World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a global conservation organization with operations in over 100 countries. WWF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (WWF ESARPO), through WWF Uganda Country Office, implements a number of national programmes for promoting environment conservation in Uganda. WWF Uganda Country Office is inviting applications from suitable candidates for following position based in Kampala.Position title: People Development Manager,
WWF Uganda
Reports to: Country Director, WWF Uganda
Location: Kampala, Uganda
I. Mission of the Department: To ensure WWF Uganda and apply the highest standards in human resources management in order to facilitate the implementation of the Conservation Strategy.
II. Major Functions:
• Ensures that human resources in the Uganda Country Office are managed fairly, effectively and efficiently;
• Provides advice and collaboration as appropriate to Uganda staff
• Establishes and implements effective human resources organizational and management structures, policies, and processes; and
• Ensures that Uganda Country Office legal requirements in human resources are met, and that human resource practices adhere to WWF policies, procedures, and standards.
III. Major Duties and Responsibilities:
• Implements the human resources management component of Uganda Country Office Strategic Plan;
• Ensures that best practice in human resources
• management is available for and applied to all Uganda Country Office personnel;
• Ensures that personnel contracts are fair and compliant with both WWF and Uganda national standards;
• Ensures the appropriate training and capacity building of personnel;
• Ensures that standard personnel data is stored
• appropriately, updated in timely fashion, and available as required;
• Ensures communication with all staff, in Uganda Country office and field staff as appropriate, on human resources matters that affect them;
• Ensure that personnel recruitment, induction, performance appraisals, contract compliance and renewals, and exits are correctly managed;
• Ensure the correct application of WWF Uganda policies that relate to personnel behaviour and policy compliance;
• Participates in and make recommendations on annual remuneration reviews; responsible for development and maintenance of nation-wide approach to compensation and benefits;
• Responds to queries and requests for information on HR policies, working conditions, performance management systems and crisis management issues;
• Analyses performance management outputs .develops and implements performance improvement and capacity building plans.
• Maintains HR data and statistics and provides regular reports and analysis to the Country Director to facilitate continuous improvement;
• Develops and implements the Occupational Health & Safety Management System including; risk management, incident management, injury management, first aid program and workers compensation and rehabilitation;
• Assists the Country Director with structuring the organization to facilitate delivery of the organization's strategy;
• Liaises and cooperates with WWF Internal auditor on HR related audits and self audits if/as required;
• Supervise (including carrying out regular internal audits) field projects on HR issues
• Works closely with, and seeks support from, the Country director and the Heads-of Departments, and liaises, as appropriate with the Eastern and Southern Africa Office, WWF International, and other WWF offices; and
• Performs other duties as requested by the Country Director."
Job requirement
IV. Profile Required
Qualifications:
• University degree in Human Resources Management, Business Management, or other related field
• Higher Diploma in Human Resources Management
• Membership of a relevant professional body would be a strong asset;
• Proven track record human resources administration and management;
• At least 8 years professional experience in human resources management at a senior level
• Knowledge of the institutional, legal and policy framework of employment and HR management in Uganda.
Required Skills and Competencies:
• Proven skills in administration and management of human resource;
• Demonstrated experience in applying human resources management protocols;
• Excellent inter-personal skills, and a good understanding of human relationships;
• Good guidance, counselling and negotiation skills, at all levels;
• Good team work skills;
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in English;
• Adherence to WWF's values, which are: Engaging, Optimistic, Determined and Knowledgeable
• Supervisory Responsibilities:
The People Development Manager is responsible for the supervision and management of human resource matters for all WWF Uganda staff, and for the supervision of the Human Resource Department team. Direct day-to-day supervision will be exercised over such personnel as assigned to the People Development team. The People Development Manager will involve himself/herself as appropriate in the hiring, development, and evaluation of all Uganda staff.
V. Working Relationships:
Internal: Interacts with the Country Director, Heads of Departments, all Uganda staff and teams on a daily basis, and as required coordinates and interacts with various project teams, and WWF Eastern and Southern Africa HR team. WWF International, and other WWF Network staff.
External: Interacts with national governmental institutions, non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, the media, donors, specialists / consultants, and other stakeholders, in collaboration with the WWF Uganda Country Director.
How to apply
Persons meeting the required qualifications, skills and experience should send a letter of application and a detailed CV to;
The Country Director,
WWF. Uganda Country Office,
P. 0. Box 8758, Kampala, Uganda
OR email kampala@wwfuganda.org,
not later than Monday, 1st August 2011, 5p.m.
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.