HR Careers - Regional Human Resource Officer (RHRO) at Right To Play ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Right To Play

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

Reports to: Regional

Director (RD)

Right To Play

is a global organization that uses the transformative power of play to educate

and empower children facing adversity. Through playing sports and games, Right

To Play helps over one million children learn through play to create better

futures, while driving lasting social change in more than 20 countries each

week. Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has national

fundraising offices in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland,

the United Kingdom, and the United States. Regional offices are in Africa,

Asia, and the Middle East. Our programs are facilitated by more than 600

international staff and 16,000 local volunteer Coaches.

Job Summary: The Regional

Human Resource Officer (RHRO) will be primarily responsible of the overall

management of the Human Resources functions within the region. The incumbent ensures

that HR practices reflect the organization’s values and comply with local legislations

and labour laws.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

1.

Organization design, job analysis and compensation: 15%

·        
Guides on and implements suitable organization

design, upgrades related org charts and communicates structural changes to HR

HQ. Conducts job analysis exercise, develops job descriptions and liaises with

HQ HR team for job descriptions approval.

·        
Work closely with department head, develops job

descriptions for new positions and coordinate with HR HQ for finalization and

approval.

2.

Human Resources policies design and implementation: 15%

·        
Ensures compliance with RTP International HR policies

and practices, recommends adjustments to HR policies and procedures to comply with

local labour laws, where required and communicates with HQ HR for policy

alignment and compliance.

·        
Offers technical oversight and support to Country

Managers to ensure compliance with employment laws at all RTP locations within

the region.

3.

Recruitment and Onboarding: 15%

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Works in liaison with the RD and the CMS to identify

staffing needs and plans accordingly.

·        
The incumbent also prepares posts and circulates

vacancy announcements at the regional level and assists hiring managers in

preparing and circulating vacancy announcements at the country level.

·        
Screens and evaluates applications; arranges and

participates in the interviews and the selection process of regional positions,

Country Managers, and other country positions when required.

·        
Completes reference checks and prepares job offer

letters to successful candidates of regional office and Country Managers.

·        
The incumbent will prepare new hire orientation

package and organize onboarding and orientation within RO; offers support and

coaches hiring managers regarding onboarding of new employee

4.

Employee Services and Employee Relations: 15%

·        
Manages staff personal files and contracts at RO and

ensures contracts are renewed/ ended in a timely manner.

·        
Offers guidance and support in the interpretation of

HR policies and informs and explains to employees their rights and

responsibilities.

·        
Assists the RD and the CMs in addressing and managing

employee relations issues; maintains confidential records including grievances

and complaints, coordinates their resolution and works closely with legal

consultants to resolve cases where needed, consistent application of disciplinary

measures across EASA countries.

·        
Supports the CMs in handling employee relations matters

and shares lesson learned with them.

5.

Performance appraisals, training and development: 15%

·        
Actively facilitates the implementation of RTP

performance appraisal system; trains managers and employees on performance

evaluation system; ensures that managers understand the system and are equipped

with the necessary skills to conduct performance evaluation reviews.

·        
Keenly tracks probationary reviews and annual reviews

to ensure completion; collects performance appraisals and submits appraisal

results to HQ as required.

·        
Supports managers in identifying training needs for

their staff, determining appropriate staff development plans and motivating

employees to achieve results.

·        
Stimulates and follows up how staff individual annual

work plans are elaborated and evaluated.

6.

Termination, reports and general: 10%

·        
Works closely with management on terminations and conducts

exit interviews.

·        
Maintains the Human Resources information in

database.

·        
Provides pertinent metrics (Headcount, payroll) and

reports to management and HQ.

·        
Tracks vacations and leaves.

7.

IT and Admin Focal Point: 10%

·        
Works closely with Jolera IT outsourced to create

new email accounts and solve IT problems in the region.

·        
Coordinates with IT department in HQ and IT focal

points in the country to ensure that all new software’s are being installed.

·        
Manages and ensures travels are booked according to

the itinerary from the staff and accordingly to the organizational policy.

·        
Coordinate and ensure long-term agreements with

service provider for transport, hotel, office supplies, garages, travel agent,

security and others identified once in a year based on competitive selection

process

·        
Coordinate and ensures accommodation, venue booking

for meetings and guests based on competitive selection process

·        
Follows up timely receipt of routine documents, and

other requests from the Regional Director or the Regional Program Manager.

·        
Follow up and schedule official meetings as

requested

8:

Other Duties (5% of Time): Perform other duties as assigned     

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s

degree in management, Human resources or any related field. Possession of an Human

Resources certification, Master’s degree in Human Resources, International HR

experience and experience in the non-profit sector is an added advantage

·        
A minimum of five years’ experience in human

resources, business administration or related discipline.

·        
Ability to support multi-cultural staff and provide

solutions that are culturally appropriate;

·        
Ability to support a large number of staff as the

sole HR expert in the Region;

·        
Ability keep information confidential and foster a

sense of trust and respect

·        
Self-motivated, highly organized, detail oriented,

comfortable with ambiguity and flexible;

·        
Comfortable with deadlines and able to work well

under pressure

·        
Ability to take an impartial stand on HR issues and

recommend courses of action based on merits;

·        
Ability to maintain a fair balance between seeking

the interests of the staff and safeguarding the principles and integrity of the

organization

·        
Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft

Office and experience with HR information system

·        
Languages: Fluency in English

language and local language(s). Knowledge of French has an advantage.

All suitably

qualified and interested candidates should send their updated resumes and cover

letters to: hr1@righttoplay.com and please kindly indicate “Regional Human

Resource Officer- RHRO” and your name in the subject line. Please indicate your

salary expectations in the cover letter.

Deadline: 12^th August 2015.