HR Manager KPMG Uganda

KPMG‘s Human Resources unit is an internal Business Support Service whose priority is to support the firm achieve its strategic priority of attracting, developing, engaging and retaining high performing individuals to meet both current and future talent needs.  To support the firm’s continued growth, we are looking to recruit a HR Manager responsible for Uganda.

• Work in collaboration with the firm’s leadership and regional HR management to develop suitable people strategies and initiatives that will align HR to the firm’s business strategy;
• Support the firm in attracting top talent and in unlocking the staff’s capability through learning and development;
• Champion the firm’s high-performance culture by inculcating the KPMG performance development and learning and development processes;
• Cultivate a close working relationship with management and staff to understand their motivational needs and maintain high employee engagement;
• On a regular basis, review the people policies of the firm to ensure consistency with best practice and market trends; and
• Oversee the HR Administrative function.

Desired Skills & Experience

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelors degree in HR, social or business studies together with a post-graduate qualification in HR
• Minimum of 8 years’ generalist HR experience of which 3 years should be in a HR Senior management role in a multinational company HR responsibility for at least 300 staff.

Skills and attributes

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of core HR technical skills;
• Able to engage and apply both long-range and short-term HR planning;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. A persuasive negotiator;
• Must be a people-person, firm but fair with ability to work with people with diverse personalities;
• Ability to empathize, listen and enable staff solve own problems, and guide and lead others by example;
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines and resolve conflicting demands; and
• Socially confident and able to create a strong presence with leadership, peers and staff at KPMG.

We offer

• Exciting opportunity to create a real impact in the People Agenda;
• Continuous learning and development;
• Exposure to multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary working teams; and
• Unrivalled space to grow.

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please forward your curriculum vitae giving details of your qualifications and experience quoting HR-KPMG Ug/2013/01 on or before Friday 21 January 2013to talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke.

Company Description

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms with over 135,000 people working together to deliver value in more than 140 countries. We draw on our firms' deep industry experience to provide Audit, Tax & Advisory services.

Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. There are over 400 staff who provide a full range of services to organisations in the region. KPMG East Africa has considerable experience in audit, tax and advisory services. The Nairobi office serves as the regional co-ordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.