
- Work with the Chief Learning Officer to ensure accurate and timely flow of information from the field for entry in the database and for preparation of PR materials
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a good bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine or its equivalent
- At least three years of relevant experience
- Willingness to work in the field with agrovets shops, Community animal health workers, kraal leaders and communities;
- Possess the ability to interact effectively with a wide range of partners; private sector, government and civil society;
- Excellent reporting, communication and representation skills
- Skills in networking, team-working, and community consultations
- Good spoken and written English. Fluency in Ngakarimojong and Ethurr is an advantage
How to Apply for the job:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications including a cover letter clearly stating your salary requirements, CV (with 3 referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates to the Human Resource Manager, Kampala Head Office in Nsambya Estate Road, Kampala Head Office in Nsambya on Plot 1102 Nsambya Estate Road, Kampala or to Mercy Corps Offices in Kitgum. E-mailed applications with cover letter to: mcuganda@ug.
mercycorps.org will also be accepted.
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by Mercy Corps. Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 23rd September, 2014
Jobs – Field Operations Managers at Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children
Job Title: Field Operations Managers
Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children Project Bumwalukani stands at the foot of Mount Elgon, 150 miles east of the bustling capital city of Kampala, which, according to the Ministry of Health, has the highest prevalence of HIV infection in Uganda. The dispersed rural communities around the clinic are comprised of approximately 15,000 habitants.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Volunteer Management:
- Health Education and Community Outreach:
- Project Management:
- Coordinates the Global Health Volunteer Program (GHVP) for all volunteers traveling to Bumwalukani in conjunction with FIMRC’s Director of Volunteer Programs (USA-based).
- Works in liaison with the project staff to develop unique itineraries for our international volunteers based on skill level, time in country, and interests.
- Coordinates the Health Education Program and community campaigns with GHVP volunteers.
- Serves as a resource to the GHVP volunteers with information about Ugandan health care and the needs of the communities in which FIMRC works.
- Coordinates all transportation, housing, and dietary request for GHVP Volunteers.
- Monitors a strong health education program for the communities being served based on community diagnostics and local needs in conjunction with the local Health Outreach Team.
- Coordinates the health education program and community campaigns with GHVP volunteers when appropriate.
- Creates systems to effectively monitor and evaluate community outreach programs in the community and make necessary changes based on results.
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- Oversees and conducts fiscal operations, including accounting, budget planning, authorizing expenditures and coordinating financial reporting.
- Maintains updated inventory of medicines and purchase necessary clinical supplies in conjunction with clinic staff.
- Maintains patient database and patient census.
- Manages clinical and health outreach team personnel.
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- Sends monthly clinic reports to the District Health Office (DHO) from Ugandan Ministry of Health.
- Determines donation needs and communicates those needs regularly with FIMRC HQ team.
- Coordinates community public health activities with the District Health Office.
- Keenly tracks number of community members served through the projects and complete official reports to be sent to the national office.
- Monitors the use of services to ensure effective use of resources for all projects.
- Develops and maintains partnerships with local and international agencies and organizations to further FIMRC’s mission in the community and on a national level.
- Manages special initiatives such as the Community Health Educator program to ensure program development and growth.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a relevant B.A. and / or B.S.
- At least two years’ international experience and strong intercultural communication and facilitation skills.
- Strong quantitative aptitude.
- Strong sense of focus and attention to detail.
- Expert user of MS Excel and Word.
- Interest in global health programs and research.
- Excellent ability to manage multi-cultural team in resource poor setting.
- Demonstrated organizational skills, self-motivation, flexibility, ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, energetic, highly creative environment.
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- Possess the ability to build and maintain strong partnership with organizations at various levels.
- Genuine sense of concern for patients.
- A sense of humor is always an asset.
- Best mix of personality (we’re a small fun-loving bunch!) and skill set.
- Commitment to service.
- Demonstrated interest and leadership ability in working with young adults.
- Ability to live in rural village in Uganda.
How to Apply for the job:
All candidates who seek to apply are encouraged to email their cover letters, resumes, and contact information to RPCV Meredith Mick, Chief Executive Officer, at careers@fimrc.org at your earliest convenience. Interviews will be offered on a rolling basis until the ideal candidate is selected.
Deadline: 31st October, 2014
President Museven to increase lecturers' salaries at public universities
President Yoweri Museveni has re-affirmed his commitment to increasing the salaries of Academic Staff in public universities in the financial year 2015/16. The President was addressing a packed audience of Makerere University Staff and students in the Freedom Square on 12th September 2014, as the Visitor.
His visit was part of a security awareness week as Uganda Police marks 100 years and also a fulfilment of his promise to meet Staff of Makerere University. His Excellency however emphasized that the increment will take effect on condition that higher education institutions revise their academic programmes to remain with a few that are most relevant.
