Senior Records Officer Jobs – East African Community

Job Title:        Senior Records Officer
Organisation: East African Community
Duty Station: Arusha, Tanzania
REF: EAC/HR/2015-2016/032
About US:
The
East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising
the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the
United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda with its Headquarters
in Arusha, Tanzania. The EAC mission is to widen and deepen economic, political,
social and cultural integration to improve the quality of life of the people of
East Africa through increased competitiveness, value added production, trade
and investments.
Job Summary: The Senior Records Officer will manage a
well-defined records’ management system and service for the safe handling,
custody, storage, retrieval, exploitation and disposition of EAC records and
documents. The incumbent will also formulate strategies, guidelines and
procedures for Information management such as establishment of digital archives
for the EAC records.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Formulate strategies, policies and plans for
    Records management in liaison with technical departments; –
  • Prepare budget estimates in accordance with
    MTEF guidelines for Risk management equipment, supplies, and requisite
    hardware and software;
  • Develop project proposals for funding by
    development partners;
  • Prepare an annual work plan for the division;
  • Work closely with external contact in the
    academia, international institutions and regional bodies;
  • Maintain and continually update the
    Management Information System;
  • The incumbent will also cllect relevant data
    from partner states on policy trends;
  • Develop retention and disposal schedules for
    EAC records and present the schedules to Management for approval;
  • Facilitate Implementation of registry system
    and maintenance of the system standards.
  • Carry out periodic operational audits to
    check system performance;
  • Conduct user sensitization seminars as and
    when need arises;
  • Prepare all the section annual, quarterly
    progress reports;
  • Supervise and appraise the registry staff;
  • Work closely with IT and other user
    departments on technical issues such updates for the TRIM and INSPIRO;
  • Carry out system reviews for relevance in liaison
    with IT department;
  • Provide or share information with authorized
    users as and when required;
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the East African
    Community Senior Records Officer job vacancy must hold a Master’s Degree
    In Records and Archive Management, Information Science or an equivalent
    degree from a recognised University/Institution.
  • At least eight years of relevant experience,
    with three years at Senior level.
  • Skills and Competencies: Must have analytical customer care
    and capacity building skills. Must think strategically, have planning and
    organization skill, should be creative and innovative with good
    supervisory skills
  • Age: Below 55 years 
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates are advised to send their applications,
detailed curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic certificates, names and
contact details of three (3) referees, and a copy of National Identity Card,
Birth Certificate or Passport showing the date of birth. Please quote the
respective reference number on both the application letter and the envelope.
For electronic submissions, please quote the respective reference number on the
subject of the email and forward to the address given below.
NB:
  • Please submit your application either
    electronically or in hard copy but not both.
  • Applications which do not: indicate
    nationality and age; the reference number; an application letter attached;
    have certified copies of their academic degrees and other professional certificates;
    or fail to provide three referees shall be disqualified.
All
invitations for interviews shall be done in writing to:
The
Director,
Executive
Selection Division,
Deloitte
Consulting Limited,
10th
Floor PPF Tower
Cnr
of Ohio Street & Garden Avenue:
P
O Box 1559 Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Fax
+255(22) 2116379
E-mail to: esd@deloitte.co.tz
Deadline: Monday, 15th August 2016, 17:00Hrs.

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