| BUGINYANYA ZONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (ZARDI)
JOB OPPORTUNITIES Buginyanya ZARDI is one of the Public Agricultural Research Institute established by the National Agricultural Research Act, 2005. The institute is mandated to conduct applied and adaptive agricultural research in the South Eastern Agro-Ecological Zone of Uganda under the policy guidance of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO). The Director Buginyanya ZARDI, invites suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following positions at the institute. 1. Job Title: HUMAN RESOURCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER. (1 post)
Duty Station: Buginyanya ZARDI, Sironko
Salary Scale: UR 5(i) Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Participating in the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic human resource management plans and budgets.
- Coordinating the recruitment and selection process and serving as secretary to the appointment committee.
- Monitoring the performance of staff to ensure attainment of set performance targets and specifically evaluating performance of staff under-going probation in order to determine their suitability for confirmation in employment.
- Developing, coordinating and implementing effective strategies for improving workplace relations in order to gain employee commitment and improved morale.
- Overseeing the implementation of an effective human resource management information system for monitoring, tracking and evaluating employee activities.
- Assessing training needs of staff as well as developing and implementing on the job-training programmes.
- Supporting the Director to execute administrative functions including fleet, assets and office management. Performing any other duties assigned to you by the Director.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience.
Applicants should possess a good University degree with Human Resources Management offered as a major subject with at least five years experience in human resource management and or administration gained from a reputable institution. Possession of a Post Graduate Diploma or higher qualification in Human Resource Management will be an added advantage. 2. Job Title: Stores Assistant (1 Post)
Duty Station: Buginyanya ZARDI, Sironko
Salary Scale: UR 6
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Receive and verify incoming supplies in conjunction with internal audit. Check all incoming supplies against order
- Put supplies in proper safe stock location
- Issue supplies from store and execute proper forms
- Take periodic stock counts in line with set standards
- Maintain generally accepted storekeeping standards governing categorization billing and records.
- Liaise with Procurement Unit on replenishment and acquisition of materials in respect to lead times and delivery details.
- Advise Management on unserviceable, obsolete and unwanted materials in store with the view of disposing of the same.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
A Diploma in Stores Management or equivalent obtained from a recognised institution with at least a minimum of 3 years experience in a reputable organisation or Government Department.
Must have compu-ter knowledge. 3. Job Title: Accounts Assistant (1 Post)
Duty Station: Buginyanya ZARDI, Sironko
Salary Scale: UR 6 - Receiving cash or banker’s cheques, recording financial transactions, counting money to verify amounts and issuing receipts for funds received.
- Recording and computing total funds collected with amounts of currency in register to verify balances.
- Preparing bank deposit slips in order to ensure that all collections are promptly banked in accordance with accounting procedures.
- Compiling, sorting and checking payment instructions to ensure calculations are correct and supported by receipts and other accounting documents before posting details of financial transactions.
- Receiving monthly operational funds and ensuring that cheque is endorsed by authorised person before banking.
- Disbursing cash and writing vouchers and cheques in order to make payment against specified expenditures requisitions.
- Preparing cheque payments and refund claims and ensuring that payments are made against verifiable accounting documents.
- Posting data and balancing accounts as well as compiling collections, disbursements and bank reconciliation reports.
- Maintaining complete records of all financial transactions such as payment vouchers, receipts and other documents in accordance with accounting procedures.
- Reconciling the cashbook with bank statements and checking balances against verifiable documents on a monthly basis.
- Preparing monthly revenue, expenditure returns, financial state-ments and reports to cover specified periods.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
A Diploma Accounts or Diploma in Business Studies or equivalent obtained from a recognised institution with at least a minimum of 3 years experience in a reputable organisation or Government Department. Must have computer and accounting skills. Duty Station: Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute – Sironko Reporting: All staff will report to the Director of Research. Tenure of Office: Four years contract renewable subject to satisfactory performance. Age: Candidates should not be above 45 years of age. Application procedure Interested persons with the above requirements should submit hand-written applications together with a detailed curriculum vitae giving day-time telephone numbers and names and addresses of 3 (three) referees as well as copies of professional certificates and transcripts to the undersigned not later than 5.00 p.m on 30th July 2010 (Date). Applicants are advised to quote the post and institute applied for. The Director Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute P.O.Box 1356, MBALE N.B The advert may also be viewed on the NARO website www.naro.go.ug | 