“If you kindly rationalise the courses, I can assure you we have the money to support public universities. Each year we collect more taxes. This year we hope to collect 10,000bn and next year we may hit 12,000bn. We calculated and realized that provided we initially concentrate on the teaching staff and the lab attendants, the salary increment can be realized,” he asserted.
His Excellency drew on the adage ‘he who fights everywhere fights nowhere,’ to emphasize that tackling the pay of all staff (academic and administrative) at the same time will not be possible in the coming year, but promised that the administrative staff will be looked into at a later date.
The President proposed that some degrees in disciplines like Conflict resolution, Women Studies, and Development studies could instead be treated as papers in sociology and political science. He praised the Department of Quantitative economics and the Department of Food Science and Technology, which he helped start at Makerere University, after he was consulted.
He made reference to the 21st August 2014, meeting he held with a delegation from Makerere University over Staff pay and the 10% fees increment and said, “What I told you will happen. Museveni is just not talking, what he says he does,” sending the Staff members into uncontrollable jubilation.
The Chairperson of MUASA, Dr. Kiggundu Musoke told the President that Makerere University Staff were indeed happy on hearing the news of the salary increment to the tune of 15million for a Professor. He added that the President’s advise will be followed as per the aforementioned meeting.
The President explained that he had initially ‘resisted’ demands for salary increments and new districts so as to support infrastructural development in the country, like roads, so as to lessen the costs of production and encourage exportation of local produce.
He then called on students from Moroto, Moyo and Padibe, who attested to infrastructure development and presence of electricity in these areas now as opposed to the situation before. He said the country’s produce can now be exported to countries in the East Africa region, COMESA and the European Union.
He further referred to the biblical book of Ecclesiastes that talks about a time for everything, adding that the time was right to look into remuneration of Staff in higher institutions of learning.
“I am very interested in having a high quality education system. I think it is time to stabilize, standardise and upgrade the quality of university education in Uganda. It is good but it can be better,” he said.
The new fees structure (10%)
In relation to the new fees structure of an additional 10% to first year students, the President said this strategy was not going to provide a lasting solution to Makerere University’s financial gap, thus the need for his intervention. “My approach is scientific, not emotional. I do not have time for emotions and sensationalism. You need so much more than the 2.4b from the additional fees increment to run the university. I said, let us look for a real solution. We shall get the 2.4b, even this year,” added the President.
Youth entrepreneurship
The President was glad that the youth, some of them Makerere University students had been trained in self defense tactics with the support of the Uganda Police during the security awareness week. He said they now needed to acquire entrepreneur skills too. “I want someone to put a dose of entrepreneurship in you.
Kayihura should find someone to give you a paper on enterprises like value addition, services, ICT; that you can engage in and make some money. If you consider the Business Process Outsourcing (B.P.O) for instance, we can give you capital to rent some space for a call centre and you start that business.
The Guild President H.E. Bwowe also encouraged students to start businesses on their own from humble beginnings, like the famous Bill Gates did.
The Chancellor, Prof. George Mondo Kagonyera appreciated the President for his continued interest in the youth as the future generation and the improved relationship between Makerere University and the security forces. “The paradigm shift in the relationship between Makerere University and the security forces is revolutionary and should not be taken for granted. I also want to thank the students for realizing that civilised behavior calls for dialogue and not hooliganism,” he emphasized.
The Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, asserted that the police has continuously embraced community policing and dialogue. He noted that his docket has since registered improvement in handing riotous situations at Makerere University by intervening as early as possible. “I want to thank you, Your Excellency because I have come to you several times in relation to issues in public universities and you have found solutions,” said the I.G.P.
The Periemeter wall
The Guild President, Ivan Bwowe pointed out that the many entrances to Makerere University ty threat and make surveillance difficult. He requested President Museveni to support a perimeter wall around the main campus. H.E Museveni promised to look into this issue at a later date.
Earlier in the opening prayer, Rev. Geoffrey Byarugaba asked the Lord to grant President Museveni fortitude, virtue and grace to lead Uganda.
Transport Assistant at Busitema University
Job Title: Transport Assistant
Busitema University is a Public University established by Statutory Instrument No. 22, 2007 enacted by Parliament of Uganda on May 10, 2007.
Busitema is a multi-campus and has a branch in Eastern Uganda, Pallisa.
Job Summary: The incumbent will primarily drive and maintain the university vehicle in accordance to the policy.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Transport Assistant must hold a Uganda Certificate of Education and a valid driving permit
- At least two years’ driving experience is required.
Age: 25-35
How to Apply for the job:
All candidates are encouraged Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following positions at Busitema University. Please submit three copies of your Applications duly signed, accompanied by detailed Curriculum Vitae, photo copies of transcripts, contact addresses and names of three referees in envelopes addressed to the University Secretary, Busitema University, P.
O. Box 236 Tororo/ 226 Busia or send signed copies via email to: us@adm.busitema.ac.ug
Deadline: Friday, 19th September, 2014 by 5:00pm.Jobs