Job Title: People Business Partner (HR Jobs)
Organisation: Nile Breweries
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Nile Breweries Limited is a leading beverage company in Uganda and a subsidiary of SABMiller, the second largest brewing group in the world. We aim to provide for a variety of career paths and patterns of working, a good work-life balance and comprehensive employee benefits.
Job Summary: The key purpose of this role is to act as the HR driver and coach for various Brewery departments, partnering with Line Managers to deliver and add value through core HR processes such as VPO implementation, Recruitment, Performance and Talent Management, Career Development, and Engagement. The People Business Partner ensures integrated HR support, leveraging specialists and services as needed, and is accountable for all HR matters within their function, including reporting that supports business insights.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establish/monitor the HR processes throughout the year and coach the line managers.
- Ensure excellent execution of the HR processes within the various departments.
- Translating business needs into clearly articulated and actionable organisation and people plans, informing the year-on-year Capability Strategy for the departments.
- Diagnose business performance problems and collaborate with specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams & individuals.
- Provide feedback to specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness and work with them as appropriate to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
- Monitor organisation performance & provide data for the people/organisation scorecard.
- Meet local delivery needs (e.g., employee relations/industrial relations, statutory/regulatory requirements) pulling on specialists and others as required.
- Participate in the governance of HR Operations to define and review the quality and the cost of the service provided.
- Ensure data integrity of SAP HR information at local level.
- Provide input to People Manager to agree on the organisation/ people agenda in the various departments.
- Diagnose business performance problems and collaborate with specialist teams to create effective and integrated HR solutions for teams & individuals.
- Provide feedback to specialist teams about HR solution effectiveness and work with them as appropriate to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
- Monitor organisation performance & provide data for the people/organisation scorecard.
- Encourage and monitor use of tools, evaluate competency gaps and communicate to L&D.
- Develop coaching skills within line managers by providing tools and observing and providing feedback.
- Meet local delivery needs (e.g., employee relations/industrial relations, statutory/ regulatory requirements) pulling on specialists and others as required.
- Lead the People Pillar VPO Agenda within the relevant departments.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A relevant HR or business-related degree and post graduate qualification.
- Strong Coaching and Communication Skills.
- Stakeholder/ relationship management and Analysis & diagnostic investigation.
- Credibility, presence and resilience.
Minimum Requirements:
- University degree in Human Resources or related discipline or an equivalent experience
- Business/commercial acumen
- Strong stakeholder/relationship management
- Coaching
- Customer-centric approach
- Resilience
- Very strong communication skills
- Innovative mindset
- Dynamic and enthusiastic
- The ability to interact professionally with individuals at all levels of employees
- Professional attitude and strong leadership capability
- Ability to work independently and exercise personal initiatives
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
Deadline: 15th July 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required