Principal Human Resource Officer new Government job at Ministry Of Public Service in Kampala, Uganda 2023

Job Description

Job Category:
Human Resource jobs in Uganda

Job Location:
Kampala

Education Level:
Bachelor Degree

Years Of Experience

6 years

Job Details

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Qualification

Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management; or Social Sciences; or Arts; or Commerce; or Business Administration with a recognized bias in Human Resource field such as Human Resource Development or Human Resource Management; or Organizational Development Studies plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management; or Master’s Degree in Human Resource Studies; or Business Administration; or Public Administration; or any related field from a recognized University/Institution.

Working Experience

Applicants should have a minimum of six (6) years relevant working experience in the field of Human Resource Management , three (03) of which should have been served at the level of Senior Human Resource Officer in Government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable Organization. NB: Serving Officers are informed that successful applicants for this post, once appointed, shall be deployed to Regional Referral Hospitals. Those who are not interested in being deployed to Regional Referral Hospitals need not to apply.

Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Assistant Commissioner, Human Resource for performing the following duties:-
• Ensuring the implementation of existing HR policies, regulations and practices and monitoring their implications in their Public Service Agency;

• Coordinating the recruitment and selection process in the Ministry/Department/Local Government;

• Coordinating the performance Management function in the Ministry/Department/Local Government;

• Coordinating Staff Training and Development (Human Resource Development) programmes;

• Coordinating salary and payroll management process;

• Coordinating the implementation of Staff Welfare and terminal benefits programmes;

• Coordinating the formulation and implementation of Human Resource Planning programmes;

• Interpreting, implementing and proposing the review of Human Resource policies, regulations and practices;

• Receiving and attending to matters pertaining to employee relations, grievances and complaints;

• Approving and making submissions on pensions, gratuity and other terminal benefits;

• Providing guidance and counseling to staff on Human Resource Management issues;

• Gathering information on HR policies; rules, regulations for dissemination to management and staff;

• Identifying areas for policy review and intervention, and making appropriate recommendations;

• Conducting research on contemporary HR best practices and making appropriate recommendations;

• Supervising and appraising junior staff within the HRM Division/Section/Unit;

• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Job Qualifications

Minimum Qualification

Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management; or Social Sciences; or Arts; or Commerce; or Business Administration with a recognized bias in Human Resource field such as Human Resource Development or Human Resource Management; or Organizational Development Studies plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management; or Master’s Degree in Human Resource Studies; or Business Administration; or Public Administration; or any related field from a recognized University/Institution.

Application Process
Mandatory requirements for Applicants: –

• Apply ON-LINE.

• Scan, attach and submit on-line recent passport size photograph and relevant documents(‘O’ Level, and ‘A’ Level Certificates, Degree Transcript and Certificates).

• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;

Application Process:

• Visit the website https://vacancies.psc.go.ug/ors

• Click and Register as a new User to create your account and complete your profile (starting with your bio data moving downwards).

• If you already have an account, simply sign in and update your profile.

• Click on Jobs then Advertised Jobs in the menu. Select the Advert to view the jobs therein.

• Click on the job from the list of advertised jobs.

• View the job details and click apply.

• Review your application and submit.

• You can only apply for one (1) post. Applying for more than one (1) post will lead to automatic disqualification.

Emphasis: –

• Only on-line applications on the e-recruitment system will be considered.

• Candidates shortlisted for Interviews will be contacted.

• Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them copies of original academic documents (O and A level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid Identity Card.

• Serving Officers already appointed in the Public Service shall not be considered for entry level posts under this GRE advert;

• Applicants who shall not hear from the Public Service Commission on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.

• In case of any inquiry, call Tel. No.0414-237671 or 0414-254271 or 0414-342279 or send an e-mail to vacancies@psc.go.u

Applicants should, among others, have the following competencies:

Ethics and integrity; interpersonal, communication and computer skills; ability to adapt to multi-cultural settings; effective organizational and planning skills; time management skills; technical skills; report writing skills; negotiation skills; capacity for teamwork; innovation and concern for results, quality and standards.