Job Title: Manager Imports Inspection
Organisation: Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives responsible for Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology (Measurement), and Laboratory Testing (SQMT) with the objectives of facilitating fair trade, promoting local industries and protecting consumers.
Job Summary: Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director- Compliance, the Manager Imports Inspection will mainly develop and coordinate policies and procedures for providing overall guidance and supervision of compliance to standards for all imported goods and products and day to day management of the imports inspection department in line with UNBS mission and mandate.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and continuously monitor policies, procedures and other guidelines for field inspection of imported products in line with the UNBS act, imports inspection procedures/guidelines and Departmental guidelines.
- Develop & implement programmes to ensure that imported goods conform to applicable Uganda Standards/International Standards so as to protect consumers and the environment
- Coordinate the development of the Departmental annual, quarterly and monthly budget, work plans and targets
- Design frameworks for increasing stakeholder awareness and expanding on the number of new border points manned by UNBS staff
- Develop proposals for partnerships and MoUs for collaboration with other government agencies in order to ensure better working and effective relations
- Prepare for harmonization with the East African community (EAC) imports inspection procedures.
- Promote synergies & collaboration with other key stakeholder’s e.g. URA.
- Develop policies for enforcing high ethical conduct standards amongst departmental staff through strict implementation of the Bureau’s code of conduct in line with UNBS mission.
- Design programmes and procedures for Imports Inspection that conform to ISO/IEC 17020 “General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection”.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on activities of the department and progress on implementation of work plans
- Coordinate staff performance of all staff in the Department 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 ideal candidate should hold a Master’s Degree in either Chemistry, Biology, Food science, Food Technology, Engineering or other science related qualification, from a recognized University/Institution.
- Possession of Honours degree in either Chemistry, Biology, Food science, Food Technology, Engineering or any other science related qualification from a recognized University/Institution
- Training in a Management field is an added advantage
- Experience of at least nine (9) years of which five (5) years are in a supervisory role
- Membership to a recognized professional body relevant to UNBS Mandate is an added advantage
- Highly dynamic, analytical and innovative with keen attention to detail, clear strategic focus/orientation as well as demonstrable capacity to manipulate, interpret and/or translate functional data into useful Management information and also to develop innovative strategies for UNBS
- Proven people leadership and functional management competencies with hands-on skills in Risk Management and internal controls functional areas
- Well-developed leadership skills, interpersonal relationship skills, communication and negotiation skills, ICT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the Internet applications among others) and Problem solving and decision making skills.
- High moral and ethical standards; proven integrity, professionalism, competence and/or potential
- Between 35 -55 years old
- The successful candidate must have a high level of integrity and professionalism, Communication, Teamwork and Analytical skills.
How to Apply:
- Follow the Link, Click Here
- Use your Email Address for Registration
- Fill in all Tabs as per the Application
- Attach your updated CV with Mobile Telephone Numbers, Copies of Academic/Professional Qualifications and National Identity Card (NIN) under the Tab for Documents
- Complete your Application by clicking the Tab for “Submit Application”
- No Hand Delivered Applications will be received
Please Note
- Any form of Canvassing will lead to Automatic Disqualification.
- UNBS does not request for any Payments or favors at any stage of Recruitment
- Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 30th November 2025
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Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 108