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Talent Acquisition Specialist Non-profit Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Organisation: Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Talent
Management and Organizational Development Manager
Management and Organizational Development Manager
Vacancy Code: TASX01
About US:
The Infectious Diseases
Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a
partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall
objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on
Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five
operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention,
Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided
through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University
Core Lab) and Outreach.
Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a
partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall
objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on
Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five
operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention,
Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided
through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University
Core Lab) and Outreach.
Job Summary: The
Talent Acquisition Specialist will primarily determine the organisation’s
staffing needs and facilitate the effective staffing of the organization
through leading the process of sourcing, attracting, recruiting, interviewing,
and on-boarding of employees within IDI in line with the provisions of the IDI
HR manual and the prevailing labour laws.
Talent Acquisition Specialist will primarily determine the organisation’s
staffing needs and facilitate the effective staffing of the organization
through leading the process of sourcing, attracting, recruiting, interviewing,
and on-boarding of employees within IDI in line with the provisions of the IDI
HR manual and the prevailing labour laws.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Formulate the annual work plan for the
Talent Acquisition function that feeds into the overall Human Resource
annual work plan in line with the overall HR planning cycle. - Implement the organization’s talent
acquisition strategies in line with the organization’s strategic direction
and human resource plans - Work closely with the hiring Managers to
determine the user departments’ staffing needs and develop an annual
organization’s human resource plan. - Review and refine job descriptions and
prepare job adverts for vacant positions - Provide leadership in the sourcing,
recruitment and selection of candidates while effectively targeting the
right kinds of candidates for the job and make recommendations regarding
new ways of sourcing talent. - Manage the Organization’s recruitment
and selection tracker, schedule all interviews and then prepare and advise
the candidates beforehand. - Develop tools for guiding the
shortlisting and selection process to enable a fair and equitable
selection process. - Plan and conduct selection processes of
candidates using different test instruments as deemed necessary in line
with the recruitment and selection processes. - Carty out background reference checks
for prospective employees to inform hiring decisions in line with the
organization’s recruitment and selection policies. - Prepare contracts for new staff and
monitor the expiry of ongoing contracts to ensure timely renewal in line
with the organization’s policies. - Develop tools for enabling a smooth
on-boarding process for new employees, and monitor the orientation process
to confirm adherence to the orientation programs in line the
Organization’s recruitment & selection policies. - Plan for organizational wide orientation
programs every three months to ensure that all new staff who have joined
the organization during that period are properly oriented. - Conduct trainings for managers and other
staff involved in the recruitment and selection process with regard to
interviewing skills and ethical codes of conduct. - Develop talent acquisition metrics to
monitor the talent acquisition agenda and produce talent acquisition
reports and identify areas of improvement in IDI’s recruitment and
selection processes.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should possess an advanced
degree in Human Resource Management, Industrial/ Organizational
Psychology, Business Psychology, or any other related filed. - A Bachelor’s degree in a Human Resource
Management, Industrial/ Organizational Psychology plus a Post Graduate
qualification in a similar field with good experience in Talent management
may be considered. - A minimum of five years of experience in
recruitment and selection using a number of test batteries. - Extensive knowledge and understanding of
recruitment and selection as a core function of human resource management. - Excellent knowledge and experience in
job analysis and competence profiling. - Understanding and experience in use
different and modern recruitment and selection methods and techniques
including; online recruitment, videoconferencing, Skype, assessment
centers, psychometrics, etc. - An ability to quickly understand the
duties and competencies of different roles - Excellent organizational and
communication skills. - An in-depth knowledge of the industry
similar to what IDI is operating in is an added advantage - Ability to develop and keep strong
relationships with the hiring managers in order to understand and
appreciate the needs of the manager and the requirements and expectations
of the job.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should E-mail their updated CVs, which should include
details of email address (if any), present position, current remuneration,
Certificate/testimonials and address of three (3) Referees plus telephone
contact to the following address. Please make sure that your application letter
, CV and certificates are attached as one document and indicate the Vacancy
code as the subject for your email
interested candidates should E-mail their updated CVs, which should include
details of email address (if any), present position, current remuneration,
Certificate/testimonials and address of three (3) Referees plus telephone
contact to the following address. Please make sure that your application letter
, CV and certificates are attached as one document and indicate the Vacancy
code as the subject for your email
The Senior Human Resource
Manager,
Manager,
Infectious Diseases Institute —
IDI Knowledge Centre,
IDI Knowledge Centre,
Makerere University Main Campus
College of Health Sciences, Makerere University,
College of Health Sciences, Makerere University,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala,
Uganda.
Uganda.
Email to: hr@idi.co.ug
Deadline: 4th May 2018
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