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Monday, June 7, 2010

East African Development Bank: Jobs and Vacancies in Uganda

Recruitment of Contract Staff and Individual Consultants

The East African Development Bank (EADB) is a development finance institution whose mandate is to promote sustainable development in its Member States. The Bank’s shareholders are Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Other shareholders include the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), German Investment and Development Company (DEG) and other international financial institutions.

The Bank seeks to recruit competent, professional, experienced individuals committed to the development of East Africa to fill the following positions:

Human Resource Manager (1 Position)

Tenure: Up to 3 years
Reporting to: Director General

Scope:

The Manager Human Resources and Administration will be accountable for the efficient management of human resources and administrative serv ices across the bank.

Areas of responsibility will include: employee recruitment, development and management, estates management and management general office and outsourced services such as security, catering and office cleaning.

The position holder will be responsible for developing and implementing human resources policies, recruiting and developing staff, enforcing staff rules and regulations, implementing employee health ad safety standards and ensuring that administrative services are managed in an optimal and cost efficient manner.

In particular the Human Resource Manager will:

  • Develop a human resources management strategy for the bank, that reflects and supports the bank’s operational goals and responds to human resourcing challenges;
  • Develop and/or update human resources management policies and procedures that reflect market best practice, promote employee motivation and retention;
  • Develop and implement optimal performance management systems and processes that will enable the bank to align employee activities to organisational goals, clearly monitor and measure and reward performance and help to maximise employee productivity;
  • Administer the performance management system and ensure that all Officers and Managers set specific measurable, achievable, realist and time bound (SMART) performance objectives that reflect bank’s performance goals. Ensure that regular reviews are conducted as required and remedial actions taken as and when required;
  • Take responsibility for talent management; hence, develop and implement relevant policies, processes and procedures, ensure that these are implemented and monitor to ensure that the required results are achieved;
  • Ensure that the bank has access to quality human resources on a long-term basis, by developing and implementing appropriate human resources planning and recruitment activities and implementing staff retention strategies that reflect best practice;
  • Ensure that the bank has optimal compensation and benefits systems, processes and standards, that ensure that the bank’s pay structures are in line with market, reflect the bank’s standing as a regional organisation, allow the bank to attract and retain quality staff and are cost efficient. Regularly carry out or participate in salary surveys so as to stay abreast with market pay standards;
  • Develop and implement appropriate succession plans, that are linked to the bank’s organisation structure, reflect medium to long term growth plans, and are supported by appropriate career development for all staff;
  • Ensure that the bank has in place comprehensive job descriptions that are clearly aligned to the organisation structure, reflect the appropriate accountability levels for each position and clearly specify required qualifications and competencies ;
  • Continually assess staff skills against the specified competencies, identifies skills gaps and puts in place staff development programmes that address such gaps.
  • Promote a culture of continuous development within the bank and encourages staff to take actions to improve their skills and capabilities at all times;
  • Ensure that employees receive timely and accurate information on all key developments within the bank by identifying and implementing appropriate communication channels, ensuring that they are used regularly and that such channels promote the capture of relevant feedback from staff.
  • Continually identify requirement for change within the bank and put in place appropriate programmes to help achieve the desired change objectives.
  • Manage the Banks’ commercial and residential properties, ensuring that they are maintained in a clean, safe and habitable condition, that appropriate and valid contracts are in place in all instances and that tenant’s pay rent in a timely manner.
  • Manage the contracting of services providers including estate maintenance teams, catering, and security and cleaning teams. Ensure that appropriate contracts are in place, Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) are clearly defined and that the service provides complies with these standards;
  • Set standards for, organises and oversees the provision of an efficient office support function, including but not limited to the registry, secretarial, transport, travel and security services and procurement of office supplies and equipment;
  • Prepare and manage the Human Resource and Administration Budgets and ensure that these are utilised in an optimal manner and opportunities for savings are identified and realised whenever possible;
  • Manage employee discipline and ensure compliance with bank internal legislation, rules and regulations in all instances. Put in place and manage appropriate employee management procedures that ensure the speedy and effective resolution of employee concerns and grievances and promotes employee motivation and commitment;
  • Ensure an optimal work environment that promotes employee motivation, team work and helps to maximise employee productivity; and
  • Undertake research and provide recommendations to senior management of significant developments, emerging opportunities and challenges in areas of responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies or Social Sciences from a recognised university;
  • Masters degree in Human Resource Management and /or a relevant MBA from a recognised university;
  • A professional HR qualification, such a s a Higher National Diploma in Human Resources Management, post graduate diploma in HR management;
  • Membership of a professional human resources management institution;
  • At least 15 years as a human resources and administration professional including 5 years as a head of human resources in a large international corporate or multilateral organization;
  • Practical experience in HR strategies generally and particularly to attract and retain high calibre professionals; foster skills development and facilitate succession planning;
  • Exposure to compensation and benefits package development; salary surveys ;
  • Practical experience in developing and implementing strategies for managing performance, motivation, change and culture management of staff of different nationalities and diverse cultural backgrounds;
  • Knowledge of and experience in international administrative law and human resource management in international organisations; and
  • Familiarity with the employment laws of the five East African countries will be a definite advantage; and
  • Ability to communicate with clarity to diverse audiences in writing and verbally.
  • Applicants must be nationals of a Member State of the Bank .

To Apply:

If your career aspirations match these challenging and exciting roles, please email your application quoting the relevant job title by 17 hours Local time on 21st June 2010 to Executive Selection Division, KPMG Uganda at the following email address: esd@kpmg.co.ug.

Please attach your CV containing an e-mail address, daytime telephone contact, qualifications, experience, present position, names and addresses of three referees. All applications should be sent via email.

New Contracts may be concluded after expiry of the preceding contract subject to exigencies of the service and mutual agreement of the parties.

Applicants should be nationals of the EADB member states unless otherwise indicated. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. The Bank reserves the right to make an alternative offer or no offer at all.


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