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• Collect
  relevant information about Mercy Corps Uganda vacancies (job descriptions,
  appropriate salary bands etc.) and agree on attraction strategy with the
  Senior HR & Legal Manager.
• Understand
  the hiring Managers’ requirements, preferences and time-frames and
  communicate these with the HR team and other partners;.
• Maintain
  the Talent Acquisition tracker of assignments and report to the HR team
• Maintain
  a talent pool or talent bank for all potential candidates in all position
  categories.
• Identify
  potential graduate and intern trainees to support all program and
  operations in collaboration with the Senior HR & Legal Manager ;
• Respond
  to all unsuccessful candidates on their status after the pre-selection
  stage.
• Apply
  innovative sourcing methodologies and participate in various activities
  such as campus visits, job fairs, conferences etc. to generate candidate
  referrals and networks while also using social and professional networking
  sites to identify and source candidates;
• Circulate
  all job advertisements to all field offices and follow up on posting to
  notice boards and other online job boards.,
• Adhere
  to Mercy Corps Policies and Procedures for Human Resources as stipulated
  in the Mercy Corps field Administration and National Policy manual;
• Support
  talent initiatives by working closely with HR team members;
• Screen
  resumes to match with required skills as per the job advert posted and
  shortlist candidates for interviews;
• Schedule
  and coordinate interviews for candidates with hiring team and interview
  panel;
• Provide
  updates to the HR team on a weekly basis regarding status for all ongoing
  recruitments.
• Seek
  feedback from hiring managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting
  plans and implementation

• The
  ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Talent Acquisition Officer career
  opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource, Industrial
  Psychology, Social Sciences, or Business/ Public Administration.
• Three
  to five years of relevant work experience in recruitment.
• Knowledge
  of International Development.
• Proven
  track record of success in a recruiting role, having had responsibility
  for screening, interviewing and hiring for multiple positions across
  different geographical regions concurrently in a record time.
• Sound
  knowledge of recruitment tools and strategies.
• Network
  in the international development sphere along with knowledge of
  competitors.
• Exceptional
  standard of written and oral communications skills.
• Proven
  ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels.
• Demonstrated
  attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work
  independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Good
  negotiation, representation skills and the ability to work comfortably
  with an ethnically diverse team.
• Strong
  ability to innovatively solve problems.
• Excellent
  MS Office & Excel skills
• Willingness
  to travel in the field.

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