Human Resources & Administration Officer Jobs – Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi)

Organisation: Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Human Resources & Shared Services
Job Ref No: HR001
About US:
The
Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi), a group of registered companies namely
aBi Trust and aBi Finance Ltd, is a multi-stakeholder entity co-founded in July
2010 by the Governments of Uganda and Denmark through DANIDA and the Ministry
of Finance, Planning and Economic Development respectively, with the objective
to promote “Private sector agribusiness development to enhance wealth creation.”
The development objective of the aBi Trust is building a self-sustaining
export-led economy in which the benefits are shared by all Ugandans, and its
immediate objective is to strengthen the competitiveness of Uganda’s
agricultural and agro-processing sector. It does this through Value Chain
Development (VCD) of six value chains (Coffee, Cereals, Pulses, Horticulture,
Dairy and Oil Seeds) and Financial Services Development (FSD). 
aBi
Finance Ltd is the investment arm of aBi that aims to enable the Trust to meet
its programme activities in a sustainable manner by offering financing for
agribusiness development through Lines of Credit, Agribusiness Loan Guarantees
and the Construction Guarantees Fund.
Job Summary: The Human Resources & Administration Officer
will provide human resources support and the supervision of the administrative
team so as to provide quality services that contribute to and support the
achievements of aBi Strategic objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Support the HR
function by maintaining accurate and up to date records to enable effective
reporting and decision making:
  • The incumbent will manage the HR filing and
    data management system to ensure that all paperwork and employee
    information is complete, accurate, easily retrieved and managed according
    to best practice.; producing reports and statistics as required.
  • Prepare and submit reports that guide the
    Head of Human Resources & Shared Services in developing appropriate
    plans for the effective implementation of the HRM strategy.
  • Manage and coordinate welfare activities in a
    way that supports staff physical and emotional wellbeing.
2. Ensure a timely and
accurate processing of payroll data to help the team provide a proactive and
efficient payroll service:
  • Compile and review employee attendance to
    ensure that there is accurate computation of salaries and wages as defined
    and agreed in employment contracts.
  • Maintaining an up to-date HR payroll
    database, and ensure that employee bio-data, and pay information are
    regularly updated in the HR Information system in order to ensure accurate
    payments.
  • Providing the finance department with regular
    updates, changes and any adjustments of pay information necessary for
    journal adjustments.
  • Preparing, analysing and carryout monthly
    payrolls adjustments (if any) for aBi’s employees in line with information
    submitted from the HR to the Finance department.
3. Participate in the
management, implementation and monitoring of aBi’s learning and development
plan to ensure that it meets the needs of both aBi staff and results in the
achievements of the overall objectives:
  • Work in liaison with the Head of Human
    Resources & Shared Services develop and implement mechanisms for
    identifying core competencies required by the company and assessing
    capacity gaps of staff such as, identifying learning and development
    resources that will bridge identified gaps.
  • Drawing up draft training plans and budgets
    and liaising with the Head of Human Resources & Shared Services for
    approval.
  • Work closely with the procurement team to
    identify and recruit suitable training providers and consultants to roll
    out the company’s-wide training program; gathering participant feedback
    and supervising consultants in order to ensure satisfactory learning.
  • Working with participant monitor and evaluate
    learning and development activities in order to ensure their effectiveness
    in driving enhanced organizational performance.
4. Support the Human
Resources Function by providing preparing, reviewing and monitoring a
performance management system that will enhance the performance and motivation
of aBi:
  • Ensure that job descriptions are communicated
    to staff, signed by them, and placed in the HR files.
  • Provide managers with up-to-date paperwork
    and following up with them to ensure that reviews are carried out;
    ensuring that reviews are placed in the HR file.
  • Ensure that staff development plans are developed,
    in collaboration with the staff concerned and that these are fed into
    Learning & Development plan.
5. Ensure aBi fleet is
available to meet the organization’s requirements and that in country and out
of country travels are efficiently managed:
  • Coordinate in country travel for field and
    town service for the organization.
  • Working with the Administrative ensure that
    the aBi Fleet is fully operational responding to internal customer needs.
  • Facilitate and manage travel plans for Board
    members and staffs travelling abroad.
6. Ensure an efficiently
run office facility providing a conducive/enabling physical environment for the
organization’s activities to take place :
  • Work closely with the Internal Finance team
    ensure that that aBi’s Asset management systems are accurate and up to
    date.
  • Regularly monitor the of Health and safety
    standards in the office in order to provide a hazardous free work
    environment.
  • Manage the operation of stores ensuring that
    request as needed by users are available at all times in sufficient
    quality and quantity.
7. Lead the
Administration team in a manner that empowers them to deliver excellent service
to the organisation so as to achieve quality results:
  • Communicate to the administration team a
    clear and exciting vision for the work of aBi’s and for the role of
    department in supporting the organization.
  • Ensure that each member is provided with
    clear expectations for achievement of results, standards and behaviour.
  • Plan and organise the work of the team so as
    to achieve team and organisation in the most cost effective manner
    possible; ensuring that team members are given appropriate workloads and
    are working efficiently.
  • Support and build the capacity of team
    members to enable them to give of their best e.g. by encouraging and praising
    good performance, coaching, training, assisting staff to prevent or
    resolve problems, providing resources, tools and equipment.
  • Monitor and review performance and, in
    particular, hold staff accountable for achieving results, meeting
    standards of excellence and delivering any improvement goals which have
    been identified; taking decisive action in the case of poor performance.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Human Resources &
    Administration Officer job placement should hold a Bachelor in Human
    Resource, Business Admin, Social science or Development studies
  • Possession of a PGD in HR is an added advantage
  • At least three to six years’ experience in a
    medium-sized organisation
  • Strong business and HR acumen, including
    strong problem solving skills, critical thinking, and self-initiative
  • Proven ability to coach others in the use of
    HR best practices
  • Excellent written, verbal communication,
    interpersonal skills; high quality document and report preparation;
    excellent presentation skills
  • Thorough knowledge of employment laws.
  • Proven ability to successfully work as a team
    member and to build and maintain a positive work environment across the
    organisation
  • Demonstrated experience in managing logistics
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online by clicking on
link below and following the instructions.
Deadline: 8th July 2016 by 12:00pm  

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