Job Title:    Senior Research Officer

Organisation: National Building Review Board

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Manager Research and Standards

About Organisation:

The National Building Review Board is a government agency under the Ministry of Works and Transport established by the Building Control Act, 2013. The Board is mandated to monitor building developments; ensure that the design and construction of buildings and utilities to which the public is to have access cater for persons with disabilities; oversee, inspect and monitor the operations of Building Committees; hear and determine appeals from persons dissatisfied with the decisions of a Building Committee; and to determine the fees to be charged by urban and district building committees for approval of plans, issue of building permits and occupation permits.

Job Summary: To assist the Manager Research and Standards in coordinating the procedures and details of the research function.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting in formulation of policies, guidelines, procedures and standards for Research and Development
• Participate in conducting research using and applying a wide range of methods
• Participate in developing methods and tools to gather, capture, analyse, manage and store data;
• Compile information and prepare research reports to facilitate to facilitate decision making;
• Participate in studies on demographics, customer preferences, market needs and habits in the building industry to reveal future trends;
• Participate in fostering partnerships and collaborations among knowledge Generators (Researchers) including Knowledge Transformers within the Built Environment;
• Provide expertise to support the transfer of appropriate building construction methods and technologies;
• Participating in the development of artisans and other Scientific Knowledge Interlocutors for adoption at community level
• Promoting product development and commercialization programs for indigenous, emerging and Local Scientific Innovations within the building industry
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or other mandated authority.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Architecture, Quantity Surveying or Engineering from a recognized university or institution
• A Masters Degree in any of the above fields.
• Must be registered with a professional body and in Possession of a valid practicing license

Working Experience

• At least five (07) years’ relevant working experience four (04) of which should be in a recognized academic or research organisation or public sector organisation.
• Evidence of at least one research publication in a reputable publication done in the last five (5) years.

Competences Technical 

• Analytical skills
• Extensive Knowledge of Building Regulations and government Policies on the building sector
• Information Communications Technology
• Planning, Organizing and Coordinating
• Knowledge of court proceedings

Behavioral

• Concern for quality
• Team work
• Accountability
• Public Relations and Customer care
• Results Oriented

Interested persons should submit one pdf document containing, and in the following order: (i). An application letter; (ii). A current Curriculum Vitae; (iii). Relevant and applicable academic documentation (iv). Valid professional and legally required registration and or practicing certification; (v). A copy of National Identity Card.

Applications should be by email and addressed to:

The Executive Secretary,

National Building Review Board

Email to: external.jobs@nbrb.go.ug