Job Title: HR Officer – Talent Acquisition
Organisation: Raising The Village
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Raising The Village International (RTV) is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on ending extreme poverty by eliminating immediate barriers of scarcity, nurturing income-generation activities and building local capacity, while moving communities toward economic self-sufficiency. Raising The Village is a fast-growing organization on an accelerated growth path. Our East Africa and North American teams work together to lift communities out of ultra-poverty in last-mile villages. We operate at the intersection of direct implementation and advanced data analytics to inform progress, decision-making, and impact.
Job Summary: The Human Resource Officer – TA provides key support in all HR functions including but not limited to talent acquisition and onboarding, cross-department coordination, personnel file management, training and development, staff benefits coordination, staff engagement, administration of the human resource information system, and assisting in the human resource admin activities on a day-to-day basis. The person in this role is an efficient and effective Human Resource professional with strong interpersonal skills, a keen eye for attention to detail, and the ability to create and maintain effective processes and systems to meet the department’s and organization’s objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Recruitment & Onboarding 50%
- Contribute to the overall talent development strategy of the organization, and work collaboratively across functions to identify current and future staffing needs.
- Maintain a recruitment database and develop a strong talent pool to meet the organization’s needs.
- Manage all recruitment activities (job adverts, shortlisting, interviews, recruitment, contracts, and personnel files).
- Including but not limited to: sourcing applicants through multiple outreach strategies including online channels and job fairs; creating job descriptions and interview questions, shortlisting the most suitable talent from available candidates; planning and scheduling screening calls, assessments, and interviews.
- Develop and implement end-to-end candidate hiring processes to ensure a positive experience.
- Assess candidates’ information, including C.Vs., portfolios, references and required background checks.
- Prepare all relevant documents, forms, and contracts and ensure timely collection of information and coordination with relevant departments through the recruitment and onboarding process.
- Facilitate the timely enrolment of new staff into the medical benefits plan and GPA and support issues resolution.
- Advise employees of eligibility, providing application information, helping with form completion, verifying submission, and notifying employees of approvals.
- Provide orientation for new employees by providing information packets, reviewing company policies, explaining benefit programs, and obtaining signatures for documents.
- Support the maintenance of all talent acquisition and management processes and data and write recruitment reports as required.
- HR Data Management 20%
- Maintain accurate and up to date personnel records of all employees including orderly archiving.
- Manage personnel files and staff databases and ensure that they are accurate, up to date and maintained in line with our privacy and security policies.
- Maintain employee’s database/trackers for employee leave, timesheets, employee performance evaluation and staff training.
- Ensure that all staff Lists, probationary lists, supervisory lists are up to date.
- Document and track human resources actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
- Support the implementation, management and optimization of RTV’s human resource information system (HRIS) ensuring it is accurate and up to date, support staff capacity building and be responsible for issues resolution.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management or any related discipline.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management.
- 4 years of relevant professional experience in human resources.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge and experience of HR data management processes and systems with the ability to analyse and interpret numerical data and processes
- Experience with full-cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods and knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems.
- Proficiency in documenting processes and keeping up with trends and best practices.
- Demonstrable skills in digital media outreach, and HR databases.
- Experience working with an International NGO.
- Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality of HR information.
- Well-organised and process-oriented and with strong attention to detail.
- Strong written and spoken communications skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to perform with limited supervision.
- Excellent IT skills including HRIS, MS O
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48