HR Business Partner, Central, Eastern & Southern Africa at United Bank for Africa (UBA)

Job Objective(s)

• To ensure an effective business partnering relationship in assigned regions, in line with the strategic objectives of the bank.
• To provide strategic input on talent management issues to business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and counsel to business heads and employees to ensure consistency in the implementation of Human Resources policies, processes, and practices.
• Liaise with all performance management and line managers to successfully conduct performance appraisals.
• Liaise with talent management to ensure the development and delivery of talent management initiatives in their respective business areas.
• Partner with Business Heads in conducting organizational structure review in line with the Bank’s organizational design, principles, and processes.
• Liaise with Line Managers to ensure that all jobs within their business areas are accounted for and well defined.
• Partner with business heads and talent management to develop manpower plans for their respective business area.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff for the business area and ensure that the right staff with the best fit is recruited for vacant roles.
• Oversee all employee disciplinary cases and ensure they are treated in line with the Bank’s policies.
• Ensure prompt implementation of sanctions given to staff from DC proceedings and credit recovery.
• Assist the business area in filling all existing vacancies in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensure prompt processing of redeployment, appointment, and posting letters for staff as advised by the business area.
• Resolve all employee complaints and ensure prompt conflict resolution between staff and their supervisors.
• Conduct regular visits to business areas offices to check on the staff, educate staff on all HR-related issues and establish two-way communication between staff and management.
• Conduct regular coaching for line managers on people management, HR programmes.

Qualifications

• First Degree in any relevant Social Science Degree
• HR certification {CIPD, SHRM, CIPM etc.}
• 8 - 10 years’ work experience
• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner in a financial sector (added advantage)

Candidate's Profile:

• Our ideal candidate must have practical/hands-on HR business partnering experience.
• He/she has to be knowledgeable about HR processes, employee lifecycle, and the business.
• He/she must have strong business acumen, interpersonal, relationship management, and analytical skills.
• He/she must be able to speak, write and read French & English fluently.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Good knowledge of employee lifecycle model with practical/hands-on experience
• Knowledge of HR metrics & analytics
• Knowledge of HR processes & Labour law
• Ability to speak, read and write French & English fluently
• Business acumen
• Good coaching and counseling skills
• Rational, confident and mature approach to decision making
• Well-developed critical and analytical thinking
• Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, negotiation, and expectations management
• Effective listening skills
• Project management skills
• Strong orientation towards customer support and responsiveness
• Ability to build teams and foster team spirit

What We Expect From You:

• High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and responsibility.
• Highly organised, proactive, ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks assigned.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure and ability to work with a wide variety of people and maintain an excellent business relationship.
• High sense of confidentiality and discreteness.

What You Should Expect From Us:

• Our corporate culture is defined by our core values. We do not just train our people to be the best in the job, we also offer encouragement, recognition, and rewards.
• Whatever level you are at in your career, we offer plenty of opportunities and support to build a rewarding career at UBA.
• Here in UBA, our employees are our greatest assets and so we built a recognition and reward system that boosts productivity and enhances staff retention, instituting a culture of meritocracy.