Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Chief Human Resources Officer
Reports To: Managing Director
Contract Tenure 4 Years (Renewable)
Supervises:
Direct:
• Manager HR Shared Services
• Talent Manager
• HRBPs

Indirect:
• Key Suppliers & Vendors
• External Consultants/Contractors

Interacts/Interfaces with:
Internal:
• EXCO Members
• Level 2 Management
• Internal Audit
• Board HR & Compensation Committee
• All Staff
External:
• Regulators (URA, NSSF, BoU)
• Industry bodies like UBA
• Professional Associations e.g. HRMAU, FUE
• Key Customers & Consultants

Job Purpose
The job holder shall be accountable for guiding the Bank’s human resource strategy and guiding implementation of HR policies, practices and procedures to ensure performance and growth of the bank

Responsibilities/ Key Deliverables
• Accountable for guiding the implementation of the Bank’s Human Resource strategy and implementation of all supporting policies and procedures.
• Guides the banks leadership team on implementation of key initiatives geared towards improving the bank’s human capital to support the business.
• Works with departmental heads to ensure Staff Productivity
• Accountable for developing the bank’s annual HR plan and its implementation.
• Accountable for guiding management to innovate people management practices that promote productivity, organizational efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Accountable for analysing needs for the business and advising both the leadership team and the Board on appropriate strategies and initiatives that can improve the contribution of human capital to achieving the business needs.
• Accountable for guiding the management of change across the organisation, including but not limited to change initiatives that affect staff as well as business change initiatives.
• Accountable for guiding management to deliver effective people management processes including performance management, talent management, succession planning, training and staff career development and succession planning.
• Provide leadership to the HR team and guide them to implement best practices in all facets of the employee life cycle including recruitment, selection and retention strategies, performance management, reward management, staff training and development, disciplinary process as well as management of exit processes etc.
• Accountable for the compliance to approved internal HR policies and procedures as well as well as compliance to national employment laws and regulations.
• Accountable for providing appropriate oversight and/or supervision of all the banks administrative and office logistical functions to ensure that the business is well supported.
• Responsible for effective management and development of own function, including training and developing a team of professional and competence HR staff that can effectively offer required HR support to the business.

Financial Responsibility
• Responsible for the HR Budget
• Responsible for the payroll budget

Person Specification
Education & Training
• The ideal candidate should have a first degree in business related studies
• Post graduate qualifications in Human Resources Management or Management would be an added advantage.
• Professional membership is an added advantage

Skills & Experience
• The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Human Resource Management practice with prior experience in implementing HR activities during a transformational (change) phase. At least 3 years should have been attained at a management level in a large commercial Institution, preferably a banking Institution.
• Strong leadership skills, having an ability to influence both staff and senior colleagues
• Demonstrated experience in Talent Management
• Experience of implementing employee life cycle process during a period of transition
• Strong skills in employee relations management

Business Behaviours
• The ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in written form in a professional manner is deemed essential
• Ability to build functioning working relationships across organizational, corporate, and cultural boundaries
• Takes clear accountability, and focuses on delivery of broader corporate goals
• Ability to take decisions and progress towards goals in conditions of uncertainty
• Ability to demonstrate positive image and role model PBU’s values and leadership behaviours.
• Must be a person of impeccable integrity

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply please e-mail your CV and cover letter to exec-recruitment@truenorthafrica.com and copy f.mukalazi@truenorthafrica.com before Monday 22nd August. All applications shall be acknowledged.

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