The University Staff Job Satisfaction Challenge and its Implications for National Council for Higher Education: An Empirical Evidence

The article explores the mandate of the National Council for Higher Education in Uganda and establishes that one of its major functions is to monitor the health of academic institutions. In context, the literature and empirical evidence here revealed that the health of the universities chartered by National Council for Higher Education will depend on the job satisfaction of staff in their various ranks. Currently, the reward system provided is weak and insignificant. It was concluded by suggesting a model on which university managers and other stakeholders should focus in order to influence staff satisfaction and ensure quality education delivery in the country