Requisition ID: req46134
Job Title: Senior HR Officer
Sector: Human Resources
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Work Arrangement: In-person
Job Description
Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation, and post-conflict reconstruction support to survivors of natural disasters, oppression, and violent conflict in some 40 countries. IRC is committed to bold leadership, innovation, creative partnerships, and assists people from harm to home.
IRC began working in Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster. Since then, IRC has expanded its program scope and size with the aiming of making the greatest possible contribution to meeting humanitarian needs in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states in North-East Nigeria. IRC’s response includes integrated health, reproductive health and nutrition services, protection including women’s protection and empowerment services and child protection, environmental health, economic recovery and development, governance, and education. In 2015, IRC Nigeria developed a five-year Strategy Action Plan (SAP), which has health and education as high priority program areas.
Job Overview/Summary: Under the direct supervision of the HR Manager, the Senior HR will.
Support the organization’s efforts to improve retention engagement and reward for its talent.
Support the organization’s efforts to improve retention, engagement and reward for its talent that supports delivery of its strategic mandates through development and management of strategic reward schemes, contract management, record management, reporting and management of effective HRMIS.
Major Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing the implementation of staff contracts that include implementation of offers, confirmation letters, amendments, extensions/renewals, transfers, notices etc.
Responsible for the preparation of the payroll and administration of staff benefits that include gratuity, leave, medical insurance, group personal accident insurance and other allowances. o Lead periodic pay and benefits review and support the HR Manager in the design, development, and establishment of appropriate employee recognition schemes.
Support the HR Manager in regular salary and benefits surveys by updating Birches/ PWC annual questionaries.
Ensure an up-to-date accurate record management system is in place and that staff payroll files (both electronic and physical) are updated in compliance with IRC's audit checklist. o Ensure IRCK reporting includes monthly and quarterly reports on Diversity, Global Matrix, HR
Strategy/ Annual Business Plan implementation etc.
Manage performance of the Nairobi based HR Officer/Assistant by ensuring they have challenging objectives, provide of both administrative and technical support, on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring, sharing best practices/business processes and ensuring they are regularly updated with new initiatives, policies, and procedures.
Manage IRCK relationship with the IRCK Legal Advisor and stay abreast and disseminate impacts of new Labour laws to the Country Programme in relation to taxation, minimum wage, and other staff benefits.
Responsible for the management of Workday employee record system that includes capacity building employees and its entire management and reporting.
Support development of IRCK's HR strategy, annual business plans, policies, and procedures.
Implement audit recommendations in areas of responsibility and support the overall HR Risk Management efforts. Cover for the HR Manager position whenever required.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: HR Manager
Position directly supervises: HR Intern, HR Casuals
Indirect Reporting: Senior HR Manager, Senior HR Coord.
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Finance, HR field focal persons, Sector Leads and All Maiduguri Staff
External: HMO contact persons
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business administration, human resources management, finance, or related field.
Work Experience:
Experience: 4 years of experience in Benefits and Compensation and contract management.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
Qualification/hands-on experience in development and administration of reward systems
Emotional maturity and ability to work in confidentiality
Have interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
Have a sense of organization and being proactive
Proficiency in computer skills
Language Skills:
Fluency in spoken and written English and Hausa
Working Environment: The Senior HR Officer will be based in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria with travel throughout the sites where IRC has a presence. The security situation in Northeast Nigeria continues to be volatile with security level currently at 3 (orange), though subject to change; candidates should be prepared to implement programming in insecure environments.
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The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
IRC et les employés de IRC doivent adhérer aux valeurs et principes contenus dans le IRC WAY (normes de conduite professionnelle). Ce sont l’Intégrité, le Service, et la Responsabilité. En conformité avec ces valeurs, IRC opère et fait respecter les politiques sur la protection des bénéficiaires contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection de l’enfant, le harcèlement sur les lieux de travail, l’intégrité financière, et les représailles.
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