Human Resource & Administration Manager

DRC Uganda is currently looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our dynamic team as Human Resource and Administration Manager

**The overall purpose of the role:**

The Country Human Resource and Administration Manager will be responsible for leading and managing the HR function for DRC in Uganda. Provide overall advice, coordination and management to the HR team at the Country Office in kampala and technical HR support to field offices. He/she will ensure efficient support to the DRC Uganda program in accordance with existing DRC policies and procedures. This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines in Uganda.

The role also contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks and also provides support and/or technical guidance to the country operation while overseeing country activities.

**Your main duties and responsibilities will be:**

**Management & Coordination**

- Lead and manage the Human Resources and Admin teams (including people planning, performance, well-being and development)
- Ensure close coordination and advise from HR Legal Advisors in country
- Provide technical support, advice and capacity build the Human Resources team.
- Provide technical support and guidance to managers, on all Human Resources related issues.
- Ensure that proper and timely support is provided to the area offices.
- Ensure that a HR strategy and workplan is in place for the Country Operation, in coordination with the Regional HR team
- Work closely with the Senior Management Team on HR strategies and direction for the country operation
- Planning and budgeting for the HR function in the country

**People Planning**

- Ensure managers have updated job descriptions for their employees
- Ensure oversight and consistency in position titles and grades, across all field locations.
- Support managers in people planning, succession planning and mobility within DRC country operation(s)
- Support management in restructuring and downsizing

**Recruitment**

- Ensure that Recruitment process and tools are implemented and understood by hiring managers in the Country Operation
- Support recruitments by doing compliance checks on Job descriptions, developing vacancy notes, advertising positions, longlisting, coordinate written tests when relevant, conducting interviews, doing reference checks, maintaining recruitment records.
- Provide bi-weekly updates to Senior Management Team (SMT) on progress of recruitment
- Lead the induction process of new recruitments, by ensuring the quality and content of the process adheres with DRC standards.

**Contracts and Compensation**

- Manage the full contract process for national employees including contracts, extensions, addendums, and resignations
- Request international contracts from HR Headquarters
- Lead salary benchmark process every two years or more frequently if needed
- Administer payroll for national staff
- Ensure secure and systematic HR filing systems are in place.

**Performance & Development**

- Ensure the annual performance and development process is in place and well understood by managers and staff
- Ensure both probation and performance appraisals are done in the country operation by monitoring Dynamics
- Advice managers on due process when dealing with poor performance and disciplinary issues
- Prepare legally compliant letters in consultation with internal or external legal advisors
- Ensure exit interviews are conducted
- Ensure exit forms are issued and send to exiting employees
- Develop training plans

**Well-Being**

- Participate in localization of R&R and Housing policy
- Ensure maintenance and communication of staff insurance
- Provide guidance on available staff welfare resources for expatriates and national staff
- Ensure that Managers are trained on the DRC Voices and their responsibility in following up
- Ensure support for managers on action plans for DRC Voices
- Lead people well-being initiatives.

**HR Policies and Support**

- Ensure Localization of global policies where needed
- Ensure HR Compliance checks are done at least once per year.
- Maintain and update HR policies as necessary, providing advice and information to staff of any changes to policies
- Work closely with Regional Office ( RO) and Head Quarters (HQ) for review and endorsement of HR policies and tools.
- Ensure that monthly departmental KPIs are followed up and a monthly report is submitted to HoSS.
- Ensure that all the working tools and trackers in HR department are regularly updated and disseminated.
- Ensure managers are trained on the necessary tools and procedures within people management

**Administration: ​**

- Ensure effective and efficient management of office administration policies, systems, and procedures.
- Ensure an up-to-date database of contracts to track rental instalments, notice periods, renewals, deposits, and municipality tax payments is ma