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Job Title:
HR Consultant
Employer:
Heifer International
Location:
Country:
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Human Resource Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Tuesday, 23 July 2024

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HR Consultant job at Heifer International | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

Heifer International is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty by empowering smallholder farmers and communities through sustainable agriculture and economic development. With a strong reputation for transforming lives through innovative livestock donation programs, training, and market access initiatives, Heifer has received global recognition for its impact-driven approach.

The organization fosters a collaborative and purpose-driven work culture, offering employees opportunities for professional growth, competitive benefits, and a chance to make a lasting difference in communities. Job opportunities span across project management, agricultural development, finance, and social impact roles, with flexible and field-based work arrangements to maximize outreach.

Founded in 1944, Heifer International has evolved from a simple livestock donation initiative into a global leader in sustainable development, integrating technology, climate-smart agriculture, and inclusive value chains to drive economic transformation. Operating in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Americas, Heifer’s reach extends to millions of families striving for self-reliance. The organization is built on core values of accountability, transparency, sustainability, and community-driven development, ensuring that interventions create lasting change.

Through its corporate social responsibility initiatives, Heifer partners with governments, private sectors, and grassroots organizations to enhance food security, climate resilience, and women's economic empowerment. More information about its mission and programs can be found at www.heifer.org.

Are you looking for Human Resource Jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in HR Consultant job at Heifer International

Full-time

Deadline: 

23 Jul 2024

HR Consultant job at Heifer International

Heifer International

Job Description

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Introduction
Heifer International is a global non-profit organization founded in 1944 that works towards ending hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. Heifer International Uganda (HIU) began operations in 1982 and has since grown into one of the country’s leading agricultural and Community Development Organizations with focus on building pro-poor value chains that integrate youth, women empowerment and environmental sustainability. Driven by our Mission, Heifer has reached an incremental number of 4 million families in Uganda through agriculture and environmentally sound economic development programs. By 2030, Heifer Uganda’s Program goal is to support 400,000 smallholder farmers towards attaining a Sustainable Living Income and build sustainable and resilient economies.
Project Background, Purpose, and Objectives
Reporting Directly to the Heifer Uganda Country Director with a matrix reporting relationship to the Africa People Director, the Consultant will actively engage in HR business strategy development and contextualization, assist business and senior management to identify emerging people issues, and support organizational change processes as well as broker HR solutions for country programmatic impact. The role will further develop and coordinate the implementation of the people strategy for Heifer Uganda in line with the business and group people strategies.
The role will foster a customer service culture, coordinate with external and internal customers of the HR function, and deliver HR services per expected standards. Therefore, the role will also provide operational leadership in performance management, talent management, recruitment, reward, health and safety, learning and development, organizational development, and HR business processes.
You are a university graduate with significant HR training and 8-10 years of experience, 5 of which will be in managing HR functions in a dynamic organization. To meet the diverse needs of this role, you will have strategic solid HR operations understanding, customer service orientation, flexibility, the ability to prioritize competing demands, good project management, and interpersonal skills backed with the ability to work within a team and autonomously. You will have good computer skills and previous experience developing teams and working with senior leaders. Knowledge of legal employment obligations in line with the Ugandan national labor law will be an added advantage. Experience working in an International/Multinational private sector, NGO, and/or governmental environment will be an added advantage.

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People strategy

  • Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, and tactics to respond to country needs while aligning with regional and global People Strategies and objectives.

  • Strive to achieve global, regional, and country People Objectives relevant to the country.


Recruitment Talent Acquisition

  • Work with country director s and other stakeholders to assess talent needs for proposals and new projects.

  • Manage full cycle including posting, interviews, checking references, background screening, contracting, and onboarding while staying in compliance with Recruitment Policy and SOP.

  • Manage Recruitment process documentation and recruitment database and reporting.


Employee Engagement and Relations

  • Ensure legal compliance throughout human resource management processes and guidelines

  • Maintain high-quality HR records and systems. Keep local and global HRIS systems up to date.

  • Produce timely and high-quality reports on significant personnel changes, department objectives, and global KPIs. Keep secure human resource records and maintain confidentiality.

  • Help the Regional HR representative to complete timely internal HR Audits.

  • Bridge management and employee relations by addressing demands, grievances, or other issues

  • Work closely with the Regional HR team to facilitate Diversity Inclusion initiatives.

  • Oversee and manage a performance appraisal system that drives high performance.


Compensation Management

  • Participate in compensation reviews and benchmarking and work closely with the Regional People team.

  • Drives internal equity by following the applicable compensation policies and advising management on compensation levels based on internal equity and external competitiveness analysis.

  • Maintain and work with regional and global team pay plans and benefits programs.


Learning & Development

  • Identify in-country training needs, plan, manage and coordinate the delivery of learning solutions across the business, ensuring the completion of the training plan, including the Organization's mandatory training.

  • Provide advice and coaching to line managers in the country according to established HR policies and procedures to enable people management topics.

  • Perform any other duties and responsibilities as required by Heifer Uganda Senior management

HR Consultant job at Heifer International

SERVICES

COMMERCIAL

SERVICES

INDUSTRIAL

SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL

  • Ability to manage complexities, cultivates innovation, is action-oriented and plans and aligns work process to drive excellence.

  • Ability to manage the culture and environment of the organization relative to the country, regional, and HQ levels. Ability to adapt and be flexible to act in a changing and complex environment, with a multitasking mindset.

  • Deep understanding of INGO or global context. Strong understanding of country labor law.


Qualification And Skills

  • Proven 8-10 years’ experience, 5 of which will be in managing HR functions in a dynamic organization.

  • Previous experience with an International NGO is highly valued.

  • A bachelor's degree in human resources, Business, or a related field. Continued HR education/certification is a significant plus.

  • Comfortable learning new technologies and HR systems. Previous experience with HRIS.

  • Experience in implementing strategy, meeting objectives, and working within a matrix structure.

  • Excellent influence skills, team management, active listening, negotiation, and presentation skills.

  • Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company.

  • In-depth knowledge of Ugandan Labor Law.

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