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MakBRC Job Advert: 1 (One) Accountant Position

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Job Title: Accountant
Number of Positions: 1 (One)
Organisation: Makerere University Biomedical Research Centre (MakBRC)
Duty Station: Kampala
Period: 12 months

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Provides guidance to faculty, administrators, and other staff on proposal development and grant applications for external support opportunities.
  2. Monitors/Reviews research proposals before submission to Federal, and other agencies to ensure compliance with University and agency policies and procedures.
  3. Analysis of fund balances to determine burn rate calculations for progress reporting, carry-over requests, projections, and close-outs of research/grant awards.
  4. Maintain financial records in compliance with statutory requirements and agreement
  5. Develop and review policies to enhance performance and strengthen internal control systems
  6. Support the Head of Finance and Strategic management   to provide documents and information to external auditors to carry out annual and specific audit
  7. Assess any possible risk and develop mitigation measures to support research administration.
  8. Act as a team member, by organizing meetings and effectively coordinating activities with collaborators.
  9. Performs and assists with reconciling award activity of expenses to budget in order to avoid cost over-runs per Sponsor and University guidelines.
  10. Performs and assists with the preparation and review of financial reports or invoices in collaboration with the Finance and Strategic Management.
  11. Performs and assists with the monitoring of the awards revenues to the project accounts.
  12. Reviews and ensures the awards Budget and other data elements in the finance system accurately reflect the terms of the award.
  13. Assists with resolving issues, working with faculty, sponsored program administrators, university administration and internal and external constituents (e.g., Federal/State agency program officers, departmental chairs, etc.) for grant and non-grant (restricted) accounts.
  14. Assists in coordinating activities and disseminating information to all grant collaborators, including annual offsite and onsite meetings for internal/external faculty and staff.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • A First Class degree from a chartered University in either Commerce, Accounting, Finance or Auditing.
  • Evidence of Membership with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.
  • A minimum of three(3) year’s (thirty-six months) qualification experience. 
  • Extensive Computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required 
  • Membership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is an added advantage
  • Knowledge and expertise in grant awarding institutions such as the National Institute of Health (NIH) regulations, policies, procedures, and laws are added advantages.
  • The candidate should demonstrate an understanding of grant proposals and budgetary development, which is an added advantage.

How to Apply:

All qualified and interested candidates should address their application to the Human Resource office in PDF format and send them to makbrc.chs@mak.ac.ug no later than 4 pm, 12th August 2024.

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Applications for Admission to Undergraduate Programmes 2026/27

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Students in discussion groups in Freedom Square on 1st April 2026.

UPDATE 25th May 2026

  • Application deadline extended to 28th May 2026.

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications from Ugandan, East African, and international applicants for the undergraduate programmes under the private sponsorship scheme for the 2026/2027 Academic Year for ‘A’ Level Leavers Only.

Each applicant should:

Have the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) with at least five (5) passes, or its equivalent and at least two (2) principal passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) obtained at the same sitting. For day programmes only candidates who sat A’ Level in 2025, 2024 and 2023 are eligible to apply. For evening, afternoon, and external programmes, a candidate is not restricted on the year of sitting A’ Level. Detailed information on the weighting system can be accessed by following this link.

Other relevant information can be obtained from UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS OFFICE, LEVEL 3, SENATE BUILDING OR CAN BE found on the University Website https://www.mak.ac.ug. Effective Monday 20th April 2026. 

A non-refundable application fee of shs.50,000/= for Ugandans, East African and S. Sudan applicants or $75 or equivalent for internationals  plus bank charges should be paid in any of the banks used by Uganda Revenue Authority.                                           

 Candidates who hold grades X, Y, Z, 7 and 9 of ‘O’Level results should not apply because they are not eligible for admission. Below are the availble courses including respective fees structure.

How to submit your application                                            

  1. Applicants should access the Institution’s Admissions URL https://apply.mak.ac.ug/
  2. Sign up by clicking on the REGISTER NOW. Use your full name, e-mail and Mobile No.  Please note that your name must be similar to the one on your supporting academic documents for your application to be considered valid.
  3. A password will be sent to you on your mobile phone and email.                                      
  4. The system will prompt you to change the password to the one you can easily remember.
  5. To fill an application form, click on the APPLY NOW button displayed on the appropriate running scheme.                                              
  6. Obtain a payment reference number by clicking on “Pay for Form” Button
  7. Make a payment at any of the banks used by Uganda Revenue Authority                                            

MOBILE MONEY PAYMENT STEPS:                                                 

  1. Dial *272*6# on either MTN or Airtel                                                             
  2. Select option 3-Admission                                                     
  3. Select option 3-Pay Fees
  4. Enter reference number obtained from Application portal 
  5. Details of Application form will be confirmed                                                              
  6. Enter PIN to confirm payment                                                            

The closing date for receiving applications shall be 28th May 2026.

WARNING:                                                             

  1. Applicants are strongly warned against presenting forged or other people’s academic documents to support their applications for admission.  The consequences, if discovered, are very grave indeed.
  2. Do not buy any other documents not originating from the Academic Registrar’s Office.  Those who buy them do so at their own risk. 
  3. The Academic Registrar has not appointed any agent to act on his behalf to solicit for additional funds other than the application fee stated above.    
  4. Applicants are advised to use the right programme names and codes. the university will not be responsible for any wrong information entered in the system by applicants.                                               

Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR

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Admission List for Bachelor of Laws under Government Sponsorship 2026/27

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The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released admission lists for students admitted to the Bachelor of Laws under Government Sponsorship for the Academic Year 2026/2027.

Please note that the list below contains those who were admitted under the Direct (A’ Level Leavers), Diploma, and Mature Age Entry Schemes.

The admission list is shown below:

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Pre-entry Examination Results for Admission to Bachelor of Laws 2026/2027

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Admission List to Bachelor of Education External (BED) 2026/27 -Government Sponsorship

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Graduands from College of Education and External Studies (CEES) at the 73rd Graduation on Tuesday 14th February 2023, Freedom Square, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released the admission list of Diploma holders provisionally admitted to Bachelor of Education (EXTERNAL) programme under Private Sponsorship for the Academic Year 2026/2027 pending verification of their academic documents by the awarding institutions.

The List can be accessed by following the link below:

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