Vacancy title:
Human Resource Officer

Jobs at:
World Education inc. /Bantwana ( WEI/B )

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 25th 2017 by 5:00pm.

Duty Station:
Jinja, Uganda

Job details:
World Education inc. /Bantwana ( WEI/B ) is a Non-Government. Organization that helps children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/ AIDS to access the comprehensive support and care they need to grow into healthy adults. Learn more at bantwana.org World Education inc. b Bantwana (WEI/B) is implementing a five-year USAID funded BETTER OUTCOMES Project for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda. The goat of the project is to improve the wellbeing of children and youth orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and other adversities in Eastern and Northern Uganda. BETTER OUTCOMES is implemented by a consortium of five partners, namely: WEI/B as the prime partner; Mercy Corps, Uganda Women's Efforts to Save Orphans (UWESO), Youth Alive and Friends of Christ Revival (FOC-REV); each responsible for specific technical aspects of the project. The project is being implemented in 20 districts.

As an equal opportunity employer, WEI/Bantwana is seeking to hire qualified persons to fill the following position;

Position: Human Resource Officer
Reports to: Human Resource Manager
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda

Job Summary:
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide support to the Human Resource department in implementation and management of the Human Resource functions of the Jinja Officer and the Sub~0ffices. The Human Resource Officer will support the Resource Manager to ensure that Human Resource issues are carried out efficiently and effectively, in line with Generally Accepted Principles, WEl/B policies and procedures, local laws and donor requirements The Human Resource Officer will deputize the Human Resource Manager in performing general Human Resource duties.

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly staff timesheets reports for payroll salary allocation in liaison with the Department Heads and Finance
• Process staff benefits erg severance and gratuity and ensure they are properly calculated and paid out in accordance with WEl/B procedures and local law.
• Provide support to ensure timely and quality recruitment and selection processes within Bantwana
• Coordinate staff induction and orientation together with the technical managers/supervisors
• Provide support through continuous training and sensitization, monitoring and evaluation of the performance management system to staff and supervisors
•  Coordinate continuous assessment, coaching, mentoring and counselling of staff within Bantwana as per the set standards.
• Provide support to the staff training and development function within Bantwana
• Sensitize staff on the training and development processes and guidelines
• Disseminate up-dates on policies, procedures and other HR information to the Staff.
• Maintain and monitor accurate staff benefits record (medical, GPA,etc)
• Plan and implement delivery of staff wellness and well-being programs in collaboration with the Managers.
•  Administer implementation of the staff well-being policy initiatives
• Provide counselling to staff in different areas as maybe required.
• Provide guidance on grievance and disciplinary procedures.
•  Prepare and submit HR reports and other briefs to the HR Manager.

Qualification, Knowledge, Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resource management or a related field such as Administration, Social Sciences and Business Management with additional professional qualifications in Human Resource Management.
• At least two years’ work experience in a similar position, preferably with a reputable international organization.
• Knowledge of normal organizational policies, labour law and legal requirements
• Good skills in conflict resolution/problem solving, teamwork, crisis management, training facilitation and coaching.
• Experience in working in a multi- cultural and hardship environment.
• High level of commitment and working with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time and work effectively with colleagues from different backgrounds.
•  Strong planning, organization, communication and decision-making skills.
• Confidentiality, tact and discretion when dealing with people and issues.
• Solid understanding of MS Word, MS Excel, experience in Email and communication is an advantage.
• Willing to work for additional hours as and when required, and travel (estimated travel time up to 15%).

Job application procedure

Interested applicants with the required Qualification, Knowledge. Skills, Attributes and Abilities should send their applications and CVs (detailing responsibilities carried out in previous positions) to the Human Resource Manager, World Education inc. Bantwana through the following Email: wei_recruitment@ug.worlded.org  indicate clearly on the application subject line the position applied for and the location/Duty station for easy reference. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.