Rwanda Bureau of Standards as per the Lawnº 03/2002 of 19/01/2002 determining its mission, organization and functioning, and restructured in 2013 to increase productivity and efficiency, Rwanda Bureau of Standards changed its name into Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) established by Rwanda Government Legislation N° 50/2013 of 28/06/2013 determining the mission, organization and functioning of the Rwanda Standards Board to undertake all activities pertaining to the development of Standards, Conformity Assessment and Metrology services in the country and currently Rwanda Standards Board developed and published more than 2390 Standards covering the areas of food and agriculture, engineering, service, water and environment, chemistry, chemical and consumer products.
Job responsibilities
Coordinating laboratories’ activities and preparing reports;
Organizing, managing and storage of technical records;
Supervising and evaluating the performance of laboratory staff;
Participate in the development, control and monitoring the implementation of the Management System Documents;
Receiving test samples, keeping record thereof, and assigning work to laboratory officers;
Supervising and performing analysis of test items;
Ensuring the validity of test results, method validation and the evaluation of Measurement Uncertainty;
Participating in the internal laboratory audits and conducting root cause analysis, correction and corrective actions for other identified nonconformities;
Monitoring and providing data for commissioning of new equipment.
Developing and monitoring the implementation of maintenance and calibration schedules for equipment;
Identifying and ordering adequate and detailed technical specifications of supplies and verifying the same on delivery;
Developing and ensuring the implementation of work programs for trainees on attachment;
Training and coaching junior staff
Identification of equipment, updating the laboratory equipment catalogue and participating in the asset’s registration and management;
Ensure implementation of institutional gender equality initiative related to his/her functions;
Apply gender equality lenses in his/her functions to ensure gender gaps identification;
Communicate and report on gender equality disaggregated data.
Perform any other duty assigned by superior
Qualifications
Master's in Electrical Engineering
1 Years of relevant experience
Master's in Civil Engineering
1 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
1 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Electromechanical Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics Engineering
3 Years of relevant experience
Master's Degree in Electromechanical Engineering
1 Years of relevant experience
Master’s Degree in Mechatronics Engineering
1 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
Resource management skills
Problem solving skills
Decision making skills
Time management skills
Risk management skills
Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage.
Digital literacy skills (ICDL)
Analytical skills;
Result oriented