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Title:  Head
of Human Resources

Organisation: Action
Against Hunger

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Starting gross
salary: UGX 6,405,000

About US:

Action Against Hunger
is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the
causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children. We
ensure families can access clean water, food, training, and health care. We
enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 7,600 staff in
over 45 countries, we have reached over 20 million people with funding over
US$425M and responded to 37 emergencies in 2018.

About the program

Action Against
Hunger began its work in Uganda since 1980 in response to famine conditions in
the Karamoja Region where we saved the lives of undernourished children while
building the capacities of the community. We have been continuously operating
in Uganda for the last 22 years delivering interventions in nutrition, WASH and
Food Security and Livelihoods. For the last three years and with the same aim
of saving lives and empowering the community, we have been working in the
Northern part of Uganda to save lives of refugees and host communities while
providing long term solutions to hunger. We are currently operating in and
around Bidibidi, Kyangwali, Adjumani and Kiryandongo refugee settlements. Some
of the major donors we have worked with include but not omitted to, ECHO, DFID,
SIDA, WFP, BPRM, and French Embassy.

Job Summary:  The Head of Human Resource will provide strategic leadership and direction to
human resource functions of the organization in line with country strategy and
mandate. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Lead and provide strategic direction of human resource management
  strategy and contribute to all processes that lead to enhanced
  organizational development and leadership in Uganda country office.
• Devise and implement recruitment strategy and guidelines of Action
  Against Hunger to attract, develop and retain talent in line with country
  strategy.
• Develop, review and align Human Resource policies, procedures and
  guidelines in line with Uganda labor laws and enforce compliance of staff
  and management on organizational polices and Action Against Hunger Uganda
  core values.
• Champion a strong performance management culture and continuously
  review performance management systems ensuring adherence to Action Against
  Hunger performance management frameworks and guidelines.
• Implement and review Action Against Hunger compensation and benefit
  frameworks ensuring that pay and benefit administration is implemented in
  line with Action Against Hunger policies and procedures and aligned to the
  Uganda Labor laws.
• Develop and monitor HR budgets and staff costs ensuring that all
  expenses are made in line with Action Against Hunger policies and
  procedures
• Identify and analyze issues affecting consistent delivery of HR
  services and functions and recommend remedial solutions to management and
  staff.
• Build and maintain relationships with government
  agencies/ministries/departments and other key stakeholders to create a
  network of collaboration to positively support HR services in line with
  government requirements and Action Against Hunger programmes.
• Represent Action Against Huger in HR related networks and
  participate in engagements for mutual HR support, learning, collaboration
  and support.
• Lead the process of on-boarding and exit interviews for staff
  ensuring that all on boarding arrangements are implemented in line with
  Action Against Hunger guidelines.
• Develop and implement staff training and development plans for the
  country office and lead in capacity development initiatives and programmes
  for all staff and HR team.Gender Equality Commitments Foster an
  environment that supports values of women and men, and equal access to
  information.
• Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and
  promoted based on their skills and performance.
• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless
  of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion, race, color, ancestry,
  national origin, age, or marital status.
• Value and respect all cultures.
• Fiscal Responsibility
• The position will be a budget holder of staff related costs, manage
  payroll and benefits for staff.
• Physical Demands
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to
  sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and
  turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under
  stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with many
  interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only
  minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that
  must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions
  of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
  with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions, Travel and Environment

The duties of the
job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be
available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required.
Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international
business purposes. While performing the duties of this job in the field, the
employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or
very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as to
infectious diseases.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• The ideal applicant must hold  a Master’s degree in Human Resource
  Management or Organizational Psychology from a recognized institute.
• You have seven years’ experience in implementing HR interventions in
  an International NGO, three of which should be in a senior HR Management
  role.
• You are a member of Human Resources Managers’ Association of Uganda.
• You are able to work effectively in a multi-sectoral organization
  requiring strong communication, planning & organization skills.
• You have proven ability to lead and motivate staff and create
  opportunities for their development.
• You have strong interpersonal skills with ability to initiate good
  team understanding and people management.
• You possess strong knowledge of recruitment, payroll & benefits
  management, training & development.
• You have a good understanding of national labor law and employment
  norms and practices in the country.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with
  experience communicating in different cultural work environments &
  with a wide diversity of culture.
• You are approachable, diplomatic, respecting confidentiality, and
  able to work effectively in diverse environment.
• You are highly organized, detail oriented and able to work under
  pressure.
• You are disciplined, self-motivated and able to set and meet
  deadlines, work autonomously and arrive at decisions and conclusions with
  minimal guidance, and within timeline.
• You have the capacity to analyze HR related information and
  reporting large amounts of information.
• You have good practical knowledge of commonly used computer software
  (word, outlook, excel, power point).

Our Core values

In this position,
you are expected to demonstrate Action Against Hunger-USA-USA’s five core
competencies

Respect– we
work with compassion and dedication, treating everyone the same way we expect
them to treat us.

Integrity-:
we believe that being honest and fair is integral to every aspect of our work;
conducting our work with a spirit of sincerity, truthfulness and transparency
is imperative.

Creativity-we
encourage new ideas, embrace innovative solutions, and create opportunities for
meaningful and exciting ways to do our jobs and provide solutions to address
the needs of the populations we serve.

Excellence-
we strive to provide services that meet, and even exceed, the expectations of
our stakeholders (populations in need, staff, communities and donors).

Empowerment- we are
committed to fostering an environment in which our staff, partners and
communities where we work have the space to grow, develop and feel confident
about participating.

Benefits

Action Against
Hunger values its employees and offers a comprehensive remuneration and
benefits package. These include but are not limited to:

• Health Insurance for you and your dependants
• Resettlement allowance (One off payment)
• Starting gross salary UGX 6,405,000
• Paid annual leave (vacation)
• 13th month pay
• Group Personal Accident
• Training opportunities

How to Apply:

All interested and
qualified candidates apply online at the link below

Click here

All applicants must
upload a cover letter and an updated resume and both must be in the same
language as this vacancy note. The applications will be assessed on rolling
basis.

Deadline: 4th December 2019.

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