People & Culture (HR) Business Partner Eastern and Northern Regions NGO Jobs – World Vision International

Organisation: World Vision
International
Duty Station: Tororo, Uganda
Reports to: Response Manager
and People & Culture Manager
About US:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy
Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and
communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41
districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children
and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with
children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all
applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
“Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every
Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The People
& Culture Business Partner supports line managers in Eastern and Northern Uganda align HR
practices and systems with business objectives and deliver value added service
to management and employees in Eastern and Northern regions.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
Strategic Partner: Develops and implements Human Resource
solutions to business problems
  • Actively contribute to the strategy of Eastern and Northern programs by providing technical guidance to Managers to identify,
    prioritize, and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures,
    and processes
  • Consult with line management and provide
    P&C (HR) guidance appropriately
  • Develop and regularly adjust P&C (HR)
    strategies and initiatives to respond to specific needs of Eastern and Northern Regions
  • Develop and implement initiatives for
    identifying and developing next generation of leaders within Eastern and Northern Regions
  • Keenly analyze trends and metrics in
    partnership with P&C team to develop solutions, programs and policies
    for Eastern and Northern regions.
  • Support line managers in forecasting and
    planning their talent/workforce pipeline requirements in line with Eastern and Northern Programs strategy.
  • Identify and work with partners to develop
    appropriate P&C solutions aligned to specific needs of the region
Operations Management: Measures and monitors existing HR
policies and procedures
Maintain in depth knowledge of legal, Refugees, National and
partnership requirements related to day-to-day management of employees,
reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Provide HR Policy guidance and
    interpretation to line management and build the capacity of line
    management to understand and implement organizational policies and
    procedures
  • Communicate and support development of
    mechanisms that facilitate adoption of organizational culture and values
    by employees
  • Provide day-to-day performance management
    guidance to line management (coaching, counseling, career development,
    disciplinary actions).
  • Support line managers identify business
    needs and develop staff competences to meet identified business needs.
  • Identify and drive the sharing of best
    practices across functions and units to facilitate continuous improvement
  • Coordinate specific projects as determined
    in the annual P&C operational plan and contribute to functional and
    cross-functional initiatives.
Employee engagement: Supports creation of solutions to drive
employee commitment and contribution.
  • Works in liaison with line management and
    employees to improve work relationships, increase productivity and
    retention
  • Work with line management to initiate and
    implement projects towards improving employee engagement as a driver for
    organization performance
  • Drive Our Voice survey action plans in
    designated area to improve employee wellbeing and engagement
  • Support line management to manage and
    resolve complex employee relations issues.
Change Management:
  • Build capability of employees and managers
    to respond to and manage organizational changes
  • Support line managers to review processes
    and systems and initiate changes to improve work effectiveness.
  • Support managers implement, track and
    assess ongoing changes. (change portfolio management)
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the World Vision People
    & Culture (HR) Business Partner Eastern and Northern career opportunity must hold
    a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Organisational
    Psychology or Social Sciences/ or humanities with a post Graduate
    qualification in Human Resource Management, Business Management,
    Organizational Development.
  • A minimum of five years of generalist and
    broad HR experience years in large International NGO, two years of which
    must be in a busy and large scale emergence Response context.
  • Extensive knowledge of Ugandan labour laws
    and refugee instruments is desirable
  • Substantial business acumen with clear,
    comprehensive understanding of the link between talent and other HR
    initiatives and organizational strategy,
  • Ability to effectively envision, develop,
    and implement new strategies to address competitive, complex business
    issues.
  • Ability to collect and synthesize data and
    develop recommendations based on this
  • Customer service orientation
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication
    skills
  • Good skills in conflict resolution/problem
    solving, teamwork, crisis management, training facilitation and coaching.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by
visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link
below.
Please follow instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at
World Vision’s e-recruitment portal. 
Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 27th June 2017
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