Friday 17 August 2012

Head Onsite Examination Unit Job Vacancy at Bank of Uganda


Job Title:                    Head Onsite Examination Unit
Department:                                 Non- Banking Financial Institutions
Division:                                        Credit Institutions, NSSF, and Deposit
          Protection Fund and Security Deposits for
Insurance Companies.
Section:                                         Onsite Examination
Reports to:                                    Senior Principal Banking Officer/PBO
Job Purpose:
Plan, organize and supervise staff during onsite examinations as well as consolidate
examination reports from the desk officers, and recommend corrective action and
implementation plan following onsite inspection
Key Activities of the Job:
1. Lead teams on on-site examinations and other assignments.
2. Supervise staff during onsite examination to ensure timely completion of
assignments.
3. Control and update permanent working files on Credit Institutions, and NSSF.
4. Plan for onsite examinations including conducting preliminary risk assessment.
5. Consolidate onsite examination reports from the desk officers.
6. Recommend corrective action and implementation plan  following onsite
examination findings.
7. Train new staff on the job.
8. Submit draft examination reports and other reports to Senior Principal Banking
Officer/ Principal Banking Officer.
9. Review of newspapers for relevant items on supervised financial institutions for
appropriate action.
Main Outputs:1. Consolidated draft examination reports
2. Permanent working files on supervised financial institutions.
3. Draft recommendations on examination findings.
4. Reports on trained new staff.
Person Specifications
Qualifications
• First or Upper Second class Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields:
Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration,
Econometrics and Mathematics.
• A Master’s degree in one of the following fields is an added advantage; Economics,
Statistics, Finance, Business Administration, Econometrics and Mathematics.
Experience
At least (3) years of relevant working experience in a relevant institution.
Age
28 – 35 years

Application procedure:
All applications should be forwarded electronically using the iRecruitment
Application on the BoU website, www.bou.or.ug under Careers in BoU. Careers in
BoU is located at the top right menu and bottom right menu.  Guidelines on
procedures can be accessed using the hyperlink Bank of Uganda iRecruitment
Instructions
· Candidates MUST ensure that they indicate the class of their degree(s) in their
applications.
· Scanned copies of academic and professional credentials and testimonials MUST
be attached to the applications.
· The maximum size of attachments in the online application is 500Kb. Multiple
documents of sizes smaller than 500Kb can be attached.
Candidates will be required to use the standard BoU Curriculum Vitae format
which is available under Careers in BoU. This Curriculum Vitae form after being
filled can then be uploaded onto iRecruitment Oracle when applying for the
advertised position of your choice. Candidates that use a Curriculum Vitae
Format other than the uploaded format shall be disqualified.
· Please note that only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.
· The appointing authority reserves the right to appoint a new employee to a
higher or lower level than advertised as deemed fit.
To reach NOT later than 5:00pm on August 31, 2012