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Job Title:    Principal Inspector – Data and
Information

Organisation: Uganda
National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Manager
Imports Inspection

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: 

• Develop annual, quarterly and monthly budget, work plans,
  procurement plans and targets of all activities to be undertaken within
  the Division
• Supervise, monitor and control the division staff to ensure that all
  data generated from the imports inspection activities is properly managed
  while regularly reviewing their performance during performance review
  meetings and annual performance appraisal
• Undertake data sourcing, compilation, analysis and disseminate
  information related to imports inspection internally and externally
  whenever required for policy guidance
• Develop and maintain an effective management information system in
  line with ISO 9001; ISO 17020 and ISO 19011
• Provide technical information, guidance and support to all internal
  and external stakeholders
• Manage and coordinate the automation of departmental systems to
  match URA Customs and other key partner systems and take lead in the
  implementation of system upgrade in comparison with URA systems and any
  other systems used in the customs clearance processes (ePortal, Asycuda
  World, Electronic Single Window et so as to match the departments
  performance to its stakeholder services requirements
• Audit the departmental monthly inspection reports against
  information in the system at the different stations to guide and form a
  basis for policy and framework improvement in relation to imports
  inspection
• Devise an information control and retrieval system of the imports
  inspection department so as to manage information dissemination
• Benchmark operations of key relevant stakeholders, like
  URA/statutory bodies in the region and the EAC, among many so as to
  continuously improve the information generation of the department in
  relation to imports inspection
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on activities of the
  Division

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the UNBS Principal Inspector – Data and
  Information job opportunity should hold a Master’s Degree in Computer
  Science or Informatics, information science, software engineering and
  strong database knowledge from a recognized University.
• Possession of Honours degree in either ICT, Information Technology,
  Information Systems or Electrical and electronics Engineering from a
  recognized University/Institution
• A minimum of eight years of accumulated experience in database and
  information management in a regulatory institution or related organisation
• Must have broad knowledge of the legislative, strategic and
  operational framework of Uganda National Bureau of Standards
• Must be experienced in database design, development and management
  using mysql, oracle, etc
• Must have well developed interpersonal relationship skills
• Working knowledge of customs and imports clearance procedures will
  be an added advantage
• 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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