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Job Title:    Principal Human Resource
Officer (2 Job Placements)

Organisation: Ministry of Public Service

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reference: HRM
242/252/02

About US:

Ministry of Public
Service (MoPS) is mandated to lead the continuous development of the Public
Service of Uganda through the design and implementation of effective Policies,
Systems, and Structures that provide for an effective and harmonised Public
Service.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  The incumbent will be responsible to the
Assistant Commissioner, Human Resource Management for performing the following
duties:

·       
Ensuring
implementation of existing HR policies; regulations and practices and
monitoring their implications in the Public Service Agency;

·       
Coordinating
recruitment and selection processes in the Ministry/Department/Local
Government;

·       
Coordinating
performance management function in the Ministry/Department /Local Government;

·       
Coordinating
staff training and development (Human Resource Management) programmes;

·       
Coordinating
salary and pay roll management processes;

·       
Coordinating
implementation of staff welfare and terminal benefits programmes;

·       
Coordinating
formulation and implementation of Human Resource Planning programmes;

·       
Interpreting,
implementing and proposing review of Human Resource policies, regulations and
practices;

·       
Receiving
and attending to matters pertaining to employee relations, grievances and
complaints;

·       
Approving
and making submissions on pensions, gratuity and other terminal benefits;

·       
Providing
guidance and counselling to staff on Human Resource Management issues;

·       
Gathering   information on HR policies, rules
regulations for dissemination to management and staff;

·       
Identifying
areas for policy review, intervention and making appropriate recommendations;

·       
Conducting
research on contemporary HR best practices and making appropriate
recommendations;

·       
Supervising
and appraising subordinate   staff;

·       
Any
other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
Applicants
should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource
Management; or Social Sciences; or Arts; or Commerce; or Business
Administration with a recognized bias in HR field such as HRD or HRM or
Organizational Development Studies; plus, a Post Graduate Diploma in Human
Resource Management or Masters Degree in Human Resource Studies or Business
Administration or Public Administration or any related field from a recognized
University/ Institution. Training in Financial Management will be desirable

·       
Applicants
should have six (6) years working experience in the field of Human Resource
Management, three (3) of which should have been served at the level of Senior
Human Resource Officer or equivalent in a reputable organization.

·       
Minimum
Age: 28 years

How to Apply:

Applications are
invited from suitably qualified serving Public Officers, dully appointed and
confirmed by Appointing National Service Commissions in Ministries and Local
Governments, to fill Vacant Posts. 

Applicants are
advised to: –

·       
Apply
ON-LINE., Click
Here

·       
Scan and
submit relevant documents (‘O’ Level, ‘A’ Level, Degree and Professional
Documents, copies of letters of appointment, confirmation and promotion)
on-line.

·       
Each
attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only portable documents format
(PDF) is allowed.

·       
Print an
Extract of PS Form 3 (2008), Download
Here and obtain recommendation from the Responsible Officer.  Scan the recommendation together with the
rest of the documents and submit online.

Deadline: Wednesday 6th January, 2021.

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