Senior Human Resource Officer
2025-04-17T16:17:47+00:00
Raising The Village (RTV)
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https://www.www.raisingthevillage.org/
FULL_TIME
Mbarara & North (Gulu, Amuru & Nwoya)
Uganda
00256
Uganda
Human Services
Human Resources
2025-04-28T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
8
Position Summary
The Senior Human Resources Officer is a strategic and operational role that is responsible for driving
the implementation of Raising The Village’s Human Resources (HR) strategy while overseeing the
day-to-day HR service delivery in all Ugandan based offices. In this leadership role, the Senior Human
Resources Officer will provide proactive solutions to attract, engage and retain a high performing
workforce. The Senior Human Resources Officer coordinates and oversees the implementation of
services, policies, and programs, and assists and advises Raising The Village Management Team
about Human Resources issues. This role leads and centralizes the training strategy, oversees
consistency and organizational standards and measures the training impact. The Senior Human
Resources Officer reports to the Human Resource Manager.
Responsibilities
Recruitment:
• Coordination of all aspects of recruitment include updating job descriptions, posting, receiving
CVs and the interview process including development of a hiring plan;
• Review resumes, shortlist candidates and facilitates the interview process, may be required to
participate;
• Maintain recruiting, testing and interviewing programs and counselling managers on candidate
selection;
• Conduct and analyze exit interviews and provide recommendations to senior management
• Conduct onboarding and orientation for new employees with up to date and relevant resources
made available and coordinates with IT, Payroll and other departments as needed
HR Administration/Policy and Procedures:
• Act as a first point of contact for employee related issues
• Ensure that employee issues are dealt with promptly, fairly and confidentially with major issues
being brought forward to senior management’s attention
• Ensure RTV’s policies and procedures, employee contracts and documentation, templates and
forms are all up to date and relevant
• Develop and update on an ongoing basis RTV’s HR Manual
• Review organizational and space planning throughout RTV offices
• Maintains the employee organizational chart
• Maintain employee benefits programs and inform employees of benefits by studying and
assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing
the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit
contracts; design and conduct educational programs on benefit programs
• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable Ugandan human resource
requirements
• Maintain current and historical by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and
current records.
Performance Review Process:
• Coordinate midterm and annual performance reviews
• Review and provide recommendations on staff performances and highlight issues
to senior management
• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training
managers to coach and provide construct feedback; hearing and assisting in resolving
employee grievances; counselling employees and supervisors;
• Ensures best practices in staff evaluations.
HR Projects and Workplan:
• Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and systems in
alignment with organizational goals and conducts resource planning;
• Maintain and execute yearly workplans with the aim of improving Human
Resources function within the organization
• Update the Human Resources Strategy based on RTV’s evolving needs
• Develop employee training strategy and ensures programmatic training is
scheduled and adhered to;
• Submit weekly reports to the Managing Director, ensuring to highlight key activities
achieves and HR related issues
• Participate in administrative staff meetings and attend other meetings and seminars as required
• Assist in establishing departmental measurements that support the accomplishment
of RTV’s strategic goals.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements
Education and Work Experiences:
• Post-secondary education within a related field or a combination of professional experience and
education with a minimum 4 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources
Human Resources Qualifications and Experiences:
• General knowledge of employment laws and human resources practices
• Specialized training in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization
development, employee relations, safety, training, and preventive labor relations, preferred
• Professional in Human Resources certification is highly desirable
• Experience in the administration of benefits and compensation programs and other Human
Resources programs
Overall, Skills and Qualifications:
• Must maintain strict confidentiality and have excellent oral and written English communication
skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office systems and demonstrated skills in database management and
record keeping
• Advanced organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple
assignments
• Must be detail oriented, highly organized, have ability to problem solve possess a strong
customer service mentality and a desire to learn
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of time to field offices and partner villages as
required
Recruitment: • Coordination of all aspects of recruitment include updating job descriptions, posting, receiving CVs and the interview process including development of a hiring plan; • Review resumes, shortlist candidates and facilitates the interview process, may be required to participate; • Maintain recruiting, testing and interviewing programs and counselling managers on candidate selection; • Conduct and analyze exit interviews and provide recommendations to senior management • Conduct onboarding and orientation for new employees with up to date and relevant resources made available and coordinates with IT, Payroll and other departments as needed HR Administration/Policy and Procedures: • Act as a first point of contact for employee related issues • Ensure that employee issues are dealt with promptly, fairly and confidentially with major issues being brought forward to senior management’s attention • Ensure RTV’s policies and procedures, employee contracts and documentation, templates and forms are all up to date and relevant • Develop and update on an ongoing basis RTV’s HR Manual • Review organizational and space planning throughout RTV offices • Maintains the employee organizational chart • Maintain employee benefits programs and inform employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit contracts; design and conduct educational programs on benefit programs • Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable Ugandan human resource requirements • Maintain current and historical by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records. Performance Review Process: • Coordinate midterm and annual performance reviews • Review and provide recommendations on staff performances and highlight issues to senior management • Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and provide construct feedback; hearing and assisting in resolving employee grievances; counselling employees and supervisors; • Ensures best practices in staff evaluations. HR Projects and Workplan: • Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and systems in alignment with organizational goals and conducts resource planning; • Maintain and execute yearly workplans with the aim of improving Human Resources function within the organization • Update the Human Resources Strategy based on RTV’s evolving needs • Develop employee training strategy and ensures programmatic training is scheduled and adhered to; • Submit weekly reports to the Managing Director, ensuring to highlight key activities achieves and HR related issues • Participate in administrative staff meetings and attend other meetings and seminars as required • Assist in establishing departmental measurements that support the accomplishment of RTV’s strategic goals.
