3 Job Positions at Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS) (Deadline:20th September 2021)

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RECRUITING KARONGI CAMPUS COORDINATOR

The Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS) would like to recruit a full-time coordinator for its Karongi Campus.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Responsible of driving the academic and administrative activities
• Marketing the institution
• Assisting and assessing staff teaching  and responding to students’ queries
• Linking the interest of the campus to that of surrounding community
• Representing the campus and networking with government and non-governmental organizations
• Assisting and attending meetings organized by the institution

 Required competencies

• Ability to work in team and share knowledge and experience
• Organizational, coordination, and inter-cultural communication skills
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Ability to perform multi-task activities
• Ability to networking with government institutions and non-governmental organizations
• Experience in using ICT tools (computer and online platforms)
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Readiness to participate actively in the social and spiritual life of PIASS community

Required Education and experience

• A PhD degree in Accounting or similar qualification and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and entrepreneurship
• A postgraduate diploma of education
• Minimum of 3 years in teaching and 3 years in management of an educational institution
• Proficiency in writing, listening, and speaking English, French would be an added value.

Applications documents

• Application letter in English
• Curriculum vitae in English
• Certified copies of degrees
• Three recommendations signed by former employers
• Any other documents supporting professional experience

Please send your application through: fathebu@yahoo.fr

Deadline for submission is 20^th September 2021 

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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RECRUITING A FULLTIME LECTURER

 The Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS) would like to recruit a full-time lecturer for Community Development Programs.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Preparing and teaching Community Development related modules as well as research methodology in Social Sciences
• Coaching MA students in research processes
• Supervision and examination of MA and BA students’ dissertations
• Development of new programs in the area of Community Development
• Effective involvement in PIASS research activities, program design, review, and community outreach
• Involvement in Faculty administration upon request
• Close collaboration with faculties,  directorates, and other departments of PIASS
• Conception and elaboration of project proposals

Required competencies

The candidate is expected to have the following competencies:

• Proven ability to prepare courses and teach them at the MA and BA levels
• Proven ability to design programs in community development
• Proven ability to coach MA students in research
• Proven ability to supervise students’ dissertations at the MA and BA levels
• Proven ability to write project proposals
• Proven ability in project management (designing, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation)
• Proven organizational, coordination, and inter-cultural communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Readiness to participate actively in the social and spiritual life of PIASS community
• To be free from any employment or make a formal commitment to leave it once recruited by PIASS
• ICT tools (computer and online platforms)

Required Skills and Experience

• PhD degree in Development Studies, project management, or other related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of teaching and/ or professional experience in managing community Development projects
• Experience in using computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.), and online platforms
• Fluency in English. French would be an added value.

Application documents required

Application files should contain the following documents:

• Application letter in English
• Curriculum vitae in English
• Copies of university degrees and other certificates
• Abstract of PhD dissertation (between 300 and 400 words)
• Three recommendation letters signed by former employers or professors
• Documents supporting teaching or/and professional experience in teaching, research, and dissertation supervision
• Any other supporting document deemed important by the applicant.

Please send your application through: fathebu@yahoo.fr

The deadline for submission is 20^th September 2021 

PIASS MANAGEMENT

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR ICT SPECIALIST

The Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS) would like to recruit an ICT Specialist.

1. Duties and responsibilities  

• Ensuring effective coordination of ICT help-desk functions
• Implementation of ICT strategies and new technologies
• Management of PIASS hardware and software packages including student management system
• Networks administration
• Provision of web management service
• Updating source-code and managing various operating systems
• Facilitation of ICT knowledge building and knowledge sharing
• Updating source-code and managing various operating systems
• Reviewing PIASS Software frequently and making necessary adjustments to keep them running well
• Providing support and training to staff and students on ICT applications
• Assist in performing systems administration functions, network operating systems whenever needed
• Installing and administering the office of ICT applications and data telecommunication facilities
• Being responsible for integration of updates and new features to the existing software
• Compliance with corporate information management and technology standards, guidelines and procedures for the PIASS technological environment.
• Provision of inputs to elaboration of internal policies and procedures on the use of ICT.
• Development and update of the ICT annual work plan and reporting.
• Performing systems administration functions
• Running regular checks on network and data security
• Overseeing and determining time frames for major IT projects
• Providing direction for IT team members
• Involvement in teaching and training activities

 2. Qualifications and Experiences

• Master’s degree in Information systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• 2 years of relevant working experience in IT Operations
• Network Installation and configuration
• Be familiar with the use and development of online Platform
• Web programming skills
• Knowledge in web portal development and Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
• knowledge of SQL and Relational database management systems in general
• Strong knowledge of programming languages (JAVA, JSP, JavaScript, Html, Xml, CSS, etc )
• Knowledge of Client and server side programming
• Fluency Proficiency in both oral and written English and French.

 3. Required documents 

Application files should contain the following documents:

1. Application letter in English
2. Curriculum vitae in English
3. Certified copies of university degrees and other relevant certificates
4. Recommendation letter signed by former employers
5. Any other supporting document deemed important by the applicant

Please send your application through fathebu@yahoo.fr

The deadline for submission is 20^th September 2021

PIASS MANAGEMENT