Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 3 years
- Location: Abuja
- Job Field: Human Resources / HR
Key responsibilities:
- Implement the mission’s Human Resources policies and procedures at the capital office. Propose change when necessary, in order to ensure ongoing compliance with National Labour Laws. Any adjustment of existing HR policies and procedures will require prior discussion with the Head of HR Department and ratification by the HQ HR Advisor;
- Responsible for social dialogue at the capital office in collaboration with the Learning and Development Manager and Head of HR Department;
- Carry out disciplinary proceedings and dealing with disputes as assigned by Head of HR Department;
- Oversee the timesheets process for all staff in the mission;
- Develop and maintain the leave plan templates on the shared folder platform. Liaise with the base HR teams to ensure that a leave plan is developed for all staff in the mission;
- Oversee the processing of all national staff contracts;
- Follow up on all exit processes in the mission and ensure compliance with local laws and regulations;
- Act as the focal point in the mission for payroll and HOMERE software, answering questions as needed and communicating all changes or updates;
- Ensure the payroll database is accurate and reflects all the updates on the ground, as Homere is the HR database for the mission;
- In liaison with the Finance department, ensure that all taxes and social security contributions ( National Housing Fund, Pension, etc) are correctly calculated and filed with the relevant governmental authority as per the required schedules;
- Administer the benefits and insurance schemes for national staff, ensuring compliance with local labour regulations;
- Act as the focal point in the mission for resolving pension remittance issues;
- Compile the monthly HR reports for the Abuja office and submit them to the Deputy Head of HR Department by the 5th of the following month;
- Represent Action Against Hunger and support the logistics department to negotiate with all HR-related suppliers – insurance providers, hotel, travel agent, meeting venues, etc;
- In liaison with the Head of HR Department, define the Human Resources needs and produce the organisational chart of the team;
- Monitor the performance and conduct appraisal interviews for team members;
- Provide technical support to the teams;
- Identify the learning and development needs of team members.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines (Human Resources, Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences etc.). Relevant Master’s degree and additional Human Resources professional training an advantage;
- At least 3 years’ relevant experience as a HR professional in International NGO context;
- Background/familiarity with emergency;
- Humanitarian field experience, preferably as a member of a country management team;
- Strong knowledge of management, recruitment, payroll & benefits management, training & development, and team management;
- Understanding of national labor law and employment norms and practices;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience communicating in different cultural work environments & with a wide diversity of culture;
- Approachable, diplomatic, respecting confidentiality, and able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work environment;
- Computer literacy including all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
- Highly organized, detail oriented and able to work under pressure;
- Disciplined, rigorous, self-motivated and able to set and meet deadlines, work autonomously and arrive at decisions and conclusions with minimal guidance, and within timeline;
- Capacity for analysis, synthesis and reporting of large amounts of information;
- Commitment to Action Against Hunger charter and values;
- Previous ACTION AGAINST HUNGER experience a plus;
- Fluency in one or more National/regional languages an asset.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Action Against Hunger | ACF-International on acfinternational.applytojob.com to apply
