Human Resource Business Partner Career Jobs – Umeme
Job Title: Human Resource Business
Partner
Partner
Organisation: Umeme
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Human Resources
About US:
Umeme is the largest electricity distribution company in Uganda, with a
mandate of operating, maintaining, upgrading and expanding the electricity
distribution network, retailing electricity to its customers, improving
efficiency within the electricity distribution system. Umeme Limited is listed
on the Uganda Securities Exchange and cross-listed on the Nairobi Securities
Exchange since 2012. Umeme has over 620,000 customers of which 20% are on
pre-paid metering, a staff complement of 1,400 employees and has over the last
9 years invested US$ 271 m in the electricity distribution system.
mandate of operating, maintaining, upgrading and expanding the electricity
distribution network, retailing electricity to its customers, improving
efficiency within the electricity distribution system. Umeme Limited is listed
on the Uganda Securities Exchange and cross-listed on the Nairobi Securities
Exchange since 2012. Umeme has over 620,000 customers of which 20% are on
pre-paid metering, a staff complement of 1,400 employees and has over the last
9 years invested US$ 271 m in the electricity distribution system.
Job Summary: The Human
Resource Business Partner will serve as a strategic partner to the business
units, the HR Business Partner (HRBP) will align HR business objectives with
the departments, employees and management in the designated business units. The
HRBP will serve as first point of contact/ support to the Heads of department
on HR related issues, especially talent, resourcing, Organizational development
and performance management. Will closely work with the HR Centre’s of Excellence
to provide tailored business solutions to the respective client departments.
Resource Business Partner will serve as a strategic partner to the business
units, the HR Business Partner (HRBP) will align HR business objectives with
the departments, employees and management in the designated business units. The
HRBP will serve as first point of contact/ support to the Heads of department
on HR related issues, especially talent, resourcing, Organizational development
and performance management. Will closely work with the HR Centre’s of Excellence
to provide tailored business solutions to the respective client departments.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Human Resource
Business Partner acts as a single point of contact for all Human Resource
related issues for the employees and managers in the business departments. - Conduct periodical
process meetings with respective departments to align HR departmental
strategies with employees and management. - Consult with
departmental line managers and provide robust HR interventions and
guidance to facilitate business execution. - Analyze trends and
metrics in partnership with HR back-office to develop solutions, programs
and policies to drive business unit performance and efficacy. - Provide HR Policy
guidance and interpretation to the departments: manage and resolve complex
employee relations issues. - Acts as the
performance improvement driver and provoke positive changes in the people
management within departments to drive company performance. - Provide day to day
performance management guidance to line management within departments to
drive business unit performance. - Responsible for talent
and career development planning and implementation in the departments. - Work closely with
departmental leaderships and employees to improve work relationships,
build morale, increase productivity and retention. - Provides remuneration
and benefits guidance to the Hiring managers during the resourcing
process. - Provides guidance and
input on business unit restructures, workforce planning, succession
planning. Identify training needs for business units and individual
executive coaching needs. - Participate in
evaluation and monitoring the success of training programs. Follow-up to
ensure training objectives are met.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant must hold
an Honors Degree in Human Resource, Organizational psychology or a related
Business program. - A post graduate
qualification in Human Resource, Organizational psychology, Business or
management. - An HR professional
with at least three (3) years of working experience in Human Resource
Management in generalist role at supervisory level in similar industry or
its equivalent. - Possession of strong
stakeholder management skills. - Possession of Coaching
and Mentorship skills. - Strong negotiation
skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to fill
out the online form at the link below.
out the online form at the link below.
Deadline: 23rd March 2018
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