Job Title: Graduate Trainee, IT (No Experience Jobs)
Organisation: Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Officer Human Resources
About the Company:
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) is established under the PPDA Act No.1 of 2003 to develop standards and regulate procurement and disposal practices in respect of all Procuring and Disposing Entities which include Central Government Ministries and Departments, Local Governments, State Enterprises, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies and post primary training institutions.
Job Summary: To aid strategic and tactical direction in all ICT related matters so that the Authority can be in the best position to leverage technology to achieve its mission, vision and strategic objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To assist in designing, developing, testing and rolling out software applications in the Authority,
- Assist in ensuring the availability, reliability and security of all PPDA applications and software services with a critical focus on user requirements and quality assurance of outputs
- Assist in ensuring that adequate IT disaster recovery measures are put in place for all PPDA applications and software services
- Assist in providing adequate and timely user support
- Undertake any other assignments as may be directed from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Honours (1st Class and 2nd Class Upper) Bachelors’ Degree in Information Technology, Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and other related field.
- Applicants for the Graduate Trainee opportunities must be fresh graduates who obtained a First Class or Upper Second-Class Bachelor’s degree in 2024 or later and are less than 26 years old.
Experience
- None required
Skills and Competencies
- Good communication skills,
- Team working skills,
- Ability to Use One’s Initiative,
- Positive attitude and growth mindset
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should submit completed application forms, Download Here and relevant academic documents via Email to; recruitment@ppda.go.ug with the job position applied for as the subject.
The attachments should be limited to the following documents; a duly filled application form, National ID, O-level and A-level Certificates, Honours (1st Class and 2nd Class Upper Degree.
Applicants for the Regional Positions should be residents of the Region (Central, Western, Eastern or Northern) and provide a recommendation letter from LC 1 Chairperson as evidence.
All attachments should be sent as one file in PDF format.
The subject of the email should be ‘Application for the Position of…” (indicate the position applied for)
Deadline: 28th April 2025