About the employer
A services firm of about two hundred staff, headquartered in Kampala with two upcountry sites, grown steadily for a decade on contracts that are renewed rather than won once. Staff turnover is its main commercial risk and it knows it.
HR has been carried by the finance team throughout, which has meant contracts issued late, onboarding done differently by each manager, and nobody owning any of it. This is the first dedicated appointment and it reports to the managing director.
That reporting line, and the fact that onboarding is owned end to end rather than coordinated, is what makes the seat worth taking early: the function is being shaped by whoever takes it rather than inherited. Support towards professional membership comes with it.
Job Description
- Run recruitment end to end, from the brief and advert through shortlisting to a signed contract
- Own onboarding, including documentation, induction and the first ninety days of a new hire
- Prepare payroll input each month and reconcile it against the establishment and the leave record
- Maintain contracts, personal files and the HR database to Employment Act requirements
- Administer leave, attendance and the staff benefit schemes
- Advise line managers on discipline, grievance and performance conversations, and record the outcomes
- Report headcount, turnover and time to hire monthly
Ascendradoes not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, refugee status, marital status, or based on an individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable law. Ascendra encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, refugees and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology, Social Sciences or Business
- Some time in a generalist HR seat, a placement or internship included
- Working knowledge of the Employment Act and of NSSF and PAYE obligations
- Comfortable with an HR information system and strong in Excel
- Able to draft a contract, a warning letter and a job description without a template doing the thinking
- The judgement to hold a confidence
What is on offer
- The first dedicated HR seat in the firm, with room to shape it
- A direct reporting line to the managing director
- Support towards professional membership and its subscription
- Medical cover and NSSF
- Training in Ugandan employment law and disciplinary procedure
