Internship Summary:
Organization: Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Department/Country: Uganda
Workplace: Kampala
Contract type: National contract
Application Deadline: 29 Jan 2025
Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly motivated Human Resources Intern for our operations in Uganda
Overall purpose of the role:
Provides administrative or technical Human Resources support as per DRC, donor and local law regulations and procedures. This role has a country focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines within the country. The role contributes to the development of country strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities
Main Responsibilities
Recruitment and compensations & benefits.
- Ensure staff recruitment and contracting process is in line with DRC procedure and the local labor law.
- Update recruitment tracker.
- Send out job offers and process the paperwork for new hires.
- Send contract request or draft contract and/or contract extension.
- Support administration of on-boarding of new staffs, ensuring records are kept of all induction meetings.
People planning, performance, development and well-being
- Monitor and update staff leave balance
- Ensure that all staff personnel records are properly maintained and regularly updated
- Update and maintain staff lists
- Ensure that DRC internal documents are filled in correctly
- Support in writing Terms of References for staff
- Administrative tasks in relation to performance and development processes
- Administrative tasks in relation staff development
- Ensure compliance in Human Resources Administration Management to DRC Operations Handbook
- Support people well-being initiatives
- Support staff development activities including promoting the DRC Learning Catalogue.
Support data clean-up for DRC Dynamics
- Support with preparing and cleaning up staff data for uploading onto DRC ERP – DRC Dynamics
- Support in providing data and statistics to HR manager on HR information every month from Dynamics.
Education:
Diploma or equivalent professional qualification iin Administration, HR or any other related field
Experience and technical competencies:
- Minimum 1 year of working experience with carrying out admin tasks
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Programmes (E.g. Excel and Word)
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in a cross-cultural environment
- Basic understanding of Uganda labor law
- Advanced English proficiency
- Fluency in local language
DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:
- Professionalism, impact & expertise
- Humanitarian approach & the work we do
- Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
- Culture, values & strong leadership
- Fair compensation & continuous development
DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport.
Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer and we consider all applicants based on individual merit and qualifications, regardless of personal characteristics or attributes. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, aiming for a 50% balance of men and women in management roles and ensuring that at least 50% of management roles are filled by national staff. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive team is crucial for achieving our organizational goals and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.
