Senior Certification Officer – Systems and Services Job Careers – Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Job Title: Senior Certification Officer – Systems and Services
Organisation: Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Principal Certification 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:
- Prepare and maintain audit schedules for initial certification, surveillance and re-certification evaluation of certification clients;
- Review and evaluate certification applications and reports
- Plan, prepare and conduct pre-certification and initial evaluation of customer’s products, services, production and production quality control processes at customer’s facility
- Conduct evaluation follow up & reporting on implementation of certification evaluation outcomes
- Prepare client files for submission to Evaluation Committee or Reviewers for certification approval
- Acquire market samples of certified products, submit to laboratory then analyze and interpret results to clients
- Provide technical support and guidance to all stakeholders in line with certification requirements.
- Prepare annual, quarterly and monthly budget, workplans and targets of all activities to be undertaken within the Division
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the UNBS Senior Certification Officer – Systems and Services job opportunity should hold a post graduate qualification in Food, Nutrition or Chemistry or any related field from a recognized University/Institution
- Possession of Honours degree in food science, Nutrition or Chemistry or related fields 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: 17th May 2019 by 5:00pm
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