IT Officer Compliance.

Posted time May 25, 2026 Job type Full-time

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The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (‘The Board’’) was established in 2016 under the Lotteries and Gaming Act Cap 334 with a mandate to supervise and regulate the establishment, management and operations of the lotteries, gaming, betting and casinos in Uganda, and to protect the citizens from the adverse effects of gaming and betting in Uganda.

Our Vision is “A well-regulated, technology-driven and responsible gaming industry that optimizes revenue generation while contributing to sustainable socio-economic development”

The Board invites Online job applications from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill vacant positions that exist at the Board’s Regional Offices located in Mbarara, Gulu and Mbale as listed below,

Job Title Job Grade No. of Positions
IT Officer Compliance NLGRB5 1

Applicants will be required to fill the online job application that can be accessed from the Board’s website at www.lgrb.go.ug

A signed application letter, certified academic transcripts, certificates, O and A level certificates, copy of National Identity Card should be scanned as one PDF attachment.

Deadline for submission of applications is 8th June 2026 at 5:00 PM.

The application letter should be addressed as below;

The Chief Executive Officer

National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board

P.0 Box 5446

Plot 15, Luthuli Avenue Bugolobi

Kampala, Uganda.

Note:

  • Only successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
  • By submitting your application, you consent to National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board collecting, processing, and storing your personal data for recruitment purposes only. All data will be handled in strict accordance with the Data Protection and Privacy Act, Cap 97 Laws of Uganda.

“Gaming is leisure; know when to play and when to keep away”

 

Job title:             IT Officer-Compliance

Salary Scale:                     NLGRB 5

Reports to:                       Senior IT Officer-Compliance

Responsible for:              None                         

Job purpose

To audit gaming machines and operator systems for compliance with IT and software standards

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Testing of gaming equipment and software for certification
  • Conduct meter readings and reporting for gaming machines
  • Conduct sensitization and awareness stakeholder engagements with gaming operators to improve compliance
  • Update a register of gaming machines and equipment
  • Identify security risks and develop remediation recommendations
  • Evaluate and enhance information security controls and perform IT audits
  • Monitor online gaming and betting operations for IT compliance
  • Evaluate online games that may be made available for casinos, lotteries and betting for approval

Person specifications

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in either IT, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Business Computing or Electrical Engineering from a recognised university; and

Work Experience

Nil.

Competencies

Technical

  • Policy management
  • Research and analytical skills
  • Risk Management
  • Information Communication Technology
  • Records and information management

Behavioural

  • Decision Making and Problem Solving
  • Concern for quality and standards
  • Communicating effectively
  • Negotiations and mediation skills
  • Ethics and integrity

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