Job Title: HR Training Officer
Organisation: Children’s Surgical Hospital
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Salary range: from 2,000,000.0 UGX to 2,500,000.0 UGX, to be evaluated based on the experience of the candidate.
About Organisation:
EMERGENCY opened the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe to provide free paediatric surgical care in Uganda, one of the youngest countries in the world: more than half the population is under 15. When the hospital first opened in 2021, the mortality rate for children under five in Uganda was 43 for every 1,000 live births.
Job Summary: Within this framework, the role of the Training Officer / Training Specialist is strategic: this position will ensure the coordination and operational support of all training activities, playing a key role in creating a structured, high-quality learning environment that supports the professional development of staff and the consolidation of internal expertise within the hospital.
This role will act as a liaison between the Human Resources Department, the Training Unit and various clinical and non-healthcare departments, University partners and other external stakeholders.
The position sought will also contribute to the planning, monitoring and evaluation of training activities, both internally and through external providers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support all Department Heads in identifying the training needs of their staff and assisting in the macro-design of the content and expected outputs of the training courses.
- Support in the planning of and prepare, maintain and manage a calendar of training courses to ensure adequate coverage of training needs and maintain high quality standards, relying on carefully selected external training providers or evaluating the possibility of in-house delivery of training.
- Organize and coordinate the logistics and administrative activities needed for learning activities such as distribution of materials, equipment requests, transport arrangements, obtaining the material approval of other partners, etc.
- Manage all training-related documentation (e.g., attendance sheets, logbooks, green hands, MoUs). Ensure proper archiving and tracking of participant data.
- Support official communication within the CSH and with external partners.
- Work closely with the designated training area leads, both for health and non-health topics, ensuring alignment and collaboration across all internal and external training activities.
- Set up and maintain tools for training evaluation (satisfaction surveys, pre- and post-training assessments, feedback from participants etc.) and report problems, success and constraints.
- Contribute to the monitoring and analysis of training results, preparing reports and dashboards as required. Manage and maintain training databases for data collection.
- Coordinate with the Grant Management Department to ensure that all relevant indicators related to training activities are properly tracked and reported.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- University degree in Human Resources, Education, Social Sciences, or related field.
- At least 2 years of experience in training, HR development, or education program support. Prior experience in the health sector will be regarded as an advantage.
- Proven experience in organizing training events and managing learning administration.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills; ability to work cross-functionally with clinical and non-clinical teams.
- Experience in data management, reporting, and working with training indicators.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills.
- Excellent command of English (spoken and written).
WORKING CONDITIONS
Contract of employment: Fixed-term (6 months) with possibility of renewal;
Social benefits: GPA, National Social Insurance, Health Insurance, Housing and Transport allowance
Leaves: 21 paid leave days and additional leave types
Duty station: Entebbe
Starting date: as soon as possible.
Salary range: from 2,000,000.0 UGX to 2,500,000.0 UGX, to be evaluated based on the experience of the candidate.
How to Apply:
If you meet the above requirements and are interested, you can submit your application in one PDF including detailed Curriculum Vitae, cover letter, academic and professional papers and names of 3 work related Referees with their Email/ daytime telephone contacts.
Submission can be done personally to EMERGENCY’s office at Plot 120-122 Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga Road – Entebbe or by email to [email protected] indicating the position and reference
Deadline: 5th June 2025.
NB: only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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