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Human Resource Officer Job at CARE Ethiopia
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Human Resource Officer
CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.
Date: February 09, 2021
Vacancy No. 015/21
Position: Human Resource Officer
Grade: 7D
Salary: USD 1,203
No of positions; (One)
Hiring Unit/ Program: Operation
Duty base: Head Office/Addis Ababa
Dead Line: 8 days from the date of advertisement
I. JOB SUMMARY:
The purpose of the Human Resources Officer position is to handle personnel functions such as recruitment and placement, staff benefits, performance management, grievance and other areas of Human Resource activity at the head office. She/he supports and provide technical advice on HR issues to Area Administrators, conducts training need assessment and organizes training programs. The HR Office will also keep a complete, comprehensive and up-to-date central data base system.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
Job Responsibility #1: Personnel Administration:
§ Controls attendance registers of head office based personnel and checks monthly payroll and ensures accuracy of basic personnel data before payment is effected;
§ Follows up that the CO staff performance appraisal activity is carried out on time and checks that recommendations for bonus, salary increment, promotion, reclassification, demotion, etc. are made in accordance with established policies and procedures;
Handles employee grievances, disciplinary issues and other administrative problems according to CARE’s policies and procedures;
§ Handles labor and other related court cases as required in consultation with the HRM and Legal Advisor;
§ Makes internal and/or external announcement of vacancies as required by the head office/project offices;
§ Participate in Interviews and selections of staff;
§ Organize orientation program for new staff;
§ Arranges staff transfers to and from the head office;
§ Processes fulfillment of employment formalities, checks employment records and follows up probationary period of head office based personnel.
§ Follow up and ensure that FOs carry out employment process in conformity with established recruitment procedure.
Job Responsibility #2: Training and Capacity Building:
§ Carries out periodic institutional and individual training and development need analysis;
§ Identifies suitable courses to meet the training and development needs of the staff and the organization and follows up plans to see them through.
Job Responsibility #3: Benefits administration:
§ Handles medical, leave and other related matters of project based personnel who are referred to Addis for medical reasons or other official business;
§ Handles staff benefits, such as leave, medical matters, insurance, compensation etc. of head office based personnel.
Job Responsibility #4: Planning & Budgeting & Reporting:
§ Facilitate HR planning periodically for effective utilization of human resources;
§ Participate in preparation of annual budget of Head Office in relation to human resources;
§ Prepares quarterly accrued leave reports for the consumption of CARE Finance;
§ Prepare periodic HR Reports/statistics;
§ Issue recruitment status report twice a month.
Job Responsibility#5: Policy Development, Implementation and Revision;
§ Participate in development and updating of policies, procedures and guidelines based on CARE international’s procedures and standard Ethiopian laws;
§ Follow up the proper implementation of policies and procedures;
§ Inform all staff of policies and procedure and of any changes
Job Responsibility #6: Data Base Management:
§ Ensures that personnel records data base are kept up-to-date;
§ Records and updates salaries and allowances, transfers, promotions completion of probation; termination of service, etc. of staff on personnel files and computer data bases;
§ Keeps records of leave balances of CARE Addis staff and prepares quarterly report.
Job Responsibility #7: Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
III. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)
Levels one and two of problem solving apply to the incumbent. The HR Officer involves with daily routine activities, but some times she/he uses interpolative skills to pick and choose the right strategy to address given problems.
Job Requirements
A)EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
§BA degree in, Human Resources Management, Management or Business Administration.
Desired:
B)EXPERIENCE
Required:
§ 6 years in a job related position.
C)TECHNICAL SKILLS
Required:
Knowledgeable about labor laws;
Excellent planning, organizational, analytical and decision making skills;
§ Demonstrated technical and managerial ability, sound judgment, ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels;
Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills;
Excellent digital literacy, knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and proven skills in database management and record-keeping.
§ Proven language proficiency in written and spoken English;
Organized and efficient in daily tasks
§Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, transparent and participatory management;
Desired:
Excellent and proven experience in strategic planning of human resource management.
D) COMPETENCIES
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, initiating action, innovation, collaboration, building partnerships, communication with impact, negotiation, facilitating change, managing performance for success, operational decision making, planning and organizing.
V. FREEDOM TO ACT
The HR officer is accountable for processing different HR activities including: recruitment, promotion, transfer, termination, disciplinary action, benefit administration and training etc. matters and ensuring that they are executed in accordance with regulations and directives of CARE and other relevant laws.
VI. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
The HR Officer is expected to collaborate with all partners and CARE Head Office and Field Office Staff.
VII. WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED.
The post is located in Addis Ababa with about 10% of field travel.
CURRENT JOBS IN ETHIOPIA 2021
Field Cashier (for Emergency Project) at People In Need(PIN) - Ethiopia
Receptionist/Cashier Job at Edomias International PLC - Ethiopia
Facility Intern at GIZ Ethiopia
How to Apply
If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 page) and cover letter (not more than one page) using one of the following options:
Directly apply through Ethiojobs: www.ethiojobs.net
Send your application by e-mail to: ETH.JobsHR@care.org
Please clearly write the position you are applying on “Human Resource Officer” the subject line of your email or envelope. Your application will be automatically disqualified if you failed to do so.
Human Resource Officer
CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.
