HR Jobs – Talent Acquisition Specialist – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Talent Management and Organizational Development Manager
Vacancy Code: TASX01
About US:
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
Job Summary: The Talent Acquisition Specialist will primarily determine the organisation’s staffing needs and facilitate the effective staffing of the organization through leading the process of sourcing, attracting, recruiting, interviewing, and on-boarding of employees within IDI in line with the provisions of the IDI HR manual and the prevailing labour laws.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Formulate the annual work plan for the Talent Acquisition function that feeds into the overall Human Resource annual work plan in line with the overall HR planning cycle.
- Implement the organization’s talent acquisition strategies in line with the organization’s strategic direction and human resource plans
- Work closely with the hiring Managers to determine the user departments’ staffing needs and develop an annual organization’s human resource plan.
- Review and refine job descriptions and prepare job adverts for vacant positions
- Provide leadership in the sourcing, recruitment and selection of candidates while effectively targeting the right kinds of candidates for the job and make recommendations regarding new ways of sourcing talent.
- Manage the Organization’s recruitment and selection tracker, schedule all interviews and then prepare and advise the candidates beforehand.
- Develop tools for guiding the shortlisting and selection process to enable a fair and equitable selection process.
- Plan and conduct selection processes of candidates using different test instruments as deemed necessary in line with the recruitment and selection processes.
- Carty out background reference checks for prospective employees to inform hiring decisions in line with the organization’s recruitment and selection policies.
- Prepare contracts for new staff and monitor the expiry of ongoing contracts to ensure timely renewal in line with the organization’s policies.
- Develop tools for enabling a smooth on-boarding process for new employees, and monitor the orientation process to confirm adherence to the orientation programs in line the Organization’s recruitment & selection policies.
- Plan for organizational wide orientation programs every three months to ensure that all new staff who have joined the organization during that period are properly oriented.
- Conduct trainings for managers and other staff involved in the recruitment and selection process with regard to interviewing skills and ethical codes of conduct.
- Develop talent acquisition metrics to monitor the talent acquisition agenda and produce talent acquisition reports and identify areas of improvement in IDI’s recruitment and selection processes.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should possess an advanced degree in Human Resource Management, Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, or any other related filed.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a Human Resource Management, Industrial/ Organizational Psychology plus a Post Graduate qualification in a similar field with good experience in Talent management may be considered.
- A minimum of five years of experience in recruitment and selection using a number of test batteries.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of recruitment and selection as a core function of human resource management.
- Excellent knowledge and experience in job analysis and competence profiling.
- Understanding and experience in use different and modern recruitment and selection methods and techniques including; online recruitment, videoconferencing, Skype, assessment centers, psychometrics, etc.
- An ability to quickly understand the duties and competencies of different roles
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- An in-depth knowledge of the industry similar to what IDI is operating in is an added advantage
- Ability to develop and keep strong relationships with the hiring managers in order to understand and appreciate the needs of the manager and the requirements and expectations of the job.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should E-mail their updated CVs, which should include details of email address (if any), present position, current remuneration, Certificate/testimonials and address of three (3) Referees plus telephone contact to the following address. Please make sure that your application letter , CV and certificates are attached as one document and indicate the Vacancy code as the subject for your email
The Senior Human Resource Manager,
Infectious Diseases Institute — IDI Knowledge Centre,
Makerere University Main Campus College of Health Sciences, Makerere University,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: hr@idi.co.ug
Deadline: 19th April 2019
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