Chief People & Culture Officer

Job Details

Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited invites applications for the position of Chief People & Culture Officer based in Kampala. The role reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the smooth and profitable operation of the People & Culture department, providing consultation to management on strategic staffing plans, compensation, benefits, training and development, budget and labor relations. The bank values integrity, professionalism and positive impact. Work Hours: 8 hours. Base Salary: Not Disclosed. Employment is full-time.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop organization strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues, contributing information, analysis and recommendations to organization strategic thinking and direction, establishing human resources objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Implement People & Culture strategies by establishing department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, compliance and labor relations.
• Manage People & Culture operations by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling and disciplining staff, planning, monitoring, appraising and reviewing staff job contributions, maintaining compensation; determining production, productivity, quality and customer-service strategies, designing systems, accumulating resources, resolving problems and implementing change.
• Develop People & Culture operations financial strategies by estimating, forecasting and anticipating requirements, trends and variances, aligning monetary resources, developing action plans, measuring and analyzing results, initiating corrective actions and minimizing the impact of variances.
• Accomplish special project results by identifying and clarifying issues and priorities, communicating and coordinating requirements, expediting fulfillment, evaluating milestone accomplishments, evaluating optional courses of action and changing assumptions and direction.
• Guide management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing and updating policies, procedures, methods and guidelines; communicating and enforcing organization values.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements by studying existing and new ILO and local labor legislation, anticipating legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions.
• Update job knowledge by participating in conferences and educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organizations.
• Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Qualifications, Skills and Requirements

• Master's / Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Social Sciences or a related field. Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 12 years relevant work experience, 5 of which should have been at senior management level in a financial or similar services institution.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in human resource management.
• Experience in the banking industry is a distinct advantage.
• Relationship Building – works effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain collaborative networks and mutually beneficial working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills – communicates logically, clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
• Agile to new and evolving ideas – ability to step outside the box to explore industry trends.
• Coaching and Mentoring – creates an environment which fosters self-development and growth through being accessible and providing guidance, constructive feedback and coaching.
• Emotional Intelligence – demonstrates self-control and emotional maturity by being aware of and regulating feelings and emotions appropriately.
• Leading by example – ability to follow the HR code to foster respect for values and ethics.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making – skilfully manages complexity and ambiguity, applies acquired learning and experience to identify, analyse and select appropriate solutions.
• Opportunity Bank is an equal opportunity employer.