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Job Title:    Senior Surveillance Officer (2
Job Placements)

Organisation: Uganda
National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Principal
Surveillance Officer

About US:

Uganda National
Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade
Industry and Cooperatives responsible for standardization, Quality Assurance,
Metrology and Laboratory Testing (SQMT) with the objective of facilitating fair
trade, promoting local industries and Consumer protection. The Uganda National
Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade,
Industry and Co-operatives established by the UNBS Act Cap 327 and became
operational in 1989. It is governed by the National Standards Council and
headed by the Executive Director who is responsible for the day-to-day
operation of UNBS.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Plan, provide technical support and supervise market surveillance
  activities throughout the country to ensure that substandard and expired
  products are reduced in line with UNBS policies and procedures.
• Carry out factory inspections to ensure that manufacturing processes
  and products conform to the requirements of national standards.
• Develop and coordinate collaborative frameworks with other
  regulatory agencies/ institutions in enforcement of mandatory standards in
  line with UNBS policies and procedures.
• Document consumer complaints related to non-compliance to mandatory
  standard requirements to guide management in decision making and trust
  building with the traders and other stakeholders.
• Provide technical advisory information to industries and UNBS
  clientele for quality improvements
• Develop annual, quarterly and monthly work plans, budget and reports
  of all activities within the Division.
• Coordinate staff performance of all staff in the section and ensure
  that targets, plans and outputs are achieved within schedules and budgets
  and regularly review their performance during performance review meetings
  and annual performance appraisal.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the UNBS Senior Surveillance Officer job
  opportunity should hold a post graduate qualification in a science field
  from a recognized University/Institution
• Possession of Honours degree in a science field from a recognized
  University/Institution
• A minimum of five years of prior experience in Standards, Quality
  Assurance, or quality control, Standards Development or Laboratory Testing
• Should have completed the approved competence development training
  in Certification
• Training in ISO 9001 is an added advantage
• Proven people leadership and functional management competencies with
  hands-on skills in Risk Management and internal controls in the functional
  areas
• Hands-on supervisory competencies with capacity to multi-task and deliver
  results efficiently with minimal supervision
• The successful candidate must have a high level of integrity and
  professionalism, Communication, Teamwork and Analytical skills and needs
  to be a team player, an excellent communicator with good oral communication
  and presentation skills.
• Age: Between 30
  and 45 years 

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested persons are encouraged to apply as per the guidance
below;

• Please follow the link thus; Click Here
• Use your email address as your
  registration mail
• Fill in all tabs as per the application
  as required
• Attach your updated CV with mobile
  telephone numbers indicated, copies of academic qualifications and
  national identity card under the tab for documents
• Complete your application by clicking
  ‘submit application’
• No hand delivered applications will be
  received

NB:

• Any form of canvassing will lead to
  automatic disqualification.
• UNBS does not request for any payments
  at any stage of recruitment and review process
• Only shortlisted candidates will be
  contacted

Deadline: 17^th May 2019 by 5:00pm

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