Senior Human Resource Officer

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences, public administration, law, or a related field of social or behavioural science from an accredited academic institution.
  

Experience

• 7 years’ experience of progressively responsible experience in human resources policy development and practice is required including presentation of training sessions;
  
• Previous working experience in humanitarian and development organization is an advantage;
  
• Familiarity with Uganda’s labour laws and practices.
  

KPA1: Human Resource Planning, Resourcing and Engagement

• Maintain the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions;
  
• Maintain organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; Guiding and advising assessment team on candidate selection;
  
• Coordinate all job evaluations at all levels in the institution;
  

KPA2: Development of HR Capacity and Capability

• Arrange induction and onboarding orientation for new employees and coordinate with concerned units for orientation program and facilitate employee offboarding process.
  
• Oversee the preparation for employees for assignments through establishing a detailed orientation and training programs;
  
• Assess staff capacity gaps and advise on possible means to fill the vacancies;
  

KPA3: Compensation and Benefits

• Maintain a pay plan by conducting periodic pay surveys;
  
• Preparing pay budgets; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions;
  
• Recommend, plan, and implement pay structure revisions;
  
• Maintains employee benefits programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends;
  

KPA4: Performance Management

• Manage annual performance appraisals, initiate probationary performance assessment for staff and develop annual performance development plan based on staff’s need for capacity building.
  
• Facilitate work planning and definition of performance expectations;
  

KPA5: Workplace Healthy and safety

• Identify workplace Health and Safety risks and coordinate the provision of Health and safety services
  

KPA6: Employee Relations

• Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures;
  
• Facilitate development, review and dissemination of Human Resources Policy and Procedure Manual.