Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 15 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Engineers Registration Board (ERB) is established under the Engineers Registration Act, Cap 271, as a statutory body with a mission to regulate and control engineers and their profession in Uganda and to continuously improve on policies affecting the engineering profession and advise Government accordingly
The ERB seeks to fill a vacant position at its Secretariat in Kampala and accordingly invites applications from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following post:

To support the Registrar and co-ordinate the implementation of the ERB's policies, strategies, plans and reports to ensure achievement of ERB's goals and objectives towards the registration, accreditation and regulation of the engineering profession

Key Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail.
• Provide leadership to the Technical Division/Department iPlan, budget and coordinate engineering services (registration, accreditation and regulation):
• Provide technical guidance and support supervision for effective delivery of engineering services:
• Monitor and evaluate engineering services:
• Allocate and account for resources
• Initiate and review professional registration and regulation guidelines:
• Assess applications for professional registration and practice, and prepare reports to the ERB Board (Registration Committee);
• Enforce adherence to professional code of conduct and ethics by all registered engineering professionals
• Provision of guidance for career development and training for engineering professionals
• Plan and coordinate the implementation of quality assurance programmes for engineering services:
• Promote research and innovation in engineering and
• support the Registrar in enforcement of decisions and resolutions of the ERB Board;
• In consultation with the Registrar, be responsible for the direction of the affairs of the ERB, the exercise, discharge and performance of its objectives, functions and duties
• Ensure the maintenance of efficiency and discipline by all staff of the Division/Department
• Support the Registrar to provide general oversight of all the ERB activities, manage day-to-day operations, and smooth functioning and efficiency within the organization;
• Develop the ERB's programs and implementation of standards
• and controls, systems and procedures, regular evaluation and performance management system
• Provide leadership in engineering learning, services designed to inform public engineering learning, services designed to inform public policy, promotion of national development and high standards of competence; policy, promotion of national development and high standards of competence
• Develop and implement an effective performance management system
• Exercise and perform any other functions which the ERB Board may determine from time to time.

Person Specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
• Bachelor's degree in any recognized Engineering field with post graduate qualifications in Engineering
• Advanced degree in Public Administration and Management or Business Administration.
• Minimum of 8 years' working experience, 3 of which should be at manager level supervising a team(s) of professionals.
• Membership of a recognized engineering professional association and registration with the Engineers Registration Board or equivalent body is a must.

Skills and Abilities:
• Working knowledge of Uganda Government procedures and systems:
• Computer
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills:
• Ability to work under tight deadlines without compromising quality
• Demonstrable team leadership and good organization skills; vi. Public relations and customer care
• Ethics and integrity:
• Planning, organizing and coordinating: coaching and mentoring.
• Not more than 50 years


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications with detailed CVs, three professional referees (including phone and e-mail contacts) and copies of testimonials in both hardcopy and soft copies to:
THE REGISTRAR,
ENGINEERS REGISTRATION BOARD, Ministry of Works and Transport, Public Works Training Centre,
Plot 2, Gloucester Avenue, Kyambogo P.O. Box 29287, KAMPALA
Tel: 0303 104942
Email: registrar@erb.go.ug 
Deadline: 12:00noon on Monday 22nd January 2024


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