Job Description
Uganda Law Society (ULS) is a membership organization established by cap 276 to provide services to its members in particular and to the people of Uganda. Its vision is to excel as a professional body in the development of the legal profession and promotion of justice in Uganda.
Its mission is to improve the professional standards of members of the legal profession and to promote human rights and the rule of law, by assisting the government and the judiciary in the administration and practice of law in Uganda.
Our Core values are: Equity and member-focused, Professionalism, Competence, Integrity, Accountability, Efficiency, Corporate Governance and Independence, Creativity and Innovation,
Team Work
The ULS is seeking for a qualified and experienced individual to fill the following position at its head office.
Position: Human Resource Manager
Reporting to: Head of Finance and Administration
Area of Placement: Head Office- Kampala

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Oversee the management of the institutional Human Resource and Administration component
2. Ensure proper recruitment, selection, orientation, training, motivation and retention of staff for the various departments.
3. Maintain a pay plan by conducting periodic pay surveys, scheduling and conducting job evaluations, preparing pay budgets, monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions, recommending, planning and implementing the pay structure revisions.
4. Ensure planning, monitoring and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees, scheduling management conferences with employees, hearing and resolving employee grievances, counseling employees and supervisors.
5. Recommend benefit programs to management, directing the processing of benefit claims, obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids, awarding benefit contracts, designing and conducting educational programs on benefit programs.
6. Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing the labor laws.
7. Maintain management guidelines by preparing, updating and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
8. Provide administrative support for projects and heads of departments or units as they implement approved policies and procedures appropriate to their sections.
9. Maintain the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions
10. Maintain historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system, keeping past and current records.
11. Maintain human resource staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees, planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
12. Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reports.
13. Carry out any other lawful duties as may be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
1. Bachelor’s Degree required from a recognized university
2. Post graduate diploma
3. Must be a member of the Human Resource Managers’ Association of Uganda
4. At least 4 years of professional experience.
5. Ability to speak local languages is an added advantage.

Key Competencies
1. Computer literacy
2. Research and continued learning
3. Conflict resolution
4. Training and skills transfer
5. Emotional intelligence
6. Leadership, management, and team building skills
7. Good report writing skills
8. Integrity, confidentiality, and the ability to accomplish tasks promptly under minimum supervision.

Method of Application
If you are interested and meet the above requirements, submit your online application letter, current curriculum vitae and copies of academic documents to hr@uls.or.ug Deadline for submission of application is 28th February 2023 at 5:00pm.