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Title:         Administrative
and Human Resource Officer

Organization: Association
for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR Japan)

Project Title:
Education Assistance for South Sudanese in Refugee Settlements, Northern Uganda

Duty Station: 
Uganda

Salary Range (Gross): UGX 1,520,000-2,120,000 /=

About US:

Association for Aid
and Relief Japan (AAR Japan) was founded in 1979 with a mission to help
refugees from Indochina, and as a civil organization without any political,
religious, or ideological affiliations. It has since then grown into an
international NGO approved and registered by the United Nations. AAR Japan has
five main pillars of activities; 1) emergency assistance, 2) assistance to
persons with disabilities, 3) landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) action, 4)
action against infectious diseases and 5) public awareness raising about global
issues in Japan. Since the beginning, AAR Japan has operated in over 60
countries. Currently, we are active in 15 countries and areas, including 4
African countries namely Kenya, Zambia, Sudan, and Uganda. AAR Japan Uganda has
been operational in Bidibidi, Imvepi Palorinya refugee settlements since
September 2016 to support South Sudanese refugees.

Job Summary:  The Administrative and Human Resource Officer
will provide service in the day-to-day delivery of responsive, effective, and
efficient administrative and human resource related work in support of project
operation in West Nile. The person will be based in Yumbe office, covering
Yumbe office, as well as Imvepi field office in Arua district and Palorinya
field office in Obongi district. The person may have business trips to Kampala
and Arua.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Facilitate communication with all
  department of the office and external stakeholders as relevant. Send/
  receive and distribute all incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Process administrative transactions in
  support of both general office operations and project operations such as
  filing, typing, copying, binding, scanning etc.
• Compile and verify the data on the
  record in relation to general administration process (e.g. contact lists,
  employee leave plan, vehicle log sheets review, visitors’ book, attendance
  books, etc)
• Arrange travel and logistics arrangements
  for staff and visitors to the office. Schedule and coordinate
  appointments. Provide logistical and communication support to event
  planning activities.
• Handle procurement of office supplies
  and assist project teams in procurement of project goods and services.
• Implement property management processes;
  such as property control record, distribution record, labeling, physical
  count. Manage office assets and project assets and ensure the asset
  register is up to date, accurate, arranged and with quality information in
  warehouse or storeroom.
• Manage vehicle hire and logistics daily
  and monthly.
• Manage public relation task and activity
  under instruction by the management.
• Update personal staff files by managing
  contract, attendance, leave request and follow-up.
• Support the management in the
  recruitment process and in the initial setup and orientation for new
  staff, and ensure the employees’ individual setting is up to date at
  monthly basis.
• Assist the Finance and accounting department
  their administrative duty if necessary.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for AAR JAPAN
  Administrative and Human Resources Officer Job placement must hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in business administration or relevant field
• Three years of experience in field of
  Administration and Human Resources in an NGO/Commercial sector.
• Previous experience in administrative
  and human resource works
• Experience in working with aid
  organizations
• Ugandan citizen, residing in Uganda and
  able to station in Yumbe
• Excellent PC literacy including word
  processing (MS Word) and spreadsheets (MS Excel)
• Strong motivation to be part of an aid
  organization
• Excellent at working as a part of the
  team, especially reporting to supervisor in a timely manner.
• Respect punctuality
• Solid drafting/reporting skills
• Strong coordination and negotiation
  skills with stakeholders and problem-solving skills
• Culturally sensitive and high level of
  diplomacy
• High integrity, self-driven, able to
  work under challenging circumstances, and able to complete assignments
  with tight deadlines under minimal supervision.
• Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English.
  Knowledge of Alur, Lugbara, Luo, Madi and other local languages widely
  spoken in West Nile region is an advantage.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications to aar.uganda.hr@gmail.com or hand deliver their
application to AAR Japan Yumbe Office (Note: Incomplete application shall not
be considered.)

The Subject Name for
the email shall be: “Admin and HR Officer_Your Full Name”

Cover Letter (Shall
not exceed one A4 page). The title of the attachment shall be: “Cover
Letter_Admin and HR Officer_Your Full Name”

Curriculum Vitae
(CV). The title of the attachment shall be: “CV_Admin and HR Officer_Your Full
Name”

Copy of academic and
work certificates

Note: The
candidature files will not be returned. Only shortlisted candidate shall be
notified individually for further selection stage

Deadline: 9^th October 2019 by 23:59

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