Reports to: Director Financial Management & Operations with a dotted line to the HR Manager
Site: JCRC-Lira site.

Job Purpose;
The Senior Human Resource Officer is responsible for providing effective and efficient human resources management support to the USAID-JCRC-LPHS Lango & Kigezi projects to ensure the smooth running of human resource activities aimed at providing good working environment to the JCRC staff.

Specific duties and responsibilities;
• Identify and rationalize career and training opportunities/needs for JCRC staff.
• Ensure contracts and personnel records of staff are done and up to date.
• Leave administration.
• Guide payroll management in liaison with the Finance department
• Provide guidance on HR issues and employment matters in line with Uganda labour Laws and JCRC Terms and Conditions of service manual.
• Draft progress reports and follow up on the implementation of human resource work plans;
• Handle employee disciplinary issues and manage conflict.
• Ensure Counselling of staff on job related/personnel needs and problems to enable them improve their performance.
• Follow up on the implementation of performance management systems to ensure that each employee job performance is continuously monitored and measured against realistic targets.
• Liaise with relevant ministries on matters relating to staff work permits and privileges, and issuance of resident permits to staff.
• Implement the JCRC staff induction policy and program.
• Facilitate the development of the oversight technical skills data gap and establish development of programs to address the skills gap.
• Carryout any other official duty assigned by management from time to time.

Qualifications and skills required;
• A bachelor degree in human resource management, industrial psychology and a post graduate diploma in Human Resource management.
• Seven years progressive experience practicing human resource from reputable entitles specifically those implementing USG funded projects.
• Ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have good interpersonal and team skills.
• Must be professional with high confidentiality skills.