HR Officer USAID MAPD Project Jobs – Malaria Consortium (Salary 15,000 US Dollars)
Job Title: HR Officer
Organization: Malaria Consortium
Project Name: USAID/PMI Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD) Project
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: USD 15,338 gross per annum
About US:
Malaria Consortium is the world’s leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and non-government agencies, academic institutions, and local and international organisations, to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services, providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. Malaria Consortium works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also the capacity of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and support improved economic prosperity.
About USAID MAPD Project:
The Malaria Action Program for Districts (MAPD) project is a 5-year USAID/PMI funded project. The project aims to prevent and control Malaria illnesses and deaths in order to minimise the social economic effects of the disease among the overall population of Uganda especially in children under 5 years of age. The project will be implemented starting in August 2016, and will cover 43 districts with a total population of more than 13 million. The Malaria Action Program for Districts project offers a partnership uniquely positioned to deliver this implementation rollout. Partners include Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO), Banyan Global, Deloitte &Touché Uganda, Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) and Communication for Development Foundation-Uganda (CDFU).
Job Summary: The HR Officer will provide human resources and administrative support to the MAPD team. The job holder will ensure all Malaria Consortium HR policies and procedures are effectively and consistently applied and implemented, and that they are in line with Uganda employment law.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Malaria Consortium USAID MAPD HR Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or a related field
- At least two to three years of experience in human resource management including recruitment, employee relations, HR administration and staff development, preferably with an INGO
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of working with the Ugandan labor law and statutory regulations.
- Experience of developing and delivering learning and development initiatives.
- Understanding and practical experience of matrix management.
- Experience using Human Resources (HR) information systems and running a range of reports.
- Strong understanding and commitment to data protection, and equality and diversity issues.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants are encouraged to apply online at the web link below.
Deadline: 18th May 2018
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