Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 28, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
People and Culture Senior Manager
Job summary: The role will aim to achieve operational excellence in People and Culture at both office and school level, ensuring that we are attracting, recruiting, selecting, retaining the best people and supporting them to deliver exceptional services to the young people we serve. You will be part of a global People and Culture group that includes People and Culture Lead in the UK and HR Officer in Zambia. As a group, you will work collaboratively on People and Culture initiatives that can be adopted and adapted in all offices.

Specific responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Develop, deliver and iterate a People and Culture strategy that aligns to the client’s organisational strategy.
• Working with the Country Strategy Team, ensure that there is a strategic workforce plan that is designed to support the delivery of the client’s organisational strategy
• Be the technical expert for the Uganda office in People and Culture matters for HR issues such as performance, disciplinary and grievance processes
• Manage, deliver and monitor the People and Culture annual planning and strategy development, and budget
• Develop and implement strong People and Culture initiatives that deliver effectiveness and adaptability
• Lead on developing new and strengthening existing People and Culture systems and processes improvement to drive operational excellence at school level and office level
• Provide People and Culture expertise to support the Country Strategy Team and Managers to identify and implement operational excellence initiatives.
• The development and review of employment policies and procedures, in line with current legislation, safeguarding, organisational values and best practice
• To advise, assist staff and managers to ensure that they are fully trained in relation to the implementation of all employment legislation.
• Manage the relationship and consult with the client’s lawyers and other statutory bodies when needed for HR issues
• Work with the Head of Operations in the annual planning budget to ensure that there is an annual costed learning and development plan.
• Design, develop and implement a Leadership and Managers programme that supports strong people management and performance culture aligned to the client’s culture.
• Coordinate and monitor compliance with completion of mandatory training such as safeguarding, data protection etc.
• Lead in the design, development and implementation of People and Culture DEI initiatives
Required qualifications and experience:
A minimum university degree in Human Resources or Organisational Development, and post graduate training in Human Resource. Substantial experience (at least 6 years) in Human Resources, with at least two years of working at strategic leadership level. Detailed up to date knowledge of Uganda employment law. Has a strong level of IT literacy including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Cloud Software such as HRIS and the internet. Experience and/or knowledge of strategic workforce planning. Experience, knowledge and passion for People and Culture system and processes design and improvement to deliver results.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Submit your application with copies of your CV to Fuchsia Africa by email to: recruitment@fuchsiaafrica.com quoting the position you are applying for as the subject.
Closing date: 12th December 2022. Once the recruitment team has completed the shortlisting process, the successful applicants will be invited for an interview for further consideration.
If you are not shortlisted, we will keep your CV in our files for future job opportunities.
N.B: Fuchsia Africa is committed to equal opportunities, diversity of perspective at the working place and females are encouraged to apply.

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