Human Resource and Organizational Development Manger Job at Oxfam - Career Opportunity in Uganda
Vacancy title:Human Resource and Organizational Development Manger
Jobs at:
Oxfam
Deadline of this Job:
10th November 2017
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
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Job details:
Oxfam is a worldwide organisation that employs works in more than 90 countries. We seek to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam's global strategic goals include contributing to achieving more profound and lasting change in the lives of people living with poverty and injustice. We're creating a world- wide influencing network to unite the power of local organizations, who share a common vision for change. Adequately resourced, local organizations are best- positioned to influence and actively participate in the fight against the injustice of poverty.
In line with this, Oxfam in Uganda brings together the joint skillsets of its staff and partners (humanitarian, long-term development, and advocacy) to achieve change at the national level. We do this by building networks, platforms and coalitions with like-minded civil society actors who campaign with us and lobby duty-bearers to bring about change. Oxfam in Uganda also supports and engages in 0xfam's global campaigns, guaranteeing that Uganda is present on the world's most pressing issues. We have recently launched our inequality report and campaign, which considers the dimensions of poverty and drivers of inequality in Uganda. This is aimed at ending inequality in Uganda. We are committed to providing thought leadership on important development issues in the country.
To help contribute to these commitments, we are looking for exceptional professionals for the following roles:
Post: Human Resource and Organizational Development Manger
Specific tasks and responsibilities:
The successful candidate shall be responsible for providing strategic leadership, develop, advise on and implement the full range of Human Resource/OD strategies necessary to support effective people management. The role includes overseeing application and implementation of Oxfam’s people strategies, policies, procedures and processes through ways of working, including ongoing communication and collaboration with Country Management Team, Management Review Team, Programme, and Support staff; to ensure that the Human Resource function contributes to and is aligned to the Country's strategic goals; lead on the development and implementation of various organizational development strategies, structures, policies, procedures, processes, and systems that enable Oxfam deliver on its Programme commitments; sews as a strategic business partner to management by providing direction and guidance on human resource and organizational development matters; develop a long-term HR plan that is aligned to Oxfam's employee resourcing strategy; lead the development of a talent strategy to ensure the identification, acquisition, development and retention of key talent to meet the current and future needs of Oxfam, and developing approaches to address these and implement 0icfam’s established systems for performance management and reward.
Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge
Substantial knowledge and substantial experience of Human Resources and OD in all its aspects, systems and modem practices, including professional qualification in Human Resources Management; substantial knowledge of the concepts of national and East Africa Community employment laws; experience as a senior business advisor towards management on strategic HR including change management and organizational Development; able, to provide leadership and direction on all HR issues at the same time and balancing the strategic role with the need to deliver effective day-to-day people service; substantial experience in an administrative HR role; good written and verbal communication and advisory skills, accurate, just, analytical; convincing and influencing skills; people management skills and flexibility to travel to program field areas.
Job application procedure
Please send your CV and cover letter ONLY to oxfamuganda-jobs@oxfam.org by 10th November 2017, indicating the position name in the email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.
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