HR Business Partner C

ACACIA GROUP LIMITED

Human Resources — Talent & People

Job Description: HR Business Partner

Full-time · Kampala, Uganda · Hybrid

Job title HR Business Partner (HRBP)

Department Human Resources

Reports to Head of Human Resources

Location Kampala, Uganda (hybrid — 3 days on-site)

Grade / level Mid–senior (individual contributor)

Business unit served Commercial & Operations division (~350 staff)

About the role

Acacia Group is a diversified Ugandan company operating across financial services, agribusiness and logistics. We are hiring an HR Business Partner to sit alongside the leadership of our Commercial & Operations division and turn business strategy into people strategy.

This is a true partnering role, not an administrative one. You will be the trusted people advisor to line managers — coaching them through team, performance and employee-relations challenges; shaping how the division is structured and resourced; and using workforce data to make the case for change. You will balance the needs of the business with fair, compliant and consistent treatment of every employee.

Key responsibilities

Stakeholder & leadership advisory

• Act as the primary HR point of contact and trusted advisor to divisional leaders and line managers.
• Coach and challenge managers on people decisions — team design, promotions, difficult conversations and performance management.
• Translate the division’s commercial goals into a practical people plan and influence leaders to act on it.

Employee relations & case management

• Manage employee-relations cases end to end — grievances, disciplinaries, absence and performance concerns — fairly, consistently and in line with policy and Ugandan employment law.
• Advise managers on risk, precedent and the right process; keep clear documentation for every case.
• Spot patterns across cases and address the root causes, not just the incidents.

Organisational design & workforce planning

• Partner with leaders on organisation design — restructures, new role design, spans of control and workforce planning.
• Forecast resourcing needs with the business and plan headcount against budget.
• Support change and restructuring with clear communication and a fair, well-managed process.

HR data & decision-making

• Use people metrics — turnover, absence, engagement, time-to-hire — to diagnose issues and recommend action.
• Build the evidence base for people decisions and present it clearly to non-HR leaders.
• Track the impact of people interventions and report on what worked.

Employment practice & compliance

• Ensure people practices across the division comply with Ugandan employment law and company policy.
• Keep managers current on policy changes and coach them to apply policy consistently and fairly.
• Champion diversity, fairness and a psychologically safe working environment.

Person specification

Essential

• Experience: 5+ years in HR, with at least 2 years in a generalist, advisory or business-partnering role.
• Employee relations: demonstrable track record of independently handling grievances, disciplinaries and casework.
• Organisation design: hands-on involvement in a restructure, workforce plan or significant role-design exercise.
• Data literacy: comfortable using people data to build and present a recommendation to leaders.
• Employment practice: sound working knowledge of Ugandan employment law; CIPD (or equivalent) qualification or active study.
• Behaviours: credible with senior stakeholders, able to influence and to hold a firm, fair line under pressure.

Desirable

• Experience in financial services, agribusiness or logistics.
• Exposure to HR systems / HRIS and dashboarding.
• Experience supporting change or transformation programmes.

Core competencies

Candidates will be assessed against the following competencies:

• Stakeholder & leadership advisory
• Employee relations & case management
• Organisational design & workforce planning
• HR data literacy & evidence-based decision-making
• Knowledge of employment practice (CIPD-level)

What we offer

• Competitive salary, benchmarked to the Ugandan market, plus performance bonus.
• Medical cover for you and your immediate family.
• Hybrid working and a genuine seat at the leadership table.
• Professional development support, including CIPD study sponsorship.

How to apply

Submit your CV through the application link provided. Applications are assessed against the core competencies above using a consistent, documented scoring process. We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Acacia Group Limited is a fictional employer created for a My Job Concierge / Phoenix HR training demonstration.