Senior Human Resource Officer NGO Jobs – Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)

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Job Title:  Senior Human Resource Officer

Organisation: Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to: Director Financial Management & Operations

 

About US:

The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is an indigenous medical organization that was established in 1991 as a limited liability not-for-profit Joint-venture between the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Defense and Makerere University Medical School (now Makerere College of Health Sciences).

 

Job Summary:  The Senior Human Resource Officer is responsible for providing effective and efficient human resources management support to the USAID-JCRC-LPHS Lango & Kigezi projects to ensure the smooth running of human resource activities aimed at providing good working environment to the JCRC staff.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Identify and rationalize career and training opportunities/needs for JCRC staff.
  • Ensure contracts and personnel records of staff are done and up to date.
  • Leave administration.
  • Guide payroll management in liaison with the Finance department
  • Provide guidance on HR issues and employment matters in line with Uganda labour Laws and JCRC Terms and Conditions of service manual.
  • Draft progress reports and follow up on the implementation of human resource work plans;
  • Handle employee disciplinary issues and manage conflict.
  • Ensure Counselling of staff on job related/personnel needs and problems to enable them improve their performance.
  • Follow up on the implementation of performance management systems to ensure that each employee job performance is continuously monitored and measured against realistic targets.
  • Liaise with relevant ministries on matters relating to staff work permits and privileges, and issuance of resident permits to staff.
  • Implement the JCRC staff induction policy and program.
  • Facilitate the development of the oversight technical skills data gap and establish development of programs to address the skills gap.
  • Carryout any other official duty assigned by management from time to time.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a bachelor degree in human resource management, industrial psychology and a post graduate diploma in Human Resource management.
  • Seven years progressive experience practicing human resource from reputable entitles specifically those implementing USG funded projects.
  • Ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
  • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Must have good interpersonal and team skills.
  • Must be professional with high confidentiality skills.

 

How to Apply:

All applications must be addressed to:

 

Manager Human Resource & Development at Joint Clinical Research Centre, Plot 101 Lubowa Campus off Entebbe Road, P.O Box 10005, Kampala-Uganda. Email: jobs@jcrc.org.ug

 

Please strictly two documents combined in one PDF are required (Application letter and CV not exceeding 6 pages).

 

Note: JCRC is an equal opportunity employer. Any attempts of influencing the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification. The public is further strongly advised to be vigilant about fraudsters masquerading to be recruiting on JCRC’s behalf using Whatsapp and other unofficial means of communication.

 

Deadline: 19th November, 2021 by 5:00pm

 

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