HR & Admin Assistant at African Women’s Development and Communication Network

Ref: FNT-HRA 2018

Functionally Reports to: Finance HR and Admin. Manager

Overall Purpose of the Job: The organization needs a generalist who will perform a broad range of duties relating to Human Resources, Procurement, logistics and general administrative duties

Responsibilities

• Supporting recruitment and training and development of staff and interns.
• Working together with programme, finance and admin staff to make sure that staff get paid correctly and on time.
• Handle pensions and benefits administration.
• Support in drafting job descriptions in line with established job design and applicable policies and generally accepted practices.
• Support actions geared at looking after the health, safety and welfare of all FEMNET staff.
• Support organization of staff training sessions and activities.
• Advising line managers and other employees on employment law and the employer’s own employment policies and procedures.
• Support the negotiation of salaries, contracts, working conditions or redundancy packages with staff and representatives.
• Support the procurement processes especially documentation of technical evaluation during staff and consultants’ recruitment, and bid analysis for procurement of goods and non-consultancy services.
• Support general administrative and logistics duties (booking of tickets, organization airport transfers, etc).
• Any other duties that might be assigned.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher national diploma (HND) in a relevant subject such as HR management or any relevant discipline.
• Candidates with relevant apprenticeship, such as a higher apprenticeship in HR management may be considered
• A professional qualification in HR management and membership with recognized professional bodies will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years’ experience in an not-for-profit or similar set up for a degree holder and 5 years for higher diploma certificate holder
• Commercial awareness and effective organizational skills
• Ability to form working relationships with people at all levels
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Basic numerical and IT and IS skills

Remuneration: will be in line with the organization’s set scales, which consider qualifications, experience, and delivery by a candidate.