Job Title: Estates Assistant – Civil
Organisation: National Medical Stores (NMS)
Duty Station: Entebbe, Wakiso, Uganda
Job Ref No. NMS/2023/29
Reports to: Senior Estates Officer
About US:
National Medical Stores is an autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament in 1993. Our mandate is to Procure, Store and Distribute medicines and other medical supplies to health facilities.
Job Summary: The Estates Assistant – Civil will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining of plumbing system, and sanitary accessories to facilitate smooth running of NMS corporation business
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Constant checking of the sewage and water supply system, unblocking of manholes, underground sewage pipelines, toilets, hand wash basins.
- Replacing any broken plumbing fittings like taps, water pipes/lines, toilet seat covers, toilet seats and fix any loose joints of sewage system.
- Draw up inspection schedules, to guide periodic inspections of the sewage system, prepare status reports and recommend possible solutions where necessary.
- Monitor performance of office cleaning services and sanitary facilities including toilets, bath-rooms, urinals, wash hand basins amongst others.
- Locate and repair any leakages on the water supply lines.
- Inspect and test plumbing systems for safety and proper functionality.
- Requisition and monitor stock levels for all materials required for day-to-day plumbing works and repairs.
- Installing, maintaining and repairing plumbing systems/fixtures.
- Carry out daily monitoring of water levels in reservoir tanks, ensure proper operation and advise for any re-fills required.
- Plan, budget, monitor and report on utilisation of utilities for NMS
- Identify possible risks during execution of duties and formally report to the immediate supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of a Certificate in plumbing or water engineering obtained from a recognized institution.
- An Ordinary diploma in plumbing or water engineering obtained from a recognized institution shall be an added advantage.
- The incumbent should have basic computer knowledge.
- The incumbent should have good communication skills.
- Three years of hands-on experience from a reputable organization.
- Relationship management skills
- Communication skills
- Teamwork
- Planning
- Inventory/ logistics handling
- Documentation and data management
- Customer centricity
How to Apply:
All interested applicants should submit an Online Application. Please scan your academic qualifications: Degree or diploma qualifications, Curriculum Vitae, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, Uganda Certificate of Education, Membership to the professional body and other relevant academic documents and National Identity Card (both faces), and submit them online: careers.nms.go.ug. Failure to attach any of the listed required documents shall lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.
The application letter should be addressed as below and should be signed, scanned and sent online:
The Chief Human Resource and Administration Officer,
National Medical Stores,
P.O Box 16, Entebbe,
Kajjansi Town Council, Uganda.
Note:
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don’t hear from us, one month from the date of closure of receipt of applications, consider your application unsuccessful.
- Candidates should attach all relevant academic documents as PDF Files
- National Medical Stores reserves the right to verify documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity.
- Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification
- National Medical Stores is an equal opportunity employer. Qualifying female candidates are encouraged to apply
Deadline: 4th August, 2023 by 5: 00pm.