Proficient in Microsoft Office systems and demonstrated skills in database management and record keeping • Advanced organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments • Must be detail oriented, highly organized, have ability to problem solve possess a strong customer service mentality and a desire to learn • Ability to travel approximately 25% of time to field offices and partner villages as required
Post-secondary education within a related field or a combination of professional experience and education with a minimum 4 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources Human Resources Qualifications and Experiences: • General knowledge of employment laws and human resources practices • Specialized training in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, safety, training, and preventive labor relations, preferred • Professional in Human Resources certification is highly desirable • Experience in the administration of benefits and compensation programs and other Human Resources programs Overall, Skills and Qualifications: • Must maintain strict confidentiality and have excellent oral and written English communication
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Vacancy title:
Senior Human Resource Officer
Jobs at:
Raising The Village (RTV)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, April 28 2025
Duty Station:
Mbarara & North (Gulu, Amuru & Nwoya) | Uganda | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 17 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Position Summary
The Senior Human Resources Officer is a strategic and operational role that is responsible for drivingthe implementation of Raising The Village’s Human Resources (HR) strategy while overseeing the day-to-day HR service delivery in all Ugandan based offices. In this leadership role, the Senior HumanResources Officer will provide proactive solutions to attract, engage and retain a high performing workforce. The Senior Human Resources Officer coordinates and oversees the implementation ofservices, policies, and programs, and assists and advises Raising The Village Management Teamabout Human Resources issues. This role leads and centralizes the training strategy, overseesconsistency and organizational standards and measures the training impact. The Senior Human Resources Officer reports to the Human Resource Manager.
Responsibilities
Recruitment:
• Coordination of all aspects of recruitment include updating job descriptions, posting, receiving CVs and the interview process including development of a hiring plan;
• Review resumes, shortlist candidates and facilitates the interview process, may be required to participate;
• Maintain recruiting, testing and interviewing programs and counselling managers on candidate selection;
• Conduct and analyze exit interviews and provide recommendations to senior management
• Conduct onboarding and orientation for new employees with up to date and relevant resources made available and coordinates with IT, Payroll and other departments as needed
HR Administration/Policy and Procedures:
• Act as a first point of contact for employee related issues
• Ensure that employee issues are dealt with promptly, fairly and confidentially with major issues being brought forward to senior management’s attention
• Ensure RTV’s policies and procedures, employee contracts and documentation, templates and forms are all up to date and relevant
• Develop and update on an ongoing basis RTV’s HR Manual
• Review organizational and space planning throughout RTV offices
• Maintains the employee organizational chart
• Maintain employee benefits programs and inform employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit
contracts; design and conduct educational programs on benefit programs
• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable Ugandan human resource requirements
• Maintain current and historical by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records.
Performance Review Process:
• Coordinate midterm and annual performance reviews
• Review and provide recommendations on staff performances and highlight issues to senior management
• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and provide construct feedback; hearing and assisting in resolving employee grievances; counselling employees and supervisors;
• Ensures best practices in staff evaluations.
HR Projects and Workplan:
• Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and systems in alignment with organizational goals and conducts resource planning;
• Maintain and execute yearly workplans with the aim of improving Human Resources function within the organization
• Update the Human Resources Strategy based on RTV’s evolving needs
• Develop employee training strategy and ensures programmatic training is scheduled and adhered to;
• Submit weekly reports to the Managing Director, ensuring to highlight key activities achieves and HR related issues
• Participate in administrative staff meetings and attend other meetings and seminars as required
• Assist in establishing departmental measurements that support the accomplishment of RTV’s strategic goals.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements
Education and Work Experiences:
• Post-secondary education within a related field or a combination of professional experience and education with a minimum 4 years of progressive leadership experience in Human Resources
Human Resources Qualifications and Experiences:
• General knowledge of employment laws and human resources practices
• Specialized training in employment law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development, employee relations, safety, training, and preventive labor relations, preferred
• Professional in Human Resources certification is highly desirable
• Experience in the administration of benefits and compensation programs and other Human Resources programs Overall, Skills and Qualifications:
• Must maintain strict confidentiality and have excellent oral and written English communication
skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office systems and demonstrated skills in database management and record keeping
• Advanced organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments
• Must be detail oriented, highly organized, have ability to problem solve possess a strong customer service mentality and a desire to learn
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of time to field offices and partner villages as
required
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48
Level of Education: associate degree
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