NCBS supports sharing good practices, experience and networking among Human Resource Practitioners across Sectors

{The National Capacity Building Secretariat in close collaboration with Rwanda Human Resource Management Organisation with support from the Belgium Development Agency-BTC held a two days National Conference on the role of Human Resource Managers in Organizational Performance November, 2015. }

The Conference whose main objective was to discuss and seek solutions to challenges facing Human Resource-HR function in Rwanda resulting from changing trends caused by globalisation and changing market demands, came up with major recommendations among them the establishment of a Human Capital Development Institute in Rwanda wich will specialise in the development and strengthening of the Human Recources function in the country.

The conference which brought together all the Human Resource Managers, officers, consultants and HR Practitioners in the country across the Private, Public as well as Civil Society Organisations, recomemended that RHRMO has to strategically collaborate with Rwanda Management Institute in the area of Human Resource training and development to tailor training to the market needs and overcome bottlenecks brought about by global trends.

Participants at the Conference recommended the RHRMO to have a strategic plan that will guide the implementation of it’s vision and mission in a bid to strengthen itself and create an enabling environment for resource mobilisation among others.

The Minister for Public Service and Labour ,Hon.Judith Uwizeye, while opening the two day conference said that the Human Resource Managers are the backbone of organizational performance in the country.

“Building organisational capabilities and high performing organizations; ensuring efficient recruitment and talent management can be achieved through well performing and smart HR Managers who understand well their role in helping Institutions achieve high,” The Minister for Public Service and Labour said.

She called upon the HR practitioners both in the public and the Private Sector as well as Civil Society in Rwanda to keep up with modern and good HR practices to help achieve their respective organisational performance goals.

Giving her introductory remarks at the same conference, the NCBS Executive Secretary, Ms Antonio Mutoro, said that Rwanda aspires to be a knowledge based Economy that hinges on an effective and efficient human resource with capacities to deliver on the expectations of the population, meet and match the existing tasks and challenges in their work places.

“Investing in high quality HR Managers will increase employee commitment to the organization,” and added that: “building individual capacities through different professional peer groups of which HR is critical. NCBS supports their capacity development with an aim of enhancing their professions and improve their quality of work.”