About MTAC:
Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC) is a body corporate under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives; established initially as an ILO/UNDP/GOU Project in 1964 and later, by an Act of Parliament Cap. 29 of 1969. It was established, among other things, to promote industrial and enterprise development.

Job Summary: The Human Resource and Administration Manager will be responsible for planning and managing human resources and administrative functions of the centre following MTAC policies and procedures and other relevant laws

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Oversee all administrative services that are sensitive to students/participants conducive study environment
Provide leadership to a customer focused human resource organization
Deliver training, coactivity and mentoring functions to MTAC staff for quality performance
Design and maintain internal controls that are in line with set policies and procedures to promote cost effective service delivery
Prepare and deliver timely budgets pertaining human resource and administrative function
Institute appropriate mechanisms for quality pay roll management
Oversee management investment portfolios, contracts and agreements in defence of the Centre
Deliver recruitment and staffing programs and services that are internally equitable
Actively promote high level of confidence of staff information control processes
Guides the ED and Management team on human resource & administrative matters
Generate timely reports to the executive director
Institute and implement approved changes in operational requirements through process streamlining
Develop training plans based on well identified TNA and measure the effectiveness of training
Set in consultation with staff, annual individual performance targets

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management. Membership to human resource professional associations is an added advantage.
At least six (6) years’ experience in the position of or related work to human resource management and administration in a reputable organisation
Three years teaching/training experience in a higher education institution
Good knowledge and understanding of human resource best practices, trends and developments as well as related employment, labour relations and human rights legislations impacting on organisation’s talent management and recruitment programmes.
Working knowledge of Public procurement laws and procedures
Skills in developments and trends in institutions of higher learning
Strategic leadership
Personal management and administration
Motivation and confidence building
Preferred Skills
Leadership skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Team building skills
Excellent analytical and problem solving
Decision making
Effective verbal and listening skills
Keen attention to details and high level of accuracy
Organisational skills
Computer skills including computerized payroll and human resource information system
Skills in report writing
Conceptual skills
Strict confidentiality
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
High level of integrity
Creative thinking

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should obtain hardcopy application forms (Get them from Front Office Desk of MTAC) and attach copies of academic and professional credentials with an updated CV that contains full addresses of three professional referees and send to: The Chairperson, Governing Council, MTAC, Plot M175, Jinja Road, Nakawa. P O. Box 4655, Kampala, Uganda. Please drop the envelope with an application at the MTAC Front Desk Office and sign it in the registration book.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Deadline: Friday 15th May 2015 by 4:00pm.