Organisation: Uganda
Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Registrar
General
General
About URSB:
The Uganda Registration
Services Bureau (URSB) is established as a Statutory Body under the Uganda
Registration Services Bureau Act Cap. 210. The Bureau is a key player in
commercial and civil registrations that facilitate private sector development
and vital statistics for national planning.
Services Bureau (URSB) is established as a Statutory Body under the Uganda
Registration Services Bureau Act Cap. 210. The Bureau is a key player in
commercial and civil registrations that facilitate private sector development
and vital statistics for national planning.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- In
charge of initiating and reviewing policies, systems and procedures that
enhance legal compliance in accordance with the relevant Laws. - Guide
the Board and Management and follow up on implementation of Board
decisions. - Actively
monitor legal compliance of the Department in accordance with the relevant
Laws. - Coordinate
with stakeholders and compile proposals for review and formulate
amendments consideration of the management and the Board. - Plan
departmental operations and evaluate impact on organizational objectives. - Manage
the performance and development of staff in line with the Human Resource
Regulations and Board decisions. - Intuitively
review contracts/negotiations/settlement of cases and make recommendations
in accordance with Management and the Board decisions. - Develop
and implement strategies for institutionalization of best practices in
accordance with core values and rules of the organization. - Represent
the Registrar General in International Meetings. - Supervises
registration of Intellectual Property Rights. - Prepare
work plans and budget of the department. - Mentor,
supervise and appraise staff. - Perform
any other duties as my be assigned by the supervisor
Key Performance Indicators:
- Legal
framework studied and proposed amendment made and identified. - Recommendations
for management and board made. - General
compliance for all aspects of the law in the directorate are monitored and
guidance given. - The
Bureau strategic and business plan be developed. - Briefs
on the department are made for the board. - Decisions
for the board regarding the directorate that require action are
implemented. - Weaknesses
in operations are identified. - Reports
on compliance are made. - Actual
work plans are prepared. - Targets
are set for the directorate. - Monitoring
and evaluation framework developed.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should possess an Honors Degree in Law and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Legal Practice with at least 10 years of working experience in
legal related institutions or a University degree in Engineering with
working experience in intellectual property office. Possession of a
Master’s degree in Intellectual Property (MIP) , MBA or related field will
be an added advantage. - Legal
advocacy with good communication and interpersonal skills and computer
literate.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates are invited to send their application letters indicating
day time telephone contacts, postal and email addresses, or both and three
reputable referees, certificates and testimonials addressed to:
interested candidates are invited to send their application letters indicating
day time telephone contacts, postal and email addresses, or both and three
reputable referees, certificates and testimonials addressed to:
The Chairman, Board of
Directors, Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Plot 5 George Street, Georgiana
House, P.O. Box 6848 Kampala
Directors, Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Plot 5 George Street, Georgiana
House, P.O. Box 6848 Kampala
Telephone: +256 414 235 915/256
414 233 219, Fax: +256 414 250712,
414 233 219, Fax: +256 414 250712,
NB: All
applications should be submitted to the Front Desk Officer on floor number 5
and must be registered. Please clearly indicate the position applied for on the
left hand top corner of the envelope before submission.
applications should be submitted to the Front Desk Officer on floor number 5
and must be registered. Please clearly indicate the position applied for on the
left hand top corner of the envelope before submission.
Deadline: 16th February, 2015
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