Earn over 13,000 US Dollars Annually as Africa Regional Office Human Resources Officer at Malaria Consortium

Organization: Malaria Consortium

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: AfRO Office Manager

Salary: USD $13,550 to $14,907 per annum

Malaria

Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations dedicated to

the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa

and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and

non-government agencies, academic institutions, local and international

organisations, to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services,

providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and

activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. The

organisation works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also

the capacity of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and

support improved economic prosperity.

Job Summary: The Human Resource Officer will offer technical support

during staff recruitment, selection and exit processes, oversee induction of

new staff, monitor staff performance management and professional development

and manage staff information and reporting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

1. Support staff recruitment,

selection and exit processes:

• Work closely with hiring managers to ensure
  
  job descriptions are complete and accurate.


• Prepare notices and advertisements for vacant
  
  national positions and coordinate with HQ for international positions in
  
  AfRO.


• Support in the review and short listing of
  
  applications.


• Manage the scheduling of interviews with applicants
  
  and appropriate staff.


• Collate information for interview reports and
  
  grids for hiring managers and HR manager review.


• Carry out reference checks on candidates.


• Ensure that staff exit procedures are in
  
  compliance with Malaria Consortium HR policy and country labour law.

2. Oversee induction of

new staff:

• Prepare and finalise new staff contracts.


• Plan inductions and new staff training with
  
  support from the Regional Admin Officer.


• Ensure the new staff information is recorded
  
  and filed properly.

3. Monitor staff

performance management and professional development:

• Work in liaison with line managers for
  
  setting and monitoring performance objectives for all staff.


• Maintain and coordinate staff recognition/motivation
  
  programmes.


• Organise and track professional development
  
  and capacity building activities for staff.

4. Manage staff

information and reporting:

• Offer technical support in the organisation
  
  and management of staff information.


• Prepare and submit internal HR reports from
  
  the Cascade system for Senior Management including information on staff
  
  start/end dates, leavers, joiners, leave status and recruitment timelines.

5. Support to Africa

Regional Office:

• Lead on sending out invitations for all
  
  in-house trainings


• Receive all international staff monthly
  
  benefits claims, compile and forward to HQ on the 20th of every month.


• Lead in assisting new international regional
  
  staff to settle in Uganda by helping identify accommodation through
  
  housing brokers, providing work IDs, getting business cards, obtaining a
  
  mobile phone and phone number, and opening a local bank account (upon
  
  request).


• Act as the primary point of contact for new
  
  staff, ensuring each has an email address, computer, and seating
  
  assignment and leading on organising and carrying out an induction
  
  programme.


• Be responsible for all staff records in the
  
  AfRO.

6. Staff training and Development:

• Roll out the staff training and development
  
  policy and ensure that it is understood by all staff.


• Responsible for identifying and analysing
  
  training needs in conjunction with the department managers.


• Design an annual training calendar or
  
  training plan.


• Conduct and or coordinate tailor made
  
  trainings to address competence gaps.

• Ensure compliance, understanding and application
  
  of local employment law.


• Provide support on employee relations issues
  
  for national staff, escalating to the Africa Programmes Director.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The applicant for the Malaria Consortium Africa
  
  Regional Office Human Resources Officer career opportunity should
  
  preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in human resource management or a
  
  related discipline


• At least two to three years’ experience in
  
  human resource management, preferably with an INGO


• Excellent written and spoken English


• Proficient in MS Office


• Service mentality


• Excellent organizational skills and time
  
  management


• Excellent negotiation skills


• Good presentation and facilitation skills for
  
  the dissemination of information

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates in joining the world’s largest

non-profit organizations, Malaria Consortium, are strongly encouraged to apply

online by visiting the link below.

Deadline: 7^th March, 2016