Job Description

Job Title: Human Resource Assistant

Location: Eastern Uganda

Industry: Transport & Mining/Quarrying

Company Size: 200 employees

Employment Type: Contract

Duties:

• Support end-to-end HR operations including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management, and contract administration, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and Uganda labour laws.
• Monitor and maintain employee attendance, leave, and payroll support data, ensuring timely updates and accurate reporting to management.
• Assist in coordinating training, performance appraisals, and staff development initiatives, contributing to workforce productivity and skill growth.
• Handle employee relations matters by providing guidance on HR policies, addressing grievances, and escalating complex issues to the HR Manager while maintaining confidentiality.
• Prepare and maintain HR documentation and compliance records, including contracts, disciplinary actions, and statutory requirements, ensuring readiness for internal and external audits.

Requirements

Education

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• HR professional membership (HRMAU, CIPD, or equivalent) is an advantage.

Experience

• Over 5 years of progressive HR experience in structured organizations, preferably in industrial sectors such as mining, transport, logistics, or construction.

Skills &Competencies

• Excellent at planning and executing HR processes end-to-end.
• Solid knowledge of Uganda labour laws, HR policies, and compliance requirements.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and integrity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); familiarity with HR information systems (HRIS) is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities.

Personal Attributes

• High integrity, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• Adaptable to both office and field/site environments.
• Reliable, proactive, and a strong team player.

• Support end-to-end HR operations including recruitment, onboarding, employee records management, and contract administration, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and Uganda labour laws.
• Monitor and maintain employee attendance, leave, and payroll support data, ensuring timely updates and accurate reporting to management.
• Assist in coordinating training, performance appraisals, and staff development initiatives, contributing to workforce productivity and skill growth.
• Handle employee relations matters by providing guidance on HR policies, addressing grievances, and escalating complex issues to the HR Manager while maintaining confidentiality.
• Prepare and maintain HR documentation and compliance records, including contracts, disciplinary actions, and statutory requirements, ensuring readiness for internal and external audits.

• Excellent at planning and executing HR processes end-to-end.
• Solid knowledge of Uganda labour laws, HR policies, and compliance requirements.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and integrity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); familiarity with HR information systems (HRIS) is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities.

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• HR professional membership (HRMAU, CIPD, or equivalent) is an advantage.