www.ubos.org Vacancies Application Portal

Applicants may apply for any of the above positions through the online application system available on the UBOS website www.ubos.org.

All tendered in documents will be verified with the relevant authorities. Any falsification of documents will lead to prosecution and any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

A body charged with the establishment and maintenance of the National Identification Register (NIR) was established by the Registration of Persons Act (ROPA), 2015, and its name is NIRA.

Additionally, the Authority is responsible for recording births, deaths, and adoption orders, as well as issuing identification cards to individuals aged 16 and up, assigning NINs or AINS to eligible individuals, and finally, registering citizens and legally resident aliens.

Recruitment Of Temporary Staff

In 2014, Uganda issued its first batch of national identification cards, which had a ten-year validity period. Every citizen whose card has expired or who has not yet registered will be able to take part in NIRA’s mass enrollment and renewal drive. The presence of a National Identification Card or National Identification Number (NIN) is required for individuals to access public services according to Section 66 of the Registration of Persons Act, 2015.

To support the above exercise, NIRA wishes to recruit suitable candidates for the following temporary positions.

S/No	Job Title	Department	No of vacancies	Duration
1	Registration Assistant	Registration and Operations	10,594	183 days
2	Data Processors	Directorate of ICT	766	10 months
3	Communications Assistant	Office of the Executive Director	01	10 months
4	Research Assistant	Office of the Executive Director	01	10 months
5	Stores Assistant	Directorate of Finance and Administration	01	10 months
6	Accounts Assistant	Directorate of Finance and Administration	02	10 months
7	Transport and Logistics Assistant	Directorate of Finance and Administration	01	10 months
8	Registration Officers	Directorate of Registrations and Operations	105	10 months
9	System Development	Directorate of ICT	04	10 months

10	Database Administrator Assistant	Directorate of ICT	03	10 months
11	Network Administrator Assistant	Directorate of ICT	04	10 months
12	System  Administrator Assistant	Directorate of ICT	04	10 months
13	Cyber Security Assistant	Directorate of ICT	02	10 months
14	Field Support Assistant	Directorate of ICT	06	10 months
15	Service Engineers	Directorate of ICT	04	10 months
16	Legal Assistant	Directorate of  Legal, Advisory and Compliance	09	10 months
17	Legal Clerk	Directorate of Legal, Advisory and Compliance	01	10 months
18	Client Relations Assistant	Public Relations and Corporate Affairs	06	10 months
19	Human Resource Assistant	Human Resource	03	04 months
20	Human Resource Office Assistant	Human Resource	02	04 months
21	Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant	Planning and Strategy	02	10 months
22	Internal Audit Assistant	Internal Audit	05	08 months

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants should submit applications clearly indicating the position applied for and preferred area of work by district for registration Assistants. Applications should be addressed to the Executive Director-NIRA and should include a detailed curriculum vitae (CV), copies of academic and professional certificates. Applicants must possess a valid National ID, an active bank account, Tax Identification Number (TIN) and telephone contacts registered in their names.

Applications should be submitted online (in soft copy) to https://recruitment.nira.go.ug. Applications should include a telephone contact of the applicant, names and contact details of at least three (3) referees.

Applications should reach the above address not later than Tuesday 12th March 2024 at 5.00pm