Barungi Ritah
Human Resource Specialist
Masaka
Summary
Results-driven Human Resource Specialist experienced in human resource management, payroll management, performance management, recruitment, policy development, budgeting, financial management. Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings. Meticulous, and methodical in approach.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Head of Operations
International Centre for Child Health and Development ICHAD
08.2022 - Current
- Formulating organization strategies with management
- Implementing efficient processes and standards
- Coordinating research operations and research ethics are followed
- Ensuring compliance with local and international laws in regards to Finance, personnel and research
- Manage contracts and relations with partners and other stakeholders
- Evaluate risk and lead quality assurance efforts
- Oversee expenses and budgeting to help the organization optimize costs and benefits
- Mentor and motivate teams to achieve productivity and engagement
- Report on operational performance and suggest improvements to the PI
- Personnel management
- Oversee inventory management.
Human Resource Specialist
International Centre for Child Health and Development
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Monitor the implementation of the organization's performance management system
- Implement training and development plans
- This will include identifying staff training and development needs
- Drive organizational change initiatives by ensuring that appropriate structures, processes are in place and line with the growth strategies of ICHAD
- This includes involvement in Job Evaluation, alignment of Organization structures, and development of job descriptions
- Participating in recruitment and selection process, creating and managing the orientation and onboarding criteria for new staff
- Advise on under or over staffing
- Initiating, developing, reviewing, and implementing Human Resource policies, regulations, systems, and practices in line with the Employment Act and Labor laws
- Preparing submissions for the appointment, confirmation, discipline, promotions of staff
- Payroll management and leave Management
- Updating and safe custody of human of employee records with employment status changes with changes in employment status, creating employee files for new staff, detailed job descriptions, salary scales, options along with salary scales and records
- Processing employees’ queries and responding promptly
- Inventory management
- Handling employee entry and exit procedures
- Preparing monthly and annual HR reports
Human Resource and Administration Manager
Reach the Youth Uganda
01.2016 - 08.2021
- Payroll management
- Coordinating recruitment activities
- Staff contract management and monitoring
- Compensation and benefits
- Coordinate training and development needs
- Reviewing organization policies
- Coordinate performance evaluations
- Monitor leave schedules
- Maintaining and safeguarding employee records and files;
- Handle staff welfare
- Keep an agenda of upcoming events and programs for management
- Keep contact of key information related to stakeholders and service providers
- Employee relations
- General administration
- Finance Duties
- Preparing annual and quarterly budgets and financial reports
- Preparing monthly liquidation reports and bank reconciliations
- Asset and Inventory management
- Preparing funds transfers to field offices
- Reviewing accountabilities from field offices
- Making timely payments to suppliers
- Participating in the procurement process
- Updating cash flows/ cash books using computerized accounting system, Quick books
- Organization : Reach the Youth Uganda (RTY)
- Projects : ICHAD Research Studies in Uganda SMART Africa, Suubi4Her, FSW, Suubi4Cancer,
- Suubi+Adherence.
Accounts Assistants
Reach the Youth Uganda
Kampala
06.2014 - 08.2021
- Preparing invoices and accountability reports
- Reviewing accountabilities and accountability reports
- Preparing payrolls and salary payments
- Identifying risks and proposing solutions
- Supporting project staff to follow financial procedures and guidelines
- Filing online statutory payments (NSSF, PAYE, Local Service & withholding taxes)
- Preparing manual financial transactions
- Processing requisitions/ payment vouchers and effect payments upon approval
- Computerized update of cash flows/cash books using Quick books
- Preparing and carrying out funds transfers to field offices
- Managing health insurance
- Make travel arrangements for staff within and outside Uganda where required
- Visiting ICHAD field offices to support the field staff in the accounts
- Completed Projects
- Sustainable Outcomes for, (SOCY) –
Her Voice Project
01.2018 - 01.2019
- PEPFAR 2020
- Other Duties
- Supporting fundraising initiatives- budget preparations
- Processing of tax clearance certificates (TCC) and returns
- Organization policy documents to support fundraising in response to -Request for Applications (RFA )
Education
Masters of Human Resource Management
Makerere University Business School
09.2014 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration
Makerere University
09.2010 - 01.2014
Skills
Office operations
Administrative office operations
Budgeting and Financial planning
Compensation and benefits
Procurement
Written communication
Documentation and record keeping
Employee contracts management
Accomplishments
- Reviewed RTY policies (Human Resource policy, Finance Policy, Procurement Policy, Volunteer policy)
- Drafted RTY salary scale guidelines
- Drafted RTY health, safety, and organization policy
- Introduced single files for each employee (personnel files)
- Improved payment voucher formats for field offices
- Introduced monitoring system for staff driving and riding permits renewal, performance appraisal tracking, commitment forms, staff annual leaves.
Certification
Certificate in Computerized Accounting QuickBooks & Tally-Makerere College of Business & Management Science
Hobbies
I enjoy cooking meals for people.
I enjoy travelling and experiencing different cultures and surroundings.
Interior decoration
Dancing
Timeline
Head of Operations
International Centre for Child Health and Development ICHAD
08.2022 - Current
Human Resource Specialist
International Centre for Child Health and Development
09.2021 - 07.2022
Recruitment, onboarding, performance, retention and exit of personnel workshop
08-2018
Her Voice Project
01.2018 - 01.2019
Certificate in Computerized Accounting QuickBooks & Tally-Makerere College of Business & Management Science
07-2016
Human Resource and Administration Manager
Reach the Youth Uganda
01.2016 - 08.2021
Strategic planning and management
10-2015
Masters of Human Resource Management
Makerere University Business School
09.2014 - 02.2017
Accounts Assistants
Reach the Youth Uganda
06.2014 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration
Makerere University
09.2010 - 01.2014