Job Title: Regional Manager – 3 Positions
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- Management and Financial Services, the Regional Manager will provide leadership and administrative guidance to the UNBS regional office unit and as well coordinate operations of the regional office through overseeing the implementation of technical services and the day to day management of the regional operations in line with UNBS mission, vision and mandate.
The Regional Manager is the overall head of the regional office unit of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), and takes overall responsibility for the planning and coordination of operations, execution of approved programs, management, utilization and accountability of resources at the regional office to ensure that UNBS fulfills its goal of bringing services nearer to the population in line
the existing operational frameworks of service delivery.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and management of the Regional Office unit through offering guidance, allocation of resources and enforcing accountability of all Bureau finances and assets.
- Promote UNBS image and update the population of the region about the Bureau’s commitments and direction in line with UNBS mission and strategic objectives by providing accurate and up to date information to the public and other stakeholders.
- Promote synergies & collaboration with key UNBS stakeholders’ at the regional level in liaison with the relevant technical units of UNBS
- Coordinate and consolidate programs of the technical operations in the Regional Office unit to ensure organized operations as per the existing resources
- Develop, monitor and oversee policies, procedures and guidelines for managing the Regional Office Unit administrative and welfare services as well as field operations management.
- Undertake planning, budgeting and developing of work plans and ensure reporting on execution of work plans in a timely manner
- Authorize and verify all expenditures, procurement requisitions/payments as well as verification of accountabilities of the regional office unit financial resources as per the existing procedures and set guidelines
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on activities and progress on implementation of work plans of the Regional Office Unit
- Coordinate staff performance of all staff in the regional office unit 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