UAP Insurance Job Vacancies – HR Business Partner



Job Title:      HR Business Partner
Organisation: UAP Insurance
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Human Resource
and Administration Manager
About US:
UAP Holdings
Limited is the pan-African Financial Services
Company with a primary purpose of acting as a holding company for the
various UAP businesses.
The Groups origins in Kenya date back to the 1920’s when Provincial Insurance
Company of East Africa was incorporated. UAP Group embarked on a multi-phased
restructuring plan in 2006 to shift from a traditional non-life insurance
business to a broad-based Insurance and Financial Services Group. UAP Group has
grown into a Pan-African Financial Services Group with a geographical footprint
in six (6) countries namely Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania and
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The range of services and products have
grown beyond General Insurance to include Life Assurance, Property Investments,
Fund Management and related Financial Services such as insurance premium
financing, financial advisory and securities brokerage. The Group own UAP
Insurance (U) Limited, the leading insurance company in Uganda.
Job Summary: The HR Business
Partner will effectively coordinate UAP Insurance activities like recruitment, reward,
recognition and staff welfare under the direction of the HR Manager.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
·        
The incumbent will manage the recruitment process
which includes preparing advertising, liaising with the print media for
publishing, receiving CVs, shortlisting and setting up interviews. The process
also includes arranging for medical examinations, preparing acid discussing
letters of offer, probation evaluations and orientation programmes.
·        
Maintain an up-to-date reeord of job descriptions and
the relevant grades within the company. .
·        
Ensure the production of the in-house magazine
·        
The job holder will also organize and coordinate the
staff events e.g. sports day, Christmas party, briefings etc.
·        
Mentor and supervise the office assistants and the
switchboard operators
·        
Coordinate the administration of the staff medical
scheme
·        
Maintain an up to date knowledge system of the HR
statistics
·        
Manage the UAP talent pool programme
·        
Work in liaison with departments to ensure that all the
necessary documentation for each new employee is promptly filled in their
personal files.
·        
Take part in conducting orientation and induction
training for new staff
·        
Actively monitor performance of new staff, within
the grades falling within the jurisdiction serving probation period and liaise
with departmental heads in respect of their confirmation to permanent
employment.
·        
Prepare and submit all the HR analytics reports.
·        
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Human Resource
and Administration Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
·        
The applicant should hold a Degree in Human
Resources. Possession of a postgraduate qualification in Human resources or any
other related field is an added advantage.
·        
At least three years of related HR experience
How to Apply:
All candidates
who wish to join the Insurance industry should send their applications via
Email with an updated CV and cover letter to: recruitment@uap.co.ug.
Deadline: Wednesday, 18th
November, 2015 by 5PM

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