Fresher Registration Officer – Directorate of Civil Registration Jobs – Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB)

Organisation: Uganda
Registration Services Bureau (URSB)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Senior
Registration Officer
Code: URSB0052
About US:
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is established as a
Statutory Body under the Uganda Registration Services Bureau Act Cap. 210, Laws
of Uganda 2000 Edition. The Bureau is a key player in commercial and civil
registrations that facilitate private sector development and vital statistics
for national planning.
Job Summary: The Registration
Officer – Directorate of Civil Registration will ensure that all the statutory
functions of civil registration services are delivered correctly, efficiently
and effectively to a high standard.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Registers marriages/civil events in
    accordance with the statutory regulations and registration policy
    guidelines
  • Ensures safe custody of all registers and
    to ensure the appropriate indices are created and maintained.
  • Attests notices of marriage/civil
    partnerships under the relevant Acts and ensures they are passed to the
    Senior Registration officer to be recorded as appropriate and correctly
    displayed
  • Receives  
    applications,   conducts   searches   and  
    ensures   applications   and supporting documentation relating
    to notices of marriage is checked and certificates and licences authorising
    marriages to proceed are correctly issued
  • Conducts marriage ceremonies and
    undertakes civil partnerships as necessary at the Register’s office and
    other premises, including approved premises.
  • The jobholder also processes and issues
    out single status letters and registers Muslim divorces.
  • Ensures the establishment and maintenance
    of effective office procedures and ensures members of the public are dealt
    with in a customer caring efficient and helpful manner.
  • Manages the assessment and collection of
    non tax revenue accruing from civil registrations
  • Provides support in the processing
    licences and undertakes initial inspection, keeps, updates and maintains a
    Register of approved venues to ensure suitability of areas for performing
    Civil   marriages/partnerships and
    provide this information   to
    interested parties.
  • Sensitises duty bearers on their roles and
    responsibilities to comply with statutory responsibilities
  • Ensures that all legal requirements
    regarding marriages and civil partnership are completed in compliance with
    the relevant statutory requirements,
  • Updates and maintains records of all civil
    events and prepares reports on a regular basis for the Senior Registration
    Officer regarding performance of the registry.
  • Performs any other duties that may be
    assigned from time to time by the Senior Registration Officer.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Uganda
    Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Director Business Registration career
    placement must hold an Honours degree in law or Social Sciences or other
    related discipline.
  • Broad knowledge of relevant legislation
    relating to registration duties.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication
    skills
  • Computer software application skills
  • Ability to liaise and network with other
    stakeholders.
  • Ability to work in a team.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit
their applications by filling this application, download
here
, and sending it via E-mail to jobs@ursb.go.ug  with the E-mail subject indicated as the CODE
for the position being applied for (check top of advert for the Code).
NB:  Applicants will receive a response to confirm
delivery of their email. Please DO NOT
attach copies of your Academic Documents at this point.
Deadline: 12th April, 2017
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