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Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key Purpose of this role is to drive People strategies for Uganda Breweries Ltd (part of AB InBev), shaping and driving the people agenda within the country site teams. They have specific responsibility for coaching and working with line management to implement and manage the people cycle, delivering all the key people processes and priorities in country. The People Lead is responsible for managing quality-assure world-class People approaches; whilst ensuring the interests and welfare of the business and employees are addressed, to create and sustain the Dream People Culture principles.

Responsibilities or duties

Provide strategic guidance to Uganda leadership on people matters and ensure alignment of people strategy with business strategy

Manage the people function in the business unit, focusing on talent attraction, Induction & onboarding, people cycle , internal communications, learning & development needs, employee engagement, employee relations and performance package management. This is delivered by providing context and requirements from the organization to the respective NoEs to ensure these can be translated in People strategies and programs

Contribute to Uganda's 1 year plan and 3 year plan by delivering on the requirements as detailed in the plans

Embed the VPO/DPO Programme at the Sites

Build People capability and credibility through robust development and coaching

Embed the People Cycle across all functions

Manage the talent processes to support the current and future development and deployment needs of Uganda

Ensure that all relevant legislative diversity requirements are met, and support is provided to functional leaders around the diversity agenda

Support the annual target setting processes, ensuring an aligned collective effort focused on strategic priorities

Work with the leadership teams to assess learning needs in Uganda required to deliver the business strategy

Regular interaction with union leadership team in country

Together with the local talent and learning & development teams , develop and implement a strategy to (a) build strong recruitment programs to attract talent and (b) grow and develop talent (c) drive high employee engagement in Uganda

Manage reward and compensation in Uganda in line with reward strategy guidelines

Ensure Industrial Relations policies and practices are understood and employed by all

Own the Industrial Relations and Employee Relations agenda (including Supply and Logistics) in country and drive alignment on IR related topics between Sales, Support, Supply and Logistics

Validate and sign off the final collective labour agreement and any other labour subject with legal implication in co- decision with other stakeholders where applicable

Regularly track performance of the People function in the organization unit and escalate risks as required

Trusted advisor to the country leadership team contributing to the strategy and plans of Uganda

Consolidate and analyse talent data and work with line function leaders to ensure that this data is used to inform talent planning

Plan, monitor and track the people package spend for Uganda - both sensitive and non-sensitive

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Track record of building excellent relationships and credibility with senior business leaders based on solid commercial acumen and ability to identify customer needs and delivering defined solutions
• A track record of building People capability, shaping culture and leadership behaviours.
• Be a member of the Uganda Institute of Human Resource Management
• Must be a Uganda citizen
• Proven experience in solving strategic business problems with pragmatic solutions.
• A bias for action and speed, and a track record of delivering in a resourceful manner is essential.
• Ability to manage confidentiality
• High levels of integrity
• Personal and career maturity to comfortably guide and coach senior leaders and managers.
• Strong communication, engagement and interpersonal skills – delivering impactful messages and influencing outcomes
• Knowledge of the People function
• Business analytics and insights
• Agile ways of working
• Highly numerate/analytical

Experience needed

Minimum Requirements:

• 5 - 7 years working experience within/across functions, with at least 3 years in a senior management role
• Degree in HR /Public Administration level qualification or equivalent, MBA preferred
• Experience in managing managers (ideally), with demonstrated skills in building anchoring and developing great talent.
• Knowledge of local labour legislation and experience in labour relations is required
• Demonstrated experience in managing the People processes related to the end to-end employee life cycle
• Track record of building excellent relationships and credibility with senior business leaders based on solid commercial acumen and ability to identify customer needs and delivering defined solutions.

• Provide strategic guidance to Uganda leadership on people matters and ensure alignment of people strategy with business strategy
• Manage the people function in the business unit, focusing on talent attraction, Induction & onboarding, people cycle , internal communications, learning & development needs, employee engagement, employee relations and performance package management. This is delivered by providing context and requirements from the organization to the respective NoEs to ensure these can be translated in People strategies and programs
• Contribute to Uganda's 1 year plan and 3 year plan by delivering on the requirements as detailed in the plans
• Embed the VPO/DPO Programme at the Sites
• Build People capability and credibility through robust development and coaching
• Embed the People Cycle across all functions
• Manage the talent processes to support the current and future development and deployment needs of Uganda
• Ensure that all relevant legislative diversity requirements are met, and support is provided to functional leaders around the diversity agenda
• Support the annual target setting processes, ensuring an aligned collective effort focused on strategic priorities
• Work with the leadership teams to assess learning needs in Uganda required to deliver the business strategy
• Regular interaction with union leadership team in country
• Together with the local talent and learning & development teams , develop and implement a strategy to (a) build strong recruitment programs to attract talent and (b) grow and develop talent (c) drive high employee engagement in Uganda
• Manage reward and compensation in Uganda in line with reward strategy guidelines
• Ensure Industrial Relations policies and practices are understood and employed by all
• Own the Industrial Relations and Employee Relations agenda (including Supply and Logistics) in country and drive alignment on IR related topics between Sales, Support, Supply and Logistics
• Validate and sign off the final collective labour agreement and any other labour subject with legal implication in co- decision with other stakeholders where applicable
• Regularly track performance of the People function in the organization unit and escalate risks as required
• Trusted advisor to the country leadership team contributing to the strategy and plans of Uganda
• Consolidate and analyse talent data and work with line function leaders to ensure that this data is used to inform talent planning
• Plan, monitor and track the people package spend for Uganda - both sensitive and non-sensitive

• Track record of building excellent relationships and credibility with senior business leaders based on solid commercial acumen and ability to identify customer needs and delivering defined solutions
• A track record of building People capability, shaping culture and leadership behaviours.
• Proven experience in solving strategic business problems with pragmatic solutions.
• A bias for action and speed, and a track record of delivering in a resourceful manner is essential.
• Ability to manage confidentiality
• High levels of integrity
• Personal and career maturity to comfortably guide and coach senior leaders and managers.
• Strong communication, engagement and interpersonal skills – delivering impactful messages and influencing outcomes
• Knowledge of the People function
• Business analytics and insights
• Agile ways of working
• Highly numerate/analytical

• Degree in HR /Public Administration level qualification or equivalent, MBA preferred
• Experience in managing managers (ideally), with demonstrated skills in building anchoring and developing great talent.
• Knowledge of local labour legislation and experience in labour relations is required
• Demonstrated experience in managing the People processes related to the end to-end employee life cycle
• Track record of building excellent relationships and credibility with senior business leaders based on solid commercial acumen and ability to identify customer needs and delivering defined solutions.