The New Forests
Company is a vertically integrated agro-industrial business planting trees on
sustain-able commercial plantations for processing and selling of value added
timber products to local and regional markets. The New Forests Company has the
following opportunity in Kampala, Uganda:Human Resource Manager: Would an
opportunity in a forestry, timber processing and manufacturing environment
wit
hin a rapidly growing multi-national Pan African company interest you? We
are recruiting for a Human Resources Manager who would be responsible for the
complete human capital management function for the local business in Uganda.
An ambitious,
dynamic and assertive team player with excellent people management skills is
needed in this position to lead by setting a clear example. The successful
candidate should be a mature individual with a “hands-on” approach
and experience in a corporate environment. Strong labour relations, talent
management, financial management and numerical skills are essential. Experience
in payroll, recruitment, administration and performance management would be
essential. Innovative achievements would be advantageous on the CV of a
candidate with unquestionable integrity.
This position provides
the ideal opportunity for professional exposure to the functioning of a
multi-national business where the Human Resources Department plays an integral
role in the achievement of the business plan with its strategic objectives.
The successful
candidate would need to reach the following performance standards in order to
be successful in this role: execute agreed functions and projects on time and
within budget while keeping the CEO fully informed of progress manage approved
budgets accurately and continuously effect cost savings in operations improve
employment relations and prevent court cases with a proactive labour relations
strategy ensure that all salary pay runs take place on time and within 100%
accuracy full arid consistent application of the HR Manual provide loyal and
faithful support to the CEO lead by example and act with impeccable integrity
successfully recruit & engage highly trainable and effective employees
contribute to the development of a highly engaged workforce conduct weekly reports
with passion and precision drive the annual HR Plan to ensure the business unit
reaches its annual business targets follow through on all projects in order to
constantly improve the results of regular external HR audits add value for the
shareholders and instill investor confidence in the way your department support
the business
If you are
interested in this opportunity, please send your CV and cover letter to
hr@newforests.net with the job title clearly captured in the email subject
line. Please do not send any other attachments at this stage.