Date: February 09, 2021
Vacancy No. 015/21
Position: Human Resource Officer
Grade: 7D
Salary: USD 1,203
No of positions; (One)
Hiring Unit/ Program: Operation
Duty base: Head Office/Addis Ababa
Dead Line: 8 days from the date of advertisement
I. JOB SUMMARY:
The purpose of the Human Resources Officer position is to handle personnel functions such as recruitment and placement, staff benefits, performance management, grievance and other areas of Human Resource activity at the head office. She/he supports and provide technical advice on HR issues to Area Administrators, conducts training need assessment and organizes training programs. The HR Office will also keep a complete, comprehensive and up-to-date central data base system.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
Job Responsibility #1: Personnel Administration:
§ Controls attendance registers of head office based personnel and checks monthly payroll and ensures accuracy of basic personnel data before payment is effected;
§ Follows up that the CO staff performance appraisal activity is carried out on time and checks that recommendations for bonus, salary increment, promotion, reclassification, demotion, etc. are made in accordance with established policies and procedures;
Handles employee grievances, disciplinary issues and other administrative problems according to CARE’s policies and procedures;
§ Handles labor and other related court cases as required in consultation with the HRM and Legal Advisor;
§ Makes internal and/or external announcement of vacancies as required by the head office/project offices;
§ Participate in Interviews and selections of staff;
§ Organize orientation program for new staff;
§ Arranges staff transfers to and from the head office;
§ Processes fulfillment of employment formalities, checks employment records and follows up probationary period of head office based personnel.
§ Follow up and ensure that FOs carry out employment process in conformity with established recruitment procedure.
Job Responsibility #2: Training and Capacity Building:
§ Carries out periodic institutional and individual training and development need analysis;
§ Identifies suitable courses to meet the training and development needs of the staff and the organization and follows up plans to see them through.
Job Responsibility #3: Benefits administration:
§ Handles medical, leave and other related matters of project based personnel who are referred to Addis for medical reasons or other official business;
§ Handles staff benefits, such as leave, medical matters, insurance, compensation etc. of head office based personnel.
Job Responsibility #4: Planning & Budgeting & Reporting:
§ Facilitate HR planning periodically for effective utilization of human resources;
§ Participate in preparation of annual budget of Head Office in relation to human resources;
§ Prepares quarterly accrued leave reports for the consumption of CARE Finance;
§ Prepare periodic HR Reports/statistics;
§ Issue recruitment status report twice a month.
Job Responsibility#5: Policy Development, Implementation and Revision;
§ Participate in development and updating of policies, procedures and guidelines based on CARE international’s procedures and standard Ethiopian laws;
§ Follow up the proper implementation of policies and procedures;
§ Inform all staff of policies and procedure and of any changes
Job Responsibility #6: Data Base Management:
§ Ensures that personnel records data base are kept up-to-date;
§ Records and updates salaries and allowances, transfers, promotions completion of probation; termination of service, etc. of staff on personnel files and computer data bases;
§ Keeps records of leave balances of CARE Addis staff and prepares quarterly report.
Job Responsibility #7: Performs other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
III. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)
Levels one and two of problem solving apply to the incumbent. The HR Officer involves with daily routine activities, but some times she/he uses interpolative skills to pick and choose the right strategy to address given problems.
Job Requirements
A)EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
§BA degree in, Human Resources Management, Management or Business Administration.
Desired:
B)EXPERIENCE
Required:
§ 6 years in a job related position.
C)TECHNICAL SKILLS
Required:
Knowledgeable about labor laws;
Excellent planning, organizational, analytical and decision making skills;
§ Demonstrated technical and managerial ability, sound judgment, ability to interact and work effectively with others at all levels;
Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills;
Excellent digital literacy, knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and proven skills in database management and record-keeping.
§ Proven language proficiency in written and spoken English;
Organized and efficient in daily tasks
§Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, transparent and participatory management;
Desired:
Excellent and proven experience in strategic planning of human resource management.
D) COMPETENCIES
Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, initiating action, innovation, collaboration, building partnerships, communication with impact, negotiation, facilitating change, managing performance for success, operational decision making, planning and organizing.
V. FREEDOM TO ACT
The HR officer is accountable for processing different HR activities including: recruitment, promotion, transfer, termination, disciplinary action, benefit administration and training etc. matters and ensuring that they are executed in accordance with regulations and directives of CARE and other relevant laws.
VI. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
The HR Officer is expected to collaborate with all partners and CARE Head Office and Field Office Staff.
VII. WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED.
The post is located in Addis Ababa with about 10% of field travel.
CURRENT JOBS IN ETHIOPIA 2021
Field Cashier (for Emergency Project) at People In Need(PIN) - Ethiopia
Receptionist/Cashier Job at Edomias International PLC - Ethiopia
Facility Intern at GIZ Ethiopia
How to Apply
If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 page) and cover letter (not more than one page) using one of the following options:
Directly apply through Ethiojobs: www.ethiojobs.net
Send your application by e-mail to: ETH.JobsHR@care.org
Please clearly write the position you are applying on “Human Resource Officer” the subject line of your email or envelope. Your application will be automatically disqualified if you failed to do so.
Please DO NOT SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.
Due to the large volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the job requirements are strongly encouraged to apply especially women.
Due to the large volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the job requirements are strongly encouraged to apply especially women.
