Senior Records Management Officer at Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Kampala, Uganda

Job Description

Reporting to the Human Resource Manager, the successful candidate shall be required to perform the following duties; MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Establish and implement proper records creation, storage, use, and preservation and disposal management system.

 Design a records classification scheme based on UNBS business activities.

 Provide technical support to directorates, departments and sections on matters related to management of records.

 Compute staff leave, generate data by establishing the outstanding leave balances and make a monthly report on the status of leave in UNBS as stipulated in the UNBS Human Resource Management Manual (HRMM)

 Design an appropriate records tracking system within the organization

 Liaise with the IT department to advance the computerization of records management in the organization.

 Establish and manage the archive and ensure that permanent historically valuable records are appropriately accessed  Coordinate, supervise, monitor and report on contracted HR services in line with procurement guidelines

 Prepare periodic Performance reports for all activities under Records Management function

 Review and update Records Management, retention and disposal

QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

 Honours degree in either Records and Archive Management, Information Science, or Library Information Management from a recognised University / Institution

 Post Graduate Diploma in Records Management is an added advantage

 Minimum of 5 years’ working experience in Records Management

 Should have taken competence based training in the Records Management field

 Must be computer literate with skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the Internet applications The successful candidate must have a high level of integrity and professionalism, Communication, Teamwork and Analytical skills.