Job Title: Human Resource Officer
Recruiter Uganda Land Alliance (ULA)
Location Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Operations Manager
Uganda Land Alliance is a consortium of International and National NGO’s and Individuals focusing on land, promotion of land rights and protecting the interests of the poor, vulnerable and marginalized through “Enhancing civic participation in land governance and resource management country wide.”
Major Roles
The Human Resource Officer is responsible for providing support in the various human resource functions, which include recruitment, staffing, training and development, performance monitoring and employee counseling
The Human Resource Officer provides advice and assistance to supervisors and staff. This may include information on training needs and opportunities, job descriptions, performance reviews and personnel policies
The position coordinates the staff recruitment process .The Human Resource Officer provides advice and support to supervisors and staff selection committees and ensures that they have accurate and timely information in order to make effective decisions.
Provide information and assistance to staff, supervisors and the Board of Directors on human resource and work related issues.
Qualifications,
The applicant should hold be proficient and knowledgeable in resources management, job descriptions development and analysis, performance review methods and techniques.
Skills and Experience:
Demonstrable ability to develop and implement staff training, development and
Recognition; undertake mentoring and coaching for staff.
An understanding of relevant legislation, policies and procedures and ability to interpret this to the organizational and external cultural and political
environment
An understanding of land claims and self-governance skills
Demonstrable ability to supervise and build teams
Very strong problem solving skills, basic counseling skills, negotiations skills and effective verbal and listening communications skills.
Computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets and word-processing programs at a highly proficient level.
Demonstrable effective written communications skills including the ability to prepare reports, proposals, policies and procedures
effective public relations and public speaking skills
research and program development skills
stress and time management skills
Interviewing skills
How to Apply:
All those interested in working with Uganda Land Alliance, ULA, meet the above specifications, should send their applications together with their Curriculum vita, copies of the academic transcripts and testimonials. Support letters from three referees who will be available to ULA for a background check on the applicant should be submitted with the application to the address below:
The Executive Director
Uganda Land Alliance
Plot 29; Plot 1521 Mawanda Road, Kamwokya,
P.O. BOX 26990 Kampala-Uganda
Email: ula@ulaug.org
NB: Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted
Deadline: Wednesday 23rd October, 2013 by 3:00 PM
