HR General Staff Officer at Uzima Chicken: (Deadline 20 November 2023)

Date: November 13, 2023

HR General Staff Officer at Uzima Chicken: (Deadline 20 November 2023)

Job announcement

Uzima Chicken Ltd is a poultry company dedicated to making farmers healthier and wealthier. Uzima is the leading distributor of high-quality, dual-purpose day-old chicks in East Africa. Uzima plans to transform the poultry industry in Rwanda, providing smallholder farmers with a robust, disease-resistant bird that can thrive in local, rural conditions and is more productive than local birds. Uzima believes its dual-purpose birds can help eliminate poverty and malnutrition across East Africa.

Division/Department: Administration

Job Location: Uzima Chicken Head Office/Kigali

Job title: HR General staff officer

Reports to: HR Manager

Type of Position: Full time

Main staff reports to: HR Admin Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities for HR General staff officer:

Proper tracking of staff on probation, contract extensions and any other issue related with staff contracts to avoid escalations.
Supporting the development and implementation of HR initiatives and systems
Serve as a focal point person for the management of staff files to ensure every personnel file is complete with all the contents of staff file and easy for retrieval.
Assist in the management of Annual leave and other types of leave by updating leave tracking table and share with the supervisor on a monthly basis.
Assist in the recruitment of staff by providing the necessary HR documents including Personnel Data Sheet and Organization policies to the newly recruited staff.
Make the declaration of accident and maternity to RSSB office
Ensure compliance with labour regulations
Answers frequently asked questions from applicants and employees relative to standard policies, benefits, hiring processes, etc.; refers more complex questions to appropriate senior-level HR staff or management.
Assist in development and implementation of human resource policies
Conducting employee onboarding and help plan training & development
Assist on bi-annual employee performance reviews
Manage the implementation of the employee handbook and HR manual
Maintains the integrity and confidentiality of human resource files and records.
Maintain employee files and records in electronic and paper file
Performs periodic audits of HR files and records to ensure that all required documents are collected and filed appropriately.
Provides clerical support to the HR department.
Performs other task as assigned by superior

Education background and experience

Should possess at least a bachelor degree in Human resource or Administration from a recognized university
Experience of 2-5 years of experience in the related field

Language Proficiency

Fluency in written and spoken English.

Functional competencies and skills

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to identify issues, analyze and participate in the resolution of issues/problems.
Proven experience as an HR Generalist
Understanding of general human resources policies and procedures
Good knowledge of employment/labour laws
Excellent analytical skills for the review and assessments of sites situations
Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), database applications, spreadsheet and graphics presentations
Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.

Core Competencies

Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of Uzima in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.

Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.

Professionalism: Promote the organization’s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should address their applications enclosed with a cover letter, Curriculum vitae, academic documents and other relevant certificates to the Managing Director of UZIMA CHICKEN LTD and delivered in a single PDF document to e-mail: “careers@uzimachicken.com” not later than 20^th November, 2023 at 5:00 pm. UZIMA CHICKEN Ltd is an equal opportunity employer, female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Note:

The subject of the e-mail should be mentioned “HR General Staff Officer”
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview

Done at Kigali on 09^th September 2023

The Management of UZIMA CHICKEN LTD

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